Archive for the 'Immigration' Category
Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New Orleans
• December 15, 2013 • Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New OrleansPosted 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
In Case, You Are Wondering, It’s Thanksgivukkah…
• November 29, 2013 • Comments Off on In Case, You Are Wondering, It’s Thanksgivukkah…Posted in American History, Class, Cultural History, Food, Holidays, Immigration, Jews, Religion, Russia, Scandal, Sports, Television Series, The Rest of the World
Tags: Christmas, Eastern Europe, Egg Nog, Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, Holidays, Jewish holidays, Jews, Kale, Menurkeys, Mustard Greens, Pumpkin Pie, Seleucid Empire, Thanksgiving, The Gilded Age, Turkey, United States, Wisconsin
Those Cartoons from Facebook, March 25, 2013
• March 25, 2013 • Comments Off on Those Cartoons from Facebook, March 25, 2013Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Discrimination, Education, Facebook, Health, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Rosa Parks, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: "Racial Entitlements", Antonin Scalia, Book Lovers, Cartoons, Chores, Emory University, Facebook, Faux Noise, Fox News, High Water Pants, Impressions, Italian American, Limousine Liberals, Marky Mark, Misconceptions, Misinformation, Political Cartoons, Republicans, Rosa Parks, Sagging Pants, Scalia, Science, Social Statements, Suffrage, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, Three-Fifths Compromise, Voting Right Act, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, White House
Hoodies Up! Where Are We Since Trayvon Was Murdered?
• February 28, 2013 • Comments Off on Hoodies Up! Where Are We Since Trayvon Was Murdered?Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Education, Hate Crimes, Immigration, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Peru, Police Misconduct/Killings, Sybrina Fulton, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Afro-Peruvian, Black Women, Blacks, Cellphones, Children, Chuck D, CNN, Common Sense, Demetrius Martin, DNA, Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, Florida, George Zimmerman, GPS, Hate Crime, Jahvaris Fulton, Jamie Foxx, Latinos, Michael Eric Dyson, Million Hoodies March, Motherhood, Murder, New York City, Piers Morgan, Prosecution, Racism, Shooting, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Trayvon's Girlfriend, Union Square, Union Square Park, United States, Witness No. 8, Zimmerman
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
The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: Sandra Fluke, Elizabeth Warren, Sister Simone Campbell of the Nuns on the Bus, and the Former Employees of Companies Controlled by Bain Capital
• September 10, 2012 • Comments Off on The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: Sandra Fluke, Elizabeth Warren, Sister Simone Campbell of the Nuns on the Bus, and the Former Employees of Companies Controlled by Bain CapitalPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Elizabeth Warren, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Homelessness, Immigration, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Religion, Sandra Fluke, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Nuns on the Bus, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Voter Suppression, Women
Tags: 2012 Presidential Election, Adam Mutterperl, Ampad, Bill Clinton, Cherokee Ancestry, Cindy Hewitt, Dade Behring, David Foster, Democratic National Convention, Elizabeth Warren, Fluke, Harvard Law School, JibJab, Minorities, Native Americans, Network, Nuns on the Bus, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Elections, Randy Johnson, Roger Stone, Scott Brown, Sister Simone, Sister Simone Campbell, Steel Workers Union, Steelworkers Union, Ted Kennedy, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, United States
The Democratic Convention Yesterday: Other Speeches and Other Stars of the Night
• September 5, 2012 • Comments Off on The Democratic Convention Yesterday: Other Speeches and Other Stars of the NightPosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Democrats, Documentaries, Education, Immigration, Labor History, National Issues, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Economy, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Barack Obama, Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Democratic National Convention 2012, Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts, Illinois National Guard, Iraq War, Latinos, Lilly Ledbetter, Marco Rubio, Mexican Americans, Mitt Romney, President Barack Obama, Red Meat, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Tammy Duckworth, Ted Kennedy, Teddy Kennedy, United States, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Democratic Convention, September 4, 2012: The First Lady Hits It Way Out of The Park
• September 4, 2012 • Comments Off on The Democratic Convention, September 4, 2012: The First Lady Hits It Way Out of The ParkPosted 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
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We’ve Got a Shooting in an Oak Creek Sikh Temple
• August 5, 2012 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We’ve Got a Shooting in an Oak Creek Sikh TemplePosted 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
Trying to Finish This Long Post on Trayvon
• March 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Trying to Finish This Long Post on TrayvonPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Hate Crimes, Immigration, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: El Cajon California, Iraq, Million Hoodies March, New York City, Sandra Rose, Shaima Alawadi, Southern California, Trayvon, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, Union Square, United States, Whitney Houston
Those Posters from Facebook: Who They Really Are, What They Really Do
• February 20, 2012 • Comments Off on Those Posters from Facebook: Who They Really Are, What They Really DoPosted in American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Facebook, Immigration, National Issues, People of Color, Race, The Economy
Tags: Advocacy Organizations, African Americans, Blacks, Divisiveness, Facebook, Faux Noise, Fox News Channel, Fox Noise, Human Rights, Human Rights and Liberties, Ignorance, Latinos, Mexican Americans, Ministry of Propaganda, Misunderstandings, Occupy The Hood, Occupy Wall Street, Perception, Posters, Propaganda, Racism, Reality, San Francisco, Self Image, Self-Worth, Shit, Shopping, Truth, Twitter, United States
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
The President and The First Lady in Ireland
• May 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Immigration, Ireland, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Scotland, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Ancestry, Barack Obama, Blacks, Enda Kenny, George W. Bush, Great Famine (Ireland), Ireland, Irish American, Irish of Color, Love, Moneygall, Muhammad Ali, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republic of Ireland, Taoiseach, The Great Famine, The Irish Diaspora, United States
Racism at The BBC: “Top Gear” Hosts Castigated for Derogatory Remarks Against Mexicans
• February 6, 2011 • Comments Off on Racism at The BBC: “Top Gear” Hosts Castigated for Derogatory Remarks Against MexicansPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, European History, Immigration, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, United Kingdom
Tags: "Top Gear", Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Mexican, BBC, Globalization, Immigrants, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Labor, Laborers, Latinos, Mastretta MXT, Mexican Americans, Mexican Labor, Mexicans, Mexico, NAFTA, PBS, Racism, Richard Hammond, Stereotypes, United States
The Most Powerful Black Women in Europe in 2010
• December 6, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, Africans, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Fashion, Film, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Immigration, Love, Music, People of Color, Race, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Activists, African American, African American History, African Americans, Afro-British, Afro-French, Afro-German, Afro-Greek, Afro-Russian, Afro-Swedish, Athletes, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dounne Alexander, Educators, Europe, Grace Bumbry, History, Liechtenstein, Models, Norway, Politicians, Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, Singers, Spain, Sweden, Trisha Goddard, United States, Yvette Jarvis
San Francisco Giants World Series Champions
• November 2, 2010 • Comments Off on San Francisco Giants World Series ChampionsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Columbia, Cultural History, Immigration, Journalism and Ethics, People of Color, Race, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Asians, Barranquilla Columbia, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Bleachers, Brian Wilson, Broadway and Columbus, Candlestick Park, Championship, Constables on Patrol, Edgar Rentería, Giants 11 Rangers 7, Giants Orange, Juan Marichal, Latinos, Loma Prieta Earthquake, McCovey, McCovey Cove, Milwaukee Brewers, North Beach, Northern California, Pandemonium, Rape, San Francisco Forty Niners, San Francisco Giants, Super Bowl, The Los Angeles Dodgers, The Sixties, The Texas Rangers, West Coast, Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, World Championship, World Series
Yesterday, Nine Years Ago
• September 12, 2010 • Comments Off on Yesterday, Nine Years AgoPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Bailouts, Black People, Cancer, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Homelessness, Immigration, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Iran, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Joblessness, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: 2001, 2050, 30 Mosques 30 States, Afghanistan, African Americans, al Qaeda, Alpha Kappa Alpha, American, American Exceptionalism, American Extremism, American Racism, Americans, Ayman al Zawahiri, B-17, B-29, BBC, Bin Laden, Black Muslims, Brown-Skinned People, Bush, California, Collateral Damage, Faculty Meeting, Fear, Fiction Writing, Human Beings, Iraq, Israel, Jingoism, Lebanon, Lives, Memoir, Mike Wallace, Mosques, Multiracial, Muslim Americans, Muslim Extremism, Muslims, Nationalism, Nativism, New York, New York City, North Dakota, Novel, NPR, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestinians, Racism, Reactionaries, Reactionary, Ross, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Sheboygan WI, Shi'a, Sunni, Television, Terrorists, The Bay Area, The Empire State Building, The FBI, The Justice Department, The Twin Towers, The World Trade Center, Travel Scholarship, Under Armour Caps, W, War on Terror, Writing, Writing Residency
“Machete” Looks Like THE Labor Day Weekend Movie Winner
• September 3, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Acting, American History, American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Immigration, Mental Health/Psychology, Mexico, National Issues, People of Color, Teabagging Party, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Desperado", "Desperate Housewives", "La Bamba", "Runaway Train", "Spy Kids", Andrei Konchalovsky, Arizona, Champion, Character Actor, Cheech Marin, Cousin, Danny Trejo, Don Johnson, East San Jose, Entrepreneur, Fantasy, Good Fortune, Good Guy, Immigration, Inmigration, ITN Clothing, Jeff Fahey, Jessica Alba, King and Story Roads, Latinos, Lindsay Lohan, Low Lifes, Michelle Rodriguez, Pacoima CA, Quentin Tarantino, Ritchie Valens, Robert DeNiro, Robert Rodriguez, San Quentin, Steven Seagal, Superhero, Tattoo Artist, Testosterone, Thugs, Twelve Step Program, Uncle Machete, Voice Actor
