Archive for the 'Class' Category
“Fruitvale Station,” The Drama About The Death of Oscar Grant, Premieres in July, 2013
• May 13, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, Awards, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Film, History, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Ariana Neal, BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, Blacks, California, Cannes Film Festival, Cell Phone Videos, Cell Phones, Chad Michael Murray, Constables on Patrol, David Silva, Drama, Fruitvale, Fruitvale Station, Grant, Latinos, Love, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, Motherhood, Murder, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Racism, Ryan Coogler, Sundance Film Festival, Weinstein Company, YouTube
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 Black People, Race, Celebrities/Royals, Television, Education, Love, American Politics, Sexuality, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Wisconsin, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Sports, Protestant Denominations, African American History, American History, Cultural History, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Preachers/Ministers, Gays in Sports/Coming Out
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 African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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
Aren’t You Glad It Isn’t Anyone Black? Putting to Rest The Myth of The Dark-Skinned Terrorist
• April 19, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Chechya, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, European History, Facebook, Health, History, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Russia, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Boston, Boston Marathon Bombing, Bronx, Caucasian, Caucasians, Chechens, Chechya, CNN, Common Sense, Facebook, Guilty, Haj, Homeland Security, John Allen Mohammad, John King, Journalism, Journalism and Ethics, Lee Boyd Malvo, Lynch Mob, Malcolm X, Martin Richard, Middle East, MSNBC, Murder, Muslim, N.Y. Post, Nation of Islam, Naturalized American, New York Post, Oklahoma City Bombing, President Obama, Race Baiting, Ruslan Tsarni, The Twitterverse, Timothy McVeigh, Twitter, United States, White People
Martin Richard: One Important Observation About The Boston Marathon Bombing
• April 17, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Holidays, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Race, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Ashmont, Bill Richard, Bombing, Boston, Boston MA, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Family, Family (biology), John F. Kennedy, Martin, Martin Richard, Patriot's Day, Pressure Cooker Bombs, Richard, Snopes.com, Sybrina Fulton, Timothy McVeigh, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin
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: LGBT, YouTube, Anderson Cooper, Ellen DeGeneres, Coming Out, Magic Johnson, Sunset Strip, New York University, Howard Bragman, Johnson, RuPaul, Gay-Friendly, GWist.TV, Logo, Joy Behar Show
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
Princess Caroline is a Grandmother; Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo Welcome a Son to the House of Grimaldi
• April 12, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Art, Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, Gossip, Health, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Andrea Casiraghi, Brazil, Caroline Princess of Hanover, Charlene Princess of Monaco, Charlotte Casiraghi, Columbia, Ethical Fashion, Fashion Sustainability, Hossein Alikhani, House of Grimaldi, Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Media Heiress, Monaco, Muzungu Sisters, Princess Caroline, Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL, Santo Domingo, Tatiana Santo Domingo, Vera Rechulski
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
Kentucky Derby Contender Kevin Krigger Could Make More African Americans Return to the Profession of Jockey
• April 11, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Animals, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Kevin Krigger/Black Jockeys, Love, Race, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, U.S. Virgin Islands/U.S. Possessions
Tags: Churchill Downs, Doug O'Neill, Goldencents, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, Kevin Krigger, Krigger, Santa Anita Derby, Wikipedia
Shaniya Davis: McNeill Says He’s Innocent and Refuses a Plea Deal as Nine Out of the Twelve Are Chosen for the Jury, But There’s a Problem
• April 11, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, 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, Ammons, Bill Kirby, Blacks, Children, Cumberland County Courthouse, Fayetteville Observer, Jury Contamination, Jury Selection, Life Imprisonment Without Possibility of Parole, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Murder, Plea, Plea Bargain, Pope, Rape, Sex, Shaniya Davis, United States
Because Melissa Harris-Perry is That Good, Limbaugh and Palin Are Attacking Her
• April 10, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, History, Melissa Harris-Perry, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, Television, Women
Tags: China, Communists, Communities, Cultural Revolution, Fear, Fearmongering, Harris-Perry, It Takes a Village, Mao, Melissa Harris-Perry, MHP, MSNBC, Reds, Right Wing Loons, Right Wing Punditry, San Francisco, Sunday Pundit Shows, Tulane University
If Mario McNeill Pleads Guilty, There’s No Trial, No Witnesses, and No Public Airing of the Circumstances Surrounding Shaniya’s Murder
• April 8, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes
Tags: Billy West, Child Murder, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse, Cumberland County Department of Social Services, Death Penalty, Death Row, DSS, Fayetteville Observer, First Degree Murder, Judge Jim Ammons, Life Without Possibility of Parole, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Monday, Murder, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Terry Alford
Shaniya Davis: McNeill Admits He Took The Little Girl From The Trailer Park on The First Day of Trial, and Other News
• April 8, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Alabama, Associated Press, Bradley Lockhart, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Davis, Facebook, Fayetteville Observer, Felon, Felony Child Abuse, Harnett County North Carolina, HLN, Lockhart, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Motherhood, Nancy Grace, Nicole Davis, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Today, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Magic Johnson, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Fatherhood, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Children, Coming Out, Common Sense, Cookie Johnson, Feeding Frenzy, Fourth Estate, Gay Hate, Growing Up, Harvey Levin, Homophobia, Homophobia in the Black Community, LGBT, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic Johnson, Michael Jackson, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney Houston, You Tube
Shaniya Davis: The Trial is a Go for Monday, April 8, After McNeill’s Lawyers Are Denied Another Postponement
• April 3, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Biracial Children, Blacks, Child Abuse, Child Murder, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Fayetteville Observer, Lawyer, McNeill, Monday, North Carolina, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Trial
That Oscar Mayer Honey Baked Ham-Brutally Honest Grandpa Commercial
• April 3, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Class, Commercials, Cooking, Cultural History, Food, Health, Television, Wisconsin
Tags: BuzzFeed, General Foods, Health, Hot Dogs, Kraft Foods, Luncheon Meats, Madison, Oscar Mayer, Sandwiches, TV Commercials, United States, Viral Commercials, Wienermobile
Bill Maher on Last Night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
• April 3, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Public Intellectualism, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Bill Maher, Catholicism, Christopher Hitchens, Common Sense, HBO, Jimmy Kimmel, LGBT, Maher, Marriage, Raw Story, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, United States
Magic Johnson’s Gay Son E.J. Goes Public
• April 2, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, History, Love, National Issues, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Coming Out, Cookie Johnson, Earvin Johnson, Earvin Johnson III, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic, Magic Johnson, Marriage, New York University, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sunset Strip, Tisch School of the Arts, TMZ, United States
Saturday Night Music, March 30, 2013: “Just The Way You Are,” Billy Joel, 1978 (In Memory of Phil Ramone)
• March 31, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, History, Music, Soundtracks, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Just The Way You Are, "The Stranger", Billy Joel, CDs, Chick Song, Columbia Records, Dolby Laboratories, Duets, Elizabeth Weber, Elton John, George Martin, Grammys, Jack Arnold, Jazz, Joel, Karen Ichiuji Ramone, Liberty DeVitto, Linda Ronstadt, Love, Matthew Ramone, Music Producer, Naturalized American, New York, Optical Surround Sound, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Pop Music, Ramone, Simon Ramone, South Africa, The Eighties, The Seventies, William Ramone
Police May Nail The Killers of Antonio Santiago Faster Than They Will Find George Zimmerman Guilty, or Find Jonylah Watkins’ Murderers
• March 30, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baby Killer, Black Motherhood, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Brunswick Georgia, California, Chicago, Child Murder, Common Sense, Dominique Lang, Elkins, Facebook, Gangs, Glassey, Gloucester County New Jersey, Hadiya Pendleton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Luis Santiago, Motherhood, Murder, New Jersey, No Snitching, Racism, Sherry West, Shootings, The No Snitching Rule, Trayvon Martin, United States
The Very Dead But Forever Beloved Richard Pryor is Coming Out With a New Compilation Album Soon and a New Documentary
• March 28, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Facebook, Film, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Compilation Album, Compilation CD, DVD, Marsha Warfield, Pryor, Richard Pryor, Shout Factory, Tribeca Film Festival, Whoopi Goldberg, YouTube
Those Cartoons from Facebook, March 25, 2013
• March 25, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Facebook, Health, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Rosa Parks, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: "Racial Entitlements", Antonin Scalia, Book Lovers, Cartoons, Chores, Emory University, Facebook, Faux Noise, Fox News, High Water Pants, Impressions, Italian American, Limousine Liberals, Marky Mark, Misconceptions, Misinformation, Political Cartoons, Republicans, Rosa Parks, Sagging Pants, Scalia, Science, Social Statements, Suffrage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, Three-Fifths Compromise, Voting Right Act, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White House
Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and Photos
• March 20, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Preachers/Ministers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Children, Drama, Funeral, Grandmother, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Young, Motherhood, Murder, Reverend Corey Brooks, Tuesday, Twitter, United States
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