Archive for the 'Civil Rights/Human Rights' Category
• December 15, 2013 •
Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New Orleans
Posted in African American History, African History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Exploration and Colonization, Health, Immigration, Love, Memoir, Music, New Orleans, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Race, Religion, Second Lines/Marchers, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Congo Square", "Treme", African American, African Americans, Africans, Blacks, Brother, Facebook, French Quarter, Jackson Square, Joyce Ladner, Louisiana, Love, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, New Orleans, Second Line, Second Line Marchers, South Africa, South Africans, St. Claire Adriaan, The Second Line, Trombone Shorty, United States, Zandi Ndebele Sutton
• December 13, 2013 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING: South Africa Says Goodbye to Nelson Mandela
Posted in African American History, African History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Cable, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Graca Machel, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Race, South Africa, Television, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Women, World History
Tags: African National Congress, Africans, ANC, Bill Clinton, Children, eNCA, Funeral, Graça Machel, Hillary Clinton, Last Rites, Mandela, Marriage, Mthatha Airport, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Pretoria, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Qunu, SABC, South Africa, South African National Defence Force, South Africans, Thembu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Xhosa
• November 22, 2013 •
Comments Off on Those Posters From Facebook: Anything From A to Z
Posted in American Politics, Australia, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, History, Joblessness, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Scandal, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The San Francisco 49ers, Women
Tags: "The Wizard of Oz", African Americans, Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Atlanta Falcons, Australia, B613, Black Women, Blacks, Blogging, Cheshire Cat, Common Sense, Congress, Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Drugs, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, GOP, Grammarly.com, John Tenniel, Love, Mellie Grant, Queen of Hearts, Ruby Slippers, San Francisco 49ers, Scandal, Seven Continents, Sex, Sir John Tenniel, The Munchkins, The Queen of Hearts, Tony Goldwyn, Tornado, Toto, Trey Radel, Twister, United States, Wicked Witch of the East, Wicked Witch of the West
• November 18, 2013 •
Comments Off on George Zimmerman, Killer of Trayvon Martin, Charged With Domestic Violence Against His New Girlfriend
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Facebook, Gun Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Television, Women
Tags: "Stand Your Ground" Laws, Apopka FL, Apopka Florida, Domestic Abusers, Domestic Violence, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Girlfriend, Gun Threatening, Karma, Orlando Florida, Pregnant, Pushing, Renisha McBride, Samantha Scheibe, Scheibe, Sheriff, Shooting of Trayvon Martin, Theodore Wafer, Threats, TMZ, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Zimmerman
• November 14, 2013 •
Comments Off on Filmmaker Ken Burns Says New Mayor Bill DeBlasio Will Settle With The Central Park Five
Posted in "Stop and Frisk", African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Democrats, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Public Television, Puerto Ricans, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Antron McCray, Bill de Blasio, Blacks, Central Park, Central Park Five, Central Park Jogger case, Constables on Patrol, David McMahon, Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Josh Zepps, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, New York City, Racism, Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, The Nineties, Trisha Meili, United States, Yusef Salaam
• September 28, 2013 •
Comments Off on The Ancestors Summon Michael Moses Ward, 41, The Only Child Survivor of The 1985 MOVE Bombing in Philadelphia
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Carnival Dream", "Let the Fire Burn", "The Miracle of Birdie Africa", "The Philadelphia Inquirer", Africa, African Americans, Andino Ward, Birdie Africa, Black Women, Blacks, C4, Caribbean, Children, Cult, Dominican Republic, Firebombing, Inquirer, Jason Osder, John Africa, Lansdale PA, Mayor Wilson Goode, Michael Moses Ward, Michael Ward, MOVE, MOVE Organization, Osage Avenue, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Department, Racism, Rhonda Africa, Rhonda Harris, The Eighties, Truck Driver, United States, Videographer, Virginia
• September 27, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Gun Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Child Molestation, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Domestic Abuse, Drama, Florida, George, George Zimmerman, iPad, Molestation, Murder, Racism, Shellie, Shellie Zimmerman, Today, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Victory Lap, Victory Tour, Witness No. 9, Zimmerman
• September 26, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Gun Violence, Health, Marissa Alexander, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Alexander, Angela Corey, Black Women, Blacks, Corey, Drama, Florida, Grio, Lincoln Alexander, Marissa Alexander, Motherhood, Trayvon Martin
• September 26, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Facebook, Fiction Writing, Gun Violence, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Business, California, Death of Trayvon Martin, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Love, Madison, Murder, Racism, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Walker, Trayvon Martin, United States, Vegetable Garden, Wisconsin, Writing
• August 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on “Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders
Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Smart on Crime", African Americans, Blacks, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Drugs, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Judge Scheindlin, Justice Department, Latino, Latinos, Low-Level Offenders, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Times, Nonviolent Drug Offenders, NYPD, Peter Zimroth, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Scheindlin, Shira Scheindlin, The Justice Department, The Obama Administration, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, United States
• July 26, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Good Morning America", ABC News, African Americans, Audre Lorde, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jesus, Jury, Latinos, Maddy, Motherhood, Murder, Racism, Robin Roberts, Self-Respect, Sybrina Fulton, The Seventies, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
• July 25, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Cable, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cooking, Cultural History, Education, History, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Love, Race, Slavery, Television, The Heart, Women
Tags: African Americans, Aunt Jemima, Black Women, Blacks, Deen, Dora Charles, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Food Network, French Market, Harriet Tubman, Ineata Jones, Jellyroll, Jones, Love, New York Times, Paternalism, Paula Deen, Racism
• July 15, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race
Tags: African Americans, Black Teens, Black Youth, Blacks, Bugs Bunny, Caribbean, Children, Common Sense, Florida, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Gun Violence, Guns, Home, Jordan Davis, Latinos, Marissa Alexander, Mexico, Murder, Racism, South America, Trayvon Martin, United States, Voter Suppression, Warner Bros.
• July 14, 2013 •
4 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Lester Chambers/The Chambers Brothers, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings
Tags: African Americans, Alexis Ohanian, Blacks, California, Chambers, Chambers Brothers, Columbia Records, Curtis Mayfield, Daily Kos, Drama, Facebook, Lester Chambers, People Get Ready, Racism, Reddit, United States
• July 14, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Angela Corey, Associated Press, Benjamin Jealous, Black Women, Black Youth, Blacks, Children, Civil Rights, Driving While Black, Florida, Growing Up, Martin, Murder, Racism, Reverend Sharpton, Teenager, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States, United States Department of Justice, Walking While Black
• July 8, 2013 •
Comments Off on A Pro-Trayvon Song by Watoto From The Nile: “Warning “
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Music Videos, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Watoto From The Nile, Women
Tags: African Americans, Baltimore, Baltimore MD, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Gucci Mane, Harriet Tubman, Lil Wayne, Nile, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States, Watoto, Watoto From the Nile, Wiz Khalifa, YouTube
• July 5, 2013 •
Comments Off on In Case You Missed It: Trayvon’s Mother, Sybrina Fulton, and His Older Brother, Jahvaris Fulton, Testify for the Prosecution in the George Zimmerman Case
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Race, Sybrina Fulton, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Bernie, Bernie de la Rionda, Black Women, Blacks, Death of Trayvon Martin, Florida, Florida International University, Friday, Growing Up, Jahvaris Fulton, Lawyer, Miami, Murder, Prosecutor, Racism, Testimony, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States
• July 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING IV: The George Zimmerman Trial for the Murder of Trayvon Martin
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Bernie de la Rionda, Blacks, Children, Chuck Liddell, Death of Trayvon Martin, Drama, George Zimmerman, Global Grind, Mark O'Mara, Murder, O'Mara, Racism, Slang, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
• June 28, 2013 •
11 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Fashion, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rachel "DiDi" Jeantel, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Common Sense, Continuation Schools, Don West, English Language, Florida, Growing Up, Haiti, Latinos, Lawyer, Miami, Murder, Rachel, Rachel Jeantel, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
• June 26, 2013 •
31 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Body, Corpse, Death of Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till, George Zimmerman, Murder, Neighborhood Watch, Oscar Grant, Photograph, Racism, Sanford FL, Shooting, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Voting Rights Act
• June 24, 2013 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING III: The George Zimmerman Trial for The Murder of Trayvon Martin
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Sybrina Fulton, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Children, DNA, False, Florida, George Zimmerman, Growing Up, Guy, Hearsay, John Guy, Jury, Latinos, Opening Statement, Prosecution, Prosecutor, Racism, Sanford FL, Sybrina Fulton, Tracy Martin, Trayvon, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
• June 17, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Facebook, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Religion, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Congressional Black Caucus, Constables on Patrol, Dick Parsons, George Zimmerman, Growing Up, Institutions, Latinos, Martin, Murder, NAACP, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Richard Parsons, Robert Zimmerman, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Time Warner, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
• June 10, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Youth, Blacks, Children, Eastern Time Zone, February 26 2012, Florida, George Zimmerman, Grio, Gun Violence, Huffington Post, Lawyer, Murder, Racism, Second Degree Murder, Shooting, Trayvon Martin, United States, WFTV
• June 5, 2013 •
Comments Off on Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Michelle Obama, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Angry Black Woman Syndrome, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ellen Sturtz, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Facebook, First Lady Michelle Obama, GetEQUAL, Huffington Post, LGBT, Michelle Obama, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republicans, Sturtz, The Angry Black Woman, The First Lady, United States
• May 31, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Commercials, Cultural History, Facebook, Food, Health, Love, People of Color, Race, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: AdWeek, African Americans, Barack Obama, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, Cheerios, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Facebook, General Mills, Jane Eyre, Latinos, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Racism, Reddit, Sally Hemings, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Virginia, WalMart, YouTube
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