Archive for the 'The Clintons' Category
LIVE STREAMING: South Africa Says Goodbye to Nelson Mandela
• December 13, 2013 • Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING: South Africa Says Goodbye to Nelson MandelaPosted 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
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, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than One
• September 8, 2012 • Comments Off on The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than OnePosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Democratic National Convention 2012, Dog Whistles, Facebook, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Dog-Whistles, Racism, Republicans, Ted Kennedy, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, The Big Dog, United States, William Jefferson Clinton
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
Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to Haiti
• March 12, 2011 • Comments Off on Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Returning to HaitiPosted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, Brazil, Canada, Class, Democrats in Name Only, Education, Exploration and Colonization, France, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, Obama Administration, Race, South Africa, The Clintons, The Rest of the World
Tags: "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Blacks, Danny Glover, Democracy, Drug Cartels, Drug Money, Earthquake, Exile, Exiles, Fanmi Lavalas, Glen Ford, Haiti, Haitians, Harry Belafonte, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Jesse Jackson, Love, Madame Mildred Preval, Maryse Narcisse, Michel Martelly, MINUSTAH, Mirlande Manigat, Organization of American States, Passport, President Jacob Zuma, President Rene Preval, Pretoria S.A., Puppets, Racism, Return, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, South Africa, The Caribbean, The Haitian Earthquake, The United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States, WikiLeaks
“Burning” Madison, “Burning” Wisconsin
• March 10, 2011 • Comments Off on “Burning” Madison, “Burning” WisconsinPosted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, The Clintons, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "Burning" Kansas, "Burning" Wisconsin, Barack Obama, Collective Bargaining, Democratic, John Brown, Kansas, LiveStream, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, One-Man Rule, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Public Employees, Quantrill, Representative Government, Republican, Sarah Palin, The Fitzgeralds, The Koch Brothers, Triangulation, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Wisconsin
Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?
• November 22, 2010 • Comments Off on Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Domestic Terrorism, Holidays, Memoir, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Whoopi Goldberg
Tags: 9-11, Airline Security, Airlines, al Qaeda, Americans, Americans of Color, Bladder Cancer Survivor, Body Pat-Downs, Body Scanner, Bustiers, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Christmas, Civil Rights, Complaining, Complaints, CSIS, Domestic Terrorism, Draconian Measures, El Al, FBI, Genital Area, Genitals, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Holidays, Hysteria, International Terrorism, Interpol, Intrusiveness, Invasion of Privacy, Israel, Israelis, Jews, Lane Bryant, Monitoring, NBC Nightly News, Necessary Evil, New York City, Normality, One-Way Ticket, Outrage, Planes, Racial Profiling, Safety, Scotland Yard, Screening Process, Security, Shin Bet, Terrorist Sympathizers, Thanksgiving, The Holy Land, The View, Tom Sawyer, Transportation Security Administration, TSAs, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Unconstitutional, Underwear Bomber, United States, Wands
Have You Voted Yet? If Not, Vote Democratic Party Today No Matter What
• November 1, 2010 • Comments Off on Have You Voted Yet? If Not, Vote Democratic Party Today No Matter WhatPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin
Tags: African American, Birth Certificate, Birthers, Black Middle Class, Black Youth, Blacks, Christian Right Wing, City Clerk, Clintonistas, Dane County Sheriff David Mahoney, David Mahoney, Democratic, Democratic Leadership Council, Democratic Party, Democrats in Name Only, Domestic Violence, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eugene Walker, Ex-Convict, Ex-Girlfriend, Faux Noise, Food Stamps, Fox News, Franklin Roosevelt, Gallup Polls, GOP, Grassroots Democrats, Health Care, Hippie Punching, Illinois, K Street, Kendrick Meek, Lower Class Blacks, Madison Farmers' Market, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mother, Parties, Pat Buchanan, Pat Moynihan, Police Murder, Police Shooting, Politics, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Privatizing Social Security, Republican, Richard Nixon, Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, Senator Russ Feingold, Tea Party, Teabagging, The Democratic Party, The Green Party, The Koch Brothers, The Tea Party, United States, Voter Suppression, Wisconsin
The Little Rock Nine Are Now Eight: The Ancestors Bring Home Jefferson Thomas
• September 6, 2010 • Comments Off on The Little Rock Nine Are Now Eight: The Ancestors Bring Home Jefferson ThomasPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, Education, Health, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Accounting, African Americans, Arkansas, Baptist, Barack Obama, Blacks, California, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Central High School, Charismatic Churches, Children, Church of God, Columbus OH, Congressional Gold Medal, Department of Defense, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Growing Up, Hillary Clinton, Huckajesus, Jefferson Thomas, L.A. State, Little Rock AK, Little Rock Nine, Los Angeles State, Los Angeles State College, Melba Pattillo Beals, Mike Huckabee, Minnijean Brown Trickey, Mobil Oil, NAACP, Ohio, Pancreatic Cancer, President Bill Clinton, Racism, Retail Sales Business, Sophomore, Terrence Roberts, The Little Rock Nine, The Little Rock Nine Foundation, The Supreme Court, Thelma Mothershed-Wair, Vietnam, Wayne State University
More Skepticism Voiced About Wyclef Jean Candidacy for President of Haiti
• August 8, 2010 • Comments Off on More Skepticism Voiced About Wyclef Jean Candidacy for President of HaitiPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Celebrities/Royals, Class, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Jamaica Observer", "The New York Daily News", Agriculture, Aiyiti, Ansel Herz, Bill Clinton, Blacks, Exploitation, Fanmi Lavalas, Former Ambassador to the United States, Garment Industry, Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Katrina, Kréyol Aïsyen, Kreyol, Middle-Class, Mining, New Orleans, Paternalism, Pras, President Preval, Preval, Raymond Joseph, Reconstruction, Rich, Sean Penn, South Africa, The Black Republic, Wyclef Jean
Don’t Believe The “Frontline” Update, “The Quake,” about Haiti
• April 27, 2010 • Comments Off on Don’t Believe The “Frontline” Update, “The Quake,” about HaitiPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Class, Documentaries, Documentary, Exploration and Colonization, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Television, Race, Television, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Frontline", "The Quake", Aristide, Ayiti, Corruption, Deals, Destinies, Distortion, Elites, Fanmi Lavalas, Haiti, Haitians, National Public Radio, Neo-Colonialism, Oil, PBS, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Self-Determination, The Black Republic, The Haitian Blogger
Wyclef Jean Accused of Gifting Mistress with $105,000 of Yele Haiti Money in 2008, and of His Connections to Right-Wing Haitian Politics
• March 17, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in American Foreign Policy, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Natural Disasters, People of Color, The Clintons, The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Black Agenda Report, Blacks, Bruce Dixon, Charitable Contributions, Charities, Charity, Charity Navigator, Claudinette Jean, Fanmi Lavalas, Follow The Money, Gawker, Global Grind, Lavalas, Mistress, Suzie Sylvain, Tax Return, The Smoking Gun, The Wyclef Jean Foundation, Twitter, Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti, Zakiya Khatou-Chevassus
Gimme Shelter: An 8.8 Earthquake Jars Chile, But the Rains Are Closing In on Haiti
• March 1, 2010 • Comments Off on Gimme Shelter: An 8.8 Earthquake Jars Chile, But the Rains Are Closing In on HaitiPosted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Class, Haiti, History, Hurricanes, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Aristide, Chile, Chileans, Concepcion, Fanmi Lavalas, Flooding, Free Trade, General Augusto Pinochet, Haiti, Hunger, Hurricanes, Infectious Diseases, Infrastructure, Interim Cooperation Framework, Large Shelters, Medicine, Neo-Colonialism, Occupation, Pétionville, Pinochet, Port au Prince, President Bill Clinton, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, President Michelle Bachelet, President Sebastian Piñera, Preval, Rainy Season, Santiago, Scavenging, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, State Terrorism, Sweatshop, Tourism, U.N. Secretary Ban Ki Moon, U.S. Geological Survey, USAID, World Bank
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Howard Dean Calls Faux Noise’s Coverage of Shirley Sherrod Racist
• July 25, 2010 • Comments Off on Howard Dean Calls Faux Noise’s Coverage of Shirley Sherrod RacistPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: 2004, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Chris Wallace, Clack, Crooks and Liars, Governor Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont, Howard Dean, Lies, Lying, Media, Media Coverage, Presidential Candidate, Press Coverage, Race, Racism, Shirley Sherrod, The Black Commentator, The Mainstream Media