Archive for the 'Black People' Category
Not Her “Secret Place” But Close To It: Joni Mitchell’s Recent, Long Interviews
• June 18, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Race, Music, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Television, Love, The Rest of the World, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Art, Joni Mitchell, Cultural History, Joni Mitchell
Tags: "Free Man in Paris", African Americans, Alanis Morissette, Album Covers, Ambrose Akinmusire, Art, Artist, Big Sleep, Blacks, Brian Blade, Canada, Canadians, Chuck Mitchell, Don Alias, Folk Music, Growing Up, Humphrey Bogart, Jann Wenner, Jian Ghomeshi, Joni, Joni Mitchell, Los Angeles, Luminato, Mark Gaillard, Marvin Gaye, Residents, Roberta Anderson, Slim Gaillard, The Seventies, The Sixties
LIVE STREAMING II: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin
• June 17, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Facebook, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Religion, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Congressional Black Caucus, Constables on Patrol, Dick Parsons, George Zimmerman, Growing Up, Institutions, Latinos, Martin, Murder, NAACP, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Richard Parsons, Robert Zimmerman, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Time Warner, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
Sidney Poitier as Seen by His Two Youngest Daughters on Father’s Day
• June 16, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, Arts, Black Actors and Actresses, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Film, Holidays, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Japan, Love, People of Color, Television, Television Series, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom
Tags: Bill Cosby, Diahann Carroll, Joanna Shimkus, KBE, New York, Poitier, Sidney Poitier, Sir Sidney Poitier, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, The Bahamas, Tisch School of the Arts, UNESCO
Okay, Cue the Music: Kim Kardashian Gives Birth
• June 15, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Armenians/Syrians/Iranians/Kurds/Turks, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Food, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Reality Shows, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Babies, Baby, Buckingham Palace, Cable TV, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, E!, Escapism, Fat Shaming, Fat-Slammed, Fathers Day, Induced, Kanye, Kanye West, Kardashian, Kardashians, Kate Middleton, Kim, Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries, Kris Jenner, Motherhood, New York Times, Premature Birth, Prince William of Wales, Real Housewives of Atlanta, Reality Shows, Robert Kardashian, United States, Wretched Excess
That Photo From Facebook: Let’s Call Her The Woman Who Doesn’t Wear a Size 4
• June 11, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Fashion, Race, Love, Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Cultural History, Big Beautiful Women, Diabetes, The Heart, Food, Facebook
Tags: Beauty, Women, Twitter, Facebook, Black People, Health, Clothing, Age, BBW, Big Beautiful Women, Shopping, Plus Size Model, Queen Size, Queen Size Wmen, Sizes 14W-34W, Size 4
Little Grace Colbert, Star of the Cheerios Biracial Family Ad, and Her Parents Speak
• June 11, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Race, Women, Television, Love, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Commercials, Class, People of Color, Mental Health/Psychology, African American History, American History, Cultural History, Stephen Colbert, Celebrity Children, Food, Grace Colbert
Tags: YouTube, Biracials, United States, Interracial Marriage, Multiracial, Biracial Children, Rodney Allen Rippy, Stephen Colbert, General Mills, Cheerios, Nichelle Nichols, Interracing, Biracial Girl, Grace Colbert, Christopher Colbert, Janet Colbert, Meaghan Hatcher-Mays
Cicely is Queen: Four African American Actors Get Top Honors at The Tonys…as Neil Patrick Harris Drops the N Word
• June 10, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Arts, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Cicely Tyson, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Love, Patina Miller, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Lucky Guy", "Pippin", "The Trip to Bountiful", African American, African Americans, Billy Porter, Black Women, Blacks, Cicely, Cicely Tyson, Courtney B. Vance, Cyndi Lauper, Dramas, Game of Thrones, Kinky Boots, Love, Mike Tyson, Musicals, Neil Patrick Harris, Nora Ephron, Patina Miller, Tony, Tony Award, Tonys, Trip to Bountiful
LIVE STREAMING: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin (w/Updates)
• June 10, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Race, Women, Crime-Cops-Injustice, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, African American History, Cultural History, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Gun Violence
Tags: African Americans, Black Youth, Blacks, Children, Eastern Time Zone, February 26 2012, Florida, George Zimmerman, Grio, Gun Violence, Huffington Post, Lawyer, Murder, Racism, Second Degree Murder, Shooting, Trayvon Martin, United States, WFTV
LIVE STREAMING: Last Pre-Trial Hearing Before The George Zimmerman Trial Begins Monday in Florida (w/Update)
• June 7, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Children, Florida, George Zimmerman, Live Streaming, Martin, Murder, Racism, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, United States, WFTV, Zimmerman
This Sista Has No Life After “The Red Wedding”
• June 6, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, HBO, Love, Race, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "A Song of Ice and Fire", "Inglourious Basterds", A Storm of Swords, African Americans, Amanda Marcotte, Blacks, Game of Thrones, HBO, House Frey, House Lannister, House Stark, King of the North, Love, Memorial Day, Murder, Natural Born Killers, Quentin Tarantino, Red Wedding, Sex, Song of Ice and Fire, Talisa Maegyr, The Patriarachy, Westeros
Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)
• June 5, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Womanism, Barack and Michelle Obama, Women, American Politics, Michelle Obama, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Democrats, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, African American History, Cultural History, National Issues, Civil Rights/Human Rights
Tags: Michelle Obama, Huffington Post, African Americans, The First Lady, Blacks, Republicans, President Obama, LGBT, Barack Obama, Racism, President Barack Obama, United States, Obama, Facebook, Black Women, First Lady Michelle Obama, GetEQUAL, Sturtz, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Ellen Sturtz, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Angry Black Woman Syndrome, The Angry Black Woman
Jack and Renée: The Swirl Enters John McCain’s Family
• June 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 2008 GOP Presidential Nominee, 2008 Presidential Campaign, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, California, California Academy of Sciences, Captain, Gov. Scott Walker, Grace Cathedral San Francisco, Guam, Interracial Couples, Interracial Love, Interracial Marriage, Jack McCain, John McCain, John McCain IV, Lieutenant, Love, Marriage, McCain, Meghan McCain, Mitt Romney, Navy, Reserves, San Francisco, Senator John McCain, The Eighties, The Swirl, Wedding, Wisconsin
Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered Jonylah
• June 2, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Television, Education, Love, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Protestant Denominations, African American History, Cultural History, National Issues, Preachers/Ministers, Gun Violence
Tags: Chicago, Gang, Gravesite, Illinois Department of Corrections, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Murder, New Beginnings Church, Pastor Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Sony Playstation, Theft, Willis
That Cheerios Cereal Biracial Family Commercial, “Just Checking”
• May 31, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Food, Health, Love, People of Color, Race, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: AdWeek, African Americans, Barack Obama, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, Cheerios, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Facebook, General Mills, Jane Eyre, Latinos, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Racism, Reddit, Sally Hemings, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Virginia, WalMart, YouTube
Mario McNeill Sentenced to Death for the Murder of Shaniya Davis
• May 29, 2013 • 5 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ammons, Blacks, Bradley Lockhart, Capital Punishment. Death Sentence, Child Abuse, Children, Drugs, Fayetteville Arkansas, Fayetteville Observer, Judge Ammons, Judge Jim Ammons, Jury, Mario Andrette McNeill, McNeill, Murder, Rape, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis
Shaniya Davis: A Convicted Mario McNeill Refuses to Defend Against a Possible Death Sentence As the Jury Deliberates His Fate
• May 29, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", African Americans, Antoinette Davis, Black Women, Blacks, Brenda Davis, Capital Murder, Capital Punishment, Child Abuse, Child Murderer, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Sexual Slavery, Children, Defense, Drama, Drugs, DSS, Felony, Jury, Lawyer, Love, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Mini Me, Motherhood, Murder, North Carolina Department of Social Services, Rape, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, WRAL.com
Jonylah Watkins: A Stolen Video Game Was More Important Than This Baby’s Life
• May 28, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burglary, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Tribune, Children, Constables on Patrol, Gang, Gang-Related, Illinois Department of Corrections, Infant, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, March 2013, Murder, United States, Watkins, Willis
“Fruitvale Station,” The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013
• May 13, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Race, History, Television, The Rest of the World, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Film, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, People of Color, Chicanos/Latinos, Acting, Awards, African American History, Cultural History, Police Misconduct/Killings, Civil Rights/Human Rights
Tags: Motherhood, Drama, California, African Americans, Constables on Patrol, Blacks, Latinos, Murder, YouTube, Racism, Oscar Grant, Love, Cell Phone Videos, Fruitvale Station, Sundance Film Festival, Academy Award, BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, Octavia Spencer, Grant, Ryan Coogler, Fruitvale, Cannes Film Festival, Chad Michael Murray, Weinstein Company, Michael B. Jordan, Ariana Neal, Melonie Diaz, David Silva, Cell Phones
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-”Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against Homophobia
• May 3, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gays in Sports/Coming Out, Hate Crimes, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Bullying, Butler, Children, Common Sense, Dunstan, Enforced Heterosexism, Green Bay Packer, Green Bay Packers, Jason Collins, Lambeau Field, LeRoy Butler, LGBT, Love, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sports Illustrated, Torment, Twitter, Wisconsin
Live Stream of The 2013 White House Correspondents Dinner with President Obama and Conan O’Brien
• April 27, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Acting, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Food, Gossip, History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, Dinner, FLOTUS, Gayle King, Geraldo Rivera, James Brolin, Kerry Washington, Kevin Spacey, Live Streaming, Meryl Streep, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, President of the United States, Scandal, The Media, Tony Goldwyn, White House, White House Correspondent, White House Correspondents Association
Shaniya Davis: Judge Orders Delay to Ascertain Mario McNeill’s Psychologcal Capacity; Ruling to Proceed with Trial on Friday
• April 23, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Health, People of Color, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, African American History, Cultural History
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", African Americans, Blacks, Capital Punishment, Carthage, Cherry Hospital, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Defense, Defense Motion, Drugs, Fayetteville North Carolina, Fayetteville Observer, Friday, Judge Ammons, Jury, Life Imprisonment Without Possibility of Parole, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Monday, Motion, Murder, Opening Statements, Plea, Prosecution, Rape, Sex, Shaniya Davis, Superior Court, Trial, Trial Delay, WRALcom
Martin Richard: One Important Observation About The Boston Marathon Bombing
• April 17, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in Black People, Race, History, Education, American Politics, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Health, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Sports, Domestic Terrorism, Holidays, African American History, American History, Cultural History, National Issues, Civil Rights/Human Rights, "Stand Your Ground" Laws
Tags: Family, John F. Kennedy, Boston, Boston MA, Snopes.com, Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, Martin, Boston Marathon, Family (biology), Martin Richard, Sybrina Fulton, Timothy McVeigh, Richard, Bill Richard, Bombing, Pressure Cooker Bombs, Ashmont, Patriot's Day, Boston Marathon Bombing
Magic’s Son E.J. in First Interview Since Coming Out
• April 17, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Gossip, Race, History, Celebrities/Royals, Education, Love, American Politics, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Spirituality, African American History, Cultural History, National Issues, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Coming Out, Ellen DeGeneres, Gay-Friendly, GWist.TV, Howard Bragman, Johnson, Joy Behar Show, LGBT, Logo, Magic Johnson, New York University, RuPaul, Sunset Strip, YouTube
Shaniya Davis: Twelve Jurors Finally Seated for Mario McNeill Trial; Four Alternates to Follow
• April 17, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Girls, Blacks, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Cumberland County Superior Court, Drama, Fayetteville Observer, Harnett County North Carolina, Jim Ammons, Jury, Jury Contamination, Jury Seated, Jury Selection, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Murder, Rape, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Shaniya Davis, Tuesday
I Think LL Cool J Stepped In It Again on The Tonight Show Thursday Night
• April 12, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Hate Crimes, History, Late Night TV, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Slavery, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", Accidental Racist, Arts, Brad Paisley, Jay Leno, LL Cool J, NBC, NCIS, New York, Talk Show, Television, The Tonight Show, Tonight Show, Trayvon Martin, United States
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