Mom Who Left Kids for Nigerian Groom Arrested

A woman accused of leaving eight children with little food and no money while she traveled to Africa to marry a man she met on the Internet has been arrested. Shanell…

I live in Philadelphia where there is no real public access television, otherwise I’m sure I’d have a show by now (speaking of which, what would you think about a Thembi radio podcast? I’m considering it). Since it’s all about…

I skipped obvious things like slavery, racism, and crack in order to focus on things that ONLY black folk can control starting today.

1. “The Corner Store”. Also known as “The Chinese Store” or “The Ghetto Store.” Unlike a bodega,…

I’ve been sick the last few days so am way behind on posting, but I can’t let Halloween pass without at least a little fanfare.

What is all at once, frightening, classic, insulting, horrifying, shameful, hilarious, cooneriffic, woeful, puzzling, prophetic,…

Imagine being a black businessman. You build your own business from the bottom up and finally have enough money set aside for a local commercial to drive sales. After brainstorming with your supporters and coming up with a theme for…

I hate the word “Ebonics” just because of its cheesy root-word “ebony.” I feel the same way about kinte cloth, Kwanzaa, and the word “Nubian.” All of this justified disdain aside, I think the way that black people speak is…

Anything sponsored by BET is doomed to a special brand of impenetrable coonery. A sort of vortex of porchmonkey-business that envelops every single attendee, if you will. This, therefore, is a somewhat expected result:

Now, on the left we…

Amid furor, DJ cancels party for ‘light-skinned’ black women

‘I made a mistake,’ local party promoter says after Internet backlash.

DETROIT — A local DJ and party promoter retreated Thursday from a plan to sponsor a bash that would…

Police sketch artist drawings of black people are notoriously poor and rarely look like anyone in particular. I’m convinced that when asked to describe the suspect, witnesses just describe the last black male they saw, even if they last saw a black male on television. So I did a little Thembi-style experiment by going online and digging up dozens of sketches of black suspects to see just who the strong arm of the law is looking for.

My sister and I were sitting in my apartment watching bad TV when the show Cheaters came on. This show is always ridiculous but we stopped to watch because the investigating party was an older black woman who just seemed…

Baby Mama Drama: The Child Support Court Talk Show is a startling documentary that delivers a message about saving our children, bringing together experts and parents from throughout the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions to share stories, emotions and concerns about…

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I know, I know. Some people need weaves, so some people gotta buy hair. And since third world countries have to generate incomes somehow, we can’t just buy European or Asian hair, we need Indian hair. Black women crave…