BPOTW Guest Submissions
Getting at the Root of Black Homophobic Speech
Cleo Manago, Founder and CEO of the Black Men’s Xchange (BMX) – I’ve received an overwhelming response to my recent piece about The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation’s (GLAAD) demand for CNN to fire Roland Martin due to what they perceived as homophobic tweets. Most people agreed with my position, but, for those who [...]
Extremely Loud and Increasingly Chaotic
If Republicans don’t quit shooting themselves in the foot, there may be no candidate left standing to carry our mantle for freedom, liberty and the US Constitution. Who knew Reagan is less important than who has the right skill set to lead a nation. Who has the big ideas may be a good consideration as [...]
MLK’s Full Body of Work
Greg Thrasher – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has ordered a correction to a badly mangled quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. inscribed in granite on the Tidal Basin memorial to the slain civil rights leader. Salazar has told the National Park Service to consult with the memorial foundation and the King family and to report [...]
Gov. Perry’s Anti- Gay Christianity Is Not My Christianity
Shay Dawkins – Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s anti-gay “Strong” TV advertisement has been getting a lot of air time in Iowa in the run up to the Jan. 3 Republican caucus. It’s also getting some surprising reaction among his fellow conservatives. I, for one, am happy to see that his ad failed to win the [...]
Why is the Black Community Still Contracting HIV?
Cleo Manago – As a first-hand eyewitness to the rising of America’s Black HIV/AIDS industry, starting in the mid 1980s, this topic is very poignant to me. Almost 30 years ago, based on Black AIDS programs observed, I literally predicted that HIV would likely be in our communities for an unparalleled amount of time. I [...]
