“The delusion of power also appears to provide an escape for middle-class Negroes from the world of reality which pierces through the world of make-believe of the black bourgeoisie. The positions of power which they occupy in the Negro world often enable them to act autocratically towards other Ne...

Fox's Juan Williams attacked First Lady Michelle Obama on Bill O'Reilley. Hat tip: JJP Juan Williams on Michelle Obama: "[S]he's got this Stokely Carmichael in a designer dress thing going. If she starts talking . . . her instinct is to start with this blame America, you know, I'm the victim. If tha...

Hat Tip: By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Hat Tip: BET.COM NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One of the central figures in the 2007 Jena Six civil rights case never gave up pursuing his football career, even after his well-publicized run-ins with the law. Mychal Bell, an 18-year-old high school running back, cl...

Somebody at Lethal Hardcore needs to do some mind-making-up about just exactly who is fucking what. For one thing, what are we talking about—Chocolate or Beef? We’re not saying the two don’t go together—one delicious accident at a wedding buffet convinced us of that—but most pe...

View Poll Hat Tip: By Linda Deutsch, Associated Press Las Vegas, NV - O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and a friend, was found guilty Friday of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hote...

by Latoya Peterson So I have been thinking hard lately as to why I should continue to identify as a feminist. Should I change my designation to womanist? Perhaps to I should have no designation at all. After all, my views won’t change. I am still dedicated to highlighting issues that impact wo...

by Guest Contributor Melinda, originally published at Muslimah Media Watch There’s a trend in the Americas. Latina* women are getting tired of Catholicism. They’re sick of being called “mamacita� in the streets. They don’t want to deal anymore with the chauvinistic pigs otherwise known as ...

by Guest Contributor Wendi Muse, originally published at the Coup Magazine Blog I woke up a bit late on Friday morning, yet despite my tardiness, I decided to humor myself with the usual banter of morning television. While simultaneously slipping on shoes and attempting to do something with my hair ...

by Guest Contributor Juliana, originally published at Juliana Goes International Latoya’s Note: Juliana and I have been friends since freshman year of high school, so we’ve been kicking it for about a decade now. A few years ago, she decided to decamp from the United States and spent a l...

by Racialicious Special Correspondent Wendi Muse *Author’s note: I began working on this piece around Easter, last month in March, hence the quasi-anachronistic opening. Also, to read the comments on the introduction of this piece, please go here. Lastly, please note that the thoughts and opin...