Archive for August, 2011
A Little Sunday Music: Herbie Hancock, ‘Chameleon,’ from “Headhunters,” 1973
• August 28, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Africans, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Herbie Hancock, Love, Music, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Chameleon", "Headhunters", African Americans, African Instruments, Arp Odyssey, Bass, Bass Line, Bennie Maupin, Blacks, Certified Gold, Curtis Mayfield, Drums, Funk, Gold Album, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, Jazz Album, Jazz Fusion, Masks, Miles Davis, Nichiren Buddhist, Religious Conversion, Sly and The Family Stone, Sly Stone, Soul, The Headhunters, The Seventies, United States
Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande: The Money From Bishop Long Doesn’t Even Begin To Ease The Pain (w/Updates)
• August 26, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Televangelists, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, BMW, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Dale Russell, Dodge Intrepid, Eddie Long, Four Young Men, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Grooming, Growing Up, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, LGBT, Lithonia Georgia, Nairobi, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Rape, Rod 2.0, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Settlement (litigation), Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spencer LeGrande, Support Groups, The Closet, WSB-TV, Young Men
The Ancestors Welcome Singer-Songwriter Nickolas Ashford, 70, of The Soul Duo Ashford & Simpson (w/Update)
• August 24, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, Asia Ashford, Associated Press, Baptists, Berry Gordy, Bryant Park, Cancer, Dance, Dancer, Facebook, Gospel, Marvin Gaye, Motown, New York City, New York Times, Nickolas Ashford, Nicole Ashford, Park Benches, Pop Music, R&B, Ray Charles, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Scepter Records, Singers, Songwriters, Soul Music, Tammi Terrell, The Black Church, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sugar Bar, Theatre District, Throat Cancer, Twitter, Valerie Simpson, White Rock Baptist Church, Whitney Houston, Your Precious Love
South Africa, You Don’t Know Eddie Long Like We Know Eddie Long
• August 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Africans, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, South Africa, Televangelists, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, African Americans, Atlanta, Bisexuality, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Evangelicals, Blacks, Born again (Christianity), Eddie Long, Evangelical Tour, Homophobia, Homosexual Acts, LGBT, Missionary Work, Murder, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Self Image, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, South Africa, United States, Young Men
Prince Albert Reportedly Banned By New Bride From Contact with Nicole Coste and Other Former Lovers
• August 15, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Africans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Gossip, Love, Monaco, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, South Africa, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "The Daily Mail", "The Daily Telegraph", "The Independent", Adoption, Alexandre Coste, Banishment, Charlene Wittstock, Divorce, Ex-Lovers, France, Gareth Wittstock, Heirs, Hereditary Princess Caroline of Monaco, Hereditary Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Illegitimate Child, Mansions, Mistress, Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nicole Coste, On Approval, Paris Match, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Ernst of Hanover, Princess Grace of Monaco, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, South Africa, South African, Stefano Casiraghi, Succession, The Grimaldis, The Ocean Necklace, The Red Cross Ball, Togo, Van Cleef & Arpels, Villas, Vineyards
On Hiatus for Two Weeks
• August 15, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Uncategorized, Who I Am
Tags: Hiatus, Home, United States, Who I Am, Wisconsin
Get Out The Vote, Wisconsin! Recall Elections Today
• August 9, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Health Care/The Public Option, Joblessness, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Baggers, Ballot Box, Barack Obama, Budget Cuts, Debt Ceiling, Democratic, Ed Schultz, Ed Show, Governor Scott Walker, Jim Holperin, Madison WI, Main Street, MSNBC, President Obama, Recall Elections, Recalls, Republicans, Scott Walker, Solidarity, State Representative Fred Clark, State Senator Alberta Darling, State Senator Bob Wirch, State Senator Jim Holperin, Teabaggers, The Ballot Box, The Fabulous 14, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Voters, Voting, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, WisPolitics
Fantasia’s Preggers
• August 8, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Religion, Sexuality
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby, Barack Obama, Barbados, Bio Film, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Illicitness, Lady Day, Life Preserver, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, National Enquirer, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Reputations, Separation, Sneaking Around, Suicide, Tasia, The YBF, U.S. Bank, Vacation, Zion Quari Barrino
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Violence at State Fair Not Necessarily Race-Related, Plus Governor Gets Heckled, All on The First Day
• August 6, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Black Youth, Blacks, Channel 3000, Christopher Ferguson, Crime, Democratic, Facebook, Flash Mobs, Flash Rob, Flash Robbing, Gang-Related, Governor Scott Walker, Juvenile Crime, Knockout King, MC Hammer, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Mobs, NBC, Philip Jackson, Professor Linda Holtzman, Race-Related, Republican Party (United States), Riot, Teenagers, Twitter, West Allis, Whites, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Fair, WTMJ, Youths, Youths of Color
Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino Kemp
• August 3, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Growing Up, Rape, Lesbians, African Americans, Gay, Blacks, LGBT, Bishop Eddie Long, Coretta Scott King, United States, Old School, Minor Children, Black Children, NAACP, Julian Bond, Downlow, Homosexuality, Black Women, Atlanta, Electronic Urban Report, Baptist, Black Boys, The Down Low, Bishop Earl Paulk, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Jury Trial, Sexual Misbehavior, Eddie Long, Rod 2.0, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Religion and Spirituality, Lithonia Georgia, Sexual Misconduct, New Birth, Civil rights movement, Settlement (litigation), Christianity, Morris O'Kelly, Centinio Kemp, Centino Kemp, EUR.com, Fifth Accuser, Exculpatory Evidence, Gullibility, Sexual Acts, Minor
Chicago TV News Station, WBBM, Distorts What a Four-Year-Old Black Child Said About Guns
• August 1, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Cable News, CBS, Chicago, Chicago IL, Children, Constables on Patrol, Dori J. Maynard, Journalism and Ethics, Journalists of Color, Mainstream Media, Murder, Racism, Robert Maynard, Society of Professional Journalists, South Side Chicago, Steve Bartelstein, The Maynard Institute, The News Media, The Oakland Tribune, TV News Stations, UNICEF, United States, WBBM-TV
The Ancestors Welcome Singer-Songwriter Eugene ‘Gene’ McDaniels, 76, Who Wrote “A 100 Lbs. of Clay,” “Feel Like Making Love” and “Compared to What?”
• August 1, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Eugene McDaniels, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Roberta Flack, Sexuality, Stroke, The Heart, Women
Tags: "A Hundred Pounds of Clay", "Feel Like Making Love", "Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse", A Tribe Called Quest, Actor, Atlantic Records, Billboard Hot 100, Black Rock Coalition, Eddie Harris, Eugene McDaniels, Films, Four Octave Range, Frankie Vaughan, Gene McDaniels, Jackie Wilson, Les McCann, Maine, Roberta Flack, Ron Carter, Singer, Singer Songwriter, Songwriter, Spiro Agnew, Swiss Movement, The Left Rev. McD, The Seventies, The Sixties, UK Singles Chart
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