Archive for the 'Love' Category
• January 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING: Homegoing of Poet Amiri Baraka at the Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey
Posted in African American History, African History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Drama, Love, Music, Public Access, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Amina Baraka, Amiri Baraka, Blacks, Cultural Nationalism, Drama, Essays, LeRoi Jones, Marxism, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Playwright, Poetry, Politics, Racism, United States
• December 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Busting Out of Jail The Hard Way – Nathan Middleton Wanted His Mother to Provide Explosives and a Car for His Jail Break
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aprina Paul, Black Women, Blacks, Brittney Humphrey, Butch Cassidy, Children, Criminal Complaint, David O'Leary, District Attorney, Evansville WI, Inmate, Jailbreak, Kelly Mattingly, Mexico, Middleton, Mother, Motherhood, Nathan Middleton, Prison, Prosecutor, Public Defender, Rock County, Rock County Jail, United States
• December 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Christmas Songs: “Oh, Tannenbaum,” José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, from “The Three Tenors Christmas” 1999
Posted in Austria, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, European History, Health, Italy, Love, Music, Spain, The Three Tenors, Women
Tags: California, Carreras, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, O Christmas Tree, O Tannenbaum, Placido Domingo, The Nineties, Three Tenors, Three Tenors Christmas, United States, Washington National Opera
• 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 That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 10, “A Door Marked Exit”
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Religion, Scandal, Sexuality, Television, Television Series
Tags: American Broadcasting Company, B6-13, Command, Cyrus Beene, Daddy Pope, Daniel Douglas Langston, Eli Pope, First Lady Mellie Grant, Fitz, Fitzgerald Grant, Gladiators, Huck, Jake Ballard, Joe Morton, Kerry Washington, Maya Pope, Mellie Grant, Momma Pope, Olivia Pope, Pope, President Grant, Quinn, Rowan, Sally Langston, Scandal, Shonda Rhimes, Wonderland
• 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
• December 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on Golden Globes Announced: “Twelve Years a Slave” and Kerry Washington in Contention
Posted in Acting, African American History, Africans, Awards, Black Actors and Actresses, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, International Terrorism, Kenya, Love, People of Color, Race, Scandal, Slavery, Television, Television Series, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Captain Phillips", 12 Years a Slave, African, African Americans, American Hustle, Barkhad Abdi, Best Actor Drama, Best Director, Black Women, Blacks, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Dern, Cate Blanchett, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Golden Globes, Goodwife, Idris Elba, Inside Llewyn Davis, Judi Dench, Kenya, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbinder, Nebraska, Robert Redford, Sandra Bullock, Slave, Somali-American, Somalia, Steve McQueen, The Oscars, Wolf of Wall Street, Yemen
• December 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on In the Never Forget Category: R Kelly’s Twitter Account Blows Up With Snarks About His Thing for Underage Girls, Not Questions About His New CD
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: #AskRKelly, African American, African Americans, Black Feminism, Black Girls, Black Panties, Black Women, Blacks, Celebrity sex tape, Child Abuse, Child Pornography, Common Sense, Compact Disc, Kelly, R. Kelly, Self-Worth, Sex, The Boombox, Twitter, United States, Vibe, Young Black Women
• December 9, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in African American History, African History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Love, People of Color, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, World History
Tags: Africa, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CBS News, Dignitaries, Father of the Country, FNB Stadium, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Johannesburg, Kings, Live Streaming, Madiba, Mandela, Memorial Service, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Prince Charles, South Africa, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Tuesday, Union Buildings, United States, UStream
• December 9, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Acting, Class, Cultural History, Film, Love, Music, Sexuality, Soundtracks, The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Christmas is All Around Me", "Love Actually", "The Atlantic", Atlantic, Bay City Rollers, Bill Nighy, Billy Mack, Christmas, Christmas Songs, Christopher Orr, Festering Turd, Grand Gesture, Looksism, Love is All Around, Movie Soundtrack, Music, Richard Curtis, Soundtrack, The Troggs, WetWetWet
• December 9, 2013 •
Comments Off on That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 9, “YOLO”
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Love, Michael Jackson, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, American Broadcasting Company, B6-13, Baby Huck, Black Women, Blacks, Drama, Fitz, Gladiators, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Relationships, Jake, Kerry Washington, Latinos, Olivia, Olivia Pope, Olivia Pope Associates, OPA, Pope, Quinn, Scandal, Television, Torture, Wisconsin, Yolo
• 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 9, 2013 •
Comments Off on If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”
Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, Fashion, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Women
Tags: "Thriller", African Americans, Black Men, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Cyrus Beene, Daws Butler, Drama, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Sex, Jake Ballard, Kerry Washington, LGBT, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Quinn, Romance, Scandal, Sex, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, United States
• October 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on AEG Found NOT Liable For Michael Jackson’s Death
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Addict, Addiction, AEG, AEG Live, African Americans, Anesthetic, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Conspiracy Theories, Death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Allan Metzger, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. David Fournier, Estate of Michael Jackson, Growing Up, Hospitals, Incompetence, Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Los Angeles, Malpractice, Michael, Michael Jackson, Money, Murder, Narcan, Narcan Implant, Neverland Ranch, Paris Jackson, Plaintiffs, Prescription Drug Addiction, Prescription Drugs, Propofol, Trial of Conrad Murray, United States, Wrongful Death
• September 26, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Thursday Love: Kenny Rankin, “Silver Morning,” 1974
Posted in American History, Cancer, Class, Cultural History, Health, History, Kenny Rankin, Love, Music
Tags: Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Dylan, George Carlin, Health, Helen Reddy, Johnny Carson, Kenny Rankin, Laura Nyro, Love, Music, Paul McCartney, Rankin, Songwriters Hall of Fame, The Seventies, Tonight Show
• 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 13, 2013 •
3 Comments
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Vehicular Manslaughter/Murder, Wisconsin, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, AT&T, Black Women, Blacks, Department of Transportation, Distracted Driving, Documentary, Documentary film, Gary Busey, Green Bay Packers, Grizzly Man, Herzog, Indiana, Milwaukee, Murder, New York City, PSAs, Public Service Announcement, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Texting While Driving, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States, Utah, Valetta Bradford, Vermont, Werner Herzog, Wisconsin, Xzavier Davis-Bilbo
• August 12, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Amanda Lucas, Bill Moyers, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Women, Blacks, California, Child, Children, Daughter, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Huffington Post, Katie, Lucas, Marcia Lucas, Mellody Hobson, Skywalker Ranch, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, Van Morrison
• August 10, 2013 •
4 Comments
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Health, History, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Islam/Sufism, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Religion, World History
Tags: Diana, Diana Princess of Wales, Dodi Fayed, Downfall, Hasnat Khan, Khan, Lady Diana Spencer, Naomi Watt, Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Oliver Hirschbiegel, The Princess of Wales, Westminster Abbey
• 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 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Saturday Love: “I Can’t Get Over You,” Frankie Beverly and Maze, 1989
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Frankie Beverly and Maze, History, Love, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality
Tags: African Americans, Anita Baker, Barack Obama, Beverly, Black Women, Blacks, Florida, Frankie Beverly, Joe Sample, KBLX, KBLX-FM, Love, Luther Vandross, Magic Johnson, Maze, Peabo Bryson, Quiet Storm, Quiet Storm Radio Format, San Francisco Bay Area, Sex, The Eighties, The Quiet Storm
• July 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAM: The Royal Baby Watch From St. Mary’s Hospital, Lindo Wing, West London
Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: Baby, Balmoral Castle, Bucklebury, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Child, Children, Daily Telegraph, Diana Princess of Wales, Drama, Elizabeth II, First Child, Gossip Cop, Great-Grandchild, Her Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, Infant, Love, Marriage, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William Duke of Cambridge, Princess Diana, Queen, Reuters, Royal Baby, Royals, Scotland, Sex, Summer Vacation, Sun, The Eighties, The Nineties
• 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 9, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Acting, African American History, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, History, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Love, Miles Davis, Music, Ray Charles, Stroke, Weather Report
Tags: "Mercy Mercy Mercy", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Buckinghams, Cannonball Adderley, Club DeLisa, Electric Piano, Fusion, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Joe Zawinul, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Julian Edwin Adderley, Mercy, Miles Davis, New York, Ray Charles, Roy McCurdy, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Wayne Shorter, Wurlitzer Electric Piano
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