Finally…….

Someone from Hip-Hop who is not regarding R. Kelly as a genius;
Someone from Hip-Hop who is calling R. Kelly out for what he really is;
Someone from Hip-Hop who isn’t trying to separate the man from his music (which is one of the man excuses I have heard his fans and people in the hip-hop & [...]

Jim Brown Sounds off on Tilghman Comment

I could not agree more with Jim Brown .  Tiger Woods should have spoke against the comments his “friend” Kelly Tilghman made about lynching him in an alley. 
Tiger has played it safe when it comes to the race issue and still some people in main stream America reminded him that he can not play down the color of [...]

Master P Responds to Ignorant Comments mad by 50 Cent

I knew it would only be a short time before some of Hip-Hops most ignorant would make comments on Master P’s announcement that he was starting a record label which would not allow profanity and language that demeans black woman; and 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) did not disappoint.
During the BET (Bootleg Entertainment Television) backstage press [...]

Master P Steps Up

Finally, someone gets it.  Master P has announced that he is taking heed to Oprah, Al Sharpton, and others who called for decency in Hip-Hop.  He is launching a profanity free record company to prove that artists can rap without demeaning their people.
 So of course I read the comments section of the article and some of [...]

Opie and Anthony

I don’t care what your political affiliation is or your race, rape is a serious issue.  it is nothing to play around with.  I know all of you heard ignorant comments  XM radio’s shock jock Opie and Anthony made about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, first lady Laura Bush and Queen Elizabeth.
They did a skit on the show which had [...]

21 Questions for Cam’ron

I found this list on allhiphop.com  and thought that it was initeresting.  Illseed wrote this list of questions in response to the ignorant interview Cam’ron did on 60 minutes about “snitchin” 
1. Would you talk to the police if somebody in the hood killed your one of your immediate family members (mother, father)?
2. Would the cops get a call [...]

Congressional Black Caucus Swearing in Ceremony

Today we have the most African Americans in congress then ever, and as of today we have the most African American Congressman in key chairmenship positions then ever before. 
As I watched history unfold today on C-span, one thing kept nagging me and annoying; Dr.  Micahel Eric Dyson.  Dyson was chosen to be the Master of [...]

Wesley Autrey: A Man We All Can be Proud Of

 
Every so often we hear stories like this.  What Wesley Autrey did could be summed up in two words; selflessness and brave. 
So often the only time you see or hear about an black man in or on the news, it is negative; it was refreshing to see the opposite.  This is just a feel good story no matter how you [...]

Post-Revolutionary Recognition: Slave Honored as ‘African American Patriot’ at Capitol

I read this article in the Washington Post on Sunday.  It talks about a painting which has been in hanging up in the U.S. Capitol since 1899; Seen Below:

The painting shows American Revolution General Francis Marion offering a British Officer a bite of his food being prepared by a slave; roasted yams to be exact.
A [...]

Put Grad School within My Grasp

I feel her frustration.  I wanted to attend American’s program for Public Administration.  But considering I was in my late 20’s and had a full time job with financial debts, the cost to attend American was just not in my price range.  I know I could have looked for financial assistance beyond Stafford Loans, but [...]