“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
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
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
Jonylah’s Funeral is Now
• March 19, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted 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: Abusive Relationships, African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Gays, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Cheating, Coming of Age Story, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, First Lady, Florida, Georgia Voice, Homosexuality, Kemp, Kindle, LGBT, Lust, Mental Cruelty, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Nonfiction, Power, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Suicide Attempts, Taylor, Television, The First Lady, Twitter, United States, Valentine's Day
The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2012
• February 2, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Africans, Arabs, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Drama, European History, Fashion, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Love, Nigeria, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Gone Too Far", "Off the Endz", Albany Theatre, Berbers, Blacks, Bola Agbaje, Britain, Christian Louis de Massy, Death of Stephen Lawrence, Doreen Lawrence, Drama, Eurovision Song Contest, Guadeloupe, Immigrants, Laurence Olivier Award, London, Loreen, Lorine Zeinab Nora Talhaoui, Metropolitan Police, Monaco, Morrocco, Murder, Nigeria, Order of the British Empire, Playwright, Racism, Royal Court Theatre, Sweden
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
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
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We’ve Got a Shooting in an Oak Creek Sikh Temple
• August 5, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Immigration, India, Love, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Sikhs, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Amritsar, Chief of Police, Children, CNN, Drama, Guns, Gurdwara, Hate Crime, India, Indian Americans, Mass Shootings, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Murder, Muslim, Nichiren Buddhism, Oak Creek Wisconsin, Religions, Sikh, Sikhism, Sikhs, Temple Shootings, Terrorism, Turbans, United States, Wisconsin, World Peace, World Peace Gongyo
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
Audra McDonald and Stephen Colbert Duet The Gershwins’ “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess”
• March 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Love, Music, Race, Republicans in Name Only, Sexuality, Stephen Colbert, Women
Tags: African Americans, Audra McDonald, Bess, Black Women, Blacks, Broadway, Drama, George and Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, Love, McDonald, Musicals, Porgy, Porgy and Bess, Racism, Stephen Colbert, Theatre, Truthiness, United States
Will The Real Model of Black Maleness Please Stand Up? Is It Barack or Curtis (50 Cent)?
• February 28, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality, The Economy, The N Word, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Ghetto Qu'ran", "The African American Portal", "The Game", 50cent, African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Manhood, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Drama, Film Documentary, FLOTUS, Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me), Gray Hair, Growing Up, Irv Gotti, Jam Master Jay, Jodi Kantor, Maleness, Masculinity, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Murder, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Pwn'ed, Racism, Republicans, Samuel L Jackson, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The First Lady, The Nineties, The View, Twitter, United States, Young Buck
Eddie Long v. Vanessa Long: Divorce Case Dismissed? (w/Update)
• February 16, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Love, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptists, Bishop, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Case Dismissed, Corruption, Deal, Divorce, Drama, Eddie Long, Examiner.com, Four Young Men, Georgia, Investments, Law, Legal, Marriage, Middle Class Black Women, Money, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Paula Murray, Prejudice (legal procedure), Separation, Sex, Sex Scandal, Vanessa Long, Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub
• February 12, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
Sending Etta James Home
• January 29, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Uncategorized
Tags: "At Last", "Shelter in the Rain", "Tell Mama", "The Lord's Prayer", A Time to Love, African Americans, Al Sharpton, Artis Mills, Barack Obama, Billiards, Black Women, Blacks, California, Child Abuse, Children, Christina Aguilera, Common Sense, Donto James, Drama, Drugs, Etta James, First Lady, Growing Up, Harmonica, James, Janis Joplin, LGBT, Los Angeles, Lower Haight, Marriage, Memorial Service, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Sametto James, San Francisco, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Stevie, Stevie Wonder, Street Culture, Streets, The Creolettes, The Fillmore, The Harlem of the West, Tribute, United States
No Surprise: Baby Daddy Antwaun Cook Betraying Fantasia With Other Jumpoffs, and Trying to Get Back With His Wife
• January 17, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Abortion, Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Reality Shows, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Alicia Keys, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby Daddy, Baby Mama, Bail Bondsman, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Cook, Dallas, Dallas Barrino, Dallas Cook, Debts, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Jennifer Hudson, Jumpoffs, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Paula Cook, RadarOnline, RadarOnline.com, Relatives, Salesman, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, T-Mobile, The Queen of Soul, Wendy Williams, Zion Barrino
BREAKING: Bishop Eddie Long Taking a Sabbatical; Church Insists That He Is Not Stepping Down
• December 4, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Children, Divorce, Divorce Attorneys, Divorce Petition, Drama, Eddie Long, Evangelical Christians, Four Young Men, Grooming, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, Leave of Absence, Marriage, Ministers, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Preachers, Sabbatical, Sex, Sex Predator, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spencer LeGrande, Statement, The First Lady, United States, Vanessa Griffin Long, Vanessa Long, Victims
Ricochet: Now Vanessa Long IS Divorcing The Bishop (w/Update)
• December 3, 2011 • 6 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Attorneys, Begging, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Black Women, Blacks, Divorce, Divorce Petition, Drama, Eddie Long, Four Young Men, Friday, God, Inducement, Karma, Lithonia GA, MSNBC, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Popcorn, Prayer, Seduction, Separation, Sex, Sexual Intimacy, The Mo'Kelly Report, United States, Vanessa, Vanessa Griffin Long, Vanessa Long
Dr. Conrad Murray Convicted and Sentenced, But Not Chastened; and The Proof Is In The Audio and The Video (w/Update)
• November 30, 2011 • Comments OffPosted 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
Eddie Murphy with Leno on “The Tonight Show,” Eleven One Eleven
• November 2, 2011 • Comments OffPosted 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
Eddie Long: The Bishop Wants His Money Back After His Accusers Breach Confidentiality, But That’s Not As Easy As It Seems; Plus Some of His Parishioners Are Suing Him for Fraud and The Feds Are Now Involved
• October 24, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, B.J. Bernstein, Bishop, Bishop Eddie Long, Brenda Joy Bernstein, Burglary, Centino Kemp, Church Improprieties, Confidentiality Agreement, Downlow, Drama, Eddie, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, Fraud, Georgia, Investments, IRS, Jamal Parris, Jesus, Kemp, Lillian Wells, Lithonia GA, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Non-disclosure agreement, Parishioners, Plaintiffs, Queen, Scandal, Secret Service, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Social Networking, Spencher LeGrande, State of Georgia, Taylor, The Down Low, The Treasury Department, Tweets, Twitter
More Fantasia Drama: When a Producer is Not a Producer and a Spokesman is Not a Spokesman
• October 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drama, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Gossip, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Page Six", Adrian Taylor, African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Barrino, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Double Dutch Productions, Drama, Euzhan Palcy, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Film Director, Film Producer, Mahalia Jackson, Maternity, New York Post, Pregnancy, Sex, Spokesman, Spokesperson, Taylor, Trial Balloon, Wendy Williams Show, Your Black Gossip
Fantasia’s Preggers
• August 8, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Religion, Sexuality
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby, Barack Obama, Barbados, Bio Film, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Illicitness, Lady Day, Life Preserver, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, National Enquirer, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Reputations, Separation, Sneaking Around, Suicide, Tasia, The YBF, U.S. Bank, Vacation, Zion Quari Barrino
Denzel Washington and Viola Davis Discuss Acting, Hollywood, the Film Industry, and Much, Much More
• July 12, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Acting, African American History, Arts, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Drama, Film, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Fences, "Shadow and Act", Acting, Actors, African Americans, August Wilson, Black Women, Blacks, Conversation, Drama, Education, Film, Hollywood, Interview, Lynn Hirschberg, New York Times, Racism, Roles, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sidney Poitier, The Film Industry, Times Talk, Viola Davis
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: No State Supreme Court Justice Should Be Putting Their Hands Around Anyone’s Throat
• June 27, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Ann Walsh Bradley, Assassinations, Attack, California, Chavez Ravine, Concealed Guns, Concealed Weapons, Croup, David Prosser, Death, Death Threats, Dodger Stadium, Drama, Gabrielle Giffords, Governor Scott Walker, Guns, Jared Lee Loughner, Justices, Maiming, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Murder, Neil Postman, Physical Abuse, President Barack Obama, Radical Republicans, Recall, Republican, Republicans, Secession, Senator Charles Sumner, Shirley Abrahamson, State Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justices, The Civil War, Threats, United States, Violence in the Workplace, Weapons, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Workplace Issues
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