Archive for the 'American History' Category
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
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
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
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
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
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
And Now, On the Occasion of the Verdict from the Steubenville Rape Trial, I Bring You A Word from Comedian Dick Gregory
• March 18, 2013 • 7 CommentsPosted in American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Afghanistan, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Common Sense, Crime, Crimes Against Humanity, Dick Gregory, Drugs, Football Teams, Growing Up, Guilt (law), Juveniles, Ma'lik Richmond, Ohio, Parties, Pinterest, Rape, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, Sports, Steubenville High School, Steubenville Ohio, Teenagers, Trains, Trent Mays, United States, Women, Youth
“No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice
• March 17, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Facebook, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Breaking Bad", Arianna Gibson, Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Crime, Criminal Record, DNAInfo, Facebook, G.E.D., Gang-Related, Gangs, Gangster Disciples, Gangsters, Hadiya Pendleton, Heaven Sutton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Judy Young Watkins, Ku Klux Klan, Leak and Sons, Murder, New Beginnings Church, New School, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Obama, Old School, Pennsylvania Avenue, Rev. Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Shootings, Siretha White, Suburbia, Tsarina Powell, Willie Cochran, Woodlawn
Tina Turner is Becoming a Swiss Citizen for Love, Not for Evading American Taxes
• March 7, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Religion, Sexuality, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Spirituality, Switzerland, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tina Turner, Travel, Women
Tags: American Citizenship, Armani, Capitol Records, Carl Jung, Chateau Algonquin, Craig Hill, Eduardo Saverin, EMI, EMI Germany, Erwin Bach, Europe, French Riviera, German, Germany, Ike Turner, Küsnacht, Kuesnacht, Long Term Relationship, Love, Millionaires, Nina Simone, Papparazzi, Phil Spector, Ronnie Turner, Soka Gakkai International - Switzerland, Swiss Bank Accounts, Switzerland, Taxes, Tina, Tina Turner, U.S. Citizenship, United States, Zurich
Trayvon Shooter George Zimmerman Waives His Right to a Stand Your Ground Hearing So His Attorneys Can Discredit An Important Witness
• March 5, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Facebook, Hate Crimes, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Sybrina Fulton
Tags: "The Orlando Sentinel", African Americans, Benjamin Crump, Bernie de la Rionda, Black Women, Blacks, Castle doctrine, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Dee Dee, Defense, Facebook, Fib, Florida, Growing Up, Lie, Love, Miami, Miami FL, Murder, Orlando Sentinel, Perjury, Prosecution, Racism, Second Degree Murder, Stand Your Ground Law, Testimony, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon's Girlfriend, Twitter, United States, Zimmerman
Hoodies Up! Where Are We Since Trayvon Was Murdered?
• February 28, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Hate Crimes, Immigration, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Sybrina Fulton, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Afro-Peruvian, Black Women, Blacks, Cellphones, Children, Chuck D, CNN, Common Sense, Demetrius Martin, DNA, Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Florida, George Zimmerman, GPS, Hate Crime, Jahvaris Fulton, Jamie Foxx, Latinos, Michael Eric Dyson, Million Hoodies March, Motherhood, Murder, New York City, Piers Morgan, Prosecution, Racism, Shooting, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon's Girlfriend, Union Square, Union Square Park, United States, Witness No. 8, Zimmerman
A StoryCorps Video About How Astronaut Ronald McNair Integrated His Hometown Library
• February 6, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentaries, Education, History, Love, Music, Public Television, Race, Science, Television
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Christa McAuliffe, Desegregation, Ellison Onizuka, Growing Up, Jean Michel Jarre, Lake City South Carolina, Laser Research, McNair, NASA, Physicist, Ronald Ervin McNair, Ronald McNair, Science, Scientist, Segregation, South Carolina, Space Shuttle Challenger, StoryCorps, The Eighties, The Fifties, The Seventies, United States
Richard Blanco Delivers the Inaugural Poem–He Is Who He Is In Spite of His Cubana Grandmother
• January 21, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Arts, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cuba, Cultural History, Immigration, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Barack Obama, Blanco, Child Abuse, Colorado, Cuba, Cuban, Cubana, Florida International University, Gay, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Growing Up, Inaugural Poem, Inauguration of Barack Obama, Latina, Latino, Latinos, LGBT, Love, Poet, Poetry, President Obama, Racism, Richard Blanco, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States
Live Streaming of The Second Inauguration of President Barack Obama, January 21, 2013
• January 21, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, History, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Capitol Hill, Common Sense, Faiths, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Inauguration, Live Streaming, Love, Martin Luther King, Michelle Obama, National Mall, Prayers, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Sasha and Malia Obama, Second Inaugural, The First Lady, The King Bible, The King Holiday, United States, United States presidential inauguration, Washington D.C.
Nancy Lanza, Deceased Mother of the Sandy Hook Killer, Was a “Prepper” and Taught Her Son to Shoot
• December 17, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Education, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Obama Administration, Suicide, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Adam, Adam Lanza, Asperger Syndrome, Baggers, Bar, Daily Telegraph, Elementary School, End of the World, Extremists, Lanza, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Nancy, Nancy Lanza, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, Preppers, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Survivalism, Survivalist Movement, Tavern, Tea Party, Teabaggers, The Economy
The Newtown School Massacre: A Black and Latino Child Died Too
• December 15, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Religion, Slavery, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, Ana Greene, Aurora CO, Biracial Children, Blacks, Children, Columbine, Connecticut, Domestic Violence, Elementary School, Facebook, Greene, Herald Sun, Jeff Tamarkin, Jimmy Greene, Jovan Belcher, Kassandra Perkins, Love, Marquez-Greene, Marriage, Murder, National Rifle Association, Nelba, New Orleans, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, NRA, Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School, The Black Panthers, United States, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
Jovan Belcher and Other Sports-Related Killings: It’s Not Over Until The Victim Blaming Stops
• December 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, Sports, Suicide, The Brain, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Uncategorized, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anger Management, Armour Boulevard, Belcher, Bentley, Black Women, Blacks, Bob Costas, Brittni Glass, CDC, Children, Chris Henry, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Common Sense, CTE, Deadspin, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Infants, Jamaal Charles, Jason Whitlock, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chiefs, Kasi Perkins, Kassandra Perkins, Loleini Tonga, Love, MAAV, Male Athletes Against Violence, Motherhood, Murder, Murder Suicide, Newborn, Perkins, Power and Light District, Pregnancy, Sex, Trey Songz, What About Our Daughters?, Zoe
Trailer(s) for “The Central Park Five” Which Debuts Next Week
• November 15, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Memoir, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", "Wild Thing", African Americans, Beating, Birtherism, Blacks, Central Park Jogger case, Combover, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Crack, DNA, DNA profiling, Drugs, Growing Up, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Latinos, Left to Die, New York City, PBS, Racism, Rape, Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, The Eighties, Trisha Meili, United States, Wilding
The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: Sandra Fluke, Elizabeth Warren, Sister Simone Campbell of the Nuns on the Bus, and the Former Employees of Companies Controlled by Bain Capital
• September 10, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Elizabeth Warren, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Homelessness, Immigration, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Religion, Sandra Fluke, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Nuns on the Bus, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: 2012 Presidential Election, Adam Mutterperl, Ampad, Bill Clinton, Cherokee Ancestry, Cindy Hewitt, Dade Behring, David Foster, Democratic National Convention, Elizabeth Warren, Fluke, Harvard Law School, JibJab, Minorities, Native Americans, Network, Nuns on the Bus, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Elections, Randy Johnson, Roger Stone, Scott Brown, Sister Simone, Sister Simone Campbell, Steel Workers Union, Steelworkers Union, Ted Kennedy, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, United States
Some Sunday Love: “Stand!” Sly and the Family Stone, 1969
• September 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Music, Obama Administration, Women, Television, Love, The Economy, Sexuality, Class, Democrats, People of Color, Spirituality, American History, Sly and The Family Stone, Cultural History, Stevie Wonder
Tags: The Sixties, Love, United States, Self-Worth, Self-Respect, Politics, Gospel, Gospel Music, "I Want to Take You Higher", "Fulfillingness First Finale", The Democratic Party, Sly Stone, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, Sly & The Family Stone, Simple Song, Jerry Martini, Cynthia Robinson, Everyday People, Sly, Gospel Extension, American Politics, Struggle, Standing Up, The Democratic National Convention 2012
The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than One
• September 8, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Democratic National Convention 2012, Dog Whistles, Facebook, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Dog-Whistles, Racism, Republicans, Ted Kennedy, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, The Big Dog, United States, William Jefferson Clinton
The Democratic Convention Yesterday: Other Speeches and Other Stars of the Night
• September 5, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Documentaries, Education, Immigration, Labor History, National Issues, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Economy, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Barack Obama, Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2012, Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, Illinois National Guard, Iraq War, Latinos, Lilly Ledbetter, Marco Rubio, Mexican Americans, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Red Meat, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Tammy Duckworth, Ted Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Democratic Convention, September 4, 2012: The First Lady Hits It Way Out of The Park
• September 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Abortion, Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Bill Maher, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Facebook, Fashion, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Immigration, Labor Relations, Love, Michelle Obama, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: 2012 Presidential Campaign, 2012 Presidential Election, African Americans, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bill Maher, Black Women, Blacks, Charlotte North Carolina, Children, Concrete Loop, Democratic National Convention, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Love, Malia, Malia Obama, Marriage, Michelle Obama, Motherhood, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Sasha, Sasha Obama, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Big Dog, The First Lady, United States, White House
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