The Women All Men Hate, Irrespective of Race!

Written By The Fly Guy

It’s time to officially clear the air. There seems to be this common misconception, which suggests that men have lower standards when choosing a mate. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, men are a lot pickier than we lead you to believe. To prove this point, I’ve decided to share “Five Types of Women That All Men Hate.” So pay close attention, and if this sounds like someone you know, then that may explain why they can’t seem to keep a man.

1. Ms. “Stick In The Mud” This woman never seems to have any fun … ever. Her idea of a good time is probably a quiet evening at home reading the encyclopedia while eating a Lean Cuisine. On top of that, she doesn’t know how to give or take a joke, since she takes herself way too seriously. Will you relax … please?

2. Ms. “No One Else”Ms. “No One Else” wants all of your free time—every single second of it. As soon as the two of you get close, she stops talking to all of her friends and expects you to do the same. Some men may reluctantly agree, but that arrangement soon grows old.

3. Ms. “Something To Prove”Ms. “Something To Prove” has always worked hard to show the world she was capable of doing anything she set her mind to. And while the entire male population applauds her strength, we get kind of tired of her reminding us about it throughout the entire date.“I’ve got a good job.”“I don’t need a man to do anything for me.”“I’ve always been independent.”“I’m going to write a book encouraging other women to be strong like me.”

Honestly, we’d rather listen to a Paula Abdul Greatest Hits album than to sit through an entire evening of that.

4. Ms. “Read My Mind”For some reason, Ms. “Read My Mind” expects her man to know exactly what she’s thinking at all times. As a result, she constantly tests him, using his responses to gauge his level of love. This type of behavior should be avoided, as very few men are interested in dealing with the constant guessing games.

5. Ms. “Chatterbox”Communication serves as the cornerstone for all serious relationships. However, some women overdo it a bit. The problem with Ms. “Chatterbox” is that she spends most of her time talking, and none of it listening. Before long, this type of woman grows even more annoying than that one drunk uncle who always tries to hit on your female friends.

The Fly Guy Moral: So now that I have outlined the five types of women that all men hate; what now? Will you continue to hold out hope that he will one day change his mind and accept you as you are? Or will you learn the art of compromise and begin addressing those personal issues that aren’t conducive to a healthy relationship? I pray you choose the latter.

To read more from the Fly Guy, visit The Fly Guy Chronicles

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Did Cool White Actor Owen Wilson Try To Take His Own Life?

All That Glitters In Hollywood Family Ain't Gold

There are now confirmed reports that actor Owen Wilson swallowed a massive number of pills before trying to slit his wrists in an apparent suicide attempt.

The "Wedding Crashers" star is currently hospitalized in a Santa Monica Hospital in stable condition.

3-Day Drug Binge Of Crystal Meth And Hillibilly Heroin?

A source who is purportedly close to Owen Wilson acknowledged this devastating information to the syndicated entertainment show "Extra."

The unnamed source told "Extra" that Wilson has been depressed for the last few months, but insisted it is not over a broken relationship with blond actress Kate Hudson. The source also said that Wilson's brother, fellow actor Luke Wilson, found him and that Wilson's family and friends are shocked.

Wilson, 38, had been taken to the hospital but didn't say why. TMZ published a statement from the Santa Monica Police Department: "On Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at 12:10 p.m., officers from the Santa Monica Police Department responded to a medical assistance call from the Santa Monica Fire Department at the 900 block of 23rd Street. The person was transported to a local hospital where they are being treated."

According to "Entertainment Tonight," Wilson was later brought to the Beverly Hills' Cedars-Sinai Hospital where he detoxed. Anonymous sources said Wilson suffered from dehydration. The show also reported that brother Luke Wilson was spotted leaving Cedars-Sinai on Sunday night with their brother, Andrew. People magazine said Owen's parents also visited.

Wilson, who recently broke up with actress Kate Hudson, was nominated for an Oscar for "The Royal Tenebaums" screenplay. He has starred in many box-office blockbusters such as "Zoolander" with Ben Stiller and the thriller "Behind Enemy Lines" with Gene Hackman.

Most recently, he starred in "Night at the Museum," with Stiller and is slated to star in the film adaptation of the book "Marley and Me."

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No Sex In The City #9 - Black Women Are Like A Football, Just Waiting To Be Caught

Locks of Love

By Cousin Kim

I was jazzed when I walked in because I could see him out of the corner of my eye; six feet tall, captivating megawatt smile, body like a NFL wide receiver, chocolate brown skin, and long locks.

Instead of looking at him directly, I signed in and greeted those nearest the table. It was Monday night and I was at my salsa class lesson at the church I attend.

So much to do when you're a single girl in L.A. -- so little time.

Speaking to those I recognized along the way, I walked the row of grey padded folding chairs searching for an empty seat that didn't have people on either side of it. I'm big on personal space. It's something I demand.

Luckily, there weren't any seats that met my space requirement except the ones down on the end where he was sitting. Cool.

"Oh hey, you made it," I said casually as if I'd just seen him in that moment. The previous day we'd run into one another at the African Marketplace held in the heart of Black Los Angeles.

His sister was visiting from Ohio and he wasn't sure he'd make it to class that night, but there he was. We had seen each other at service that morning as well. We seemed destined to cross paths.

"My sister decided to take my niece to Disneyland", he revealed. I liked his sister already. I decided then that he was my dance partner for the night, whether he knew it or not.

"Let's pray in", our instructor announced. Our classes always began with prayer. Usually the gist of the prayer was that we were acknowledging and celebrating spirit through dance. Of course, as everyone moved into a circle to join hands I strategically positioned myself next to him. When the prayer was done, we secured floor space next to one another in the rear of the room for warm up.

The warm up always involved some type of hip gyration; a perfect opportunity for me to show off the wealth that God gave me. As he danced on my right, I hoped he noticed my exaggerated movements; after all, they were punctuated for him. The previous week he had complimented me on how I move. I wanted to give him a reason to compliment me again. That was to come later.

"Let's all partner up" our instructor announced. How convenient to have a male partner standing right next to me. Beautiful. I couldn't wait to see his locks sway flirtatiously when he moved with me on the dance floor.

He expertly steered me by pressing his left hand against my right hand and his right hand against the lower part of my waist.

Our instructor said that leading at the top of the body was like throwing a football, so I guess that made me his pigskin for the night!

'Locks man' picked up new steps by watching other men in class and incorporating some of their moves into his spontaneous routine. We glided, we swayed, and we rolled to the music; sometimes with our bodies pressed together with just the right amount of tension and sometimes with our bodies apart as we showed off for one another. That's when I got that compliment I was waiting for. "Damn. Go ahead, girl."

After an hour of separating and coming together we were both gleaming with sweat, but we had smiles on our faces. Finally at the end of the "game", he asked me if I'd like to go dancing outside of class and practice some of what we'd learned. Of course I said yes.

I like my space, but I also like the coming together part. Sometimes being a football isn't so bad.

ANOTHER BALLER IN TROUBLE: BLACK ATLANTA FALCON'S QUARTERBACK MICHAEL VICK INDICTED!

Vick And His Boys Accused Of Executing Pit Bulls After Failed Fights

NFL baller Michael Vick was indicted on a federal conspiracy charge for his alleged role in a dog fighting venture that operated from a Virginia property owned by the Atlanta Falcons QB.

The brother, nicknamed "Ookie" in the indictment, allegedly established the Bad Newz Kennels in early-2001 in Smithfield, Virginia. It was this property, for which Vick, 27, paid $34,000, that the star Black athlete and other named defendants used as the "main staging area for housing and training the pit bulls involved in the dog fighting venture and hosting dog fights."

WILL VICK'S LEGAL WOES CAUSE HIS $130 MIL CONTRACT TO BE IN JEOPARDY? DUH!

Prosecutors are saying that Vick and his cohorts began purchasing pit bull puppies in late-2001 and would eventually "sponsor" individual dog fights with purses as high as $26,000.

In the indictment's most disturbing, hideous parts, feds describe what happened to some Bad Newz Kennels dogs that either lost matches or did not perform in test fights.

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After a March 2003 loss by a female pit bull, codefendant Purnell Peace, "after consulting with Vick," electrocuted the animal.

In April, prosecutors allege, Vick, Peace, and Quanis Phillips, "executed approximately 8 dogs that did not perform well in 'testing' sessions."

66 dogs were found on the property, with as many as 50 being pit bulls. Reports are that as many as 30 dogs were found in graves buried on the property.

These animals, the indictment claims, were killed "by various methods, including hanging, drowning, and slamming at least one dog's body to the ground."

If convicted, Vick is looking at 6 years in prison and a 350,000 fine. Vicks cousin, who actually lived on the property, was not indicted. Initially, Vick said he knew nothing about what was going on.

HEY T.I, THE BLACK MAN IN THE MIRROR IS MAKING YOU LOOK BAD

T.I. vs. T.I.P.

Grammy Award-winning rapper, T.I., born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. seems to have done it again. After many fans accepted his “humble” apology for getting into an altercation with rival Ludacris’ manager just days before his big night at the BET Awards, T.I.P. decided to have a July bout.

While performing at an ESPY pre-party last Tuesday, a fan threw a cup onstage, which infuriated the self-proclaimed “King of the South” to jump off stage and confront the fan. In an effort to keep his hands clean, T.I. hit the culprit with the microphone, bloodying the man.

T.I.’s latest July incident follows an altercation that he got into with rapper Ludacris’ manager, Chaka Zulu at a luncheon called "Make It Happen" aimed at power brokers with actress Holly Robinson Peete as the guest of honor. Classy, huh? Days later, while he was accepting his BET Award for Hip-Hop Artist of the Year, he apologized for the altercation, but mainly blamed it on his “alter ego,” T.I.P.

“On behalf of my partner T.I.P., I want to apologize for what happened the other day. They say there’s a fine line between brilliance and insanity.”

In case you’re confused, T.I. declares that he has an alter ego, T.I.P. that often battles with T.I.

Apparently, T.I. is a calm, cool, collected businessman who can mingle with Hollywood stars and fashion and music moguls. T.I.P. is the crazy side that you’d see fighting outside of a club.
All this fantasy sounds great for onstage freestyle battles with himself to show the fans how versatile his style can be.

It should do wonders for his latest album, T.I vs. T.I.P., which instantly topped the charts when it was released earlier this month. He even got some praise for being a man and owning up to his immaturity in that half-assed apology on stage at the BET Awards.

Now that he’s assaulted a thoughtless and angry fan at an ESPY’s pre-show concert, it’s becoming clear that his “T.I.P.” persona is simply a front to hide the irate person that he really is. I’m hoping he decides to keep the whole, “T.I.P vs. T.I.” excuse for the stage, since a judge in a real court won’t care what comic book hero he’s trying to be before sentencing. These fights are an obvious pattern of constant loss of control which is bound to escalate. Are we to expect a shooting next month when someone talks bad about his Momma?

His main success is primarily in music, but he also has his hands in acting and a clothing line. With these multiple endeavors taking off, someone needs to calm his ass down, and make him realize that fighting every month with the next man that doesn’t like him will only bring him down before he can be a complete success. We need proof that he can live up to his potential as one of the main players in the recent popular business of music, clothes, and acting.

Whether he likes it or not, T.I. is representing his industry which is increasingly under more scrutiny for its negative characteristics that keep playing out in real life just about everyday. He’s representing successful Black businessmen that appeal to a huge, adoring audience, ready to suck up all that he gives them. Everything he wants is sitting right in his lap, it’s just up to him to either continue to prove how tough he is (T.I.P.), or how smart he is (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.)

Keep talking, it’s the only way they’ll ever hear you.--JJJ

ANOTHER GENARLOW? BLACK UNIV. OF MINN. CORNERBACK CHARGED WITH RAPE AFTER ACT IS CAPTURED ON A CELL PHONE

Prosecutors are calling it rape via cell phone, charging University of Minnesota cornerback Dominic Jones with third-degree criminal sexual conduct on a drunk, unconscious woman.

Bail was just set at 25,000 as Jones entered a not guilty plea.

A friend of Jones had taken a video of part of the assault on his cell phone at the apartment that night back in April. The file was deleted, but forensic experts examining the phone were able to recover a portion of the deleted file.

In the video, the female appears to be unresponsive. Per the criminal complaint, her blood-alcohol level was estimated at least 0.30 percent by a doctor who reviewed police reports and witness statements. That's three times the legal limit.

Prosecutors said the male identified in the video is in fact Jones.

A junior strong safety from Columbus, Ohio, Jones, 20, has been called one of the Gophers' best defensive players. He's started 20 straight games over the last two seasons and gained the reputation of a fiery competitor with a knack for making big hits despite being just 5 feet 8.

READ THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT HERE

Jones was in court today and will reportedly have prominent defense attorney Earl Grey defending him.

What's even more bizarre about this case is former Gopher and convicted felon Robert McField is the one who brought the victim and her friend to the University Village apartment. Court documents are claiming it was actually McField who gave the victim eight shot glasses of straight vodka.

The burning question, however, is why was McField still living in University housing? The month before the party, he had pleaded guilty to two felony counts of armed robbery in Missouri.

McField is currently on lockdown for commiting those offences.

The university had known for months about the allegations, and McField had actually been kicked off the football team in October because of them. It was not until several weeks after the party that McField was finally kicked out of school as well.

The University of Minnesota's attorney Mark Rotenberg said, "There was a period of time between when this student plead guilty to the crimes and the date to which we got him out of the University. That time lag was unfortunate."

Three other players -- Alex Daniels, E.J. Jones and Keith Massey, Jones' half-brother -- are still suspects in this case months after being arrested and then released. All four players being named in the case have been suspended from the football team.

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If these young brothers engaged in criminal misconduct, they need to be held accountable. Too bad if these Black men are in college -- you do the crime, you do the time!

That said, this story is heartbreaking. All we can hope for family, is that justice is served!

BLACK SOLDIER CHARGED WITH SPREADING HIV THROUGH GAY SEX WITH TEENAGER... AND HE'S MARRIED!

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — An HIV-positive Fort Bragg soldier with a wife and kids has been accused of knowingly spreading the virus to a teenage boy.

This is disturbing family, on sooo many levels.

Private First Class Johnny Lamar Dalton, 25, was charged last week with assault with a deadly weapon (his "Shemar Moore") , misdemeanor assault and committing a crime against nature. He is being held under a $50,000 bond and faces the same charges from the military.

Dalton was arrested after the Fort Bragg military police and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office conducted a five-month-long investigation, where they found that the 25-year-old was engaged in a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old boy he found in a gay online chatroom and then met in person, the boy's mother told WRAL.com.

Click here to read the WRAL.com report

Last November, Dalton signed a written order agreeing to not have unprotected sex and to notify a partner before he did, a spokesperson for the 82nd Airborn Division told WRAL.com.

His encounters with the boy continued despite the order and despite his having a wife and children. In February, doctors conducting routine blood tests reportedly found that the otherwise healthy teen was HIV positive.

The boy, now 18, and his mother went to Fort Bragg military police and then to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

"My son received it [HIV] unwillingly," the teen's mother told WRAL.com. "If you willingly and knowingly ... and you purposefully do something, you should suffer the consequences."

Both the boy's mother and military investigators are worried that Dalton might have infected other people who have not come forward. The mother has said she thinks that the Army should have better control over soldiers known to be infected with HIV or AIDS.

Dalton is a member of the 22nd Aviation Support Battalion and is not allowed to deploy because of the virus.

Military and civilian prosecutors will meet to decide who will take the case to court. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 2.

Speaking of Shemar... scroll to the next post to get the latest!

TYLER "MADEA" PERRY: IS GAY THE NEW BLACK?

Essence Magazine Asks What Some Folks Are Thinking!

Tyler Perry, riding the wave of his Madea films and successful -- yet uninspiring House Of Payne -- is still by his damn self.

Rumors, however, persist about his romantic life—everything from relationships with various African-American starlets, including Tyra Banks, Tracee Ellis Ross and Oprah's BFF, Gayle King, to the suggestion that he's gay.

Perry, who will neither confirm nor deny the Banks relationship, says that his "friend" King is a hang-out buddy, and that he did go out on a date with Ross, "but if you go on one date, it's not dating."

Beyond that, the notoriously private Perry refuses to say more. But he doesn't hesitate to address the gay rumors, acknowledging, first, that climbing into a dress and wig and packing his face full of Maybelline could very well lead people to question for which side he's hitting.

"It used to bother me a whole lot in the beginning, it really, really did," says Perry. "But what it's done is give me firm seating in my manhood. And if some people can't separate the character from the man that I am, then that's their issue, not mine."

Not that there's anything wrong with it, but this sounds like the brother is denying being gay, family. What say you?

AT THE 2007 ESPY AWARDS, A FEW BLACK BALLERS ACTUALLY SHOW-UP WITH, GASP... BLACK WOMEN?!?!

NBA Baller Derek Fisher and his wife Candace

post their baby emergency - Lakers miss you Fish!

Former Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson and date, before the assault that you know is coming

Miami Heat Superstar Shaquille O'Neal, and wife Shaunie, post Kobe and his hit reality show getting those fat kids into shape. We likey!

'Best Athlete' LaDainian Tomlinson of the NFL San Diego Chargers, and his mocha wife LaTorsha

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WHITE D.A. IN GENARLOW WILSON CASE RELEASES TAPE SHOWING BLACK TEENS ENGAGED IN SEX

Georgia prosecutor David McDade has kept his villian status, handing out like lollypops copies of a video depicting underage teens and alleged perpetrators engaged in various sex acts.

Determined to keep one Black man on lockdown, the Douglas County D.A. didn't even have the decency to shield the identities or scramble the faces of the alleged victims.

McDade says Georgia’s open-records law leaves him no choice but to release the footage because it was evidence in one of the state’s most turbulent cases — that of Genarlow Wilson, a young brother serving 10 years in prison for having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.

McDade’s actions have opened him up to accusations that he is vindictively misusing his authority to keep Wilson behind bars — and worse, distributing child pornography.

“This has been a ferocious, vindictive prosecution of Genarlow Wilson,” said state Sen. Vincent Fort, an Atlanta Democrat.

McDade has said that while the law required him to release the video, he also believes the footage helps his case — by showing that Wilson is not the squeaky-clean football star and honor student portrayed by his supporters.

“Most of those who do not want people to see the tape know that it’s damning to their position.” McDade said.

He released the video after receiving an open records request from the AP, and said he has given it to about three dozen people, including reporters and lawmakers.

It shows Wilson, then 17, receiving oral sex from a young Black girl and having intercourse with another 17-year-old girl. It was shot at a 2003 New Year’s Eve Party at a hotel room by another partygoer.

Earlier this week, Georgia’s chief federal prosecutor, U.S. Attorney David Nahmias, said the video “constitutes child pornography under federal law,” and he called on McDade to stop releasing copies.

Critics say that at the very least, McDade should have obscured the faces of the underage girls to conceal their identity, or sought a protective order to keep the material under seal.

You think???

Several Wilson supporters likened McDade to disgraced Duke lacrosse prosecutor Mike Nifong and called on Georgia’s attorney general to investigate.

“Mike Nifong lost his license, and if he lost his license, then certainly a district attorney that distributes child pornography ought to be investigated,” the Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, said Thursday.

State Sen. Emanuel Jones said he would introduce legislation to block district attorneys from handing over photographic images in sex cases.

Wilson was convicted of aggravated child molestation for having oral sex with the 15-year-old girl. He has served more than two years of a mandatory 10-year sentence.

A judge last month called Wilson’s sentence “a grave miscarriage of justice” and ordered him set free. But prosecutors are trying to block his release. The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear the case next week.

McDade fought a bill in the Legislature earlier this year that would have helped Wilson. Some lawmakers who were on the fence changed their mind after seeing the tape.

Original story by Shannon McCaffrey (AP)/Skeptical Brotha

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BLACK ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY BROTHERS, WIN BIG AT 2007 ESPY AWARDS

Tomlinson Dominates In Off-Season, Winning 4 ESPY Awards

It was all about Black man LaDainian Tomlinson in Los Angeles last night, as the Waco, Texas native won big at the ESPY Awards, including a trophy for male athlete of the year for his record-setting season with the San Diego Chargers.

Tomlinson defeated LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Tiger Woods for athlete of the year.

James and comedian Jimmy Kimmel co-hosted the 15th annual show honoring the year's best sports moments and athletes at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.

Not that it matters, but the actual show airs this Sunday at 9 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

Tomlinson also won best NFL player, record-breaking performance, and the Like Nothing Else award. The NFL MVP scored 31 touchdowns and 186 points, both league records, and rushed for 1,875 yards.

James won best NBA player; Federer earned his third straight male tennis player trophy; Manning won championship performance for his Super Bowl triumph; and Woods was chosen best golfer for the third year in a row, his record 18th ESPY.

With it now being a given that Lebron is the heir to NBA legend Michael Jordan's incredible reign, James was actually brought out on stage on a throne. Kimmel, a mere plebian, even kissed his royal badness' hand in a sign of deference to the brother before James later busted a move in dark shades and a Gumby wig to Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative." (WATCH IT HERE)

"Bobby Brown just checked back into rehab as a result of that performance," Kimmel joked.

Manning, who hosted "Saturday Night Live" last season, gave James a good review.

"It's hard to do," he said. "The dancing was probably the highlight."

James clearly enjoyed playing comic foil to Kimmel, who called the basketball superstar's singing "terrible."

"This is what I do off the court—have fun, tell jokes, I'm very outgoing," James said backstage. "This was perfect for me, especially when you got a guy like Jimmy working beside you."

The Colts were named best team, while Tony Dungy, the first black coach to win a Super Bowl, captured the best coach-manager category.

Arizona softball star Taryne Mowatt won female athlete of the year and female college athlete honors. She pitched every inning, including eight complete games and threw more than 1,000 pitches in six days, to lead the Wildcats to the NCAA championship.

She defeated Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie, LPGA golfer Lorena Ochoa and Tennessee basketball star Candace Parker for athlete of the year.

The best moment award went to the New Orleans Saints, who returned to the Superdome for the first time since Hurricane Katrina and defeated the Atlanta Falcons on "Monday Night Football."

The best finish category was added this year. The Los Angeles Dodgers won for a victory over the San Diego Padres in which they hit four consecutive homers to force extra innings and then won on a two-run homer by Nomar Garciaparra.

North Carolina State women's basketball coach Kay Yow won the inaugural Jimmy V ESPY for Perseverance. She was undergoing chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer while coaching the Wolfpack during this year's NCAA tournament.

Actor Samuel L. Jackson, looking like Moses, presented the Arthur Ashe Courage award went to Trevor Ringland and Dave Cullen from Northern Ireland.

They founded PeacePlayers to bring Protestant and Catholic children together to play basketball.

Winners in all but the Jimmy V and Arthur Ashe categories were determined by online fan voting. ESPN said a record 12.5 million votes were cast.

DEVIN HESTER WINS BIG! CHECK HIM OUT!

Original story by BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

2007 ESPY AWARDS: BEARS BALLER DEVIN HESTER WINS ESPY FOR BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

Before he became a teenager, Devin Hester, 24, had some challenges in his life. His mother was severely injured in car accident, while his father died of cancer two years later.

His step-father, Derrick Brown, and brother, Lenorris Jr., helped the brother escape his depression and rebuild his life by introducing him to football. This also got him focused on academics.

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The Chicago Bears running back and possible wide receiver hasn't looked back since.

In winning the Espy Wednesday night in Los Angeles for break-through athlete, this young man gives us hope.

As much as we talk about Allen Iverson or Pacman Jones, it's refreshing to see a cat that seems to get it. Hester is even said to actually bring a Bible to every game he plays.

While he could always be fronting, this brother's impressed. Even reading about how Hester’s family resides in Florida, was struck by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, and how he's assisted in helping them rebuild their home just sheds some light into what he's about.

Keep it up Black man!

Speaking of brothers, here's some of the other night's winners!

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IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK FOR T.I. W/ 1/2 MILLION ALBUM SALES

ACTOR CARL WEATHERS WAS 'ROCKIN' THE BLACK PINSTRIPE LOOK

SINGLE MAN DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON WENT TIE-LESS

THIS VEST-ONLY, LIGHT GREY NUMBER IS A GOOD LOOK FOR THE ATLANTA FALCON'S DEANGELO HALL

GET OUTTA HERE JIMMY KIMMEL, THIS IS FOR BROTHERS ONLY

SHAQ LOOKED AS BLUE AS HIS THREE PIECE

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS BALLER REGGIE BUSH HOOKED IT UP PROPER

WHY DO WE NEED THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE? BECAUSE ANGRY WHITE BOYS DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHARE!

I first became deeply familiar with the Fairness Doctrine during the whole Don Imus fiasco. For those who aren't aware, allow me to summarize for you.

Under the Reagan Administration, a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) known as the Fairness Doctrine was repealed in 1987.

The purpose of the Fairness Doctrine was to help ensure that the coverage of all controversial issues by a broadcast station was balanced and fair (not Fox News fair & balanced).

It ran parallel to Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1937 which required stations to offer an equal opportunity to all legally qualified political candidates for any office if another candidate for the same office had been allowed to use that station.

The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine meant stations could now broadcast the content of editorial commentary without being required to present opposing views.

From there, the regular broadcast rantings of the Angry White Male was born ala Rush Limbaugh et. al.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am all for anyone saying whatever it is they want to say. However... MORE

BLACK SERIAL KILLER CHESTER TURNER, WORST IN L.A.'S HISTORY, SENTENCED TO DEATH

Chester Dewayne Turner, the most prolific serial killer in the history of Los Angeles, was sentenced this morning to die for the murders of 11 people, including the unborn child of one woman.

An African-American prosecutor, Robert Grace, represented the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office in this case. This is the same brother who unsuccessfully went after Snoop Dogg when he has accused of being involved in a deadly shooting.

Turner, 40, was found guilty April 30 of murdering 10 women, including one who was pregnant, in South Los Angeles and downtown's skid row from 1987 to 1998.

Repeatedly proclaiming his innocence, Turner was ultimately convicted of strangling eight with his bare hands. Four of the killings took place within six blocks of Turner's home, where he worked as a pizza delivery man.

After eight family members -- all of whom were Black -- spoke about their respective loved one, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge William Pounders said Turner's guilt was established "beyond all doubt."

The thick, shaved-head brother with a huge scar along the right of his face now joins the roster of the L.A. area's most notorious killers: Charles Manson, Night Stalker Richard Ramirez, Freeway Killer William Bonin and Hillside Stranglers Angelo Buono Jr. and Kenneth Bianchi.

Turner, dubbed 'Chester The Molester' by school classmates, becomes the 665th inmate on California's death row. Over the last 30 years, the state has executed 13 death-row inmates; 12 have committed suicide.

DNA evidence linked the Warren, Arkansas native to all his victims, most of whom were prostitutes and Black. His identification cleared another man who had been wrongly convicted of two of his crimes.

Turner's brutal murders show "a level of cruelty rarely seen in murder trials," Judge Pounders said.

Turner raped and strangled his victims. Turner "not only took pleasure in torturing and killing the women, but he apparently got pleasure from seeing the pain he caused their families to endure when he went to dinners held in the homes of the victims' families after the funerals," according the report filed by Leon Alberts of the state probation department.

The victims, in the order they died, were Diane Johnson, 21; Annette Ernest, 26; Anita Fishman, 31; Regina Washington, 27, and her fetus; Andrea Tripplett, 29; Desarae Jones, 29; Natalie Price, 31; Mildred Beasley, 45; Paula Vance, 38; and Brenda Bries, 37.

Original story by John Spano, LA Times

ARE BLACK NBA BALLERS LIKE IVERSON GIVING BROTHERS A BAD RAP?

You Can Find Him in Tha Club

NBA superstar Allen Iverson has to give up $260,000 to one of two men that sued him for being beaten up by his entourage in a Washington nightclub.

The amount covers Marlin Godfrey’s pain and suffering in addition to his medical bills after he claimed Iverson’s bodyguards beat him to the floor and even used a glass bottle during the assault.

Although he and the other plaintiff were seeking $20 million, which included punitive damages, Godfrey claims that he isn’t upset about the smaller amount awarded to him as “it was never about the money.”

Iverson testified that the men were simply trying to cash in on his fame and fortune and claims to have never seen the fight. Iverson was found negligent for failing to supervise his bodyguard sufficiently.

So let’s get this straight. Allen Iverson is going to have to pay $260,000 to a bar patron for his bodyguard(s) beating him up without him throwing a punch, landing a Timberland boot to a head, or even releasing an angry shove?

Yes, Allen Iverson has a bit of a past, as he is facing more charges stemming from separate nightclub fight involving his security just two weeks before this altercation. But how much control is the 6'0, 170-something pound guard supposed to have over two other grown-ass men when they choose to take things too far?

The thought that he didn’t supervise his bodyguards well enough simply sounds like he had a couple of pet dogs that he neglected to keep on a leash before they ran down the street and took a bite out of a young kid’s leg.

It sounds like it's Iverson’s responsibility to shed the dead weight of idiotic security that think they are paid to bully anyone Iverson doesn’t agree with. Imagine that!

So what did this entire squabble start over? Well, the two men that were allegedly assaulted refused to vacate the VIP section of the club for Iverson and his group. Wait… Godfrey was beaten to the floor, blacked out, and suffered head injuries, damaged ear drums, and long-term psychological problems because they didn’t leave a section of the club that they were already sitting in?

The level of foolishness and lack of common sense in these bodyguard’s minds is what gives credence to people continuing to believe that players like Iverson are nothing but thugs, ignorant Black men with nothing better to do except flex their muscle through brain-dead security personnel.

I’m really trying, and I find myself looking for excuses, but it’s getting harder and harder to defend such blatant and outright dim-witted actions of prominent Black men in the spotlight and under the well-known scrutiny of the public.

“Keep talking, it’s the only way they’ll ever hear you.”--JJJ

CONDOM TESTERS WANTED: GIVEN THE 'MYTH', MAYBE BLACK MEN SHOULDN'T APPLY!

MELBOURNE, Australia — A major condom brand said Friday it expected thousands of applicants for a new unpaid job on offer — condom tester.

200 adults are wanted to test a range of its condoms.

While the successful applicants will not be paid, each will receive a pack of Durex sex products, a chance to win 1,000 Australian dollars ($857 U.S.), plus professional prestige, the company said in a statement.

BLACK FOLKS TAKE NATIONAL HIV DAY SERIOUSLY

"Who wouldn't want to have a chance with an actual authorized professional?" Durex marketing manager Sam White asked.

Hopefuls must explain in their applications why they would make "expert" condom testers.

How they test the condoms is not specified, but testers must provide honest feedback about how they find the products.

No deadline is set for evaluating a range of four condoms and other sex products.