Typically when advertisers mix racial stereotypes with advertisements for their products, disaster ensues. A new Summer’s Eve advertisement can be perceived as not just racist, but sexist and blatantly tasteless as well. The “Summer’s Eve Hail to the V: Lady Wowza” commercial promotes a women’s cleansing product rather candidly. In the 55 second video, a […]
A Gary, Indiana man is suing a local blood bank for rejecting his blood sample because they thought he was gay. Pace, who is 22 and insists he’s straight, was rejected from giving blood by Bio-Blood Components Inc. in Gary, Ind. According to federal guidelines, gays are prohibited from donating blood dating back to 1983 […]
One of the Yankees few African-American players is not harping on the lack of Blacks in baseball, but asking where the Black fans are at games. Granderson recently challenged his fellow Yankees to count the number of Black people at ballgames. “At first, it starts off as a joke,” Granderson, who hit the second most […]
Our favorite pseudo celebs that we sorta love and sorta hate, the ladies of BBW’s are back this week and serving up the high school drama that we—quiet as it’s kept, like to explore vicariously through them. This week we watched a friendship that’s slowly been unraveling over the past few seasons completely unfold while […]
WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal ban on same-sex marriage. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the president “long called for a legislative appeal for the so-called Defense of Marriage Act which continues to have a real impact on families.” The […]
Aaron Pace claims he is the victim of faulty “gaydar” and intends to sue for discrimination after he was not allowed to give blood because he appeared to be homosexual. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he will veto conservative Republicans’ “Cut, Cap and Balance” fiscal plan if it makes it to his desk. A statement from the White House rejected the plan, which conditions a debt limit hike on a constitutional amendment that would require the government to balance its books each year. The […]
Rocsi was spotted in L.A. partying at Wonderland Nightclub with friends Terrence and Ashley Harper. Rocsi wore a stunning white sleeved dress and cute heels. She rocked bright red nail polish and long curly hair to finish off her fab look. Check out pics of Rocsi’s look and let me know what you think! For […]
Beyonce covers Complex magazine’s August/September 2011 issue. Titled “Mighty Fly,” her interview reveals why she feels lucky to be with Jay-Z, how she differs from the “younger generation” of female artists, and the inspiration behind her latest album “4.” The photo shoot is beautiful! Styled by Matthew Henson and Peju Fajumore and photographed by Thierry […]
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Women’s Soccer team’s World Cup finals appearance did not only inspire the nation, it inspired an inner-city girls team in the heart of Philadelphia. The Anderson Monarchs gathered on a couch, relishing in the sports spectacle, stimulated by the team’s profound showmanship. The predominantly African-American team is coached by Walter Stewart, […]
For the last installment in our interracial dating series, we went to the streets to get folks’ opinions on the perennially charged topic of interracial dating and marriage. In the last part of our series, we ask the question: Who is more adventurous in bed? Are you comfortable dating someone outside your race? Peep the […]
CALIFORNIA — More than 1, 700 California prisons, held in maximum isolation units, have gone on a hunger strike in protest of their penance, which is met with no explicit crime. The strike began with inmates in the Security Housing Unit at Pelican Bay State Prison. Your Black World Reports: Their isolation, which can last […]
