Archive for January, 2012
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
Some Saturday Love: Prestia, Garibaldi, Pickett, and Tamalier of “Tower of Power” Do “Squib Cakes/What Is Hip?” Without the Horn Section, 1998
• January 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Some Saturday Love: Prestia, Garibaldi, Pickett, and Tamalier of “Tower of Power” Do “Squib Cakes/What Is Hip?” Without the Horn Section, 1998Posted in Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Music, The Rest of the World, Tower of Power
Tags: "Back to Oakland", "Can't You See?", Bass, Bass Guitar, David Garibaldi, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Guitar, Horn Section, Ken Shane, Lenny Pickett, Music, Oakland, Rocco Prestia, Sax, Soul Serenade, Tower of Power
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
Those Posters From Facebook, “One Love, One Marriage” and “Family Values”
• January 22, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Michelle Obama, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Traditional Family Values", African Americans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Cain, Callista, Callista Gingrich, Catholic, Catholicism, Cheaters, Clinton, Family Values, First Lady Michelle Obama, FLOTUS, Grandiosity, Hypocrisy, Infidelity, Jackie Gingrich, Marianne Gingrich, Marriage, Newt Gingrich, Philandering, POTUS, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Public Policy, Republican, Retrograde, South Carolina, Spitzer, Texas, The Church, The Keith Olbermann Fan Page
Louis and “Louis”
• January 22, 2012 • Comments Off on Louis and “Louis”Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Louis Armstrong, Love, Music, New Orleans, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Anthony Coleman, Anthony Isaiah Coleman, Blacks, Boy, Documentary, Educational TV, Fictionalized, Film Documentary, Flushing Cemetery, Growing Up, Homage, Idiom, Kalamu, Kalamu ya Salaam, London Jazz Festival, Louis, Louis Armstrong, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Louisiana, Love, Lucille Armstrong, Melodrama, NeoGriot, New Orleans, Satchmo, Silent Film, Street Urchin, United States, Wynton Marsalis, YouTube
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
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
The President at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, January 19, 2012
• January 21, 2012 • 5 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Stimulus Bill, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Chain of Fools", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Walk on By", 2012 Presidential Election, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, BarackObama, Bill Clinton, Child Labor, Clintonism, Dionne Warwick, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, GOP, High Cost of Living, Lame Duck, Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare, Obama, President, President Barack Obama, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Lyndon Johnson, President Obama, Republican, Republicans, Ron Paul, Social Security, The Great Recession, The Tonight Show, Wanda Sykes
No Surprise: Baby Daddy Antwaun Cook Betraying Fantasia With Other Jumpoffs, and Trying to Get Back With His Wife
• January 17, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Abortion, Acting, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Film, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Reality Shows, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Alicia Keys, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby Daddy, Baby Mama, Bail Bondsman, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Cook, Dallas, Dallas Barrino, Dallas Cook, Debts, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Jennifer Hudson, Jumpoffs, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Paula Cook, RadarOnline, RadarOnline.com, Relatives, Salesman, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, T-Mobile, The Queen of Soul, Wendy Williams, Zion Barrino
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 Off on Some Monday Love: “Doc Martin Theme,” Brit TV and “Doc Martin,” and Being MultiregionPosted 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
Boy, That Was a Short Vacay: Eddie Long Back at New Birth, and a New Video Shows Vanessa in the Audience with Their Children
• January 14, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Commercials, Consumer Fraud, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Stranger in a Strange Land", Atlanta, Born again (Christianity), Divorce, Eddie Long, Elev8, Ephren Taylor, Lithonia GA, Lithonia Georgia, New Birth, New Birth Christian Academy, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, New Year, New Year's Day, New Years Eve, News One, Prosperity Gospel, Religious, Television Commercials, Valentine Michael Smith
Some Saturday Love: Eric Clapton, “Change the World,” 1996
• January 14, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Eric Clapton, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Immigration, International Terrorism, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Sexuality, United Kingdom
Tags: "Phenomenon", B.B. King, Babyface, Blues, Christopher Hitchens, Clapton, Clapton is God, Enoch Powell, Eric Clapton, Fender Stratocaster, Guitar, Love, MTV, MTV Unplugged, Nathan East, Pattie Boyd, Pattie Harrison, Racism, Rock, Sheryl Crow, The 2000s, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Two Teens
“Dark Girls” Documentary by Bill Duke and Channsin Berry Comes to the East Coast
• January 11, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Film
Tags: African Americans, Apollo Theater, Appearances, Baltimore, Bardavon 1869 Opera House, Bill Duke, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Channsin Berry, Children, Color Politics, Colorstruck, D. Channsin Berry, Dark Skin Prejudice, Documentary, Facebook, Film Documentary, Growing Up, Harlem, Light Skin Privilege, Love, Marriage, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, New York, New York City, One Night Only, Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie New York, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Showings, United States
The Robert Champion FAMU Case: It’s a Hate Crime Now
• January 10, 2012 • Comments Off on The Robert Champion FAMU Case: It’s a Hate Crime NowPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: CBS News, Drum Major, Florida, Florida A&M University, Gay, Hate Crime, Hazing, LGBT, Marching Band, Orlando Florida, Pam Champion, Robert Champion, Sexuality
Those Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, and Janet Jackson Weight-Loss Commercials
• January 8, 2012 • Comments Off on Those Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, and Janet Jackson Weight-Loss CommercialsPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Health, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Love, Race, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "Good Morning America", Academy Award, Atlanta Hawks, Charles Barkley, Dreamgirls, Health, Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nutrisystem, TNT, Weight Loss, Weight Watcher, Weight Watchers
That Cartoon From Facebook, “Genius”
• January 8, 2012 • Comments Off on That Cartoon From Facebook, “Genius”Posted in Celebrity Children, Class, Love, Spirituality
Tags: Beatle, Cartoon, Children, Collections, Cynthia Lennon, Facebook, Growing Up, Hey Jude, John, John Lennon, Julian, Julian Lennon, Memorabilia, Online Communities, Paul McCartney, Photography, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Beatles
Olympic Sprinter Lee Evans, 63, Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance (w/Update)
• January 5, 2012 • Comments Off on Olympic Sprinter Lee Evans, 63, Has a Brain Tumor and No Health Insurance (w/Update)Posted 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
That Cartoon From Facebook: “Hershey Bar”
• January 4, 2012 • Comments Off on That Cartoon From Facebook: “Hershey Bar”Posted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, People of Color, Women
Tags: "Hershey Bar", Asian American, Asian Americans, Facebook, Gay, George Takei, GLBT, Hikaru Sulu, Japanese American, Japanese Americans, Lesson, Sansei, Sexism, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Original Series, Takei
Kimberly Anyadike Becomes The Youngest Black Woman To Fly Solo Across The U.S.
• January 4, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Kimberly Anyadike, Love, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Black Girl, Black Girls, Black Teen, Black Teens, California, Children, CNN, Flying, Girl Pilot, Good News, Google, Growing Up, Kimberly, Kimberly Anyadike, News One, Pilot, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, United States, Woman Pilot, Your Black World
That Cartoon From Facebook
• January 3, 2012 • Comments Off on That Cartoon From FacebookPosted 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
A Very Short History of Our Modern Calendar
• January 3, 2012 • Comments Off on A Very Short History of Our Modern CalendarPosted in American History, Cultural History, Documentary, European History, Film, History, Holidays, Who I Am
Tags: Arts, Audie Murphy, Calendar, Chinese New Year, Classroom, Gregorian Calendar, Holidays, Janus, Jeremiah Warren, Monday, Movies, New Year, NewYear, Vimeo
This Black Sista's Memorial Page 
Pat Buchanan: Gone At Last From MSNBC, Hopefully Forever
• January 8, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Michelle Obama, National Issues, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Rachel Maddow Show", African Americans, Associated Press, Blacks, Buchanan, Chris Matthews, Color of Change, CREDO Action, Dog Whistles, Ishmael Reed, Larry McCarthy, Mitt Romney, MSNBC, National Dialogue, Neo-Fascist, Pat Buchanan, Patrick Buchanan, Phil Griffin, Political Cesspool, Political Commentator, President Barack Obama, Race Baiting, Racial Code Words, Racism, Rashad Robinson, Restore Our Future, United States, White Supremacist, Willie Horton Ad