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Bow Wow’s Dad Lays Into His Son with a Shocking Open Letter
Just a day after revelations and accusations surfaced accusing the rapper Bow Wow of being a deadbeat dad, his own dad shows up. We don’t know if Bow…
Al Thompson: Young Filmmaker Brings Exciting Web Series about Life in Harlem
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Al Thompson has a deep and rich history in the field of entertainment. After spending a lot of years as an actor, he decided…
August 4, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Man Uses Tractor to Level 7 Police Cruisers
Orleans County Sheriff’s Department is baffled by an incident that’s going to cost the department a quarter of a million dollars. A farmer in Vermont was livid…
NBC Explains The Monkey Ad They Ran Right After Gabby Douglas’ Win, But Doesn’t Apologize
by Dr Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.com NBC has issued an excuse and explanation for their recent ad with a monkey doing gymnastics that was shown right after a Bob Costas tribute to gold medal winner Gabby Douglas. The ad set off a firestorm of controversy, as the timing of the ad was incredibly poor and highly […]
Evander Holyfield Forced to Auction Off His Olympic Medal
Then, while attending the Olympic games in London, a reporter doing a “man on the street” interview talked to the Olympian, but didn’t identify him by the time the clip aired. He was identified simply as a tourist. With a man of Holyfield’s physical size and stature, you have to wonder what in the heck […]
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- Did NBC Air a Monkey Gymnastics Ad Right After Gabby’s Win?: by Dr. Boyce Watkins, KultureKritic.comWe can’t…
- Handcuffed Man Shot Dead in Back of Police Car, Cops Say He Shot Himself [Video]: A young black man is dead after he was shot in the head…
- U. Kentucky Student May Be Sent to Jail for Emailing a Picture of The Joker: A student at The University of Kentucky is now in t…
- Brutal: Video of NYPD Cop Bodyslamming Teen Sparks Outrage: Video of an NYPD police officer bodyslamming a teenager…
- 16 Year Old Gabby Douglas Vies For Olympic Gold: “Don’t Count Me Out”: Gabby Douglas vies for spot on Olympic team.If she …
- Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Says He “Only Shot a N*gger”: It always seems to be happening in Florida these da…
- House Speaker Boehner, Known Best For His Daily 5 O’clock Happy Hour, Says President Obama Has “Never Had a Real Job”: House Speaker Boehner tore into President Obama during …
- Caption This: Obama Talking to World Leader While Holding a Bat in His Hand: You can talk softly and carry a big stick, or you can j…
- Watch: GOP Darling Mia Love Says Obama and His Supporters are “Trying to Divide the Country”: Some said Mormon, Sarasota Springs UT Mayor, and congr…
- Obama Mentions Michelle’s Birthday: Puerto Rican Adviser Says “Who Cares? Take Her to Burger King”: Twitter is a great place to hang out if you want to…
Dr. Boyce: Heterosexual Men and HIV – No One is Talking about It and It’s Killing Us
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Everyone knows what’s going on with HIV and black women. They are also aware that gay black men have the highest instance of HIV…
Sec. of State Clinton Says Improved Drones Will Find Ugandan Warlord Joseph Kony
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today that she believes drones will be able to sift through the jungle and locate Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. Clinton made her comments while in Uganda, as she watched a U.S. manufactured drone that the Ugandan military uses to fight al Qaida in Somalia. The Associated Press reports: The […]
Man Arrested on Philly Subway with an AK-47
Things got a little interesting when passengers on a Philadelphia subway noticed a fellow passenger packing on Tuesday. The man boarded the subway carrying an AK-47 assault rifle,…
August 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Beyonce Teams Up with the United Nations for World Humanitarian Day
Beyonce Knowles has teamed up with the United Nations in their global campaign for World Humanitarian Day, a day designated to honor people helping people. Beyonce’s team is…
August 3, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Monique W. Morris: Is the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence Poised to Ignore Black Girls?
“Substantial obstacles to equal educational opportunity still remain in America’s educational system…Over a third of African American students do not graduate from high school on time with a…
Singer Eric Benet Catches Heat for Professing Affection to “Red Bone Girls”
No stranger to controversy, singer Eric Benet is making headlines again. But this time, some say the controversy may be a little unfounded.…
Dr. Boyce: Gabby Douglas’ Mom Made Sacrifices to See Her Child Suceed
by Dr. Boyce Watkins, BlackLikeMoi.com Gabby Douglas (aka “The Flying Squirrel”) and her mother, Natalie Hawkins, have stunned the world with Gabby’s recent…
August 2, 201238 CommentsRead More
Ask a Black Man: How to Know If Your Man is Already “Occupied”
This was not written for women who don’t mind sharing a man. There are a lot of women who, either deliberately or subconsciously,…
August 2, 201210 CommentsRead More
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- Maria Cole, Nat “King” Cole’s Widow and Natalie Cole’s Mother Dies
- The Dream’s Divorce Keeps Getting Uglier: The Deadbeat vs. the Gold Digger, or so They Say
- Singer Eric Benet Catches Heat for Professing Affection to “Red Bone Girls”
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Study: More People are Getting Their News from YouTube
A recent study shows that Youtube is become a major source for news. Viewers are…
July 16, 2012 / No Comment / Read More
Professor Planned to Go on Killing Spree at Local High School
A UC Irvine Professor has caused serious panic among local residents after it was revealed…
August 1, 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More
Woman Kills Her Two Kids and Herself While Husband Read a Book Downstairs
Police are searching for clues to understand why a mother killed her 11-year old son…
July 31, 2012 / 7 Comments / Read More
Easy Money: D.C. Pays Students $5.25/hr For Attending Summer School
If you’re a bad kid with bad grades, then the District of Columbia school system is designed just for you. In total, 305 students are being paid $5.25 an hour to attend the system’s Summer Bridge program, which targets “at risk” youth. The Washington Examiner reports: The 95 students who voluntarily signed up for the summer […]
July 31, 20123 CommentsRead More
Banned: Medical Debt Collector Kicked Out of Minnesota For Harassing Patients In Emergency Rooms
A Minnesota medical debt collector has been banned from the state over allegations that it sent agents to camp out in emergency rooms in an effort to collect debts. Company agents would allegedly sit in waiting rooms and harass people to pay debts they already owed before receiving additional treatment. According to hospital staff, Accretive […]
BET’s TJ Holmes Live Tweets While Being Stopped for Driving While Black
No one is exempt. Not even former CNN news anchor T.J. Holmes whose face was pretty common on the cable news station up until he left for a new gig with BET. Holmes was pulled over by police on Monday in Atlanta for that infamous crime called “driving while black.” As it was happening, the […]
Man Arrested for Fathering His Own Grandchildren
56-year-old Charles Shamblin has been thrown in jail after he fathered his three grandchildren with…
July 23, 2012 / 5 Comments / Read More
