Recently, Kanye West released his track “Heil Hitler”, and it has the country fighting. In the song, Kanye declares that “all of my niggas are Nazis.” For clarity, the Nazis are the ones who killed over 6 million Jewish people during the 1930s and 1940s. Some are disgusted by the song, while others argue it’sContinueContinue reading “Kanye’s Heil Hitler Song Fires Up Conservatives and Infuriates Everyone Else”
Category Archives: black lives matter
Student Athlete Charged with First-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Another Athlete
Student athlete Karmelo Anthony on the left. Student athlete Austin Metcalf and his twin brother on the right. In Texas, at 10 a.m. at Kuykendall Stadium on Wednesday, 17-year-old high school athlete Karmelo Anthony allegedly stabbed 17-year-old student athlete Austin Metcalf to death. On the day of the alleged stabbing, Karmelo sat or stood underneath aContinueContinue reading “Student Athlete Charged with First-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Another Athlete”
Jonathan Majors Found Guilty
Actor Johnathan Majors was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. After attempting to or actually taking Majors’s phone from his hand after allegedly seeing a text from what she thought was another girl, Jabbari said he “pried her finger from the phone, grabbed her arm and right hand, twisted her forearm and struckContinueContinue reading “Jonathan Majors Found Guilty”
Speak the Way You Write, She Said
“Jermaine,” Ms. Willard said, as she took the seat beside me. The other students elbowed each other on the way out the classroom. Looking me in the eyes, Ms. Willard asked, “Why don’t you speak the way you write?” I stayed up for nights on end… I tilted my head to the side. At theContinueContinue reading “Speak the Way You Write, She Said”
Potential Chicago Mayor Paul Vallas is on a Warpath
Photo from PaulVallas2023.com With over 85% of votes in, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is in third place, grasping at the heels of Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson respectively. With the chances favoring Paul Vallas as the winner, the implications of his tenure as Chicago’s mayor could be polarizing. Although he seems like a good candidate,ContinueContinue reading “Potential Chicago Mayor Paul Vallas is on a Warpath”
Kanye’s WLM T-Shirt Controversy and Why All Dollars Matter
Above: Photo of Conservative Political Commentator Candace Owens and Rapper and Fashion Icon Ye. Photo from PageSix.com Reluctantly, I address the rapper and fashion icon Ye’s “White Lives Matter” t-shirt controversy. I’ve been hesitant to because, although I don’t know Ye personally, I’ve come to know his tactics. Right before he releases an album, aContinueContinue reading “Kanye’s WLM T-Shirt Controversy and Why All Dollars Matter”
Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Comes Out as Nonbinary?
Did Rick and Morty Wear Blackface?
Rick and Morty Show is Racial?
Texas Mass School Shooting
Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)
Imagine LeBron James gets on a plane to Russia only to end up a prisoner to the country at a time it is at war with a country the U.S. is supplying with weapons and other aid. The headlines would be innumerable, and the outrage would be tangible. Every reporter to politician would be seekingContinueContinue reading “Brittney Griner: Runaway Black Girl Theory (RBGT)”
TV Show “Woke” Puts Me to Sleep
Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch in Humanity by clicking here. Follow J Reed on Twitter @jreed913 . *SpoilerContinueContinue reading “TV Show “Woke” Puts Me to Sleep”
Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock at Oscars
Chicago Offering Residents $500 Basic Income
Joe Rogan May Be Cancelled by Spotify
Post-Valentine’s Edition: How to Keep a Man (Late Post)
In this photo, a woman argues with a man. Photo from Guy Stuff Counseling. Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recentlyContinueContinue reading “Post-Valentine’s Edition: How to Keep a Man (Late Post)”
Jay-Z and Meek Mill Team Up to Save Rap Music
Fresh and Fit Podcast: Disrespectful to Black Women
Fresh and Fit podcast hosts Myron Gaines (left) and Fresh (right). Photo from http://www.TheShadeRoom.com . Jermaine Reed, MFA is a college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get hisContinueContinue reading “Fresh and Fit Podcast: Disrespectful to Black Women”
Fresh and Fit Podcast Disrespects Black Women
Has Dave Chappelle Gone Too Far with The Closer Special, or Has He Not Gone Far Enough?
Photo by Mathiue Bitton of Netflix Jermaine Reed, MFA is an adjunct college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch inContinueContinue reading “Has Dave Chappelle Gone Too Far with The Closer Special, or Has He Not Gone Far Enough?”
Netflix Chooses to Standby Dave Chappelle and His Controversial Standup “The Closer”
Bill Cosby Set to be Freed from Prison
Happy Father’s Day to EVERY Father
Photo of Rapper Young by The New York Times About the author: Jermaine Reed, MFA is an adjunct college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. For self-publishers, authors and other writers and Creatives, Jermaine provides proofreading on Fivver. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notificationsContinueContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day to EVERY Father”
The Economics of Juneteenth: The Rich Will Get Richer and Whiter
Drawing by Issuesunderfire.com About the author: Jermaine Reed, MFA is an adjunct college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. Please join Jermaine’s email list to get notifications on new blog posts, writing advice and free books. Get his recently released Science Fiction novel A Glitch inContinueContinue reading “The Economics of Juneteenth: The Rich Will Get Richer and Whiter”
The Importance of Juneteenth as a National Holiday
Photo by the New Yorker of writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, author the 1619 Project. About the author: Jermaine Reed, MFA is an adjunct college professor and writer from Chicago, who creates fiction, nonfiction and local and national news stories. For self-publishers, authors and other writers and Creatives, Jermaine provides proofreading on Fivver. Please join Jermaine’s emailContinueContinue reading “The Importance of Juneteenth as a National Holiday”