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Rules of the Game Posted on 05/15/08
For those who are graduating from high school (or have relatives graduating next may), here is a quick rhyme I wrote about kicking butt in college. It is my firm belief that EVERY CHILD IS COLLEGE... More

WHY I AM BOYCOTTING THE NCAA Posted on 04/06/08
A Note to my Friends – WHY I AM BOYCOTTING THE NCAA www.BoyceWatkins.com Last year, I engaged in a short campaign on CNN, CBS Sports, ESPN and the LA Times to highlight major problems with... More

Rapper 50 Cent and Nobel Prize Winner Expect Barack Obama to be Assassinated Posted on 02/22/08
When 50 Cent says something, most of us don't listen. As a hip hop fan, I don't even listen to his music anymore, since it has gotten extraordinarily whack. But when a Nobel Prize Winner agrees with... More

Lil Wayne and Heath Ledger: Drugs, Young People and America Posted on 02/22/08
Shortly before Lil Wayne's arrest, I'd become reacquainted with him. I've met a lot of artists through time, and even when I met Wayne a couple of years ago, I wasn't impressed. I honestly... More

Three Very Bad Reasons for Not Saving Money Posted on 02/22/08
I was talking to my uncle, who is not exactly Donald Trump. He earns a pay rate that is not indistinguishable from minimum wage, lives in an apartment that requires rent by the week, and spends a... More

Five Reasons Black People Don’t Listen to Bill Cosby Posted on 11/02/07
My questions for Dr. Huxtable, as he engages in his ego-maniacal "reign of terror", completed in celebration of his latest cure for 400 years worth of social ills would be listed below. Of course,... More

Why I called Juan Williams a “Happy Negro” on CNN – And why He and Bill O’Reilly Are Not Happy About it Posted on 10/23/07
A friend (Valencia Roner) called me one night to ask if I watch "The O'Reilly Factor". I said "No, I don't watch silly, racist television programs." She then informed me that I might want to watch... More

Rules of the Game Posted on 09/23/07
Education is your vehicle, it’s kinda like your first car Here are tips from the top on how to live like a star You think school’s not important and you let your grades slide? Well, buckle up my... More

My position on Michael Vick Posted on 09/23/07
I’ve been asked by some to clarify my position on Michael Vick. The Today Show interview may or may not get it right tomorrow, but I thought I would let my friends have the 411. I also share some... More

Nifong, Duke and the dirty, dirty south – why we still just don’t get it Posted on 07/05/07
I was taken aback yesterday by the volume of hate mail I received in response to the last article I wrote about Mike Nifong, the prosecutor in the Duke LaCrosse case. Apparently, a few folks had... More

Note to Oprah – 50 Cent is going straight to the bank with this Posted on 06/11/07
Those who think rappers' brains are not worth a nickel might wish their own brains were worth 50 cent. Recently, in a deal for the sale of Glaceau (makers of Vitamin Water) to Coca-Cola, 50 Cent (aka... More

Our (wel)fare city Posted on 06/11/07
The numbers are in and as usual the Syracuse City School District doesn't have enough money. It's not just the schools, officials hailed new funds from Washington to demolish dilapidated homes... More

Using Financial Liposuction to work your way out of debt Posted on 04/09/07
Black women, as beautiful as they are, are not usually the first ones to line up for any form of cosmetic surgery. God made you the envy of the world and it’s going to stay that way. But being the... More

The Big Brown Baller Posted on 04/09/07
I turned the TV on ESPN I saw the Big Brown Baller again The one who can jump straight out of the gym Who scores 50 points and hangs on the rim The latest great athlete of the NCAA The... More

What’s Love got to do with it? – Michael Jordan, Britney Spears and the peculiarities of marriage Posted on 01/28/07
I was the best man in my good friend’s wedding. It all seemed right, since he and his girlfriend had been getting naked together for about 2,438 years. Over the following 9 months, I watched their... More

Financial Liposuction 101 - Slicing the financial fat from the holidays Posted on 01/05/07
You are hung over from a highs of financial gluttony caused by the Christmas Holidays. Your kids have more toys than Santa, your wallet is in the the Intensive Care Unit of the local hospital, and... More