• December 11, 2013 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Madison’s Snuggle House Goes Out of Business Amid Fear…and Loathing
Posted in Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Associated Press, Boulder Colorado, Business, California, City of Madison, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Cuddle Party, Governor Walker, Healing Touch, Hurtado, Jennifer Zilavy, Lt. David McCaw, Madison, Madison WI, Masseur, Masseuse, Matthew Hurtado, Montgomery Alabama, New Age, Non-Sexual, Prostitution, Rochester New York, Samantha Hess, San Francisco, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Snuggle House, The Bay Area, The Midwest, The Snuggery, The Snuggle House, Touch Therapy, Wisconsin
• 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
• April 8, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Alabama, Associated Press, Bradley Lockhart, Child Abuse, Child Sexual Abuse, Davis, Facebook, Fayetteville Observer, Felon, Felony Child Abuse, Harnett County North Carolina, HLN, Lockhart, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Motherhood, Nancy Grace, Nicole Davis, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Today, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands
• March 30, 2013 •
6 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Education, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baby Killer, Black Motherhood, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Brunswick Georgia, California, Chicago, Child Murder, Common Sense, Dominique Lang, Elkins, Facebook, Gangs, Glassey, Gloucester County New Jersey, Hadiya Pendleton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah Watkins, Luis Santiago, Motherhood, Murder, New Jersey, No Snitching, Racism, Sherry West, Shootings, The No Snitching Rule, Trayvon Martin, United States
• February 18, 2012 •
Comments Off on I’m Going to Watch the Funeral Like You Will Be, and Doing the Laundry, Too
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: ABC, African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Dionne Warwick, Funeral, Funeral Service, Gohonzon, Kevin Costner, LiveStream, Love, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, New Jersey, Nichiren Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhist, SGI, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
• February 16, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Funeral, Gay, Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Katherine Jackson, Lesbian, LGBT, LiveStream, Love, Marriage, New Hope Baptist Church, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newark NJ, Peter Tatchell, Robyn Crawford, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Tell All Book, The Eighties, The Nineties, United States, Whitney Houston
• February 11, 2012 •
2 Comments
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Film, Health, Love, Race, Sexuality, Suicide, Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Brown, Brandy Norwood, California, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Grammy Award, Hollywood, Houston, Music, The Eighties, The Nineties, TMZ.com, Valentine's Day, Whitney, Whitney Houston
• January 8, 2012 •
2 Comments
Posted 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
• August 24, 2011 •
1 Comment
Posted in Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing, Asia Ashford, Associated Press, Baptists, Berry Gordy, Bryant Park, Cancer, Dance, Dancer, Facebook, Gospel, Marvin Gaye, Motown, New York City, New York Times, Nickolas Ashford, Nicole Ashford, Park Benches, Pop Music, R&B, Ray Charles, Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand), Scepter Records, Singers, Songwriters, Soul Music, Tammi Terrell, The Black Church, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Sugar Bar, Theatre District, Throat Cancer, Twitter, Valerie Simpson, White Rock Baptist Church, Whitney Houston, Your Precious Love
• June 14, 2011 •
Comments Off on Clarence “Big Man” Clemons, 69, The Boss’ Saxophonist, Rallies After Stroke
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Music, Music Videos, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, Women
Tags: "Freeway of Love, "Rolling Stone", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, E Street Band, Lady Gaga, Love, Miami Heat, Narada Michael Walden, Saxophone, Saxophonist, Sri Chinmoy, The E Street Band, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States
• May 23, 2011 •
Comments Off on Don’t Say Gay, Say Takei
Posted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Sexuality
Tags: Asian Americans, Associated Press, Gay, Gay Dads, George Takei, Hikaru Sulu, Human Reproduction, Japanese Americans, Lesbian Moms, LGBT, Mr. Sulu, Republicans, Senate Bill 49, Southern Republicans, Southerners, Stacey Campfield, Star Trek, State of Tennessee, Sulu, Tennessee, Tennessee Senate, The "Don't Say Gay" Bill, Twitter
• February 16, 2011 •
Comments Off on Justin, Don’t Touch Esperanza’s Hair Again
Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Esperanza Spalding, Journalism and Ethics, Memoir, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Afros, American Racism, Associated Press, Black Latina, Black Women, Blacks, Born-Again Christian, Canadian Racism, Children, Common Sense, Death Threats, Esperanza Spalding, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Hacking, Hair, Insult, John Mayer, Justin Bieber, Latina, Latinos, Memoir, Mormons, Multiracial, Multiracials, New Orleans, Patting, Racism, Rubbing, The Grammy, The Grio, Vandalized, Wikipedia
• June 7, 2010 •
2 Comments
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Diabetes, Health, Love, Music, Music Videos, Sexuality, Television, The Isley Brothers, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Between the Sheets", "Chicago Now", "Don't Say Goodnight", "Fight the Power", "For the Love of You", "Go for Your Guns", "Harvest for the World", "I Wanna Be With You", "The Heat is On", "The Pride", "Voyage to Atlantis", African Americans, American Diabetes Association, Associated Press, Bass Guitar, Bass Guitarist, Bass Line, Blacks, Celebrity Deaths, Chicago, Death, Diabetes, Guitar God, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Isley Brother, Isley Brothers, Isley-Jasper-Isley, Jaco Pastorius, Jalen Isley, Love, Mark Allen, Marvin Isley, Pride, Ronald Isley, Salt, Sex, Sheila Isley, Stanley Clarke, Sugar, Sydney Isley, The Eighties, The Isley Brothers, The Seventies
• May 1, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in Cooking, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mexico, Obama Administration, The Rest of the World, Wisconsin
Tags: 1918, 4H Club, Adams County, Associated Press, Centers for Disease Control, Farmers, H1N1, Mexico, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, Relenza, Rock County, RSS Feeds, Sheboygan County, Swine Flu, Tamiflu, Vaccine, Waukesha County
• March 15, 2009 •
Comments Off on Altovise Gore Davis, Sammy’s Widow, Dies
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Stroke, Women
Tags: Altovise Davis, Altovise Gore Davis, Associated Press, Business, Dancer, Frank Sinatra, Golden Boy, Kim Novak, Lola Falana, Rat Pack, Sammy, Sammy Davis, Widow
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• 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