• I guess Rocawear Arena doesn't sound any worse than the Verizon Center or FedEx Field. Okay, yeah it does. [AHH]

• The cynicism starts young these days. [BS]

• Who's afraid of the big, black voter? [CNN]

• Museum patrons dying to catch a glimpse of the new Smithsonian museum dedicated to black history before it opens can now do so online. [FOX]

• According to a very odd scientific study, straight hair gets more tangled than curly hair. I believe if I had participated in the trials the results would have skewed far in the other direction.

• A new book outlines all the reasons that contribute to the relatively low life expectancy of African Americans.

• Primary biliary cirrhosis, among other things, could be a contributing factor to the whole life expectancy thing.

• So that Beyonce Lemonade diet wasn't healthy? I never would have guessed.

• A piece of a meteorite that's sacred to an Oklahoma Native American tribe is being sold to the highest bidder. Shockingly, people are unhappy about that.

• A little post-Labor day news to depress you or inspire you to contribute to a scholarship fund: more than half of Black Americans work in low paying jobs, lack benefits, and hit a glass-ceiling when they try to move ahead. [CST]

• Kanye West doesn't care about British strippers. [EUR]

• If someone was paying me $3,000 to do it, I would probably have an easier time losing weight. [BS]

• Vermont might be on odd state for a WWII museum honoring the contributions of blacks, but it's still nice that its there. [BG]

• Have you ever donated blood? A new group is saying that more black people should. [HC]