Massacre in Virginia
A young man described as deeply troubled, depressed and suicidal by some of his classmates and professors is responsible for the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg. Cho Seung-Hui, a 23 year-old senior English major from Centerville, Va., and a South Korean native, was the lone gunman that slaughtered 32 faculty and students at Virginia Tech on the morning of Monday, April 16 before turning the gun on himself. The deadly rampage and carnage has stunned the nation and is being called the worst mass shooting in American ...
New Yorkers speak out on firing of Don Imus
The news that Don Imus, a longtime radio host, has been fired after he referred to members of Rutgers University women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos” was satisfying to some New Yorkers. In a statement to The Amsterdam News, State Senator Bill Perkins said, “He should no longer be allowed the opportunity to poison our airwaves and attack our women and our race.” “I think he deserves it,” said Hunter College freshman Cynthia Keller. William Jackson, a media major at Hunter College, expressed similar sentiments. “I’m satisfied with his ...
Simply not enough
There is a 23-year-old boy child of a man who rests, although we cannot say how peacefully, in a coroner’s office somewhere in Virginia. We know his name. We know that he was 23 years old. We know that he ...
Duke rape cases dropped: What else is new?
After listening to white television and Black talk radio this past Sunday, I am convinced that Blacks need to convene a forum every Sunday afternoon to discuss the myths and fallacies that permeate the ...
Mother’s Day: luxury beyond flowers and chocolate
According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother’s Day is now the day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States. Every year when Mother’s Day comes in sight, it’s noted in ...