tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53386864511570486002012-01-27T20:29:20.948-05:00Boiling Hot with Boyce Watkins is a hot show featuring Dr. Boyce Watkins, a Finance Professor at Syracuse University. Dr. Watkins is the author of "What if George Bush were a Black Man?" and "Everything you ever wanted to know about college". He also makes regular appearances on CNN, BET, ESPN, CBS and other national networks.Staffnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-2737429557359187052011-11-22T10:37:00.001-05:002011-11-22T10:37:32.155-05:00<p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Sn0IAvyxv_w/TsvATGFZDJI/AAAAAAAACUY/edrttoGhvx8/s1600-h/boyce_ryan%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="boyce_ryan" border="0" alt="boyce_ryan" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-F4WYWi6ulT4/TsvATUH_NdI/AAAAAAAACUg/DcS7z9qmPMU/boyce_ryan_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="461" height="190" /></a> <br /></p> <p>Ryan Mack from the <a href="http://lesstalkmoreaction.info/">Less Talk, More Action Tour </a>talks about black leadership, financial literacy and why he believes he was banned by the Circle of Sisters.</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackwoman.blogspot.com/2011/11/boyceryan.html#more">Read more »</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-273742955735918705?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-86757058233089353042011-10-16T11:19:00.001-04:002011-10-16T11:19:28.437-04:00<p><a href="http://blacklikemoi.com/2011/10/16/dr-boyce-5-questions-dr-king-might-ask-about-his-memorial/"><img title="drking" alt="would martin luther king attend his memorial dedication ceremony?" src="http://blacklikemoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/drking-280x165.jpg" width="280" height="165" /></a></p> <h4><a href="http://blacklikemoi.com/2011/10/16/dr-boyce-5-questions-dr-king-might-ask-about-his-memorial/">Dr. Boyce: 5 Questions Dr. King Might Ask About His Memorial</a></h4> <p>October 16, 2011 <a href="http://blacklikemoi.com/2011/10/16/dr-boyce-5-questions-dr-king-might-ask-about-his-memorial/#comments">Leave a Comment</a></p> <p>It only makes sense that we show respect for those who have chosen to participate in the Martin Luther King Memorial Dedication ceremonies this week. Millions of Americans truly appreciate the legacy of Dr. King, and their involvement in the ceremony is reflective of this sentiment. So, my desire not to participate in the commemoration… <a href="http://blacklikemoi.com/2011/10/16/dr-boyce-5-questions-dr-king-might-ask-about-his-memorial/">[Continue Reading]</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-8675705823308935304?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-50247155586231148622011-10-12T22:38:00.001-04:002011-10-12T22:38:47.984-04:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-IqLABon5cGI/TpZPL0nQomI/AAAAAAAAB1A/mrWI2Fuj58g/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="image" border="0" alt="image" 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-3373713657278236854?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-29881114035299835862011-10-01T08:35:00.001-04:002011-10-01T08:35:20.211-04:00<p><img alt="Saying Goodbye To Troy Davis: Funeral Set For Saturday In Savannah, GA" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/troy-davis-300x225.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/10/01/saying-goodbye-to-troy-davis-funeral-set-for-saturday-in-savannah-ga/" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2988111403529983586?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-52318404961340138972011-09-25T11:16:00.001-04:002011-09-25T11:16:30.011-04:00<img src="http://thyblackman.com/wp-content/themes/lifestyle-90210/lifestyle_40/tools/timthumb.php?src=http://thyblackman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/obamadavis-300x169.jpg&amp;h=200&amp;w=200&amp;zc=1" /> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/09/survey-majority-of-blacks-believe-obama.html" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5231840496134013897?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-5218577065747189232011-09-22T11:16:00.001-04:002011-09-22T11:16:34.329-04:00<p><img title="" alt="the racial implications of the Troy Davis execution" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2011/9/22/1316689900145/Troy-Davis-007.jpg" width="401" height="243" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackpolitics.blogspot.com/2011/09/dr-boyce-what-troy-davis-implies-about.html#more" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-521857706574718923?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-44209360334178952242011-09-14T12:58:00.001-04:002011-09-14T12:58:10.300-04:00<p><img alt="tavis smiley says he&#39;s not a critic of barack obama" src="http://boycewatkins.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/tavis-smiley-barack-obama-2007.jpg?w=300&amp;h=121" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://boycewatkins.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/tavis-smiley-says-hes-not-an-obama-critic-hmmmmmm/#more-2029" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4420936033417895224?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-62428845138602724162011-09-14T07:45:00.001-04:002011-09-14T07:45:27.347-04:00<p><img alt="Dr. Boyce and Michel Martin discuss racial profiling incident at the University of Akron" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/RacialProfiling-300x228.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/09/14/dr-boyce-debates-u-akron-racial-profiling-incident-on-npr/" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6242884513860272416?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-6664433567331563972011-09-12T15:24:00.001-04:002011-09-12T15:24:05.394-04:00<p><img alt="are black women bitter? 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During the conversation, I had a revelation: Most of us are just a step away from being incarcerated, or have yet to understand what it truly means to be free. Sure, the US incarcerates more of its citizens than any country in the world, but it might be deeper than you think. </p> <p>The United States Constitution doesn’t abolish slavery for everyone. Actually, if you’ve been convicted of a felony, the 13^th Amendment actually says that it’s OK to force one into slave labor (<a href="http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html">please go take a look</a>). Given that we are slapping felony convictions on individuals like Kelly Williams-Bolar, the otherwise law-abiding mother in Ohio who was sent to jail for sending her kids to the wrong school district, we can see just how easy it is for that arbitrary label to be applied. </p> <p><a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/?p=332" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-8003704166652564356?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-39691697881377942182011-07-18T19:34:00.001-04:002011-07-18T19:34:20.827-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/blackeviltelevision2.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/18/hilarious-aaron-mcgruders-bet-black-evil-television/" target="_blank">CLICK TO WATCH</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-3969169788137794218?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-62950992793997610892011-07-18T19:08:00.001-04:002011-07-18T19:08:48.494-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/image-300x223.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/18/happy-birthday-nelson-the-top-10-quotes-from-nelson-mandela/" target="_blank">CLICK TO READ</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6295099279399761089?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-74025799220753035552011-07-16T19:04:00.001-04:002011-07-16T19:04:50.664-04:00<h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/16/disturbing-study-black-men-get-better-healthcare-protection-in-prison-than-out/">Disturbing Study: Black Men Get Better Healthcare, Protection in Prison than Out</a></h4> <p>July 16, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/16/disturbing-study-black-men-get-better-healthcare-protection-in-prison-than-out/#disqus_thread">3 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7305&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/16/disturbing-study-black-men-get-better-healthcare-protection-in-prison-than-out/"><img title="prison-slavery-300x180" alt="prison-slavery-300x180" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/prison-slavery-300x180-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. Many of us have seen the dismal statistics for black males in America.&#160; African American men are at the bottom of the barrel in nearly every category of life, including healthcare, education, incarceration, and unemployment.&#160; Many of us raise our black boys with little to no understanding of how many of [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/sports/">Sports</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-men/">black men</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-yes-the-music-we-listen-to-does-affect-our-thinking-video/">Dr. Boyce: Yes, The Music We Listen to Does Affect Our Thinking (Video)</a></h4> <p>July 15, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-yes-the-music-we-listen-to-does-affect-our-thinking-video/#disqus_thread">6 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7268&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-yes-the-music-we-listen-to-does-affect-our-thinking-video/"><img title="Gucci-Mane" alt="Gucci-Mane" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Gucci-Mane-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. When I spoke on the problems with mass promotion of violent and misogynist hip-hop music through BET and other media, the response from the public was interesting.&#160; On one hand, there were those who’d been waiting for someone to speak openly about the problems with BET giving awards to artists like [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-videos/">Your Black World Video</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-how-sports-teaches-black-men-to-marginalize-themselves/">Dr. Boyce: How Sports Teaches Black Men to Marginalize Themselves</a></h4> <p>July 15, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-how-sports-teaches-black-men-to-marginalize-themselves/#disqus_thread">3 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7254&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/15/dr-boyce-how-sports-teaches-black-men-to-marginalize-themselves/"><img title="4664270463_e7b88b8946" alt="4664270463_e7b88b8946" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4664270463_e7b88b8946-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins I was driving out of Atlanta the other day, speaking to my baby sister.&#160; She listens to me ramble, and that’s why I love her.&#160; Our topic for the day was black men and sports.&#160; I mentioned how I turned on ESPN in my hotel room (all 10 million channels) and saw [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/sports/">Sports</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-athletes/">black athletes</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-news-2/">black news</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/12/essence-magazine-gets-a-white-managing-editor/">Should Essence Magazine Have a White Male Managing Editor?</a></h4> <p>July 12, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/12/essence-magazine-gets-a-white-managing-editor/#disqus_thread">118 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=7072&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/12/essence-magazine-gets-a-white-managing-editor/"><img title="essence_mag" alt="essence_mag" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/essence_mag-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins Essence Magazine has made the interesting and controversial decision to hire a white male as its managing editor.&#160; I cocked my head to the side when I heard about the move by Editor-in-Chief Constance White to let Michael Bullerdick, a white male, run the day-to-day operations of a magazine which prides [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-women-2/">Black Women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/money/">Money and Business</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/why-cnn-hln-and-msnbc-wont-have-a-black-prime-time-anchor-for-a-while/">Why CNN, HLN and MSNBC Won’t Have a Black Prime Time Anchor for a While</a></h4> <p>July 11, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/why-cnn-hln-and-msnbc-wont-have-a-black-prime-time-anchor-for-a-while/#disqus_thread">33 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6918&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/why-cnn-hln-and-msnbc-wont-have-a-black-prime-time-anchor-for-a-while/"><img title="cnn_diversity_0" alt="cnn_diversity_0" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/cnn_diversity_0-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins I recently noticed that the NAACP joined the call of other civil rights public figures (I’m not sure how I feel about the word “leaders”) in asking CNN and other networks to open the door for African American representation in nightly prime time news slots.&#160; I was happy to see them [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/money/">Money and Business</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/ben-jealous/">ben jealous</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-anchors/">black anchors</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/cnn/">cnn</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/naacp/">naacp</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/roland-martin/">roland martin</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/beware-of-politicians-and-media-seeking-to-control-your-thinking/">Beware of Politicians and Media Seeking to Control Your Thinking</a></h4> <p>July 11, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/beware-of-politicians-and-media-seeking-to-control-your-thinking/#disqus_thread">3 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6908&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/11/beware-of-politicians-and-media-seeking-to-control-your-thinking/"><img title="images (18)" alt="images (18)" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/images-18-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>Dr. Boyce Watkins, Your Black World – Scholarship in Action I saw a headline today involving Pastor Jeremiah Wright.&#160; The headline stated the following: “Jeremiah Wright’s Church Denomination Banishes ‘God the Father’ for Gay Inclusion.”&#160; The headline was interesting in that it almost seemed to imply that Jeremiah Wright had made the decision himself. What was most peculiar [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/money/">Money and Business</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-videos/">Your Black World Video</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-news-2/">black news</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-politics/">black politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/jeremiah-wright/">jeremiah wright</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/karen-wallace/">karen wallace</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/10/dallas-cowboys-star-gets-ring-back-from-ex-girlfriend/">Dr. Boyce: Dallas Cowboys Star Roy Williams Gets Ring Back From Ex-Girlfriend – Hmmmm</a></h4> <p>July 10, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/10/dallas-cowboys-star-gets-ring-back-from-ex-girlfriend/#disqus_thread">50 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6895&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/10/dallas-cowboys-star-gets-ring-back-from-ex-girlfriend/"><img title="roy_williamsbrooke_daniels2011-wide-300x182" alt="roy_williamsbrooke_daniels2011-wide-300x182" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/roy_williamsbrooke_daniels2011-wide-300x182-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. Dallas Cowboys star Roy Williams got the world’s attention when he sent a $75,000 engagement ring and videotaped proposal to former Miss Texas, Brooke Daniels.&#160; Daniels had been Williams’ girlfriend for a year, but she turned down the player’s engagement request.&#160;&#160; She did, however, decide to keep the ring. A [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-women-2/">Black Women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/sports/">Sports</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-love/">black love</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-relationships/">black relationships</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-women/">black women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/roy-williams/">roy williams</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/09/man-jailed-loses-car-job-by-trying-to-cash-legitimate-check-at-chase/">Man Jailed, Loses Car, Job By Trying to Cash Legitimate Check at Chase</a></h4> <p>July 9, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/09/man-jailed-loses-car-job-by-trying-to-cash-legitimate-check-at-chase/#disqus_thread">15 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6845&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/09/man-jailed-loses-car-job-by-trying-to-cash-legitimate-check-at-chase/"><img title="chase.grid-4x2" alt="chase.grid-4x2" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chase.grid-4x2-150x150.gif" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. You wouldn’t think that one of your worst nightmares would start with trying to cash a check for thousands of dollars.&#160; But this is what happened to 28-year old Ikenna Njoku, who found that simply trying to cash a legitimate check would put him in jail for four days and cause [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/african-american-news/">african american news</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-news-2/">black news</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/ikenna-njoku/">Ikenna njoku</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/08/dr-boyce-michael-eric-dyson-steve-perry-marc-lamont-hill-sign-on-for-new-film/">Dr. Boyce, Michael Eric Dyson, Steve Perry, Marc Lamont Hill Sign on For New Film</a></h4> <p>July 8, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/08/dr-boyce-michael-eric-dyson-steve-perry-marc-lamont-hill-sign-on-for-new-film/#disqus_thread">7 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6763&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/08/dr-boyce-michael-eric-dyson-steve-perry-marc-lamont-hill-sign-on-for-new-film/"><img title="hoodwinked" alt="hoodwinked" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hoodwinked-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>Dr. Boyce Watkins, along with other leading black male scholars have all agreed to take part in “Hoodwinked,” a documentary about the state of the black male in America. According to the filmmaker, James “Janks” Morton, describes the film in the following way:&#160;&#160; Hoodwinked will be an exploration of the most recent data being [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/armstrong-williams/">armstrong williams</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-men/">black men</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/janks-morton/">janks morton</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/marc-lamont-hill/">marc lamont hill</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/michael-eric-dyson/">michael eric dyson</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/steve-perry/">steve perry</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/why-would-cnn-anchor-piers-morgan-ask-beyonce-about-her-booty/">Why Would CNN Anchor Piers Morgan Ask Beyonce About Her Booty?</a></h4> <p>July 7, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/why-would-cnn-anchor-piers-morgan-ask-beyonce-about-her-booty/#disqus_thread">38 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6677&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/why-would-cnn-anchor-piers-morgan-ask-beyonce-about-her-booty/"><img title="beyonce-piers-morgan-tonight-570x327" alt="beyonce-piers-morgan-tonight-570x327" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/beyonce-piers-morgan-tonight-570x327-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins I was a bit shocked when I received an email from a friend citing an article by Roy Metoyer out of Atlanta regarding a recent interview by CNN’s Piers Morgan with Beyonce Knowles.&#160; During the interview, Morgan did the usual celebrity probing, which was to be expected.&#160; But surprisingly, he pressed [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-women-2/">Black Women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/beyonce-piers-morgan/">beyonce piers morgan</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-celebriites/">black celebriites</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-women/">black women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/booty/">booty</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/shaunie-oneal/">shaunie oneal</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/dr-boyce-jp-morgan-nows-owns-a-chunk-of-ebonyjet-the-death-of-black-owned-media/">Dr. Boyce: JP Morgan Nows Owns a Chunk of Ebony/Jet – The Death of Black-Owned Media</a></h4> <p>July 7, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/dr-boyce-jp-morgan-nows-owns-a-chunk-of-ebonyjet-the-death-of-black-owned-media/#disqus_thread">81 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6660&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/07/dr-boyce-jp-morgan-nows-owns-a-chunk-of-ebonyjet-the-death-of-black-owned-media/"><img title="3389849906_9c774b310c" alt="3389849906_9c774b310c" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/3389849906_9c774b310c-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. One of the last holdouts in the onslaught of major corporations seeking to take over the black-owned media space was the Johnson Publishing Company, which runs Ebony and Jet Magazines.&#160; As Essence Magazine, BET and other outlets found themselves running into the arms of a financial white knight, the Johnson family [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-women-2/">Black Women</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/money/">Money and Business</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-media/">black media</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/ebony-magazine/">ebony magazine</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/essence-magazine/">essence magazine</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/jet-magazine/">jet magazine</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/mother-of-5-yr-old-shaniya-davis-charged-with-murder-selling-child-on-a-drug-debt/">Mother of 5-Yr Old Shaniya Davis Charged with Murder, Selling Child on a Drug Debt</a></h4> <p>July 6, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/mother-of-5-yr-old-shaniya-davis-charged-with-murder-selling-child-on-a-drug-debt/#disqus_thread">22 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6594&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/mother-of-5-yr-old-shaniya-davis-charged-with-murder-selling-child-on-a-drug-debt/"><img title="shaniya_mother" alt="shaniya_mother" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/shaniya_mother-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. The mother of a 5-year old girl who went missing in Fayetteville, North Carolina has been indicted on murder charges.&#160; Antoinette Nicole Davis has been charged with the murder of Shaniya Davis, facing charges of first degree murder, indecent liberties with a child, felony child abuse, felony sexual servitude, rape of [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/lifestyle/">Lifestyle</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/antoinette-davis/">antoinette davis</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-news-2/">black news</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/mario-mcneil/">mario mcneil</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/shaniya-davis/">shaniya davis</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/survey-86-of-african-americans-think-casey-anthony-would-be-guilty-if-she-were-black/">Survey: 86% of African Americans Think Casey Anthony Would be Guilty if She Were Black</a></h4> <p>July 6, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/survey-86-of-african-americans-think-casey-anthony-would-be-guilty-if-she-were-black/#disqus_thread">26 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6583&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/survey-86-of-african-americans-think-casey-anthony-would-be-guilty-if-she-were-black/"><img title="124089-casey-anthony" alt="124089-casey-anthony" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/124089-casey-anthony-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. In a recent Your Black World survey, readers were asked to ascertain the racial implications of the case of Casey Anthony, a mother who was recently exonerated in the death of her two year old daughter, Caylee.&#160;&#160; After the surprising not guilty verdict, people across the nation were wondering if [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/casey-anthony-trial/">casey anthony trial</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/what-if-casey-anthony-were-black/">what if casey anthony were black</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-why-you-should-or-should-not-go-planking/">Dr. Boyce: Why You Should (or Should Not) Go Planking</a></h4> <p>July 6, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-why-you-should-or-should-not-go-planking/#disqus_thread">10 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6529&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-why-you-should-or-should-not-go-planking/"><img title="x2_6d8ae0e" alt="x2_6d8ae0e" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/x2_6d8ae0e-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins. I found myself in what some would call “an SMH moment” (Shaking My Head) when my daughter exposed me to the growing trend of “planking”: laying out with your body still and arms to the side in some of the oddest positions imaginable.&#160; The goal is to compete with your friends [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-youth/">black youth</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/planking/">planking</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-and-wilmer-leon-was-tom-joyner-wrong-to-reference-tavis-and-cornels-sexuality/">Dr. Boyce and Wilmer Leon: Was Tom Joyner Wrong to Reference Tavis and Cornel’s Sexuality?</a></h4> <p>July 6, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-and-wilmer-leon-was-tom-joyner-wrong-to-reference-tavis-and-cornels-sexuality/#disqus_thread">31 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6449&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/06/dr-boyce-and-wilmer-leon-was-tom-joyner-wrong-to-reference-tavis-and-cornels-sexuality/"><img title="boycewilmer" alt="boycewilmer" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/boycewilmer-150x134.jpg" width="150" height="134" /></a></p> <p>In a recent article expressing his frustration with Tavis Smiley and Cornel West, Tom Joyner spoke to his belief that West and Smiley had directly created the environment under which men like Mark Halperin felt comfortable referring to President Obama as a D*ck.&#160; Joyner then made matters quite personal by referring to Cornel as Tavis’ [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-videos/">Your Black World Video</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/barack-obama/">barack obama</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-politics/">black politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/cornel-west/">cornel west</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/tavis-smiley/">tavis smiley</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/wilmer-leon/">wilmer leon</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/05/dr-boyce-video-not-letting-the-power-of-money-control-you/">Dr. Boyce Video: Not Letting the Power of Money Control You</a></h4> <p>July 5, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/05/dr-boyce-video-not-letting-the-power-of-money-control-you/#disqus_thread">3 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6359&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/05/dr-boyce-video-not-letting-the-power-of-money-control-you/"><img title="TalkingAboutMoney" alt="TalkingAboutMoney" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/TalkingAboutMoney-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>by Dr. Boyce Watkins As a Finance Professor, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and learning the power of money.&#160; I began studying money in college because I never had very much growing up.&#160; My parents worked hard to provide a good living and experienced social mobility through time, but we were definitely [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/money/">Money and Business</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-videos/">Your Black World Video</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/african-american-money/">african american money</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/african-american-wealth/">african american wealth</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-money/">black money</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-scholars/">black scholars</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-wealth/">black wealth</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/04/dr-boyce-tom-joyners-tasteless-assault-on-tavis-smiley-and-cornel-west/">Dr. Boyce: Tom Joyner’s Tasteless Assault on Tavis Smiley and Cornel West</a></h4> <p>July 4, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/04/dr-boyce-tom-joyners-tasteless-assault-on-tavis-smiley-and-cornel-west/#disqus_thread">422 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6245&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/04/dr-boyce-tom-joyners-tasteless-assault-on-tavis-smiley-and-cornel-west/"><img title="tom-joyner-1" alt="tom-joyner-1" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tom-joyner-11-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>I love Tom Joyner.&#160; In case you’re wondering, in “black political speak,” when a commentator mentions that they love someone, that means that they are about to crack a walnut over their forehead.&#160; I remember Tavis Smiley telling Al Sharpton that he loved him right before he proceeded to attack him with the ferocity of [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/black-news/">Black News</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/entertainment/">Entertainment</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/barack-obama/">barack obama</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-politics/">black politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/tavis-smiley/">tavis smiley</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/tom-joyner/">tom joyner</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/03/dr-boyce-why-black-people-have-little-right-or-reason-to-celebrate-independence/">Dr. Boyce: Why Black People Have Little Right or Reason to Celebrate Independence Day</a></h4> <p>July 3, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/03/dr-boyce-why-black-people-have-little-right-or-reason-to-celebrate-independence/#disqus_thread">61 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6184&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/03/dr-boyce-why-black-people-have-little-right-or-reason-to-celebrate-independence/"><img title="fourthofjuly" alt="fourthofjuly" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/fourthofjuly-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>When I think about the fourth of July, my mind is motionless.&#160; I don’t get happy, sad, angry or thoughtful.&#160; As a 40-year old man, I can’t even get excited about the fireworks anymore.&#160; The holiday means as much to me as the birthday of my biological father who abandoned me at birth.&#160; In fact, [...]</p> <p>Filed Under: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/dr-boyce-watkins-2/">Dr. Boyce</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/featured/">Featured</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/politics/">Politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/uncategorized/">Uncategorized</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/category/your-black-world/">Your Black World</a> Tagged With: <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/african-americans/">african americans</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/black-politics/">black politics</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/dr-boyce-watkins/">dr boyce watkins</a>,<a href="http://yourblackworld.com/tag/fourth-of-july/">fourth of july</a></p> <h4><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/02/dr-boyce-video-essence-bet-and-the-images-of-black-women-in-media/">Dr. Boyce Video: Essence, BET and the Images of Black Women in Media</a></h4> <p>July 2, 2011 By <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/author/admin/">Staff</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/02/dr-boyce-video-essence-bet-and-the-images-of-black-women-in-media/#disqus_thread">8 Comments</a> <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=6142&amp;action=edit">(Edit)</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/07/02/dr-boyce-video-essence-bet-and-the-images-of-black-women-in-media/"><img title="KatieSchuering_092708_BoyceWatkins_Card3_019" alt="KatieSchuering_092708_BoyceWatkins_Card3_019" src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/KatieSchuering_092708_BoyceWatkins_Card3_019-150x150.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></p> <p>In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins gives his inside take on why Shaunie O’neal was chosen by CNN to speak on black female images in media.&#160; The video explains how media works and what happens when black media is taken over by large corporations. 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2903457352435574774?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-27335096001334337982011-06-23T12:44:00.001-04:002011-06-23T12:44:48.580-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/morris_eubanks.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/23/pastor-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-11-yr-old-girl/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2733509600133433798?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-35435934211968235272011-06-23T10:03:00.001-04:002011-06-23T10:03:39.322-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/towanna_freeman-1.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/23/dr-boyce-towanna-should-single-black-mothers-be-given-fathers-day-cards/" target="_blank">click to watch the video</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-3543593421196823527?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-69595007819388821172011-06-22T21:06:00.001-04:002011-06-22T21:06:56.277-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BISHOP-TD-JAKES2.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/22/dr-boyce-t-d-jakes-speaks-out-on-bishop-eddie-long/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6959500781938882117?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-24397209177248421452011-06-22T18:18:00.001-04:002011-06-22T18:18:25.092-04:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ba-us_airways_JP_0503662837.jpg" /></p> <p>It seems that US Airways has a racism problem. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/22/sagging-pants-kicked-off-plane-but-man-in-panties-allowed-to-fly/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2439720917724842145?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-25626968803478712522011-06-16T02:02:00.001-04:002011-06-16T02:02:22.558-04:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><a 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class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5221368200859042888?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-75899488810855503872011-06-08T20:34:00.001-04:002011-06-08T20:34:09.637-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/creflo-dollar2.jpg" /></p> <p>It appears that Creflo Dollar has a soft spot for his “brother in the Lord”</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/09/creflo-dollar-supports-bishop-eddie-long/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-7589948881085550387?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-63486337725138626852011-06-07T10:33:00.001-04:002011-06-07T10:33:33.189-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dwayne_wade.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/07/dwayne-wade-my-life-as-an-nba-superstar-single-dad/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6348633772513862685?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-57087770092602143122011-06-06T14:07:00.001-04:002011-06-06T14:07:58.890-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/obama-fried-chicken-300x253.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/06/obama%E2%80%99s-name-sells-fried-chicken-and-weaves/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5708777009260214312?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-69518002077184096972011-06-06T01:53:00.001-04:002011-06-06T01:53:37.055-04:00<p>&#160;</p> <p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/muhammad_neo.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/06/matrix-author-neo-was-designed-after-muhammad-ali/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6951800207718409697?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-55789156889743448332011-06-05T18:11:00.001-04:002011-06-05T18:11:05.893-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ja_rule.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/05/ja-rule-prepares-for-prison-so-why-is-he-thinking-about-his-album/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5578915688974344833?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-41803402602121518382011-06-05T15:59:00.001-04:002011-06-05T15:59:14.583-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/racism.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/05/australian-news-anchor-makes-racist-remark-what-can-we-learn/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4180340260212151838?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-41296804598295468402011-06-05T08:50:00.001-04:002011-06-05T08:50:58.763-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/naacp_barber.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/05/north-carolina-lawmaker-calls-the-naacp-racist-thugs/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4129680459829546840?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-4094517157518794982011-06-04T15:45:00.001-04:002011-06-04T15:45:44.217-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/roland_martin.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/04/roland-martin-bishop-eddie-long-cannot-ignore/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-409451715751879498?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-15286978260827697472011-06-03T13:21:00.001-04:002011-06-03T13:21:50.193-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/blackunemployment.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/03/black-unemployment-rises-yet-again-yes-we-are-in-a-state-of-emergency/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-1528697826082769747?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-35836312705134369082011-06-03T08:15:00.001-04:002011-06-03T08:15:23.828-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/alg_james-a-black-chess.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/03/12-year-old-boy-may-set-national-chess-record/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-3583631270513436908?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-50445329775427754052011-06-03T07:03:00.001-04:002011-06-03T07:03:34.436-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/geronimo.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/03/former-black-panther-geronimo-pratt-dies-at-63-years-old/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5044532977542775405?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-56717580276777515762011-06-02T22:36:00.001-04:002011-06-02T22:36:50.528-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ayvaunn_penn.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Outstanding spoken word artist Ayvaunn Penn introduces Your Black Poets.&#160; <a href="http://ayvaunnpenn.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/your-black-world-presents-your-black-poets-with-ayvaunn-penn/" target="_blank">Check it out by clicking here.</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5671758027677751576?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-4194264213930435032011-06-02T20:16:00.001-04:002011-06-02T20:16:23.228-04:00<blockquote> <p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/wilmer_leon.jpg" /></p> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/06/03/dr-wilmer-leon-republican-hypocrisy-and-peculiar-moral-distractions/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-419426421393043503?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-77409483438659064312011-06-02T16:17:00.001-04:002011-06-02T16:17:57.621-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/elliot_millner.jpg" width="202" height="302" /></p> <p>by Elliot Millner, J.D.</p> <p><a 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school. In an effort to reverse this crisis, Florida Memorial University (FMU) President Henry Lewis III, along with other university officials will launch the first <b>2011 High School Black Male Baccalaureate Service </b>on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 5:00 pm. The event strives to honor extraordinary Black male students who will graduate from high school. It will take place at the Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts on FMU’s campus.</p><a name='more'></a><p>“In my Vision 2020 plan, we embrace a ‘Communiversity’ philosophy that merges needs and concerns of the community with the university,” Lewis commends. “We need these young men more than ever. They are our future leaders. They are indeed my heroes.”</p> <p>FMU invites the community to congratulate the young men on their achievements and honor their cultural heritage. 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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4181132438485386962?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-24029096271614250672011-05-24T11:40:00.001-04:002011-05-24T11:40:24.208-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/INEA022346-520x4151-300x238.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/24/imf-chief-tried-to-bribe-family-of-alleged-african-rape-victim/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2402909627161425067?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-59636315003917625942011-05-24T09:50:00.001-04:002011-05-24T09:50:15.690-04:00<p><img src="http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/the-oval/2011/05/24/Obama%20tornadox-inset-community.jpg" /></p> <p>Good morning, everybody. Before the day starts here in England I wanted to say a few words about the devastating storms that we've seen in Missouri and Minnesota and across the Midwest.</p> <p>Like all Americans, we have been monitoring what's been taking place very closely and have been heartbroken by the images that we've seen in Joplin, Missouri, in particular. The devastation is comparable and may end up exceeding some of the devastation that we saw in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, just a few weeks ago.</p><a name='more'></a><p>So far we know that over 100 people lost their lives. Others remain missing, and hundreds more are injured. And obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with the families who are suffering at this moment. And all we can do is let them know that all of America cares deeply about them and that we are going to do absolutely everything we can to make sure that they recover.</p> <p>These storms often strike without warning, as we saw a little further south over the last couple of weeks. And it's going to be important for us to make sure that we are sustaining our efforts at rebuilding after the news cameras leave. We can make sure that the families and communities upended by these storms have everything they need to pull through. And in that regard, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano as well as I have spoken with Missouri Governor Jay Nixon. We've offered him not only our condolences, but we've told him that we will give him every ounce of resources the federal government may have that we can bring to bear on this situation.</p> <p>At my direction, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Deputy Administrator Rich Serino have traveled to Missouri to make sure our federal government is working hand in hand with state and local officials to give them the help that they need. And on Sunday, I myself will travel to Missouri to talk with folks who've been affected, to talk to local officials about our response effort and hopefully to pray with folks and give them whatever assurance and comfort I can that the entire country is going to be behind them.</p> <p>Now, these storms that came this weekend obviously compounded what has already been an extraordinary storm season throughout the Midwest and in the South. We understand that there are more storms that are forecast today, so the thing I think I want to emphasize more than anything else, it is critical that Americans in affected areas heed storm warnings and take the lead of your local officials.</p> <p>I know that a lot of people are wondering how they'll get through the coming days or months or even years, but I want everybody in Joplin, everybody in Missouri, everybody in Minnesota, everybody across the Midwest to know that we are here for you. The American people are by your side. We're going to stay there until every home is repaired, until every neighborhood is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet. That's my commitment, and that's the American people's commitment.</p> <p>Thanks very much.</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5963631500391762594?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-45370844484579447362011-05-24T09:42:00.001-04:002011-05-24T09:42:56.829-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oreilly.jpeg" /></p> <p>by Brook Griffin, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/24/five-years-since-bill-oreillys-nasty-sick-sexual-harassment-lawsuit/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4537084448457944736?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-21510054282150709842011-05-23T22:10:00.001-04:002011-05-23T22:10:45.534-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/herman-cain-excitement-thumb-400xauto-19294-300x224.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/24/dr-boyce-herman-caines-candidacy-could-reshape-blackness-in-america/" target="_blank">Click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2151005428215070984?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-90809910164264924152011-05-23T21:07:00.001-04:002011-05-23T21:07:02.773-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/prison-conditions-300x225.jpg" /></p> <p>This landmark Supreme Court Ruling can change the face of American justice. </p> <a href="https://greatblackspeakers.wufoo.com/forms/dr-boyce-watkins-on-aol-black-voices/" target="_blank"></a> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/landmark-supreme-court-ruling-orders-reduction-in-california-prison-population/" target="_blank">Click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-9080991016426492415?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-16064695400449784352011-05-23T16:14:00.001-04:002011-05-23T16:14:22.044-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/homeless-man-wheelchair-300x211.jpg" /></p> <p>Outrageous – <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/man-in-wheelchair-slammed-and-bloodied-by-police-video/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-1606469540044978435?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-68845704074343585282011-05-23T10:55:00.001-04:002011-05-23T10:55:11.823-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Tia-Norfleet.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/young-black-female-and-fast-tia-norfleet-breaks-nascar-barriers/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6884570407434358528?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-19463125009437897302011-05-23T09:24:00.001-04:002011-05-23T09:24:30.015-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dsdslkslks-300x115.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a> and Melissa Harris-Perry faceoff today at 1:15 pm EST regarding Watkins’ concern about <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/21/melissa-harris-perrys-attacks-on-cornel-west-melissa-are-you-hiding-something/" target="_blank">Harris-Perry’s attacks on Professor Cornel West.</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-1946312500943789730?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-45600270697877702982011-05-23T08:04:00.001-04:002011-05-23T08:04:25.135-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/godboldo1_thumb.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/mother-gets-into-shootout-with-police-over-daughters-medication/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4560027069787770298?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-58422479630359950942011-05-23T07:39:00.001-04:002011-05-23T07:39:27.754-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tupac-shakur-130733-239x300.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>In this video, Tupac lets it all hang out – talking about life, love, and being a black man in America. </p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/the-lost-jailhouse-interview-with-tupac-shakur/" target="_blank">Click to watch</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5842247963035995094?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-59921825048158351482011-05-23T07:22:00.001-04:002011-05-23T07:22:13.405-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Al_Sharpton-300x217.jpg" /></p> <p>The CBS show, 60 Minutes, had a lot to say about Rev. Al Sharpton.&#160; It’s an interesting segment about his life, his politics, and how he has changed over the years. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/23/rev-al-sharptons-life-featured-on-60-minutes-video/" target="_blank">Click to watch</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-5992182504815835148?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-25670547644910186622011-05-22T11:29:00.001-04:002011-05-22T11:29:34.908-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ncaa_athletes_lawsuit-300x205.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/22/ncaa-power-brokers-begin-to-flirt-with-idea-of-paying-college-athletes/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2567054764491018662?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-25799738580753406132011-05-21T22:45:00.001-04:002011-05-21T22:45:40.493-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/2009debatechamps225.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/22/dr-boyce-spotlight-meet-the-first-black-national-debate-champion-dayvon-love/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-2579973858075340613?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-67395019426307217412011-05-21T15:05:00.001-04:002011-05-21T15:05:58.329-04:00<ul> <li> <p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/siisooaio-300x243.jpg" /></p> </li> <li> <p>From Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a>&#160;</p> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/21/dr-boyce-quick-thoughts-on-the-dangers-of-herman-cain/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6739501942630721741?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-9794001151689611312011-05-21T13:03:00.001-04:002011-05-21T13:03:34.559-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sdasa1.jpg" /></p> <p>Two white female students claim that <a href="http://blackathletes.wordpress.com" target="_blank">black athletes</a> raped them.&#160; But the way the story is presented is racially-disturbing.</p> <p>click to read</p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-979400115168961131?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-60806691359984347562011-05-21T12:01:00.001-04:002011-05-21T12:01:49.853-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sddsdsssds-223x300.jpg" /></p> <p>Maggie Hurt made some stunning allegations on The Today Show. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/21/wake-forest-student-claims-basketball-player-forced-her-to-have-oral-sex-in-a-bathroom/" target="_blank">click to read more</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-6080669135998434756?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-46478013312808754102011-05-21T07:37:00.001-04:002011-05-21T07:37:34.235-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/saheela-ibraheem-300x225.jpg" /></p> <p>Yes, this is what our kids are supposed to be. </p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/21/15-year-old-girl-gets-accepted-into-harvard/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4647801331280875410?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-9833359887916169542011-05-21T07:31:00.001-04:002011-05-21T07:31:24.259-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harold-Camping-e1301746003202.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/21/the-end-of-the-world-is-today-and-that-means-big-money-for-this-religious-figure/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-983335988791616954?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-18938927678724088682011-05-21T07:20:00.001-04:002011-05-21T07:20:41.660-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/perry-and-west1-300x170.jpg" /></p> <p>Dr. Boyce Watkins speculates on why Melissa Harris-Perry has attacked Cornel West without utilizing the facts.&#160; 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He also appears to be neutral in the Obama conversation, which makes his point even more relevant.&#160;&#160; His simple, yet poignant statement was something I felt compelled to share with others: </p> <p><em>Maybe I can add some insight as to why many Blacks are reluctant to criticize Obama. I think that many of us feel that he is under constant UNFAIR criticism and are afraid that even fair criticism will be seen as just piling on. We can be compared to a mother who is over protective of her child because the father abuses him. She feels that her child should have someone who accepts him unconditionally. As a result she may spoil the child. It's not right , but it happens. That's how some view Obama. We see people hoping that he will fail. We see people asking for birth certificates, accusing him of being against America, wanting everything he does to go down in flames, etc. So some of us seem willing to 'overlook&quot; his faults. It's not right , but it happens.</em></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><strong><em>Dr. Boyce Watkins is a Professor at </em></strong><a href="http://drboycewatkins.com/thesyracuseprofessor"><strong><em>Syracuse University</em></strong></a><strong><em> and founder of the Your Black World Coalition.&#160; To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, </em></strong><a href="https://greatblackspeakers.wufoo.com/forms/dr-boyce-watkins-on-aol-black-voices/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://greatblackspeakers.wufoo.com/forms/dr-boyce-watkins-on-aol-black-voices/" target="_blank"><strong><em>please click here.</em></strong></a><strong><em>&#160;</em></strong></a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-7329885769730811923?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-41273131533621513582011-05-20T08:54:00.001-04:002011-05-20T08:54:07.239-04:00<p><img src="http://cdn.wn.com/ph/img/89/e7/70a6269bc067739b9fc826ad8f9a-grande.jpg" width="315" height="226" /></p> <p>Quick note from Dr. <a href="http://scholarshipinaction.blogspot.com">Boyce Watkins</a>, <a href="http://yourblackworld.com">Your Black World</a>&#160;</p> <p>&#160;</p> <p>After <a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/20/dr-wilmer-leon-on-obama-honest-criticism-is-not-betrayal-it%e2%80%99s-democratic/" target="_blank">posting the piece <font color="#956839">by</font> Dr. Wilmer Leon</a>, a Political Scientist and objective Obama observer, stating that African Americans are jeopardizing our Democratic freedoms by squashing all voices of dissent as it pertains to President Obama, I received this interesting comment from one of my Facebook friends. </p> <p>His name has been removed, but perhaps there is some logic to what he’s saying.&#160; He also appears to be neutral in the Obama conversation, which makes his point even more relevant.&#160;&#160; His simple, yet poignant statement was something I felt compelled to share with others: </p> <p><em>Maybe I can add some insight as to why many Blacks are reluctant to criticize Obama. I think that many of us feel that he is under constant UNFAIR criticism and are afraid that even fair criticism will be seen as just piling on. We can be compared to a mother who is over protective of her child because the father abuses him. She feels that her child should have someone who accepts him unconditionally. As a result she may spoil the child. It's not right , but it happens. That's how some view Obama. We see people hoping that he will fail. We see people asking for birth certificates, accusing him of being against America, wanting everything he does to go down in flames, etc. So some of us seem willing to 'overlook&quot; his faults. It's not right , but it happens.</em></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-4127313153362151358?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338686451157048600.post-90932739230967176272011-05-20T00:46:00.001-04:002011-05-20T00:46:58.817-04:00<p><img src="http://yourblackworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tamika-mallory-THUMB-blue-white-suit-e13056651071702-300x189.jpg" /></p> <p>&#160;</p> <p><a href="http://yourblackworld.com/2011/05/20/how-the-murder-of-my-sons-father-inspired-me-to-fight/" target="_blank">click to read</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5338686451157048600-9093273923096717627?l=boycewatkins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staffnoreply@blogger.com0