Dream Killer Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, 15, had just started living her dream. She was a great student from a wonderful and supportive… Magazine Topics: Black Bird-Watcher Harassed
A Black Thing By Todd A. Smith As another school year comes to an end, high school seniors across the country are contemplating… Magazine Topics: Society Colorism 2012:
Black Men, You’re Headed for Self-Destruction By Todd A. Smith In 1988, hip-hop legend KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions started the Stop the Violence… Magazine Topics: Take it From
Stop the Madness By Todd A. Smith Stop the madness Black America! Veteran Black actress Stacey Dash has found herself in an explosive… Magazine Topics: Society Trump Wants
Police Presence in the Hood By Todd A. Smith We constantly hear the grim crime statistics: High murder rates, drug trafficking, and prostitution are… Magazine Topics: Why Aren’t White
Minority Journalists a Rarity in Newsrooms By Todd A. Smith Many in the Black community have joked for years that when a news… Magazine Topics: Todd’s Topic Black
We-First Generation By Todd A. Smith The loss of a grandparent is always a tough pill to swallow, but even more so for those… Magazine Topics: Peterson Shouldn’t be
I Mean, Seriously By Todd A. Smith Come on Black people. I mean, you are seriously upset at Mary J. Blige for singing… Magazine Topics: Diversity, Equity and
No Value at All By Todd A. Smith Sorry Black men, but your life is worth nothing. It is worth nothing in the eyes… Magazine Topics: Are Blacks Welcome
The Reverse Race Card By Todd A. Smith On his 1994 hit song “Hand of the Dead Body” that featured Ice Cube and Devin… Magazine Topics: Black Experience Black