Tonight is the beginning of a two part CNN documentary, researched and hosted by Soledad O’Brien on being Black in America.

The first part, the Black Woman & Family, airs on July 23rd 2008 at 9 pm EST.

explores the varied experiences of black women and families and investigates the disturbing statistics of single parenthood, racial disparities between students and the devastating toll of HIV/AIDS.

The second part, the Black Man, airs on July 24th 2008 at 9 pm EST.

evaluates the state of black men in America and explores the controversial topics of black men and fatherhood; disparities between blacks and whites in educational, career and financial achievement; and factors leading to the dramatic rates of black male incarceration. The documentary also examines the achievements of black men and the importance of the positive influences of black fathers.

For more information and to watch a trailer, go the CNN special reports page, Black in America

A couple of weeks ago it was the Mayor of New York and soon it could be the Mayor of Detroit.

Apparently back in 2002 a local Detroit paper published text messages from the mayors and his chief of staff, Christine Beatty, pagers. The messages indicated that the two were having a sexual relationship. The gotcha is that they lied about it during a prior hearing involving the firing of deputy police chief, one Gary Brown. Brown was supposedly fired because he knew about the affair and was investigating the mayor.

Kilpatrick, after the text messages, were published came out and said that his wife (yes of course he is married) knew about it and they have worked it out. However, the weekend prior to the text messages coming out, he was wining and dinning another woman (a Carmen Slowsky) in North Carolina.

What is up with the mayors? is the power getting to their other ‘heads’?

Either way, Kilpatrick in a heap to trouble. He could very well end up in a jail cell.

Check out the Details of Charges Against the Mayor and his chief of Staff

By the way, Christine Beatty, resigned back in January, 2008.