Magic Johnson’s Gay Son E.J. Goes Public
• April 2, 2013 • 4 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, September 1, 2012: “Best of My Love,” The Emotions, Live at Sinbad’s Summer Jam, 1998
• September 2, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, Love, Music, The Emotions, Women
Tags: "The Midnight Special", African Americans, Al McKay, Arts, Aruba, Black Women, Blacks, California, Caribbean, Clarence McDonald, Comedy, David Adkins, Different World, Earth Wind and Fire, EWF, Funk, HBO, Houseguest, Jingle All the Way, Los Angeles, Love, Maurice White, McDonald, Music, Nostalgia, Showtime, Sinbad, Sinbad's Summer Jam, Soul, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States
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
The Ancestors Bring Rodney King Home
• June 17, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Addiction, African Americans, Blacks, California, Celebrity, Celebrity Deaths, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, D-Lister, Domestic Violence, Drugs, Drunk Driving, Los Angeles, Love, Lower Middle Class, Racism, Rialto, Rodney G. King, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Substance Abuse, The L.A. Riots, The Nineties, TMZ.com, United States
Some Sunday Love: “Hypnotized,” from Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me,” 1973, Featuring The Late Bob Welch
• June 10, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fleetwood Mac, Love, Music
Tags: "French Kiss", "Hypnotized", "Mystery to Me", Bob Welch, California, Invalid, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Angeles, Love, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Nashville Tennessee, Sentimental Lady, Spinal Surgery, Stevie Nicks, Suicide, Terminal Illness, The Seventies, United States, Welch
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
Etta “Miss Peaches” James’ Viewing and Funeral Plans Announced
• January 25, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Etta James, Love, Music, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Black Women, Blacks, California, CNN, Donto James, Etta James, Friday, Funeral, Inglewood, Inglewood California, James, Johnny Otis, Los Angeles, Love, Rachel Noerdlinger, Rhythm & Blues Foundation, Sametto James, San Fernando Valley, Saturday, Singer, Tributes, Viewing, Wake
Etta James Is Not Long For This World
• December 18, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Etta James, Health, Leukemia, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Women
Tags: "At Last", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "Tell Mama", Addict, African Americans, Artis Mills, Beverly Hills, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Chronic Leukemia, Common Sense, Death, Donto James, Dr. Elaine James, Drug Addiction, Eric Clapton, Etta, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Heroin, James, Los Angeles, Marriage, Paul Butterfield, Prescription Drug Addiction, Press-Enterprise, Riverside California, Sametto James, Sons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Terminal Illness, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Weight Problems
UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have Been
• November 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Food, Health, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Music Videos, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Al Sharpton, Baptist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Consumerism, Dwight Arrington Myers, Ernie Davis, Floyd Myers, Grace Baptist Church, Heavy D, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Kim Burrell, Los Angeles, Lungs, Mount Vernon New York, Pneumonia, Rapper, Russell Simmons, Smooth Hip Hop, Smooth Rap, The Overweight Lover, Wretched Excess, Xea Myers
Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move
• November 10, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Billy Crystal, Blacks, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Bromance, Bubble Hill, California, Common Sense, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Gay Jokes, Gays, Hooker, Host, Hypermasculinity, Jews, Los Angeles, Master of Ceremonies, MOR, Olivia Munn, Oscar, Ratner, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, Straights, The Down Low, The Eighties, Tower Heist, Transvestite, United States
Ya Know, After All This, Rodney King Oughta Have His Driver’s Licence and His Freedom Taken Away for Drunk Driving
• July 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 1992 L.A. Riots, African Americans, Blacks, California, California Driver's License, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Daryl Gates, Driving Under The Influence, Driving While Drunk, Drunk Driving, DUI, License Revocation, Los Angeles, Medgar Evers, Moreno Valley California, OC Weekly, Patt Morrison, Racism, Rev. James Reeb, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Southern California, Suicide, The Nineties
The Ancestors Take Home Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, Former Black Panther Leader
• June 2, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Expatriates, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Tanzania, The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, Amnesty International, Assata Shakur, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO, Death, Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt, Elmer Pratt, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frame-Up, Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, Geronimo Pratt, Johnnie Cochran, Los Angeles, Louisiana Born, Malaria, Murder Frame-Up, Pratt, Race, Stuart Hanlon, Tanzania, The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, The Sixties, United States, Village, Wrongfully Accused
Elizabeth Taylor, 79, Has Died
• March 23, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, Awards, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Sexuality, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Cleopatra", Academy Award, Academy Award Winner, AIDS, Canada, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Congestive Heart Failure, Dame Elizabeth Rosamund Taylor, Dame Elizabeth Rosemund Taylor, David Gest, Doonesbury, Drama, Dual Citizenship, Elizabeth Taylor, Gay, Health, Hollywood, Larry Fortensky, LGBT, Liz Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Los Angeles, Montgomery Clift, Old Hollywood, Oscar, Puerto Vallarta, Richard Burton, Rock Hudson, Sex, The Sixties, United States, Violet Eyes
A Big One Hit Japan (w/Updates)
• March 11, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Japan, Natural Disasters, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM), World History
Tags: 1998 Winter Olympics, 8.9, Asia, California, Canada, Crescent City California, Earthquake, English Language, Hawaii, Japan, Japan Earthquake, Japanese, Japanese Language, Japanese People, Left Coast, Live Streaming, Los Angeles, Nagano, New Guinea, New Zealand, PC World, Richter Scale, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sendai, Soka Gakkai Japan, The Philippines, Tokyo, Tsunami Warning System, Tsunami Warnings, Tsunamis, United States, West Coast, West Coast of the United States
Why The Continuing Law Enforcement Stall on Mitrice Richardson’s Remains? Now The FBI Refuses Again To Get Involved
• February 16, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Hate Crimes, Health, Jasmyne Cannick, Journalism and Ethics, Latice Sutton, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Eyewitness News, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gays, Geoffrey's Restaurant, KABC, Latice Sutton, Lee Baca, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu CA, Malibu-Lost Hills Station, Michael Richardson, Mitrice, Mitrice Richardson, Quantico Virginia, Racism, Sheriff, Sheriff Lee Baca, Sheriff's Deputies, Special Prosecutor, Suspects, Suspicion
BREAKING: Judge Gives Controversial Booking Tape of Mitrice Richardson to Parents
• February 1, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Film, Health, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Nancy Grace, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: California State University Fullerton, Federal Bureau of Investigation, LAPD, Latice Sutton, Lee Baca, Los Angeles, Malibu Canyon, Malibu Creek, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, Sheriff
Acid Attack Victim Derri Dias Velarde Appears on CBS’ “Early Show”
• January 31, 2011 • 6 CommentsPosted in Chemical/Acid/Fire Burns, Class, Crime, Derri Dias Velarde, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Early Show", Acid Attack, Acid Throwing, Apartment, Arizona, Bethany Storro, Burns, California, CBS, Convalescence, Derri Dias Velarde, Derri Velarde, Early Show, Erica Hill, Facebook, Five Children, HLN, Jane Velez Mitchell, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mesa AZ, Mother, People of Color, Police, Recovery, Second Acid Attack, Second Degree Burns, Sulfuric Acid, Sulphuric Acid
Saturday Night Music, January 22, 2011: The Dramatics, “Whatcha See is Whatcha Get” 1971
• January 22, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, The Dramatics
Tags: "Soul Train", Arts, Billy Paul, California, Elbert Wilkins, Flip Wilson, Geraldine Jones, James Mack Brown, Larry Demps, Los Angeles, Music, Ron Banks, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, The Dramatics, The Seventies, The Sixties, Tony Hester, Top Ten, United States, WattStax, William Howard, Willie Ford, WYSIWYG
Dr. Conrad Murray: Preliminary Hearings to Lay Out Defense Theory That Michael Jackson Medicated Himself to Death with Propofol
• January 5, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, People of Color, Race, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Milk of Amnesia", "This is It", 50 Concerts, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, CPR, Death of Michael Jackson, Defense, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. Conrad Robert Murray, Ed Chernoff, Faux News, Faux Noise, Fifty Concerts, Fox News Channel, Insomnia, Involuntary Manslaughter, Jackie Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Kenny Ortega, LaToya Jackson, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Manslaughter, Michael Jackson, Naloxone, Prince Michael Jackson I, Propofol, Prosecution, Quack, The Jackson Family
Three Clips from Upcoming Halle Berry Film, “Frankie and Alice,” Where She Plays One Personality Who is White and Racist
• January 4, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chandra Wilson, Class, Cultural History, Film, Halle Berry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Phylicia Rashad, Race, Sexuality, Women
Tags: "Black Swan", "Frankie and Alice", Academy Award, Best Actress, Black Women, British Columbia, Chandra Wilson, Exotic Dancer, Frankie & Alice, Golden Globes, Halle Berry, Limited Release, Los Angeles, Multiple Personalities, Natalie Portman, Phylicia Rashad, Psychological Drama, Psychologists, Stellan Skarsgård, Stripper, The Seventies, Vancouver
That Delta In2ition “Car Wash” Commercial
• November 17, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, Love, Music, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Rize", "Wash Away", Advertising, African Americans, Bodies, Body Painting, Cable, Cable TV, California, Car Wash, Copywriters, David LaChapelle, Delta Faucets, Human Body, Krumping, LaChapelle, Los Angeles, Models, Pleasure, Rose Royce, Sex, Shower, Shower Attachments, TBS, Television Commercials, United States, Water, Youth, YouTube
Technical Difficulties…and Some Updates on Long Running Stories: Mitrice, Oscar Grant
• November 8, 2010 • Comments OffPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Fashion, India, Indonesia, Islam/Sufism, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, South Korea, Stroke, Television, The Economy, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: California, African Americans, Oscar Grant III, Constables on Patrol, Johannes Mehserle, BART, Oakland CA, Blacks, Aretha Franklin, Murder, Republicans, LGBT, Barack Obama, Jack and Jill Politics, Indonesia, "The Los Angeles Times", Los Angeles County, Black Women, Mitrice Richardson, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu CA, BART Police, Los Angeles, Alameda County, Latrice Sutton, Anne Soble, "The Malibu Surfside News", Sheriff Lee Baca, Laptop Computer, Sheriff, Coroner, Los Angeles County California, Police Murder, Police Shooting, Technical Difficulties, Error Messages, Blue Screens, Rebooting, Police Cover-Up, Protesters
REVEALED: L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Moved Mitrice Richardson’s Body Against Coroner’s Orders
• October 13, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Latice Sutton, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Rape, California, African Americans, Murder, Los Angeles County Coroner, Black Woman, Mitrice Richardson, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Latice Sutton, Michael Richardson, Malibu Canyon, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Los Angeles, Anne Soble, "The Malibu Surfside News", Jasmyne Cannick, Sheriff Lee Baca, Missing Black Woman, Sex Crimes, Malibu Agoura-Lost Hills Sheriff's Department, Abduction, Captain Tom Martin, Violence Against Women, Single Black Woman, Marijuana Farms, Malibu Creek, Sheriff, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Los Angeles County Coroner's Office, Illegal, Against the Law, Detective Michael Rosson, Marijuana Grove, Pornography
The Ancestors Summon Artist Varnette Honeywood, 60
• September 14, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Art, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Love, Race, Varnette Honeywood, Women
Tags: "The Cosby Show", African American, African American Art, African Americans, Art, Artist, Bill Cosby, Black Art, Black Women, Blacks, California, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA, Love, Marriage, Originals, Southern California, Terry McMillan, The Eighties, The Huxtables, The Nineties, Tulane University, United States, Varnette Honeywood, Varnette P. Honeywood
Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Music, Celebrities/Royals, Women, Love, Film, Class, Sports, Spirituality, Documentary, Jamaica/British Caribbean, African American History, Cultural History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Travel, Weather, Black Surfers
Tags: African American, The Roots, Memoir, United States, James Brown, Whitewash, Black People, New Orleans, Documentary, Los Angeles, Southern California, Ben Harper, Black Thought, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Ethnicity, Esther Williams, Amelia Earhart, Sal Masekela, Sports Commentator, Beach Boys, California Girls, Surfing, Rob Machado, John Hoberman, Kelly Slater, Fordham University, Surf, Black Surfers, Tariq Trotter, Surf Culture, Don Schollander, Gidget, Soui, Coast Starlight