“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
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
Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Magic Johnson, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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
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, 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
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
Some Monday Love: “Thinking About Your Body (For Debs)” Bobby McFerrin, 1986
• March 11, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Black People, Bobby McFerrin, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Facebook, Film, Love, Public Television, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Thinking About Your Body", Arts, Blue Note, BobbyMcFerrin, Debbie Green, Don't Worry Be Happy, Facebook, Joy, Live Album, Love, McFerrin, Music, Spontaneous Inventions, Wife
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
Some Thursday Love on Valentine’s Day: Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and Anita Baker
• February 14, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Anita Baker, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Donny Hathaway, Holidays, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Music, Tammi Terrell, The Heart
Tags: African Americans, Anita Baker, Black Women, Blacks, Donny, Donny Hathaway, Donny Osmond, Eric Mercury, Facebook, Funk Brothers, If This World Were Mine, Love, Marriage, Marvin Gaye, Roberta Flack, Sex, Stevie Wonder, Tammi Terrell, Valentine's Day
Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco Win Libel Case Against The UK’s Sunday Times
• February 5, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, France, Gossip, Health, Japan, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Monaco, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Vanity Fair", Albert II Prince of Monaco, Andrea Casiraghi, Babies, Baby, Baroness de Massy, Charlene, Charlene Princess of Monaco, Children, Crown Princess Masako, Descendants, Diana Princess of Wales, Love, Mark Thomson, Marriage, Monaco, Motherhood, News International, Nicole Coste, Prince Albert, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Antoinette, Princess Caroline, Princess Grace of Monaco, Rainier III Prince of Monaco, Royal Ancestry, Royalty, Rupert Murdoch, Sunday Times, Times
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
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 Black People, Race, History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Obama Administration, Celebrities/Royals, Television, American Politics, The Rest of the World, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Class, Democrats, People of Color, American Foreign Policy, African American History, American History, Cultural History, National Issues
Tags: Common Sense, Michelle Obama, African Americans, The First Lady, Blacks, President Obama, Barack Obama, Sasha and Malia Obama, President Barack Obama, Love, United States, Washington D.C., First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Martin Luther King, Live Streaming, Second Inaugural, Inauguration, Prayers, Faiths, National Mall, Capitol Hill, United States presidential inauguration, The King Holiday, The King Bible
That Photo from Facebook: A Child Grasps the Full Meaning of Xmas
• December 25, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Holidays, Love, Spirituality
Tags: "Oh my!", Buddhism, Child, Children, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Presents, Christmas Tree, George, George Takei, Gifts, Growing Up, Killings, Letters to Santa, Love, Missing Xmas, Murder, Newtown Connecticut, Religion and Spirituality, Santa, School Shootings, United States, Xmas
Friday Night Music, December 22, 2012: “Blue Christmas/Xmas (To Whom It May Concern),” Miles Davis and Bob Dorough, 1962
• December 21, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Class, Cultural History, Holidays, Love, Miles Davis, Music
Tags: "Blue Xmas", "Mad at Miles", African Americans, Black Relationships, Black Women, Blacks, Blue Christmas, Bob Dorough, Business, Carmen McRae, Christmas, Facebook, Gil Evans, Herbie Hancock, Holidays, Love, Miles Davis, Music, New York City, Pearl Cleage, Santa Claus, Schoolhouse Rock, SGI Buddhism, Small Day Tomorrow, The Holidays, Wayne Shorter, Xmas
Ana Grace Márquez-Greene, Slain at Sandy Hook Elementary School, To Be Laid to Rest Saturday, December 22, in Bloomfield, CT
• December 20, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Facebook, Health, Mass Shootings, Murder/Manslaughter
Tags: African American, African Americans, Ana, Ana Greene, Ana Marquez-Greene, Biracial, Biracial Children, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Child, Children, Connecticut, Daughter, Drive Bys, East Palo Alto, Facebook, Funeral, Funeral Services, Jimmy Greene, Latina, Latino, Love, Mass Murder, Murder, Nelba Marquez-Greene, Newtown, Philadelphia, Puerto Rico, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Stray Bullets, Street Violence, United States, Western Connecticut State University
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
A Little Sunday Music, “Morning Has Broken,” Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam), from “Teaser and the Firecat,” 1971
• November 25, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Islam/Sufism, Love, Music, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom
Tags: "Morning Has Broken", BBC Radio 5 Live, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens, Eleanor Farjeon, Love, Lyrics, Paul Samwell-Smith, Rick Wakeman, Singer Songwriter, Songwriting, The Seventies, Yusef Islam
Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy
• November 24, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Politics, Arts, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Being Elmo", "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey", "My Life as a Furry Red Monster", "Sesame Street", African Americans, Andrew Vachss, Big Bird, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cecil Singleton, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Elmo, Facebook, Grooming, Growing Up, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Jerry Sandusky, Jim Henson, Katherine Franke, Kevin, Kevin Clash, LGBT, Love, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Marriage, Michael Jackson, Mitt Romney, PBS, Puppetry, Rape, Sesame Workshop, Sex, Shannon Clash, Sheldon Stephens, The Closet, The Muppets, The New York Times, TMZ.com, United States
Some Sunday Love: “Stand!” Sly and the Family Stone, 1969
• September 9, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American History, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Love, Music, Obama Administration, People of Color, Sexuality, Sly and The Family Stone, Spirituality, Stevie Wonder, Television, The Economy, Women
Tags: "Fulfillingness First Finale", "I Want to Take You Higher", American Politics, Cynthia Robinson, Everyday People, Gospel, Gospel Extension, Gospel Music, Jerry Martini, Love, Politics, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Simple Song, Sly, Sly & The Family Stone, Sly Stone, Standing Up, Struggle, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, The Democratic National Convention 2012, The Democratic Party, The Sixties, United States
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
The Ancestors Summon Academy Award Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, Star of “The Green Mile”
• September 4, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Acting, African American History, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Health, Love, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Heart, The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "The Finder", "The Green Mile", Academy Award, Academy Award Nominee, Acting, Actor, African Americans, Blacks, Bruce Willis, California, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Craig Ferguson, Duncan, Golden Globe Nominee, Green Mile, Love, Michael Clarke Duncan, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, PETA, The Nineties, 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
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