Dr. Boyce: 10 Honest, Borderline Embarrassing Thoughts about the Life and...
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Like the rest of the country, I found myself curious about the unfortunate events involving late Christopher Dorner. He was, like myself, an angry black man. He also appeared to...
View ArticleMalcolm X Shabazz High School: A School on the Rise
A quick note from Dr. Boyce Watkins: I received an invitation this week to speak at the Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey. The stop is part of our Building Outstanding Men and Boys...
View ArticleMin. Farrakhan to Obama: Come Speak to Parents of Dead Children in Chicago
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Minister Louis Farrakhan, in a compelling address to President Barack Obama, made a plea to the president to consider coming to Chicago to see about the families of those who’ve...
View ArticleWhy “All My Babies’ Mamas” Was Such a Dangerous Show
by Dr. Boyce Watkins Allison Samuels at the Daily Beast is reporting that the Oxygen Network allegedly came to its senses and realized that putting out a show featuring a rapper bragging about...
View ArticleMelissa Harris-Perry: Please Don’t Excuse Racial Discrimination in the White...
by Dr. Boyce Watkins President Obama has recently been criticized for going to his “binder full of white men” when seeking people to fill important cabinet posts. Only white men need apply when it...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: U. Illinois Chicago Tells Farrakhan and I that We’re Not Welcome...
by Dr. Boyce Watkins The other day, I was speaking to someone about the forum that I am holding with Min Louis Farrakhan on Wealth, Education, Family and Community. The topic that came up is the...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: The Next Malcolm X Must Not Be Allowed to Die
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I don’t know how or why Malcolm Shabazz died this week in Mexico. I also don’t pretend that someone is better or worse than what they actually were, just because they recently...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: President Obama Lacks the Moral Authority to Give His Lopsided...
by Dr. Boyce Watkins This week, President Barack Obama gave the commencement address to the young men at Morehouse College. I was happy to see the president address these men, for I’m sure they were...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: Black Men are Not Storks, and Parenting Should Be a Team Sport...
by Dr. Boyce Watkins I don’t remember much about my father, a man by the name of Boyce Sanders. I met him three times, and didn’t mix with him very well. I have no animosity toward him, no...
View ArticleDr. Boyce: Do Black People Support Obama Just Because He’s Black? Well, It...
By Dr. Boyce Watkins Sometimes I have random thoughts while sitting and waiting for other things to happen: I come to a realization about politics while I’m at the grocery store, or I’ll figure out...
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