Dr Boyce on AOL – 1/7/10

KFC Ad Considered Racist: Has Black People Chasing Chicken

• KFC is in hot water after an allegedly racist ad that ran in Australia. In the ad, a white man is ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 5:46AM | Comments (4)

Michelle Obama is Livid with PETA Over New Ad

• Michelle Obama is angry with The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) after the ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 7th 2010 5:04AM | Comments (0)

Woman Claims to be Michael Jackson's Wife and Wants Money

• A woman by the name of Shellie Doreen Smith filled legal papers laying claim to Michael Jackson's ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 6th 2010 11:21PM | Comments (6)

Black United Airlines Pilot Charged with Trying to Fly Drunk

• Pilot Erwin Vermont Washington was removed from United Airlines flight 949 in November, after a ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 6th 2010 11:14PM | Comments (0)

Washington State Judges Open Door for Felons to Vote

• We know that one of the most egregious violations of civil rights in America has to do with the ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 6th 2010 1:44PM | Comments (0)

Funk Legend George Clinton is Broke: Can't Pay for Mother's Funeral?

• One of my favorite rappers in the world is TI. He's not just my favorite rapper because his lyrics ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 3:55PM | Comments (18)

B2K Member J-Boog Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges: What We Can Learn

• Jarell Damonte (aka J-Boog) of B2K (pictured second from the right) was arrested yesterday on ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 3:07PM | Comments (1)

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton Are Right About the Census

• It's kind of strange when the first person who calls you on the morning of New Year's Day is Rev. ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 12:37PM | Comments (8)

Morgan Freeman to Replace the Voice of Walter Cronkite on CBS News

• It's been six months since news legend Walter Cronkite died. Cronkite's voice has remained on 'CBS ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 11:26AM | Comments (0)

Eunice Johnson, Founder of Ebony Fashion Fair, Dies at 93

• An era came to an end on Sunday, when Eunice Johnson, widow of Ebony Magazine Founder John ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 1:57AM | Comments (11)

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Hazing Incident Halts National Member Intake

• I'll never forget the day that my friend at The University of Kentucky asked me to consider joining ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 5th 2010 1:43AM | Comments (6)

Bobby DeLaughter, Medgar Evers Prosecutor, Going to Prison

• Bobby DeLaughter, a well-known former prosecutor and judge in Mississippi, is set to report to ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 4th 2010 3:07PM | Comments (1)

Black Men in Prison: What Obama Must Fix Right Now

• The prison industrial complex affects all of us. Most of us in the African American community have ... Read More
• By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jan 4th 2010 1:15PM | Comments (32)