• 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 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
• November 29, 2013 •
Comments Off on Amber Riley (from “Glee”) Becomes The Seventeenth Season Winner of “Dancing With The Stars”
Posted in Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Health, Music, Reality Shows, Television, Television Series
Tags: "Dancing with the Stars", 17th Season, ABC, African Americans, Amber Riley, B-Lister, Black Women, Blacks, California, Charleston, Corbin Bleu, Derek Hough, DWTS, Encouragement, Freestyle, Glee, Hines Ward, Karina Smirnoff, Knee Injury, Knees, Kristi Yamaguchi, Los Angeles, Mercedes Jones, Mirror Ball Trophy, New York, Obstacles, Painkillers, Pro, Professional Dancer, Riley, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth
• November 7, 2013 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Can’t Get Online to Obtain Obamacare? Go The Paper Route
Posted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Medicaid/Medicare, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: ACA, Badger Care, Bobby Jindal, California, Canada, CGI Federal, Cheryl Campbell, Development Seed, Health Insurance Marketplace, Humana, Kathleen Sebelius, Kentucky, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Scott Walker, Super Chief, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Unity, Wisconsin Job Center
• 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
• October 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on Obamacare Is Winning
Posted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Cable, Class, Education, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Late Night TV, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, BarackObama, Blacks, California, Colorado, Common Sense, Connecticut, Funny or Die, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Kimmel, Kentucky, MSNBC, Obamacare, Olivia Pope, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Scandal, The Affordable Care Act, United States, Wisconsin
• 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 •
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
• 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 3, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Drug Culture/Industry, Film, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, New Orleans, Race, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burton, California, CNN, Geordi La Forge, Kunta Kinte, LeVar Burton, New Orleans, New York, Reading Rainbow, Roots, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Tim Wise, United States
• 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 4, 2013 •
Comments Off on Jack and Renée: The Swirl Enters John McCain’s Family
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 2008 GOP Presidential Nominee, 2008 Presidential Campaign, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, California, California Academy of Sciences, Captain, Gov. Scott Walker, Grace Cathedral San Francisco, Guam, Interracial Couples, Interracial Love, Interracial Marriage, Jack McCain, John McCain, John McCain IV, Lieutenant, Love, Marriage, McCain, Meghan McCain, Mitt Romney, Navy, Reserves, San Francisco, Senator John McCain, The Eighties, The Swirl, Wedding, Wisconsin
• May 13, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Acting, African American History, Awards, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Film, History, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Ariana Neal, BART Police shooting of Oscar Grant, Blacks, California, Cannes Film Festival, Cell Phone Videos, Cell Phones, Chad Michael Murray, Constables on Patrol, David Silva, Drama, Fruitvale, Fruitvale Station, Grant, Latinos, Love, Melonie Diaz, Michael B. Jordan, Motherhood, Murder, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Racism, Ryan Coogler, Sundance Film Festival, Weinstein Company, YouTube
• April 4, 2013 •
Comments Off on Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Magic Johnson, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Fatherhood, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Children, Coming Out, Common Sense, Cookie Johnson, Feeding Frenzy, Fourth Estate, Gay Hate, Growing Up, Harvey Levin, Homophobia, Homophobia in the Black Community, LGBT, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic Johnson, Michael Jackson, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Tiger Woods, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney Houston, You Tube
• April 2, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, Film, History, Love, National Issues, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, California Proposition 8, Coming Out, Cookie Johnson, Earvin Johnson, Earvin Johnson III, LGBT, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Lakers, Love, Magic, Magic Johnson, Marriage, New York University, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sunset Strip, Tisch School of the Arts, TMZ, United States
• 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 6, 2013 •
Comments Off on A StoryCorps Video About How Astronaut Ronald McNair Integrated His Hometown Library
Posted in African American History, American History, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentaries, Education, History, Love, Music, Public Television, Race, Science, Television
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Christa McAuliffe, Desegregation, Ellison Onizuka, Growing Up, Jean Michel Jarre, Lake City South Carolina, Laser Research, McNair, NASA, Physicist, Ronald Ervin McNair, Ronald McNair, Science, Scientist, Segregation, South Carolina, Space Shuttle Challenger, StoryCorps, The Eighties, The Fifties, The Seventies, United States
• February 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on Rick Stevens and Tower of Power Reunite at Yoshi’s Oakland, Thursday, January 31, 2013
Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tower of Power
Tags: African Americans, Antioch, Blacks, California, Comeback, David Garibaldi, Drama, Drugs, Emilio Castillo, Francis "Rocco" Prestia, Funk Music, Joel Selvin, Larry Braggs, Latin Rock, Love, Michael Carabello, Murder, Music, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Chronicle, Santana, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sheila E., Stephen Kupka, Stevens, The Seventies, Tower, Tower of Power, United States, Yoshi's Oakland
• September 4, 2012 •
Comments Off on The Ancestors Summon Academy Award Nominee Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, Star of “The Green Mile”
Posted in Acting, African American History, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Health, Love, Race, Reality Shows, Television, The Heart, The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "The Finder", "The Green Mile", Academy Award, Academy Award Nominee, Acting, Actor, African Americans, Blacks, Bruce Willis, California, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Craig Ferguson, Duncan, Golden Globe Nominee, Green Mile, Love, Michael Clarke Duncan, Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, PETA, The Nineties, United States
• September 2, 2012 •
Comments Off on Saturday Night Music, September 1, 2012: “Best of My Love,” The Emotions, Live at Sinbad’s Summer Jam, 1998
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, Love, Music, The Emotions, Women
Tags: "The Midnight Special", African Americans, Al McKay, Arts, Aruba, Black Women, Blacks, California, Caribbean, Clarence McDonald, Comedy, David Adkins, Different World, Earth Wind and Fire, EWF, Funk, HBO, Houseguest, Jingle All the Way, Los Angeles, Love, Maurice White, McDonald, Music, Nostalgia, Showtime, Sinbad, Sinbad's Summer Jam, Soul, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States
• August 12, 2012 •
2 Comments
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tower of Power
Tags: "Sparkling in the Sand", African Americans, Blacks, California, Donald Charles Stevenson, Donald Stevenson, Double Life Sentence, Drug Dealers, Drugs, East Bay Express, East Bay Grease, Growing Up, Imprisonment, Ione CA, Lead Singer, Life Sentence, Love, Mule Creek State Prison, Murder, Parole, Parole Hearing, Peter Boldin, Prison, Release, Rick Stevens, San Francisco Bay Area, The Seventies, Tower of Power, United States
• August 12, 2012 •
Comments Off on Some Sunday Love: The Friends of Distinction, “Going in Circles,” 1969
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Music, Music Videos, Public Television, Race, Religion, Television, Television Series, The Friends of Distinction, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: African Americans, Arts, Barbara Jean Love, Blacks, Butler, California, Charles Manson, Ed Sullivan Show, Fifth Dimension, Floyd Butler, Friends of Distinction, Grazing in the Grass, Harry Elston, Hugh Masekela, Isaac Hayes, Jessica Cleaves, Jim Brown, LGBT, Manson Family, Music, Music Videos, Satanic Bible, Stonewall Riots, Television, The Sixties, United States
• July 26, 2012 •
Comments Off on Some Thursday Love: ConFunkShun, “Fun, Fun, Fun” or “Ffun” (Extended Version)
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, ConFunkShun, Crime, Cultural History, Music
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, ConFunkShun, Felton Pilate, Ffun, Louis McCall, Mercury Records, Murder, Stax Records, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States, Vallejo, Vallejo California
• July 4, 2012 •
9 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption", African Americans, Al Sharpton, Alcoholism, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Daughters, Death, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, King, Laura Dene King, Los Angeles, Racism, Rialto, Rialto California, Rodney King, Saturday, Simi Valley, Suicide, The Nineties, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States
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