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Those Cartoons from Facebook, March 25, 2013

• March 25, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted 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

That Cartoon From Facebook

• January 3, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Labor History, Labor Relations, National Issues, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting
Tags: African Americans, Arts, Cartoon, Cartoons, Facebook, GOP, Online Communities, Political Cartoons, Politics, Posters, Racism, Republicans, Social Media, Social Networking, The Other 98%, Twitter, United States

Christmas Songs: “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” from “How The Grinch Stole Christmas!” Thurl Ravenscroft, 1966

• December 10, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Children's Shows, Cultural History, Film, Holidays, Television
Tags: Boris Karloff, Cartoons, Christmas, Chuck Jones, Chuck Jones Productions, Cindy Lou Who, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Film, Frosted Flakes, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Grinch, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, June Foray, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Seuss, Singers, The Whos, Thurl Ravenscroft, Tony The Tiger, Voice Actors, WB Television Network, Whoville

Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really Wins

• June 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Anjanette Albert, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Education, Gang Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Altgeld Gardens, Anjanette Alibert, Anthony Dawson, Arne Duncan, Black Women, Blacks, Cartoons, Chicago, Chicago IL, Christian Fenger Academy High School, Common Sense, Convicted Felon, Convicted Murderer, Cook County, Derrion Albert, End of Story, Eric Carson, Eric Holder, Eugene Riley, Faux Noise, Fox News, Growing Up, Growing Up The Hard Way, Honor Student, Honor Students, Human Being, Justice, Kool Moe Dee, Lapoleon Colbert, Motherhood, Murder, Murder of Derrion Albert, Murderers, Plea, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Silvonus Shannon, The Roadrunner, The Ville, United States, Wild Wild West, Wile E. Coyote

Willow Smith on “Ellen”: This Little Girl Is For Real, and Yet…

• November 3, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Education, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Music Videos, Sexuality, Television, Willow Smith, Women
Tags: "Hollywood-a-Go-Go", "Hullabaloo", "Shindig!", "The Lloyd Thaxton Show", "The Wizard of Oz", "Where the Action Is", African Americans, Blacks, Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Child Abuse, Child Star, Children, Common Sense, Developing Early, Doris Day, Exploitation, Fantasies, Growing Up, Hair, Jackie Evancho, Janet Jackson, Judy Garland, Lennon Sisters, Lloyd Thaxton, Michael Jackson, Midget, Mighty Mouse, Rape, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Shirley Temple, Taboo, Ticket Cashiers, Willow Smith, Wizard of Oz

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