GLAAD’s knee-jerk response to anyone who is a public figure that says anything that they disagree with is to call on that person to be fired; and then request that person meet with them. Why would anyone that you made lose their job be interested in meeting with you?

But doesn’t that go against their very mission—“to promote understanding?” Isn’t it more logical to call for a meeting with a person before you demand that their employer fire them? Shouldn’t you dialogue with a person before you start questioning their motives and intensions, if your true goal is to “advance understanding?

In the immortal words of semanticist, S.I. Hayakawa, “meanings are in people, not in words.” In short, words have no intrinsic meaning other than meanings that are internalized by each individual. For example, if I walked up to a female and told her that her dress was “stupid,” she would be either flattered or insulted. If she understood the language of Hip-Hop, she would be flattered; if she didn’t, then she would be insulted. “Meanings are in people, not in words.”

In the early morning hours of March 3, 1991, construction worker Rodney King and two companions were pulled over after a high-speed chase in Los Angeles. King’s friends were arrested without incident, but the violent confrontation between King and the officers on the scene made national headlines, and ignited racial tensions in the city – and the nation.

HHR Blog is excited to be working with CNN again on their upcoming interview with Rodney King entitled Race and Rage – The Beating of Rodney King! CNN anchor Don Lemon sits down with Rodney King 20 years later to retrace the events of that morning, and take a closer look at the riots that divided LA and the nation. They talk about King being a symbol of police brutality, take a visit to the scene, and report on King’s life today.

CNN and Headline News are giving families the amazing opportunity to send their loved ones in the Armed Forces a digital salute with custom audio, photos, and messaging while they are at camp or overseas!

HHR Blog Political and social commentator Lenny McAllister will appear on CNN Newsroom this Saturday evening (January 30, 2010) to discuss his commentary on President Obama’s State of the Union Address Wednesday night.

Latino in America expertly chronicles the plight of The United States’ fifty-one million Latino Americans who are now the largest minority group in America. Illustrating this fact is the growing use of the surname Garcia which is now the tenth most commonly used surname in the U.S.A.

Eldridge Cleaver endorsed Ronald Reagan for President in both 1980 and in 1984. He also ran for office as a Republican against Ron Dellums in 1984, and against Alan Cranston in 1986.

Hip-hop in Cuba has grown partly as a result of state subsidies through the creation of the Cuban Rap Agency, as well as a record label, “Asere Productions,” and a rap magazine called “Movimiento.”However state subsidies of rap in Cuba comes with a price.

This is a great interview with Colin Powell speaking about rebuilding the family and investing time into today’s youth. To see more HHR  is encoruaging all ifts readers to tune in to CNN’s “Black In America 2″ special premiering on July 22 & 23, 2009 at 8PM ET. CNN: Black In America 2: Colin Powell [...]