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
Aren’t You Glad It Isn’t Anyone Black? Putting to Rest The Myth of The Dark-Skinned Terrorist
• April 19, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Chechya, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, European History, Facebook, Health, History, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Russia, Stephen Colbert, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Boston, Boston Marathon Bombing, Bronx, Caucasian, Caucasians, Chechens, Chechya, CNN, Common Sense, Facebook, Guilty, Haj, Homeland Security, John Allen Mohammad, John King, Journalism, Journalism and Ethics, Lee Boyd Malvo, Lynch Mob, Malcolm X, Martin Richard, Middle East, MSNBC, Murder, Muslim, N.Y. Post, Nation of Islam, Naturalized American, New York Post, Oklahoma City Bombing, President Obama, Race Baiting, Ruslan Tsarni, The Twitterverse, Timothy McVeigh, Twitter, United States, White People
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
Entering The Arena: The Right Wing Attacks on Zerlina Maxwell
• March 12, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Domestic Violence, Education, Facebook, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Slavery, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: "The Ed Show", African Americans, Blacks, Bystander Effect, ColorLines, Death Threats, Ebony Magazine, Faux Noise, Fox News, Fox News Channel, Grio, Hannity, Harassment, Hate Crimes, Imprisonment, International Women's Day, LGBT, Maxwell, Rape, Sean Hannity, Sex, Steubenville Ohio, Twitter, VAWA, Washington Times, Zerlina Maxwell
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
Daddy Hugh Grant Makes Another Baby–A Boy–With Tinglan Hong
• February 16, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, European History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Love Actually", Andy Coulson, Baby, Baby Daddy, Cellphones, Electronic Snooping, Elizabeth Hurley, Felix, Grant, He Is The Father, Hugh Grant, Leveson Inquiry, London, Maury Povich, Notting Hill, Paddington, Personal Life, Private Life, Rupert Murdoch, Son, Tabitha, Tinglan Hong, Twitter
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 Black People, Religion, Crime, Class, Consumer Fraud, Protestant Denominations, African American History, Preachers/Ministers
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
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
Sandra Fluke Could Be Anyone’s Daughter, Sister, Friend, Wife, Lover: She Could Be You
• March 5, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Education, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Public Intellectualism, Reproductive Rights, Sandra Fluke, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Anger, Barbara Walters, Black Women, Catholics, Civil Discourse, Color of Change, Darrell Issa, Democratic Party, Democrats, Discourse, Ed Schultz, Facebook, Fluke, Georgetown University, Homophobia, Jesuits, Memoir, Misogyny, Patricia Heaton, Planned Parenthood, Racism, Republicans, Right Wing, Right-Wing Smear, Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, Talk Radio, The Blunt Amendment, The Non-Apology Apology, The Pill, The View, Twitter, Viagra, Women, Women of Color
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
Those Posters from Facebook: Who They Really Are, What They Really Do
• February 20, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Race, Education, American Politics, The Economy, Class, Democrats, People of Color, Chicanos/Latinos, Cultural History, National Issues, Immigration, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Facebook
Tags: Self Image, Reality, Truth, African Americans, Blacks, Latinos, Faux Noise, Human Rights, Racism, San Francisco, United States, Twitter, Facebook, Self-Worth, Mexican Americans, Propaganda, Fox News Channel, Shopping, Occupy Wall Street, Posters, Perception, Shit, Occupy The Hood, Fox Noise, Divisiveness, Misunderstandings, Ignorance, Human Rights and Liberties, Advocacy Organizations, Ministry of Propaganda
That Cartoon from Facebook: “Who Increased the National Debt?” (w/Update)
• January 21, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Democrats, Education, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy
Tags: Barack Obama, Chart, Data, Facebook, Nancy Pelosi, National Debt, PolitiFact, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Scam, Snopes.com, Social Media, Statistics, Treasury Department, Twitter, United States, United States Department of the Treasury
That Cartoon From Facebook
• January 3, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: African Americans, Arts, Cartoon, Cartoons, Facebook, GOP, Online Communities, Political Cartoons, Politics, Posters, Racism, Republicans, Social Media, Social Networking, The Other 98%, Twitter, United States
Flip The Bird at Barack Obama, and You May Get Fired. Even in Russia…
• December 2, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Class, European History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Race, Russia, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Russians, Anti-Americanism, Barack Obama, Black Russians, Blacks, Dr. Jason Johnson, Faux Noise, Fox News, Insult, Obama Haters, Oligarchy, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, REN-TV, Russians of Color, Social Media, Tatyana Limanova, The Kremlin, Twitter, Vladimir Putin, You Tube
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
The Roots Snark Michele Bachmann on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” with Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch”
• November 23, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Late Night TV, Music, Public Intellectualism, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Roots, Women
Tags: "Lyin Ass Bitch", African Americans, Apologies, Ashlee Simpson, Bachmann, Bad Taste, Blacks, California, Cheek, Cheekiness, Comcast, Common Sense, Demeaning to Women?, Double Standard, Fallon, Fishbone, General Electric, Jimmy Fallon, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lady Gaga, Lampoon, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels, Meme, Michele Bachmann, NBC, Presidiential Candidate, Punked, Republicans, Right Wing Loon, Roots, Self-Preservation, Ska, Slut-Shaming, The Roots, Tweet, Twitter, 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
The Ancestors Welcome Singer-Songwriter Nickolas Ashford, 70, of The Soul Duo Ashford & Simpson (w/Update)
• August 24, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, Asia Ashford, Associated Press, Baptists, Berry Gordy, Bryant Park, Cancer, Dance, Dancer, Facebook, Gospel, Marvin Gaye, Motown, New York City, New York Times, Nickolas Ashford, Nicole Ashford, Park Benches, Pop Music, R&B, Ray Charles, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Scepter Records, Singers, Songwriters, Soul Music, Tammi Terrell, The Black Church, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sugar Bar, Theatre District, Throat Cancer, Twitter, Valerie Simpson, White Rock Baptist Church, Whitney Houston, Your Precious Love
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Violence at State Fair Not Necessarily Race-Related, Plus Governor Gets Heckled, All on The First Day
• August 6, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Black Youth, Blacks, Channel 3000, Christopher Ferguson, Crime, Democratic, Facebook, Flash Mobs, Flash Rob, Flash Robbing, Gang-Related, Governor Scott Walker, Juvenile Crime, Knockout King, MC Hammer, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Mobs, NBC, Philip Jackson, Professor Linda Holtzman, Race-Related, Republican Party (United States), Riot, Teenagers, Twitter, West Allis, Whites, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Fair, WTMJ, Youths, Youths of Color
Satoshi Kanazawa Ousted from “Psychology Today” Blog Line-Up
• June 2, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Mental Health/Psychology, Women
Tags: "American Psychologist", "Times Higher Education", Academic Freedom, African Americans, Black People, Black Women, Blackmail, Blacks, Change.org, Color of Change, Facebook, International, Letter, London School of Economics, Love, LSE, Petition, Physical attractiveness, Psychology Today, Racism, Red-baiting, Satoshi Kanazawa, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Social Sciences, Twitter, United States
Don’t Say Gay, Say Takei
• May 23, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Sexuality
Tags: Asian Americans, Associated Press, Gay, Gay Dads, George Takei, Hikaru Sulu, Human Reproduction, Japanese Americans, Lesbian Moms, LGBT, Mr. Sulu, Republicans, Senate Bill 49, Southern Republicans, Southerners, Stacey Campfield, Star Trek, State of Tennessee, Sulu, Tennessee, Tennessee Senate, The "Don't Say Gay" Bill, Twitter
Cut Steeler Rashard Mendenhall, An Athlete Thinking Aloud, Some Slack
• May 11, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Rashard Mendenhall, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, War Crimes
Tags: 9-11, Anger, Animality, Buddhism, Celebrity, Charlie Sheen, Communication, Curt Flood, Football, Football Player, Hell, Hunger, Jack and Jill Politics, Jingoism, Nationalism, Osama bin Laden, Patriotism, Pittsburgh Steelers, Players' Strike, Rashard Mendenhall, Slavery, Social Justice, Social Networking, Sports, The Four Evil Paths, The World Trade Center, Tweets, Twitter, United States, War on Terror, White House, World Trade Center
Bobbi Kristina, Daughter of Whitney and Bobby Brown, Photographed Allegedly Snorting Coke
• March 4, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Protestant Denominations, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: Addict, Addicted, Addiction, African Americans, Beer, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Brown, Budweiser, Career, Children, Common Sense, Conspiracy Theories, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Enabling, Everclear, Family, Growing Up, Hard Partying, Home, Intervention, Karma, Marijuana, Mothers, Music, National Enquirer, Oprah Winfrey, Parenting, Recreational Drug Use, Relapse, Sex, Snorting Coke, Talent, Twitter, Wake Up Call, Weed, Whitney Houston
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: State Workers to Converge on Capitol to Rally Against Scott Walker’s Rescinding of Collective Bargaining
• February 15, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Education, Joblessness, The Economy, The Stimulus Bill, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Alberta Darling, Collective Bargaining, Facebook, Governor Walker, Mississippi, National Guard, Republicans, Robin Vos, Scott Walker, Security, State Troopers, The National Guard, The Stimulus Bill, Twitter, Unions, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Eye, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Capitol, Wisconsin State Patrol
More Grammy Highlights: Wins for Carolina Chocolate Drops, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples and Fantasia Barrino
• February 14, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Barbra Streisand, Buddy Guy, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Esperanza Spalding, Fantasia Barrino, Fashion, Health, Herbie Hancock, Love, Mavis Staples, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Chamber Music Society", "Reencontro", 53rd Grammy Awards, African Americans, Barbra Streisand, Black Women, Blacks, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Drake, Esperanza Spalding, Fantasia Barrino, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Growing Up, Herbie Hancock, Indie, Jeff Tweedy, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Mavis Staples, Questlove, Twitter, United States, Wilco
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