Archive for February, 2010
That Brother in The Old Spice Commercial
• February 26, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Fashion, History, Television, Women, World War II
Tags: "Smell Like a Man Man", "The Original. If Your Grandfather Hadn't Worn It You Wouldn't Exist", 30-Second Star, Boat, Commercials, Dads, Diamonds, Early American Old Spice, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, Horse, Isaiah Mustafa, Leather, Manly Man, Manly Men, Old Spice, Old Spice After Shave, Old Spice Body Wash, Pipes, Proctor & Gamble, Sailing Ships, Shower, The Greatest Generation, The Shulton Company, Turtlenecks, TV Commercials, Tweeds, Viral Commercial, White Horse, White Sandy Beach
Antoinette Davis, Shaniya’s Mother, Released on Bail
• February 26, 2010 • 4 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Antoinette Davis, Biracials, Blacks, Bradley Lockhart, Child Abduction, Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Sex Abuse, Child Sex Slave, Child Slavery, Children, Drug Debt, Drugs, Mario Andrette McNeil, Mario Andrette McNeill, Motherhood, Murder, Pimping, Rape, Selling Children, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, Strangulation
Weekend Music, February 19-21, 2010: “(I Ain’t Gonna Play) Sun City,” Artists United Against Apartheid, 1985
• February 21, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in American Foreign Policy, Artists United Against Apartheid, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Music, Music Videos, South Africa, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Glory Days", "I Ain't Gonna Play Sun City", "Men Without Women", "Sun City", "The Sopranos", "WATW", "We Are the World", African National Congress, Afrikaaner, Artists United Against Apartheid, Bantustan, Bonnie Raitt, Bono, Bophuthatswana, David Ruffin, DJ Kool Herc, Eddie Kendricks, George Clinton, Haiti, Herbie Hancock, Jam Master Jay, Janet Jackson, Kurtis Blow, Little Steven, Melle Mel, Miami Steve, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Nelson Mandela, New School, Nona Hendryx, Old School, Peter Garrett, Silvio Dante, South Africa, Steven Van Zandt, The Reagan Administration, The Sullivan Principles
Tiger: Okay, Now Can We Let Him Alone?
• February 20, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Domestic Violence, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs), Race, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: 18 Holes of Golf, Amy Bishop, Amy Bishop Anderson, Charles Barkley, Children, David Letterman, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Elin Nordegren, Elin Nordegren Woods, Elin Woods, Entitled, Entitlement, Family, Father, Golf, Greece, Growing Up, Haiti, Harvard, Husband, Iceland, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Karma, Mahayana Buddhism, Marriage, Michael Jordan, Nichiren Buddhism, O.J. Simpson, Oscar Grant, Rebuilding, Sampler, Sean Bell, Southeast Asia, Stalkerazzi, Tabloid Press, Tabloids, Thailand, Thanksgiving, Theravada, Theravada Buddhism, Tiger Woods, University of Alabama Huntsville
Shani Davis Wins Olympic Gold for 1,000 Meter Ice Sprint
• February 18, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Canada, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Winter Olympics 2010
Tags: "The Incredibles", African American, African Americans, Blacks, Champion, Chicago IL, Chicagoan, DC Inner City Excitement, Frozone, Ice, Lightness, Northern Michigan University, Pettit National Ice Center, Shani, Shani Davis, Skating, Snow, Speed Skating, The Olympic Gold Medal, The Olympics, Washington D.C., Weightlessness, West Allis WI, Winter Sports, Wisconsin
Pittsburgh Resident Curtis Mitchell: Killed by EMS Laziness?
• February 18, 2010 • 8 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Auto-Immune Diseases, Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Health, Natural Disasters, Race
Tags: 911 Emergency Service, Blizzards, City of Madison, Curtis Mitchell, Drifts, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technicians, EMTs, First Responder, Job, John Nolen Drive, Madison WI, Pittsburgh PA, Public Service, Sharon Edge, Snow, Snowstorm, Super Bowl Sunday, Vocation
“I am Sean Bell,” a Film by Stacey Muhammad
• February 18, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Awards, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Film, Hate Crimes, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, Race
Tags: African Americans, Black People, Blacks, Boys, Constables on Patrol, Cops, Documentary, Documentary Filmmaker, Fatherlessness, Hopelessness, Justice, Latina, Latinos, Men, Murder, N.Y.P.D., New York, New York City, Police Murders, Race, Racism, Sean Bell, Stacey Muhammad, The United States
Sean Bell’s Killers Are Not Going to Face Trial
• February 17, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Attorney General Eric Holder, Constables on Patrol, Death by Cops, Exoneration, F.B.I., Flight Risk, Johannes Mehserle, Justice Department, L.A. County, L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Michael Oliver, Mitrice Richardson, Nicole Paultre-Bell, Obama Administration, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Police Commissioner Kelly, Politics, Queens N.Y., Sean Bell, Steve Gilliard, The News Blog, Undercover Cops, William Shatner
BREAKING: Tiger Woods Will Make a Public Statement at a Press Conference Friday
• February 17, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drama, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Elin Nordegren, Extramarital Affairs, Florida, Golfing, Growing Up, Infidelity, Jumpoffs, Marital Strife, Marriage, Press Conference, Separation, Sex, Sexual Addiction, Tiger Woods, Women
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 16, 2010, w/Updates
• February 16, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Music, New Orleans
Tags: Cold, Fat Tuesday, Frankie Laine, Home Cooking, John Goodman, King Cake, King of the Krewe of Rex, King of the Krewe of Zulu, Lent, Louisiana, Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Pete Fountain, Phil Harris, St. Charles Avenue, The Crescent City, The Curve, The French Quarter, The Golden Comanches, The Half-Assed Walking Club, The Half-Fast Walking Club, The Mardi Gras Indians, The New Orleans Saints, Walking Clubs, Walking Krewes, Wussies
The Mardi Gras Indians Will Be Marching Tomorrow, Fat Tuesday, February 16, 2010
• February 15, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Class, History, Love, Native Americans/First Nations, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Religion, Spirituality
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Baraboo WI, Big Chiefs, Black Hawk, Blacks, Flag Boy, March 19, Mardi Gras Indians, Masking Indian, Mother Leafy Anderson, Native Americans, Sacrifice, Sewing, South Claiborne Avenue, Spy Boy, St. Joseph's Day, The Black Hawk War, The Creole Wild West, The Golden Comanches, The Spiritual Church of New Orleans, The Super Dome, The Wild Magnolias, The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Working Class, WWOZ-FM 90.7
Poet Lucille Clifton, 73, Two Time Nominee for Pulitzer Prize, Joins the Ancestors
• February 15, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Arts, Black People, Books, Class, Education, Love, Lucille Clifton, Memoir, Race, Women
Tags: "Homage to My Hair", "Homage to My Hips", "Two Headed Woman", Arts, Cancer, Clindren's Book Author, Emmy Award, Juniper Prize, Lannan Literary Award, Literature, Lucille Clifton, National Book Award, New York, Poet, Poet Laureate of Maryland, Poetry, Poets.org, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize Nominee, Ruth Lilly Prize, Shelley Memorial Award, The Black Female Body, Thelma Lucille Sayles
Bummer! Maria Pinto, One of the First Lady’s Favorite Designers, Closes Her Doors
• February 15, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Fashion, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Women, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class
Tags: Michelle Obama, African Americans, The First Lady, Blacks, Latinos, The Economy, Chicago IL, "The Chicago Sun-Times", The Great Recession, Maria Pinto, Fashion Designer, "Crain's", Couturier, Mrs. O, Sak's Fifth Avenue, Barney's, Jackson Street, Mrs. Obama
Derrion Albert Update: Fifth Chicago Youth Arrested in Beating Death, While Chicago Public Schools Fail to Provide a “Culture of Calm”
• February 15, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race
Tags: A Culture of Calm, Adults, Announcement, Assistant State's Attorney Kevin DeBoni, Blacks, Chicago Public Schools, Cook County, Cook County Jail, Derrion Albert, Director of Communications Monique Bond, Eric Carson, Eugene Riley, Fenger High School, Hubbard High School, Juvenile, Lapoleon Colbert, Latinos, Mary Mitchell, Mexican Americans, Michael Clancy, Monique Bond, Robert Mixon, Roslynn Arnold, Silvonus Shannon, The Community Angels
A Valentine for You Sistas: From “Diva,” Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Aria from ‘La Wally,’ 1981
• February 12, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Film, France, Love, Music, Race, Sexuality, The Rest of the World, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, Women
Tags: "Diva", "Ebben ne andro lontano, "La Wally", 1939 Citröen, African Americans, Alba, Alfredo Catalani, Andrew Smith, Aria, Black Women, Blacks, Bootlegging, Cult Classic, Cynthia Hawkins, Daniel Odier, Delacorta, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jessye Norman, Jules, Love, Paris, Swiss, Taiwanese, The Eighties, The Surête, United States, Valentine's Day, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez
All The Scholar Ladies, Get An A on It
• February 12, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Books, Class, Education, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Race, Television, Women
Tags: "All The Scholar Ladies Get An A on It", African Americans, All the Single Ladies: Put a Ring on It", Blacks, Dancing, Growing Up, Hope Christian Schools, Milwaukee WI, Music Video, Parody
“Suddenly” Dane County Has a Heroin Problem? Five Overdose Deaths Reported in January
• February 11, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Class, Columbia, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Health, Laos, Nigeria, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Isthmus", Chicago IL, Columbia, Dane County, Dealers, Dominican Republic, Drug Overdose, Drug Overdoses, Heroin, High School, Hillbilly Heroin, Interdiction, Junior High, Madison, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Milton WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mount Horeb, Nigeria, Oxycontin, Prevention, Rehabiliation, Rock County, Sgt. Gordy Disch, Smack, Students, The Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force, Youth
John Mayer is an Idiot, with an Update
• February 11, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Gossip, Haiti, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "The Quiet Man", "US Weekly", "Your Body is a Wonderland", A-Hole, Ancestral Lands, B.B. King, Benefit, Benetton, Bush, Common Sense, Crack, David Duke, Elvis Costello, Enoch Powell, Eric Clapton, George Clooney, Hater, Hood Pass, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, John Mayer, John Wayne, Kanye West, Marijuana, Media Whore, Misogyny, Moron, New Orleans, Oliviero Toscani, Patagonia, PC, Phoniness, Phony, Playboy, Porn, President Bush, President George W. Bush, Racism, Reactionary, Sexism, Taylor Swift, The "Playboy" Interview, The Mapuche, The N Word, The United Colors of Benetton, White Supremacy, Whore
Parts of The Saints’ Victory Parade You Missed…
• February 10, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Holidays, Love, New Orleans, Sports, Television, The Super Bowl
Tags: "Halftime", "Who Dat?", Black and Gold Victory Parade, Celebrations, Delirium, Ecstasy, Jubilation, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, NOLA, Pride, Representing, Saints, Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl Champions, The New Orleans Saints, The Super Bowl, The Ying Yang Twins, Videos, Who Dat? Nation
Did the Earth Move Under Your Feet? 4.3 Magnitude Illinois Earthquake Felt in Milwaukee and Kenosha
• February 10, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in History, Natural Disasters, Science
Tags: 1811-1812, Arkansas, Burlington, Earthquake, Epicenter, Kenosha, Madison, Magnitude, Menomenee Falls, Milwaukee, Missouri, Mother Earth, Mukwonago, Northern Illinois, Racine, San Andreas Fault, Southern Wisconsin, Tennessee, The New Madrid Fault, United States Geographic Survey, USGS, Wisconsin
New Orleans Saints’ Super Bowl Parade Celebration Webcast This Afternoon…and What the Win May Mean to The Ninth Ward
• February 9, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Ninth Ward, The Super Bowl
Tags: "Make It White", Alla, Astrology, Babylon, Bacchus, Caesar, Carnival, Common Ground Relief, Drew Brees, Endymion, Golf Courses, Governor Bobby Jindal, High Rents, Holy Cross, Homeless, Homelessness, Jordan Flaherty, Krewe de Vieux, Krewes, Left Turn Magazine, LowerNine.org, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras Krewes, Martin Luther King, Mayor Ray Nagin, Mayor-Elect Mitch Landrieu, Money Magazine, Muses, Neglect, New Orleans LA, NOLA.com, Orpheus, Pro-Business Mayor, Rex, Rick Prose, Speculators, St. Claude Food Store, The French Quarter, The Lower Nine, The New Orleans Saints, The Ninth Ward, The Saints, The Super Bowl, Tom Benson, Tucks, Ying Yang Twins, Young Urban Professionals, Zulu
And So It Begins: Dr. Conrad Murray Surrenders for Arraignment; Joe and LaToya Still Insist It’s Murder
• February 9, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Gossip, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Milk of Amnesia", "Milk", "The Los Angeles Times", AEG, African Americans, Anesthesiology, Blacks, Blanket Jackson, Brian Oxman, California, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drugs, Fatal Abuse, First Degree Murder, HLN, Homicide, Insomnia, Involuntary Manslaughter, Jermaine Jackson, Joe Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Lloyds of London, Lorazepam, Los Angeles County District Attorney, Los Angeles Police Department, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Nancy Grace, Paranoia, Paris Jackson, Prince Michael Jackson, Propofol, Randy Jackson, Stage Fright, TMZ.com
Singer Bill Withers on Tavis Smiley’s PBS Show
• February 8, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Bill Withers, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Domestic Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Television
Tags: "Still Bill", "The State of the Black Union", "Use Me", African Americans, Bill Withers, Blacks, Denise Nicholas, Documentary, Domestic Violence, Drama, Egomania, Film, Gatekeeper, Interview, Kori Withers, Late Night TV, Leader, Marcia Johnson, Marriage, Music, PBS, Relationships, Sex, Singer Songwriter, Tavis Smiley, The Eighties, The Seventies, Todd Withers, Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo
Dr. Conrad Murray Does the Perp Walk; Jackson Family in Attendance at Arraignment
• February 8, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Michael Jackson, Music, Race, Science, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", African Americans, Blacks, Cardiologist, Cardiology, Cause of Death, Common Sense, Coroner's Report, Designer Medicine, Designer Physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, Drugs, Involuntary Manslaughter, Manslaughter, Media Circus, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Impersonators, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Negligence, Perp Walk, Personal Physician, Propofol, Self-Administered, The Jackson Family, TMZ.com, Zoo
The Ain’ts They Aren’t – Saints Win The Super Bowl
• February 8, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Class, History, Hurricanes, New Orleans, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Super Bowl
Tags: "The Interception", "Who Dat?", After Katrina, Broadway Joe Namath, Carnaval, CBS, Champagne!, Chris Reis, Drew Brees, Garrett Hartley, Hangovers, Hurricane Katrina, Jeremy Shockley, Jonathan Casillas, Katie Couric, Katrina, King Cake, Louisiana, Mardi Gras, National Champions, National Football League, National Football League Champions, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, Paper Bags, Partying, Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush, Saints 31 Colts 17, Somebody, The Crescent City, The New Orleans Saints, The Super Bowl, Thomas Morstead, Tracy Porter
Richmond High Rape Update: Seventh, Middle-Aged Man Turns Himself In and Is Charged
• February 7, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Crime, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Age Difference, Ari Morales, Bay Area, Cody Smith, Contra Costa County, East Bay, Elvis Torrentes, Gang Rape, Gang Rape Survivor, Homecoming Dance, John Crane, Jose Montano, Manuel Ortega, Marcelles Peter, October 2009, Rape, Richmond CA, Richmond High, Richmond High School, Violence Against Women
Mitrice Richardson: Mother, Aunt, Mentor and Filmmaker Told by L.A. County Sheriff: Your Daughter is Dead, Get Over It; Captain Lied About the Existence of Videotapes
• February 5, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Race, Journalism and Ethics, Women, Sexuality, Crime-Cops-Injustice, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Mitrice Richardson, Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure
Tags: "The Malibu Surfside News", Anne Soble, Attorney General Eric Holder, Blame, Cal State Fullerton, Captain Martin, Captain Tom Martin, Commander, Cover Up, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Geoffrey's, Geoffrey's Restaurant, Hiding Evidence, Jailer, Latrice Sutton, Lauren Sutton, Lies, Lieutenant Joseph Stephen, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu Agoura-Lost Hills Sheriff's Department, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, Ray Charles, Search, Sharon Cummings, Sheriff Lee Baca, Steve Whitmore, Videotapes
Dr. Conrad Murray’s Arrest: I’ll Believe It When I See It
• February 4, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Gossip, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Dr. Conrad Murray, Las Vegas NZ, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Perp Walk, The Stupid, TMZ.com
James Arthur Ray Arrested for Manslaughter in Connection with Sedona “Sweat Box” Deaths
• February 3, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Class, Crime, Health, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Race, Religion, Science, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Secret", James Arthur Ray, James Shore, Kirby Brown, Liz Neuman, Manslaughter, Murder, Native American Spirituality, New Age, Nichiren Buddhists, Sedona AZ, Seminars, SGI, Soka Gakkai International, Sweat Lodge, Workshops, Yavapai County
What Women Will Do With Their VaJayJays…
• February 3, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Health, People of Color, Sexuality, Women
Tags: "The Birthmark", Alternet, Black Women, Common Sense, Douching, Labiaplasty, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Perfection, pH, Punany, Self Image, Self-Affirming, Self-Hating, Self-Worth, TDS Spray, Vagina Mints, Vaginal Bleaching, Vaginal Deodorants, Vaginal Dyeing, Vaginal Rejuvenation, Vaginas, VaJayJays, Women
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