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Happy Anniversary, Huxtables!
The Cosby Show: 25 Years Later. Did Cliff, Clair, and the kids change America more than they did television?
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The Huxtables Changed Not Television or Politics—But the Idea of Black Family
“The Cosby Show” was activist television, agitprop theater disguised as sitcom.
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Life After Cosby
The best and the worst post-Cosby performances from members of America’s favorite family.
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Taking Back the House—The On-Screen and Real-Life Politics of Bill Cosby
A “fan” of what he calls “The Obama Show,” the Cos says if you can’t be a doctor, at least be an electrician.
Brick City: Newark's Real Reality Show
Crime-infested streets, ambitious politicians and a police department under turmoil. Brick City is a real-life The Wire.
10 Kinda Fun Facts About 'The Cosby Show'
Rudy was supposed to be a boy? Phylicia is only 10 years older than her daughter?
Jimmy Carter's Difficult Truth
The response to the former president, particularly from Democrats, is a reflection of how fearful wwe remain about talking honsetly about race and in America.
Rookie Mistake
Michael Crabtree may never recover from his decision to hold out for what will probably be less money.
The Uppity-Negro Syndrome
What Jimmy Carter and a pivotal scene from “Rosewood” have to say about President Obama and America’s increasingly hostile race relations.
Jimmy Carter, True Son of the South, Hits Nail on Head
The White House’s fear of challenging the tea-bag madness is typical of its cautious politics. The rest of us accept it at our peril.
'The Cosby Show' Had the Best Music of Any Sitcom Ever
And on that note—roll credits.
10 Reasons African Americans Should March on Washington About Health Care
August should have been marked by black rage at the status quo—rather than white paranoia about change.
Lack of Black Techies, Web Redlining and That Darned Digital Divide
Perhaps #peopleofcolorintechnology should be a trending topic?
MySpace to Facebook = White Flight?
Or is a new study a reminder that the Internet is not a uniform public space?
Invading MySpace
For small-town folks like me, MySpace is a better link to reality than Facebook.
More Money, More Problems
It’s not only low-income borrowers: A new mortgage study shows that wealthy blacks and Hispanics pay higher interest rates than wealthy whites and Asians.
Big, Fat and Not Wack
"The Biggest Loser" is dramatic, fun, but not quite "real." Still, you can gain some real lessons about losing weight.
Food Justice! No Peas?
LaDonna Redmond’s on a quest to put fresh, healthy foods in Chicago’s South Side.
Kanye West Does Not Care About Taylor Swift
Why what Kanye West did at the MTV Video Music Awards was in poor taste.
Holding Fast to Justice
In the Bush era, important legal decisions were put in the hands of political appointees rather than career lawyers. Is a change about to come to the Justice Department?
Serena, LeBron, Jordan and Risk-Reward
The games haven't changed. We're seeing—and seeing—them for what they are.
A 'Strange' Fusion of Blackness
Spike Lee's film rendering of the Broadway play Passing Strange declares that there is a grand assortment of experiences for black folks—both inside and outside of America.
This is the President. Get Used to It.
Rep. Joe Wilson is one of those Republicans who just can't accept that Obama is the president.
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UPDATE: Florida Husband Suspected in Murder of Family Arrested in Haiti
Mesac Damas is a prime person of interest in the slaying of his wife and five children...
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White House: David, We're Gonna Need You to Fall Back
The White House appreciates his effort, but would prefer if David Paterson chose to never run for governor of New York ever again...
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Tavis, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do...
Suit alleges trusted Blacks drew minorities to high-risk loans...
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Trafigura's Toxic Waste Won't Let Ivory Coast Be Great
So the oil company offers settlement package for Ivory Coast victims of toxic waste dump...
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Stepping Up: Vince Young Takes McNair Boys to School's Dads' Breakfast
Backing up Steve McNair in the best way, Young surprises young sons for a school event...
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UPDATE: Lab Tech in Arrested Annie Le Murder
Raymond Clark was arrested this morning for the murder of the Yale med student...
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Dozens Killed as Kenya Continues to Suffer from Drought
At least 24 people have been killed and dozens more wounded amid tribal clashes in drought-stricken northern Kenya...
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Caster Semenya Placed on Suicide Watch
Supporters feared for her mental health following the revelation that the track star is intersex...
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Trevor Rhone, Famed Jamaican Playwright, Dies at 69
Rhone is probably best known for him work on the 1973 classic "The Harder They Come"...
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Woman Beaten in Front of Daughter at Cracker Barrel
Army reservist Tasha Hill asked that Troy West apologize for nearly hitting his daughter on the way out of the restaurant. Hill responded with violence...
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The Woman Who Would Be King
Peggielene Bartels lives in Silver Spring and works as a secretary. When she steps off an airplane in Ghana on Thursday, arriving in the coastal town her family has controlled for half a century, she will be royalty...
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Social Networks in Ghana Used to Entrap Gays
Homosexuality in Ghana is a felony offense, which has put the country's gay population in a particularly vulnerable position on the Internet...
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Death by Samurai Sword for Man Who Broke into Student's Garage
A Johns Hopkins undergrad defended himself against a burgular who attacked him...
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Lockerbie Bomber's Health Worsens
Released from prison for compassionate reasons that have nothing to do with oil and trade relations in any way, Abdel Basset Al-Megrahi's health has deteriorated in the last day...
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Actor Patrick Swayze Succumbs to Cancer at 57
The 'Dirty Dancing' star passed after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer...
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Body of Missing Yale Student Found
Investigators found the remains of missing Yale graduate student Annie Le...
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VIDEO: As the Kids Say: "ROFL"
Kanye feels a certain ways about Beyonce and health care reform...
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Greed Ain't Good: Comrade Obama Sets Sights on Wall Street
Now that everyone likes his health care reform plans, President Obama lends his attention to financial reform...
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VIDEO: ACORN Workers Allegedly Giving Streetwalking Advice
We know it's a recession but come on people...
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Results Back for South African Track Star
Though refusing to comment officially on Caster Semenya's test, the IAAF general secretary had this to say: "“It is clear that she is a woman but maybe not 100 per cent...”