After a string of successful comedies, the producers behind Superbad and Knocked Up offer a new film, Get Him to the Greek that follows the same mold as their past hits. The film starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand and Sean Combs, however, simply does not live up to the genius of their previous movies. The […]

Imagine being kidnapped from your native land; taken away from your family permanently and sold into a life of servitude. Such was the fortune of millions of Africans sold in the slave trade as a cheap labor force, which actually fueled the early economy in the American colonies, becoming the origin of Black history in […]

If you talk to any school teacher, the stress that comes from educating our nation’s youth can often lead to one’s breaking point. On top of that, the fact that teachers cannot adequately discipline students or even defend themselves makes reaching them and encouraging educational growth virtually impossible. It is no coincidence that with the […]

At first glance, “Just Wright” can be seen through advertisements as something of a mixture between a sports flick and a “chick” flick. Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah stars as Leslie Wright, a struggling physical therapist, who after a chance meeting at a New Jersey gas station meets NBA star Scott McKnight played by rapper Common. Invited […]

Before moviegoers became mesmerized by the stunning beauty of Halle Berry, Laura London and Paula Patton, the legendary Lena Horne graced the silver screen despite facing racism of epidemic proportions. Although she never achieved the critical and commercial acclaim that she deserved, Lena Horne is the pioneer of all African American female performers, without whom […]

In the hit movie “Remember the Titans” starring Denzel Washington, a recently integrated football team riding an improbable winning streak cruised the Alexandria, Va. streets celebrating a huge victory. The character Ronnie “Sunshine” Bass played by Kip Pardue offered to treat his teammates Petey Jones (Donald Faison) and Blue Stanton (Earl C. Poitier) to dinner […]

On April 23, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer reignited a fire that had slowed to a simmer over the last couple of years, signing perhaps one of the strictest laws on immigration this country has seen. According to CNN.com, the law would require all immigrants to carry their alien registration forms at all times and gives […]

Most young adults can remember their parents criticizing their taste in music during their childhood. If you grew up during the hip-hop explosion of the 1980s and 1990s, rappers and some sexually provocative R&B singers were blamed for the “lack of morals” amongst the younger generation. The influence of music was blamed for everything from […]

Very few people are blessed to meet people who drastically change their lives for the better. I’ve had the good fortune to work for many Black publishers in Houston, but none that loomed larger than Lenora “Doll” Carter of the Houston Forward Times, who passed away on April 10, of an apparent heart attack at […]

The tragic fall from grace of Tiger Woods can be summed up in one word, arrogance. The iconic golfer admitted this long before the Masters golf tournament this week. However, after arriving in Augusta, Ga., the response that the iconic golfer has received from fans, foes, and journalists has proven that humility can help him […]