“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
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
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
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 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
What Obamacare Means for Blacks, Latinos and Other Communities of Color
• July 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Education, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Love, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate, The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 3 Chics Politico, Affordable Care Act, African Americans, Alzheimer's Disease, Blacks, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, Insurance, Latinos, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Penalty, People of Color, Pre-Existing Conditions, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Scott Walker, Taxes, Taxpayers, United States, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Wisconsin
Those Posters from Facebook: Who They Really Are, What They Really Do
• February 20, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Facebook, Immigration, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Economy
Tags: Advocacy Organizations, African Americans, Blacks, Divisiveness, Facebook, Faux Noise, Fox News Channel, Fox Noise, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Ignorance, Latinos, Mexican Americans, Ministry of Propaganda, Misunderstandings, Occupy The Hood, Occupy Wall Street, Perception, Posters, Propaganda, Racism, Reality, San Francisco, Self Image, Self-Worth, Shit, Shopping, Truth, Twitter, United States
Olympic Sprinter Lee Evans, 63, Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance (w/Update)
• January 5, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Expatriates, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Exploration and Colonization, Health, People of Color, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate, The Brain
Tags: "Sicko", "Speed City", "The Nation", 1968 Summer Olympics, African Americans, Avery Brundage, Black Women, Blacks, California, Dave Zirin, East San Jose, Evans, Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, Geronimo Pratt, Growing Up, John Carlos, Kipchoge Keino, Larry James, Latinos, Lee Evans, Memoir, New Orleans, Nigeria, Olympic, Overfelt High School, Overfelt Royals, PayPal, Public Schools, San Jose, San Jose State, San Jose State University, Spartans, The Seventies, The Sixties, Tommie Smith, University of South Alabama, William C. Overfelt High School
The Penn State Pedophile Controversy Is All About Protecting The Athletic Program At The Cost of Protecting The Kids
• November 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: At-Risk Youth, Athletics Program, Blacks, Boys, Buck-Passing, Campus Police, Catholic Church, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Civil Suits, College Football, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Criminal, Ethics, Football Coach, Football Culture, Growing Up, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, JoePa, Judas, Latinos, Mark Madden, Mike McQueary, Paterno, Pedophile, Pedophilia, Penn State, Pennsylvania State University, Police, Rape, Sandusky, Self Image, Self-Preservation, Self-Worth, Sex, Sexual Predator, Sodomize, Sodomy, Sports Icon, The Second Mile, United States, University, Whites, Youth
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Womb Jealous Annette Morales-Rodriguez Murders Expectant Mother and The Boy Fetus She Wanted
• October 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Puerto Ricans, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Annette Morales-Rodriguez, Baseball Bat, Bludgeoned, C-Section, Caesarean section, Caesarian Section, Carlos Mercado, Child Stealing, Childhood Sweetheart, Children, Christian Mercado, Common Sense, Darla Gutierrez, Darlene Haynes, Discovery Channel, Exacto Knife, Fake Pregnancy, Immigrants, Infants, Julie Corey, Latinas, Latinos, Maritza Ramirez-Cruz, Midwest, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Morales-Rodriguez, Motherhood, Murder, Omar, Predator, Pregnancy, Puerto Rico, Puertorriqueño, Self Image, Self-Love, Single Mothers, United States, Value, Wisconsin, Womb Jealousy
Keith Olbermann Returns Tonight With “Countdown” at Current TV, But Many Cable Companies Don’t Carry It. Why Not? (w/Update)
• June 20, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Keith Olbermann, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Air America, AT&T U-Verse, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Cable Industry, Cablevision, CBS Evening News, Charter Communications, Common Sense, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, CurrentTV, Daily Kos, Digital, DirecTV, DISH Network, Ed Schultz, Ego, Hollywood Reporter, Jealousies, Jealousy, John Dean, Keith Olbermann, Latinos, Lawrence O'Donnell, Madison WI, Markos, Markos Moulitsas, Mashable, Matt Taibbi, Mediaite, Michael Moore, Michael Steele, Mics, MSNBC, People of Color, President Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow, Television, United States, Women
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: In the “If It’s Not Broke, Don’t Fix It” Category, GOP Voter Suppression–Um!–Voter Fraud Bill Passes
• May 20, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, People of Color, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", African Americans, Asians, Blacks, Democratic, DMV, Fred Risser, Governor Jim Doyle, Governor Scott Walker, Grassroots Democrats, Grassroots Movement, Identification, Identity document, Jim Doyle, Jim Holperin, Jon Erpenbach, Kathleen Vinehout, Latinos, Madison WI, People of Color, President Barack Obama, Racism, Reichstag, Republican, Senator Fred Risser, Senator Lena Taylor, Senator Risser, Southeast Asians, U.C. Berkeley, UW-Madison, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin
Schwarzenegger Puts Reviving His Film Career On Hold, Plus News Outlets Are Baying to Publish a Photo of His Newly-Acknowledged Child
• May 19, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, People of Color, Sexuality, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Ninth Ward
Tags: "If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise", Apostasy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bakersfield California, Children, Creative Artists Agency, Drama, Evasion, Gray Davis, HBO, Katrina, Latinos, Lying, Maria Shriver, Marriage, Mildred Baena, Mildred Patricia Baena, New Orleans, Pants, RadarOnline, Spike Lee, Stalkerazzi, Terminator, Terminator (franchise)
Mildred Patricia Baena Revealed As The Mother of Schwarzenegger’s Child; But Rumors Abound That There Is Yet Another Child
• May 18, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Sexuality, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Baena, Brea Olinda High School, Brentwood CA, California, Children, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily News (New York), Drama, Drudge Report, Employer, Gawker, Guatemala, Guatemalan, Housekeeper, L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly, LA Weekly, Latina, Latinos, Los Angeles Times, Love, Maidservant, Maria Shriver, Master, Mel Gibson, Mildred Patricia Baena, National Enquirer, Patty Baena, Politics, Radar, RadarOnline.com, Servant, Tanner Tousignant, TMZ.com, United States, Wendy Leigh
Justin, Don’t Touch Esperanza’s Hair Again
• February 16, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Esperanza Spalding, Journalism and Ethics, Memoir, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Afros, American Racism, Associated Press, Black Latina, Black Women, Blacks, Born-Again Christian, Canadian Racism, Children, Common Sense, Death Threats, Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Hacking, Hair, Insult, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Latina, Latinos, Memoir, Mormons, Multiracial, Multiracials, New Orleans, Patting, Racism, Rubbing, The Grammy, The Grio, Vandalized, Wikipedia
Racism at The BBC: “Top Gear” Hosts Castigated for Derogatory Remarks Against Mexicans
• February 6, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, European History, Immigration, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, United Kingdom
Tags: "Top Gear", Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Mexican, BBC, Globalization, Immigrants, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Labor, Laborers, Latinos, Mastretta MXT, Mexican Americans, Mexican Labor, Mexicans, Mexico, NAFTA, PBS, Racism, Richard Hammond, Stereotypes, United States
San Francisco Giants World Series Champions
• November 2, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Columbia, Cultural History, Immigration, Journalism and Ethics, People of Color, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Asians, Barranquilla Columbia, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Bleachers, Brian Wilson, Broadway and Columbus, Candlestick Park, Championship, Constables on Patrol, Edgar Rentería, Giants 11 Rangers 7, Giants Orange, Juan Marichal, Latinos, Loma Prieta Earthquake, McCovey, McCovey Cove, Milwaukee Brewers, North Beach, Northern California, Pandemonium, Rape, San Francisco Forty Niners, San Francisco Giants, Super Bowl, The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Sixties, The Texas Rangers, West Coast, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, World Championship, World Series
Good Monday Morning with Novalima
• November 1, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Africans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Exploration and Colonization, Love, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Peru, Race, Spirituality, The Catholic Church
Tags: Afro-Peruvian, Arts and Entertainment, Blacks, Candela, Coba, Health, Latino Music, Latinos, Love, Music, NeoGriot, Novalima, Peru, PR Newswire, South America, Tulum, United States, Xcaret
Whoopi Goldberg’s FightBackPac.Org PSA for Gay Marriage
• October 30, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Democrats, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whoopi Goldberg, Women
Tags: "30 Rock", "Modern Family", "Sex in the City", "The Advocate", African Americans, Bill Stachowski, Bisexuals, Black Women, Blacks, Buffalo, Chelsea, Child Abuse, Common Sense, Cynthia Nixon, FightBack.Org, Frank Padavan, Gay Marriage, Gays, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Latinos, Lesbians, LGBT, Love, Marriage, New York, New Yorker, PAC Fight Back New York, PSA, Public Service Announcement, Queens, Roman Polanski, Rosie Perez, Sex, Sexuality, Sr., State Senate of New York, State Senator Ruben Diaz, T, The View, Tim Kennedy, Transgender, Twinkies, Whoopi Goldberg
The Story Behind The ‘I Love My Hair’ Sesame Street Video
• October 19, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Africans, American History, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Children's Shows, Class, Cultural History, Education, Love, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Public Television, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "I Love My Hair", "I Whip My Hair", "Sesame Street", "The Bluest Eye", "The Spook Show", ABC News, African American, Angelina Jolie, Anything Muppet, Barbie Dolls, Biracial, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Muppet Girl, Black Women, Blacks, Blonde, Blue Contact Lenses, Children, Culture, Deep, Girls of Color, Growing Up, Joey Mazzarino, Latinas, Latinos, Love, Mash-up, NBC News, Racism, Segi Mazzarino, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Straight, Television, The Media, Toni Morrison, Towel, Viral, W, Whoopi Goldberg, Willow Smith, Women of Color, Zahara Jolie-Pitt
“Machete” Looks Like THE Labor Day Weekend Movie Winner
• September 3, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Acting, American History, American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Teabagging Party, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Desperado", "Desperate Housewives", "La Bamba", "Runaway Train", "Spy Kids", Andrei Konchalovsky, Arizona, Champion, Character Actor, Cheech Marin, Cousin, Danny Trejo, Don Johnson, East San Jose, Entrepreneur, Fantasy, Good Fortune, Good Guy, Immigration, Inmigration, ITN Clothing, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, King and Story Roads, Latinos, Lindsay Lohan, Low Lifes, Michelle Rodriguez, Pacoima CA, Quentin Tarantino, Ritchie Valens, Robert DeNiro, Robert Rodriguez, San Quentin, Steven Seagal, Superhero, Tattoo Artist, Testosterone, Thugs, Twelve Step Program, Uncle Machete, Voice Actor
The Drug War in Mexico: What is Really Going On?
• September 1, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mexico, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anglo, Assassin, Bruce Livesay, Cocaine, Crime, Drug Cartels, Drug Dealer, Drug Trade, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, Eggs, Employment, Enforcer, Free Trade, George W. Bush, Hiring Illegals, Illegal Immigrants, Illicit Drug Trade, Interstate 35, La Barbie, Latinos, Marijuana Dealer, Mayor, Mexico, Migrants, NAFTA, New York Times, North Texas, President Barack Obama, President Felipe Calderon, Racism, Real News Network, Safety Violations, Salmonella, Texas, Ton, Tons, United States
Only One Black Emmy Winner This Year; But Archie Panjabi Won
• August 30, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Cultural History, Drama, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Late Night TV, People of Color, Public Television, Race, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Bend It Like Beckham", "Inspector Lewis", "The Good Wife", Acting, Actress, African Americans, Americans, Andre Braugher, Archana Kaur Panjabi, Archie Panjabi, Blacks, British, Britons, Camera Operator, CBS, Columbia, Daniel Craig, Hector Elizondo, Hector Ramirez, Inclusiveness, Isaiah Mustafa, James Bond, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Smits, Latinos, NBC, Old Spice, People of Color, Person of Color, Record Nominations, Ricky Gervais, Sikh, Sofia Vergara, The Emmys, Wanda Sykes
There Must Be Thousands of Other Shaquan Duleys, But They Would Not Have Killed Their Kids
• August 17, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Race, Journalism and Ethics, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Education, Love, The Economy, Joblessness, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Crime, Class, Chicanos/Latinos, Domestic Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, African American History, Cultural History
Tags: Motherhood, Common Sense, Growing Up, Self Image, CBS, South Carolina, Education, Domestic Violence, African Americans, Blacks, Latinos, Bill O'Reilly, Murder, Faux Noise, Child Abuse, Unemployed, Children, Love, Javan, Black Children, Self-Worth, Self-Respect, The Nineties, Black Women, Single Black Women, Extended Family, Jennifer Aniston, Boys, Single Black Woman, Black Mothers, Shaquan Duley, Orangeburg SC, Black Boys, Devean, Devean Duley, Ja'van Duley, The Edisto River, Job Loss, Orangeburg County, Mother, Black Motherhood, Resources, Single Black Mother, O'Lielly
What Else Andrew Breitbart Doesn’t Know About Shirley Sherrod? He Doesn’t Know $%*@! About the Black Church
• July 22, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Democrats in Name Only, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Keith Olbermann, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: ABC News, African Americans, AME, Andrew Breitbart, Audience, Baptist, Black Women, Call and Response, Charles Sherrod, COGIC, Hate, Holiness, Latinos, Lies, Lying, Methodist, President Barack Obama, Race Hate, Racism, Reverend Charles Sherrod, Selma Voting Rights Movement, Shirley Sherrod, SNCC, Spiritual Church of New Orleans, The Albany Movement, The Black Church, The Deity, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, The View, Tim Wise
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