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
Thank Goodness! Set Your Clocks Forward — Daylight Savings Time Begins at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, March 10
• March 8, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Class, Cultural History, Facebook, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: Clock, Facebook, Fall, Long Days, Spring, Summer, Sunshine, The Seasons, The Sun, United States, Vacation, Warm Weather, Winter, Wisconsin
In a Blink of an Eye: It’s Been Forty-Five Years Since Otis Redding’s “(Sitting On) The Dock of The Bay” Was Recorded
• January 9, 2013 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Love, Otis Redding, Suicide, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "(Sitting On} The Dock of the Bay", 45th Anniversary, African Americans, Anniversary, Bay, Blacks, Death, Dock of the Bay, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Eric Clapton, Fillmore, Growing Up, Jimi Hendrix, Lake Monona, Madison, Madison WI, Monterey Pop Festival, Otis, Otis Redding, San Francisco, Steve Cropper, Summer of Love, The Bar Kays, The Mar-Kays, The Sixties, United States, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Democrats and Independents, You Gotta Vote Come November and Here is How
• September 3, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Democrats, Education, History, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Baggers, Blacks, Common Sense, Democratic, GOP, J.B. Van Hollen, Latino, League of Women Voters, List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin, Madison WI, Paul Ryan, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republican, Republicans, Supreme Court, Tampa Florida, Teabaggers, The Tea Party, True the Vote, United States, Voter ID Laws, Voter Registration, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court
That Political Video From Facebook: “Pickpocket” or “Get Your Hand Out of My Pocket, Mitt Romney”
• August 11, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Class, Cultural History, Facebook, Health, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, Social Security, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin
Tags: Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Common Sense, Elderly, Elderly Women, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Joe McCarthy, Lyndon Johnson, Medicaid, Medicare, Middle-Class, Move On.org, Poor, Poor People, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Social Security, The Great Society, The New Deal, Unemployment Insurance, United States, Vice President Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States, Wisconsin
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
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
It’s Only a Month Away, Wisconsin: Let’s Choose a Strong Democratic Challenger Today to Defeat Governor Scott Walker on June 5
• May 8, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Class, Democrats, Egypt, France, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Democratic, Doug La Follette, Egypt, Forward!, Kathleen Falk, Kathleen Vinehout, Mahlon Mitchell, Rebecca Kleefisch, The Democratic Party, The Demoratic Party of Wisconsin, Tom Barrett, United States, United Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Kathy Nickolaus, The Katherine Harris of Wisconsin, Won’t Run Again for Waukesha County Clerk
• April 28, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Journalism and Ethics, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 2012, Clerk, County Clerk, David Prosser, Democrats, Elections, JoAnne Kloppenburg, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, Kathy Nickolaus, Madison WI, Republican, Republicans, State Supreme Court Justices, The Recall, The Supreme Court of Wisconsin, The Wisconsin Recall, United States, Vote Manipulation, Voter Suppression, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin-Waukesha County
Herbie Hancock Talks About How One Could Make Peace Happen
• March 16, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Cultural History, Education, Herbie Hancock, Love, Music, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Buddhism, Cosby Show, Herbie, Herbie Hancock, Love, Madison WI, New York, New York City, Nichiren Buddhism, Peace, Religion and Spirituality, SGI-USA, Tico Wells, UNESCO, United States, Wisconsin, World Peace, YouTube
What I’m Working On For This Weekend: Whitney, Eddie Long, BAnna Love, and Putting Together a Book Review Blog
• February 22, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston
Tags: Abortion, African Americans, Anna, Banna, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Book Reviews, Chris Brown, Divorce, Downton Abbey, Eddie, Eddie Long, Facebook, Funeral, Gillette, Growing Up, Hair Relaxers, John Chadima, Marriage, Mr. Bates, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Ray J, Rihanna, Rihanna Fenty, Scott Walker, United States, Vanessa Long, Whitney Houston, Wisconsin
Don’t Miss “An Evening with Valerie Simpson in Honor of Nick Ashford” Coming to PBS Stations This Month
• February 18, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Gwen Ifill, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Valerie Simpson, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ashford, Ashford and Simpson, Berry Gordy, Black History Month, Black Women, Blacks, Brother Ray, Celebrity Deaths, Death, Gwen Ifill, Interview, Love, Love Songs, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Nickolas Ashford, Passing, Public Television, Ray Charles, Simpson, Tammi Terrell, Teddy Pendergrass, The Eighties, The Seventies, Tivos, Valerie Simpson, W, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television
A Million Signatures to Recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
• January 22, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "The Isthmus", BadgerCare, California, David Obey, Faux Noise, Fraud, Governor Walker, High Speed Train, Kathleen Vinehout, Madison WI, Mahlon Mitchell, Peter Barca, Rebecca Kleefisch, Recall, Republicans, Russ Feingold, Ryan Lawler, Scott and Jeff Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzgerald, Scott Walker, Signatures, State Senator Jon Erpenbach, State Street, Steve Kagan, The February Uprising, The Koch Brothers, The Orpheum Theatre, United States, United Wisconsin, Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsinites
How Will You Celebrate The King Holiday?
• January 16, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Holidays, Labor History, Labor Relations, Love, People of Color, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, The Economy
Tags: African Americans, Albany GA, Atlanta, Blacks, Coretta Scott King, Drum Major, King, King Memorial, Madison WI, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Racism, Reverend C.T. Vivian, Reverend Joseh Lowery, Sphinx, The Albany Movement, The Human Spirit, The Overture Center for the Arts, The Poor People's Campaign, The Sixties, TravelPod, Union, Unionizing, United States, Washington, Washington Post, Wisconsin
Some Monday Love: “Doc Martin Theme,” Brit TV and “Doc Martin,” and Being Multiregion
• January 16, 2012 • Comments OffPosted in Uncategorized
Tags: "Midsomer Murders", Bill Maher, Biracial Children, Biracials, Blacks, Colin Towns, Countryside, Doc Martin, Downton Abbey, DVD, eBay, Gillan, Ian Gillan, Ian Gillan Band, Julie Graham, London, Love, Madison WI, Martin Clunes, Middle England, Milwaukee Public Television, MSNBC, Racism, Reggie Perrin, Region 1, Region 2, Robert Vaughn, Television, The Country, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television
Retired Philly Police Captain Raymond Lewis Arrested with Other Occupy Wall Street Activists; He Says It Was the Proudest Moment of His Life
• November 22, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Budget Cuts, Class, Cultural History, Environmental Crimes, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Obama Administration, People of Color, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Action, Activism, Arrest, Captain Ray Lewis, Demonstration, Iraq War, Lewis, New York, New York City, New York City Police Department, New York Observer, NYPD, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Philadelphia Police Department, Police Officers, Political Activism, Rant, Ray Lewis, Retired Captain Raymond Lewis, Scott Olsen, Symbol, Sympathy Vote, Wisconsin
Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank Commercials
• October 21, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Green Bay Packers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron, Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Actress, Admiration, Associated Banc-Corp, Associated Bank, Chicago, Commercials, Edith, Elderly Women, Football, Go Pack!, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay WI, Laughlin Constable, Marjorie Main, Milwaukee, Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback, Reta Shaw, Rodgers, Super Bowl, Television Commercials, The Chicago Bears, United States, Wisconsin
Veteran Marine Sgt. Shemar Thomas on the Occupy Wall Street Protests: “This is Our Time…to Change The Greed…in America”
• October 18, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Afghan War, African Americans, Anarchists, Baggers, Benefits, Blacks, Civil Liberties, Civil Servants, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Demonstrations, Dirty Hippies, Iraq, Iraq War, J. Edgar Hoover, Jobless, New York City Police Department, New York's Finest, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Raw Story, Ready-TV.com, Republicans, Riverside Church, Sgt. Shemar Thomas, Single Issue Politics, The Black Middle Class, The February Uprising, The Middle Class, The Poor People's Campaign, The Tea Party, Unemployed, Union Contracts, Union Members, United States, Veterans, Vietnam War, Wages, Wall Street, War Veteran, Wisconsin, Workers, You Tube, YouTube
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
Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: The Murder of R Place on Park
• October 7, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, ALRC, Annie Weatherby-Flowers, Blacks, Business, California, City Council, Constables on Patrol, Crime, Derrell Connor, Drugs, Fillmore District San Francisco, Funk, Gangbangers, Ignoble Wray, Improvisation, Jazz, Louisiana, Madison, Madison City Council, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Madisonians, New Orleans, Noble Wray, R Place on Park, Racism, Rick Flowers, San Francisco, Shootings, Small Businessman, Soul Music, The Madison Police Department, The Sixties, Wisconsin
On Hiatus for Two Weeks
• August 15, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Uncategorized, Who I Am
Tags: Hiatus, Home, United States, Who I Am, Wisconsin
Get Out The Vote, Wisconsin! Recall Elections Today
• August 9, 2011 • Comments OffPosted in American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Health Care/The Public Option, Joblessness, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, Political Malfeasance, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Baggers, Ballot Box, Barack Obama, Budget Cuts, Debt Ceiling, Democratic, Ed Schultz, Ed Show, Governor Scott Walker, Jim Holperin, Madison WI, Main Street, MSNBC, President Obama, Recall Elections, Recalls, Republicans, Scott Walker, Solidarity, State Representative Fred Clark, State Senator Alberta Darling, State Senator Bob Wirch, State Senator Jim Holperin, Teabaggers, The Ballot Box, The Fabulous 14, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression, Voters, Voting, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, WisPolitics
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
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: State Senator Luther Olsen—Baby Daddy? (w/Updates)
• July 28, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Abortion, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Labor Relations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Abortion, Babysitter, Berlin, Berlin WI, Daily Kos, Democratic, Divorce, Education, Ethics, Extramarital Affairs, Extramarital Relationships, Facebook, Fred Clark, Hush Money, Hushed Up, Illegitimate Child, Intercourse, Lesbians, Luther Olsen, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Muckraker, Muckraking, Olsen, Outside Child, Paul I. Tascoupe, Payoff, Peyton Place, Planned Parenthood, Politiscoop, Randy Hopper, Recall Election, Recalls, Remarriage, Republican, Sex, State Senator Fred Clark, State Senator Luther Olsen, Teenage Girl, Teenager, United States, Waupaca, Waupaca WI, WFA, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Action, Wisconsin Republicans, Young Woman
WHAT? Bank Activity Required for a Wisconsin Voter ID Card?
• July 27, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Discrimination, People of Color, Race
Tags: Bank Account, Democratic, DMV, Hidden Camera, North Carolina, Photo ID, Republican, Republican Party (United States), South Carolina, The State, Vital Records, Vital Statistics, Voter ID Bill, Voter ID Card, Voter Identification, Voter Registration, Voter Rights, Voter Suppression, Voter Suppression Laws, Voting, Wisconsin
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