Archive for November, 2011
Dr. Conrad Murray Convicted and Sentenced, But Not Chastened; and The Proof Is In The Audio and The Video (w/Update)
• November 30, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Television, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Dr. Oz", "Michael Jackson and The Doctor", "The Man Who Killed Michael Jackson", "The Today Show", African Americans, Blacks, Britain, California, Celebrity, Common Sense, Conrad Murray, County Jails, Documentary, Dr. Conrad Murray, Drama, Drugs, Exploitation, Faux Documentary, Governor Jerry Brown, Invasion of Privacy, iPhone, Jackson, Judge Michael Pastor, Katherine Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Lucrative, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, MSNBC, Murray, Pharmacies, Prescription Drugs, Prisons, Propofol, Quack, Remorse, Sentence, Sentence (law), The Jackson Family, Twitter, United Kingdom, Verdict
Saturday Night Music, November 26, 2011: Experience Unlimited (EU), “Da Butt,” from Spike Lee’s “School Daze,” 1988
• November 26, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Women
Tags: "School Daze", Arts, Bill Nunn, Chuck Brown, D.C. Metro, Dance Party, EU, Experience Unlimited, Frat Party, Funk, Go-Go, Grady, Jane Toussaint, Jungle Boogie, Maryland, Rumpshaking, Spike Lee, The Roots, Washington, Washington D.C.
Spying While Shopping: Malls Using Your Cell Phones to Track Your Movements in Stores
• November 26, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Holidays, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Android Smartphones, Backlash, Holiday Season, Holiday Shopping, Malls, Marketing, Mobile phone, New Year's Day, Path Intelligence, Promenade Temecula Mall, Richmond Virginia, Rupert Murdoch, Shopping Mail, Short Pump Town Center, Snooping, Southern California, Spying, The Economy, Tracking, Tweets, United States, Voice Mails
What Are You Thankful For Today?
• November 24, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Class, Holidays, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Television, Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: Achievement, All My Friends, All My Relations, Being Alive, Dreams, Giving Thanks, Gratitude, Hard Times, Holiday, Holiday Season, Love for Life, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, Television, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Dinner
The Roots Snark Michele Bachmann on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” with Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”
• November 23, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Late Night TV, Music, Public Intellectualism, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Roots, Women
Tags: "Lyin Ass Bitch", African Americans, Apologies, Ashlee Simpson, Bachmann, Bad Taste, Blacks, California, Cheek, Cheekiness, Comcast, Common Sense, Demeaning to Women?, Double Standard, Fallon, Fishbone, General Electric, Jimmy Fallon, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lady Gaga, Lampoon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels, Meme, Michele Bachmann, NBC, Presidiential Candidate, Punked, Republicans, Right Wing Loon, Roots, Self-Preservation, Ska, Slut-Shaming, The Roots, Tweet, Twitter, United States
That Kohl’s “Gotta Go to Kohl’s on Black Friday” Commercial
• November 22, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Music, Television, Commercials, Class, Consumerism, Holidays, Cultural History
Tags: Adrants, Advertising, Black Friday, Bullying, Buying, Christmas, Christmas Shopping Season, Commercials, Department Store Chain, Friday, Kohl, Kohl's, Midnight, Music, Music Jingle, Rebecca Black, Sales, Shopping, Teenage Girl, Teenager, Threats, TV Commercials, Visible Measures, Xmas, Youth
Retired Philly Police Captain Raymond Lewis Arrested with Other Occupy Wall Street Activists; He Says It Was the Proudest Moment of His Life
• November 22, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Budget Cuts, Class, Cultural History, Environmental Crimes, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Obama Administration, People of Color, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Action, Activism, Arrest, Captain Ray Lewis, Demonstration, Iraq War, Lewis, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, New York Observer, NYPD, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Philadelphia Police Department, Police Officers, Political Activism, Rant, Ray Lewis, Retired Captain Raymond Lewis, Scott Olsen, Symbol, Sympathy Vote, Wisconsin
How Buddhism Changed This Young Black Brother’s Life
• November 21, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Arts, Black People, Books, Class, Comedy, Consumerism, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Race, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Economy, Women
Tags: African Americans, AR, Blacks, Buddhism, California, Chino XL, Common Sense, Daimoku, Donnie Darko, Gohonzon, Immortal Technique, Inner Development, iTunes, Killah Priest, Lord Brilliant, Peace, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI Buddhism, SGI-USA, The Lower Four Worlds, United States, Young Men's Division, Youth Division
UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have Been
• November 18, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Food, Health, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Music Videos, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Al Sharpton, Baptist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Consumerism, Dwight Arrington Myers, Ernie Davis, Floyd Myers, Grace Baptist Church, Heavy D, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Kim Burrell, Los Angeles, Lungs, Mount Vernon New York, Pneumonia, Rapper, Russell Simmons, Smooth Hip Hop, Smooth Rap, The Overweight Lover, Wretched Excess, Xea Myers
Girl Racing With Pet Camel, Film at 11
• November 17, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Animals, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, Love, Public Television, Television, Women
Tags: Alex, Animals, Arizona, Big Cats, Bond, California, Camel, CamelsandFriends.com, Critters, Domesticated Animals, Dromedary, Dromedary Camel, Exotic Animals, Friends, Friendship, Giraffes, Koalas, Natural Habitat, Pony Express, Skunks
That Bootsy Collins “Old Navy” Commercial
• November 14, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Bootsy and Catfish Collins, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Music, Television
Tags: Advertising Campaign, Bootologist, Bootsy Collins, Dr. Funkenstein, Erykah Badu, Facebook, Funnovations Inc., Gap Inc, George Clinton, James Brown, Kyle Willis, Lane Bryant, Old Navy, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Snoop Dogg, Supermodelquins, Talk Bass Forum, United States, William "Bootsy" Collins, Willy Wonka, Yo Gabba Gabba
Centino Kemp, Bishop Long Accuser, Claims Suicide Attempt, But The Other Accusers and Some Friends Aren’t Buying His Story
• November 12, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Books, Sexuality, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Spirituality, Protestant Denominations, African American History, Cultural History, Sexual Harassment, Preachers/Ministers
Tags: Sex, Self Image, African Americans, Gay, The First Lady, The Black Church, Blacks, Bishop Eddie Long, Children, United States, Caribbean, Self-Worth, Self-Respect, Atlanta, Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, The Caribbean, "Notorious", Book, Famous, Spencer LeGrande, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Jamal Parris, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Safety, Centino Kemp, Transvestite, Kemp, Centino, Willie Alexander, Alexander, "Wild Child Kemp", "Signs of a Predator"
The Penn State Pedophile Controversy Is All About Protecting The Athletic Program At The Cost of Protecting The Kids
• November 11, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: At-Risk Youth, Athletics Program, Blacks, Boys, Buck-Passing, Campus Police, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Civil Suits, College Football, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Criminal, Ethics, Football Coach, Football Culture, Growing Up, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, JoePa, Judas, Latinos, Mark Madden, Mike McQueary, Paterno, Pedophile, Pedophilia, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Police, Rape, Sandusky, Self Image, Self-Preservation, Self-Worth, Sex, Sexual Predator, Sodomize, Sodomy, Sports Icon, The Second Mile, United States, University, Whites, Youth
Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move
• November 10, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Billy Crystal, Blacks, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Bromance, Bubble Hill, California, Common Sense, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Gay Jokes, Gays, Hooker, Host, Hypermasculinity, Jews, Los Angeles, Master of Ceremonies, MOR, Olivia Munn, Oscar, Ratner, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, Straights, The Down Low, The Eighties, Tower Heist, Transvestite, United States
Coming Attractions: Cain, Mitrice, Heavy D, Conrad Murray and More
• November 9, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Cultural History, Murder/Manslaughter, Political Malfeasance, Sexual Harassment, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Weather, Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: Angelenos, California, Collective Bargaining, Conrad Murray, Crime and Justice, Dr. Conrad Murray, Heavy D, Heavy D and The Boyz, Jurors, Los Angeles County, Mad City, Manslaughter, Michael, Michael Jackson, Mitrice Richardson, Ohio, Sheriff Lee Baca, Verdict, Vote, Voting
The Ancestors Summon “Smokin’” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer
• November 8, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche
A Verdict Has Been Reached in The Dr. Conrad Murray Criminal Manslaughter Case
• November 7, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "This is It", Addiction, Cardiologist, CNN, Conrad Murray, Death, Dr. Conrad Murray, Guilty, Health, Jackson, Joe Jackson, Jury, Katherine Jackson, Manslaughter, Mental Health, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Murder, Not Guilty, Not Guilty Plea, Personal Physician, Propofol, Quackery, Quacks, Sleep, United States, Verdict
Eddie Murphy with Leno on “The Tonight Show,” Eleven One Eleven
• November 2, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, Late Night TV, Mental Health/Psychology, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Harlem Nights", "Norbit", "Shadow and Act", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", 11/1/11, 8 Kids, Academy Award, African American, African Americans, Ben Stiller, Black Women, Blacks, Charlie Murphy, Chris Rock, Comeback, Dave Chappelle, Drama, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Eight Children, Grandfather, Growing Up, Jay Leno, Laughing, Laughter, Leno, Martin Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, Maturity, Movie, Rolling Stone Magazine, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Smack, SNL, SNL Alumni, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, The Eighties, The Tonight Show, Tower Heist, Tracey Edmonds, Tracy Morgan, United States
Hugh Grant, Baby Daddy
• November 2, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Cultural History, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "About a Boy", Actress, Affair, Baby, Baby Daddy, Bridget Jones, Cary Grant, Cell Phone Hacking, Cell Phone Hacking Scandal, Chelsea, Chinese, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daniel Cleaver, Daughter, Dyan Cannon, Fling, Girl, Grant, Hugh Grant, Jennifer Grant, Legitimize, London, Marriage, Raising Children, Rupert Murdoch, Sex, Sexual Health, Sexuality, Slut-Shaming, Sophie Hong, Tinglan Hong, Tony Randall, United States, Unplanned Pregnancy
Some Wednesday Love: “I Am The Black Gold of The Sun,” Nuyorican Soul and Rotary Connection
• November 2, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Nuyorican Soul, People of Color, Puerto Ricans, Rotary Connection, Spirituality, The Economy, Wisconsin, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Arts, Black Spirituality, Black Women, Blacks, Chess Records, Donyale Luna, Jimi Hendrix, Jocelyn Brown, Love, Madison WI, Minnie Riperton, Music, Naomi Sims, New York City, Nikki Giovanni, Nuyorican, Puerto Rico, Racism, Richard Rudolph, Rotary Connection, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Shopping, Spirituality, Sun, The Seventies, United States, YouTube
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