Rap’s newest problem: Criticism from within
Nekesa Mumbi Moody
NEW YORK — Maybe it was the umpteenth coke-dealing anthem or soft-porn music video. Perhaps it was the preening antics that some call reminiscent of Stepin Fetchit.
The turning point is hard to pinpoint. But after 30 years of growing popularity, rap music is now struggling with an alarming sales decline and growing criticism from within about the culture’s negative effect on society. Full story
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‘Tired Black Man’ gets his say in Tim Alexander film
Kam Williams
 In recent years, numerous revenge-themed Hollywood adventures have seemed to take a certain delight in portraying black men as unreliable womanizers undeserving of any respect, like the sort of losers always airing their dirty linen on “The Jerry Springer Show.” Female empowerment flicks like “Waiting to Exhale,” “Two Can Play That Game” and “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” have generally left brothers not only browbeaten, but in need of an image overhaul.
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