“The ‘uppity Negro’. You may not have committed a crime, but you know what? You’ve got a big mouth.”

While the U.S. media has us distracted by the supposed down-low phenomenon, the real reason why the HIV infection rate is high in our community is because systemic racism and the stigmatization of the virus has our lips sealed and eyes closed.

This week: Sade is with…album, behind the scenes at the White House, Obama’s attempt to be friends with the Muslim world, G.M. goes bye-bye, Americans are more progressive than ever, Google is challenged and more

It’s official: North Korea and California’s Supreme Court are tripping, Mike Tyson deserves our love and our justice system is a joke.

This week: Tyra attempts to have a “good hair” talk, the Republican mustard wars, people of color and the housing crisis and more….

Every action has a reaction and some believe that the pirates are Somalia’s reaction to illegal actions by Western nations.

However optimistic Obama’s supporters are, some political pundits are already disappointed by his cabinet choices. According to those disappointed, Obama’s choices are anything but progressive and are too centrist to meet their lofty ideals of “change” for the coming years.

Obama’s challenge is to surround himself with the intellectual muscle he needs to get significant change accomplished quickly, but to be careful not to appoint too many white men, or two many Black men, or too many men in general.

The vice presidential debate appears to have been a win for both sides of the fence though most polls are showing Joe Biden with a strong lead over Sarah Palin in overall effectiveness. For Joe Biden, this was probably his best debate ever. And for Sarah Palin, she certainly was able to overcome the past couple of weeks worth of bad publicity.

For those of you who are still confused about how we spiraled into the current economic crisis, here is a simple timeline and breakdown of what happened