Archive for the 'Protestant Denominations' Category
Jonathan Watkins Responds to The Arrest of The Man Who Murdered Jonylah
• June 2, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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
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
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: Sex, Common Sense, Enforced Heterosexism, African Americans, Blacks, Bullying, Wisconsin, LGBT, Children, Love, Twitter, Self-Worth, Self-Respect, Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Butler, Jason Collins, LeRoy Butler, Sports Illustrated, Dunstan, Lambeau Field, Green Bay Packer, Torment
Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Journalism and Ethics, Celebrities/Royals, Education, Love, American Politics, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, African American History, Cultural History, National Issues, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Magic Johnson
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
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 Black People, Race, History, Celebrities/Royals, Women, American Politics, Sexuality, Religion, Film, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Mental Health/Psychology, Drug Culture/Industry, Documentary, Protestant Denominations, African American History, Cultural History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Facebook
Tags: Compilation Album, Compilation CD, DVD, Marsha Warfield, Pryor, Richard Pryor, Shout Factory, Tribeca Film Festival, Whoopi Goldberg, YouTube
Jonylah’s Funeral is Now
• March 19, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Buddhism, Charles Knight, Chicago, Children, Death, Death Care, Drama, Drugs, Funeral Services, I Will Always Love You, Jonathan, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Emani Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Murder, Tamela Mann, Whitney Houston
Bishop Eddie Long Subject of New Book Published by Centino Kemp and Subject of Lawsuit Brought by New Birth Parishioners
• February 16, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion
Tags: Drama, African Americans, The First Lady, Blacks, LGBT, Bishop Eddie Long, Sexuality, United States, Twitter, Florida, Television, Black Gays, Homosexuality, Cheating, Lust, Atlanta, Sexual Abuse, Kindle, Valentine's Day, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Eddie Long, Financial Mismanagement, Ephren Taylor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Financial Presentation, First Lady, Centino Kemp, Taylor, Kemp, Georgia Voice, Abusive Relationships, Mental Cruelty, Coming of Age Story, Power, Suicide Attempts, Nonfiction
Rick Stevens and Tower of Power Reunite at Yoshi’s Oakland, Thursday, January 31, 2013
• February 2, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tower of Power
Tags: African Americans, Antioch, Blacks, California, Comeback, David Garibaldi, Drama, Drugs, Emilio Castillo, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Funk Music, Joel Selvin, Larry Braggs, Latin Rock, Love, Michael Carabello, Murder, Music, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Chronicle, Santana, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sheila E., Stephen Kupka, Stevens, The Seventies, Tower, Tower of Power, United States, Yoshi's Oakland
Rick Stevens, Early Tower of Power Lead Singer, Appearing Thursday, January 24, at Concert for Autism Awareness in San Francisco (w/ Video Update)
• January 21, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Music, Celebrities/Royals, Education, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Health, People of Color, Chicanos/Latinos, Tower of Power, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Protestant Denominations, Cultural History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse
Tags: The Seventies, Rick Stevens, Donald Stevenson, Tower of Power, San Francisco, Singer, Prison, Thursday, San Jose Mercury News, Antioch, Autism, Stevens, Autism Spectrum, Latin Rock, Voices of Latin Rock, Prison Release, Emilio Castillo, Castillo
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
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
Vanessa Long Breaks Her Long Silence About Not Divorcing Bishop Eddie Long
• September 8, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Christian Post, Divorce, Eddie Long, IRAs, LGBT, Megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Retirement Fund, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Ted Haggard, Twitter, United States, Vanessa Long
Rick Stevens, Early Tower of Power Lead Singer, Has Been Released on Parole
• August 12, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tower of Power
Tags: "Sparkling in the Sand", African Americans, Blacks, California, Donald Charles Stevenson, Donald Stevenson, Double Life Sentence, Drug Dealers, Drugs, East Bay Express, East Bay Grease, Growing Up, Imprisonment, Ione CA, Lead Singer, Life Sentence, Love, Mule Creek State Prison, Murder, Parole, Parole Hearing, Peter Boldin, Prison, Release, Rick Stevens, San Francisco Bay Area, The Seventies, Tower of Power, United States
Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas Triumphs at the Olympics…Despite Disses About The State of Her Hair and About Her Blackness
• August 4, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Black People, Gossip, Race, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Television, Education, The Rest of the World, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, People of Color, Sports, United Kingdom, Protestant Denominations, African American History, American History, Cultural History, Travel, Celebrity Children, Venus and Serena Williams, The Summer Olympics 2012, Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas
Tags: Common Sense, Growing Up, African American, Self Image, Teenagers, African Americans, Blacks, Iowa, United States, Self-Worth, Self-Respect, Black Women, Black Hair, The Olympics, Hair, Sister, "Advertising Age", West Des Moines IA, Olympic, Gymnastics, Gabrielle Douglas, Gabby Douglas, The 2012 Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, Jordyn Wieber, Olympic Games, Gabby, Balance Beam, Arielle Hawkins, The Summer Olympics, Young Black Girls.Young Black Women, Black Teenagers
Those Pictures from Facebook: The Olympics
• July 29, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Race, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Television, Love, American Politics, The Rest of the World, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Democrats, People of Color, American Foreign Policy, The Beatles, Sports, World War II, Protestant Denominations, African American History, European History, American History, Cultural History, Jews, Facebook, The Summer Olympics 2012
Tags: Growing Up, African Americans, London, Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Sports, Biracials, Racism, People of Color, Children, Britain, Love, United States, Facebook, World War II, Black Hair, The Olympics, Hair, Sport, Academy Award, Biracial Children, Queen, Mitt Romney, The 2012 Summer Olympics, Slumdog Millionaire, Lord Voldemort, Industrial Revolution, Danny Boyle, National Health Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Queen Victoria, Lolo Jones, Track and Field, Amateur Sports, Global Secular Humanist Movement, British History, Mixed, Highlights, Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson, Olympic Games, Avalon, Glastonbury Tor
Yep, It’s Official: Fantasia and Antwaun Are Done; He’s Going For Reality Stars Now
• July 8, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: Birthday, Celebrity, Caribbean, D List, Whitney Houston, "American Idol", Fantasia Barrino, Paula Cook, Antwaun Cook, Jesus, Fantasia, Baby Daddy, Baby Mama, Trinidad, Bad Girls Club, Kendra James, Instagram, Port-of-Spain, Hustlers, D Listers, Trinidad & Tobago, Grammy Award Winner, "Even Angels"
Rodney King Buried at Forest Lawn Last Saturday, But Questions and Rumors Still Persist About The Moments Before His Death
• July 4, 2012 • 9 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption", African Americans, Al Sharpton, Alcoholism, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Daughters, Death, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, King, Laura Dene King, Los Angeles, Racism, Rialto, Rialto California, Rodney King, Saturday, Simi Valley, Suicide, The Nineties, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States
Creflo Thinks He Should Never Have Been Arrested, Because He Didn’t Choke or Slap His Daughter. Here We Go Again…
• June 11, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Class, Domestic Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black, Black Women, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Creflo Dollar, Domestic Violence, Drama, Eddie Long, Growing Up, Love, News One, Old Testament, Parenting, Pastor, Sunday, United States
Move On’s “The GOP War on Women” Commercial
• March 14, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Abortion, African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, European History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church
Tags: "The Handmaid's Tale", Adolf Hitler, African Americans, Barack Obama, Beale Street, Blacks, Christian Fundamentalists, Elvis Presley, Fascism, Jesse Owens, Margaret Atwood, Memphis TN, Political Ad, Political Commercial, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Republic of Gilead, Republican, Rick Santorum, Sex, United States, White Citizens Councils
Whitney Houston: The Daughter, The Singer, Her Life and Her Lover(s)
• March 11, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in Black People, Journalism and Ethics, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Love, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Drug Overdoses, Protestant Denominations, Cultural History, Television Series, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Whitney Houston, Celebrity Children
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Homicide, Whitney Houston, Ray J, L.A. County Coroner, Bobby Brown, Whitney, Houston, Brandy Norwood, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Forbes, OWN Network, Gary Houston, Pat Houston, "Oprah's Next Chapter", TMZ, Accident
What I’m Working On For This Weekend: Whitney, Eddie Long, BAnna Love, and Putting Together a Book Review Blog
• February 22, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Abortion, African Americans, Anna, Banna, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Book Reviews, Chris Brown, Divorce, Downton Abbey, Eddie, Eddie Long, Facebook, Funeral, Gillette, Growing Up, Hair Relaxers, John Chadima, Marriage, Mr. Bates, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Ray J, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Scott Walker, United States, Vanessa Long, Whitney Houston, Wisconsin
Some Tuesday Love: “Up The Ladder To The Roof,” The Supremes, 1970
• February 21, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Supremes/Diana Ross and The Supremes, Women
Tags: "Up the Ladder to the Roof", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Cindy Birdsong, Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Frank Wilson, Funk Brothers, Jean Terrell, Love, Mary Wilson, Motown, Motown Records, Ross, Shopping, Supremes, The Seventies, United States, Vincent DiMirco, Wah-wah pedal
“When the Smoke Clears” Film Documentary on the Life of Smokin’ Joe Frazier Available Here and on Hulu
• February 21, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Education, Film, Joe Frazier, Love, Memoir, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sports, Stroke, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Philippines, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am
Tags: "Joe Frazier: When The Smoke Clears", "The New York Daily News", African Americans, Blacks, Burma Shave, Documentary, Film Documentary, Frazier, George Foreman, Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, Great White Hype, Growing Up, Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Mike Todd, Muhammad Ali, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Sports, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Thrilla in Manila, United States
Don’t Miss “An Evening with Valerie Simpson in Honor of Nick Ashford” Coming to PBS Stations This Month
• February 18, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Gwen Ifill, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Valerie Simpson, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ashford, Ashford and Simpson, Berry Gordy, Black History Month, Black Women, Blacks, Brother Ray, Celebrity Deaths, Death, Gwen Ifill, Interview, Love, Love Songs, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Nickolas Ashford, Passing, Public Television, Ray Charles, Simpson, Tammi Terrell, Teddy Pendergrass, The Eighties, The Seventies, Tivos, Valerie Simpson, W, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television
I’m Going to Watch the Funeral Like You Will Be, and Doing the Laundry, Too
• February 18, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: ABC, African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Dionne Warwick, Funeral, Funeral Service, Gohonzon, Kevin Costner, LiveStream, Love, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, New Jersey, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhist, SGI, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
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