By: Air Brin A recent incident in a high-end North Dallas Mall involving a Dallas Cowboy football player Dez Bryant and his sagging pants caught my attention since it has been all over the internet. Now, I am well aware that there will be no fashion shows this year…
By: Ms. Henry First of all, before I write this essay, I would like to state that I love being a black woman. I love the beautiful brownness of my skin, my hair which is a crown that has anointed me Queen of my universe, my full lips, slanted…
By: James Daniels The involvement of the United States’ military in the Middle East is well known. In recent years, the mainstream media has covered the events in Afghanistan and Iraq on a daily basis. However, these are not the only places with US forces, not by a long…
By: Skye Lyon Can man, unbound by any form of religion, truly be fulfilled in his life? Well…not really. It is achievable for any man, women, child, plant, or animal to venture off into his own pleasures and worthless ambitions without the guiding of a supreme being. For those…
By: Jim Hoover I am an amateur student of cosmology, and I see parallels between the universe and the everyday world in which we live. Let the associated graph be your guide. The material world, at least what we can see, is composed of four percent of the universe; yet…
By: Stephen Ghouner There truly cannot be enough said about the events playing out over in Uganda and the role that Americans have in it. For those of you who don’t know, a national crisis is happening within Uganda in regards to homophobia (among other things). It got so…
By: Stilettos and a Stiletto Bullshit Alert: Georgia State Representative Bobby Franklin continues to promote a bill that not only makes abortion prenatal murder but includes miscarriages as well if it is determined that there was any human intervention whatsoever. Consider the potential implications of this bill. If a…
By: James Daniels Next time you spend a dollar, take a few seconds to read it. At the top, in the middle, you will notice that it says “Federal Reserve Note.” What does this mean? The following is a brief history and explanation of the Federal Reserve that you…
By: Lionel Pondsmith "The greatest con that [the ego] ever pulled was making you believe that he is you." While not one of Guy Ritchie's most commercially well-known films, the 2005 film Revolver certainly exemplifies why Ritchie is one of the best cult film directors. Going back to his…
By: Jack Hindon Set in New Orleans back in the '60's, A Confederacy of Dunces is, next to Mark Twain, possibly one of the greatest pieces of Southern literature of all time. When I was first introduced to the book all I was told was that the author, John…