Jorge “Jinho” Ferreira feels the tension between being black and carrying a badge every day as a sheriff’s deputy in Alameda County, California.
“I feel like you have to prove yourself on every level,” said Ferreira, 39, who patrols about 30 miles east of San Francisco. “You have to prove yourself to the black community, you have to prove yourself to all of your co-workers, you have to prove yourself to society.”
With the nation roiled by two grand juries’ recent decisions not to indict white
Celebrity DJ Jae Murphy recently opened up about how he maintains his faith in Hollywood while producing secular music. He also touched on his calling from God and the importance of a college education.
The Chesapeake, Virginia, native is still coming to grips with the success of his hit song “You Playin” featuring The Game, Eric Bellinger and Problem. It’s the lead single from his upcoming debut album, “Howard to Hollywood.”
In Septermber, the popular R&B track debuted at No.1 on Billboard’
DE Michael Sam was a seventh-round draft pick by the Rams.
(Photo: Jeff Haynes, AP)
Michael Sam is no longer attached to an NFL team and none of them appear to want to pick him up because his sexual orientation causes too much distraction, claims a Buffalo Bills star.
Offensive lineman Eric Wood goes on, more specifically, to blame the media for focusing on the personal life of the NFL’s first openly gay draft pick.
‘Blame that on espn,’ Wood tweeted in response to Sam’s inability to find an
Al Sharpton (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
by Ron Christie (THIS WAS NOT WRITTEN BY THE ORACLE AND DOES NOT REFLECT OUR OPINION)
The concept of a ‘black community’ or ‘black America’ led by figures like Al Sharpton is counterproductive and, at best, outdated. It’s time we spent more time concentrating on what unites us.
In light of the tragic shooting of Michael Brown, I’ve been troubled by the notion that a monolithic entity called “Black America” or “the black community” still exists in the 21st c
