• May 28, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gun Violence, Murder/Manslaughter, Uncategorized
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Burglary, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Tribune, Children, Constables on Patrol, Gang, Gang-Related, Illinois Department of Corrections, Infant, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, March 2013, Murder, United States, Watkins, Willis
• March 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Jonylah’s Funeral, March 19, 2013—Excerpts from Videos and Photos
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Preachers/Ministers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Children, Drama, Funeral, Grandmother, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Young, Motherhood, Murder, Reverend Corey Brooks, Tuesday, Twitter, United States
• March 17, 2013 •
Comments Off on “No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Facebook, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Breaking Bad", Arianna Gibson, Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago IL, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Crime, Criminal Record, DNAInfo, Facebook, G.E.D., Gang-Related, Gangs, Gangster Disciples, Gangsters, Hadiya Pendleton, Heaven Sutton, Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah, Jonylah Watkins, Judy Watkins, Judy Young Watkins, Ku Klux Klan, Leak and Sons, Murder, New Beginnings Church, New School, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Obama, Old School, Pennsylvania Avenue, Rev. Corey Brooks, Reverend Corey Brooks, Shootings, Siretha White, Suburbia, Tsarina Powell, Willie Cochran, Woodlawn
• August 1, 2011 •
Comments Off on Chicago TV News Station, WBBM, Distorts What a Four-Year-Old Black Child Said About Guns
Posted in African American History, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Cable News, CBS, Chicago, Chicago IL, Children, Constables on Patrol, Dori J. Maynard, Journalism and Ethics, Journalists of Color, Mainstream Media, Murder, Racism, Robert Maynard, Society of Professional Journalists, South Side Chicago, Steve Bartelstein, The Maynard Institute, The News Media, The Oakland Tribune, TV News Stations, UNICEF, United States, WBBM-TV
• June 3, 2011 •
Comments Off on Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really Wins
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
• March 19, 2011 •
Comments Off on Black Chicagoan Edward Clemons Survived Japan Quake and Tsunami After Days Without Food or Water; Finally Able to Talk With Anxious Mom Back Home
Posted in African American History, Black Expatriates, Black People, Class, Japan, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, World History
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Chicago IL, Chicagoan, CNN, Cynthia Young, Earthquake, Edward Clemons, English, Epicenter, Japan, JET Programme, Junior High, Middle School, Mother, Nancy Grace, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Reporter, Sendai, Son, Students, Teaching English, Teaching English as a Foreign Language, The JET Program, The Sendai Earthquake and Tsunami, Tohoku Earthquake, Tsunami, United States
• February 9, 2011 •
2 Comments
Posted in African American History, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Health, Mahalia Jackson, Music, New Orleans Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Spirituality, The Heart, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: "A Dry White Season", "American Idol", Chicago IL, Civil Rights Activist, Color Purple, Euzhan Palcy, Fantasia Barrino, Fish and Bread Singer, Gospel Music, Life Is Not a Fairy Tale, Louisiana, Mahalia Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr., New Orleans, The Hollywood Reporter
• August 15, 2010 •
1 Comment
Posted in Abbey Lincoln, Acting, African American History, American History, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Public Intellectualism, Race, Sexuality, Womanism
Tags: "Mo Better Blues", "Nothing But a Man, "The Freedom Suite", Abbey Lincoln, Acting, Activism, Actress, Africa, African Americans, Anna Marie Wooldridge, Billie Holiday, Black Nationalist, Black Women, Blacks, Braided Hair, Chicago IL, Corn Rows, Divorce, Drama, Glamour, Ivan Dixon, Jazz, Jazz Singer, Kinky Hair, Love, Marriage, Max Roach, Michael Jackson, Natural Hair, Racism, Sidney Poitier, Songwriter, Spike Lee, The 2000s, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Sixties, Thelonious Monk, Vitiligo
• July 20, 2010 •
Comments Off on “The Radiant Child” Basquiat Documentary to Open in 25 Cities, Including…Milwaukee
Posted in African American History, Art, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Love, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Wisconsin
Tags: "Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child", "The Radiant Child", African Americans, Artist, August, Basquiat, Biracial, Black Harvest Film Festival, Blacks, Chicago IL, Documentaries, Documentary, Fame, Famous, Gene Siskel Film Center, Haiti, Haitian American, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Marketing, Milwaukee WI, October, Packaging, The Eighties
• June 5, 2010 •
2 Comments
Posted in Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", "The Galesburg Regiser-Mail", Aruba, Chicago IL, Constables on Patrol, Disappearance, DNA, Domestic Violence, Drew Peterson, Illinois, Joran van der Sloot, Jubilee State Park, Love, Marriage, Mitrice Richardson, Murder, Natalie Holloway, Peoria, Peoria IL, Peru, Private Hunting Grounds, Sex, Stacy Peterson, TMZ.com, Trial Delay, True Crime, Twitter, Unsolved Mystery, Wife, Will County, Wives
• May 12, 2010 •
9 Comments
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", "The Chicago Tribune", Accidental Death, Ann Marie Balboa, Anthony Kyser, Boycott CVS, Chicago IL, Chicago Police Departrment, Choked to Death, Cook County, CVS, CVS Pharmacy, Death by Misadventure, Drug Addict, Drugs, Mary Mitchell, Stepfather, Strangulation, The Cook County Sheriff's Department
• April 17, 2010 •
1 Comment
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Religion, Sexuality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Arabic, Blacks, Catholics, Chicago IL, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drama, Drugs, Family, Frederick Burton, Islam, James Larry, Jihad J. Larry, Keleasha Larry, Keyshai Fields, Killings, Leona Larry Burton, Letisha Larry, Madison WI, Mental Health, Murders, Psychiatric Issues, Shirina Thompson, Shootings, Twanda Thompson, Tyrone Adair, Unborn Babies, Westside
• February 18, 2010 •
Comments Off on Shani Davis Wins Olympic Gold for 1,000 Meter Ice Sprint
Posted in Black People, Canada, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Winter Olympics 2010
Tags: "The Incredibles", African American, African Americans, Blacks, Champion, Chicago IL, Chicagoan, DC Inner City Excitement, Frozone, Ice, Lightness, Northern Michigan University, Pettit National Ice Center, Shani, Shani Davis, Skating, Snow, Speed Skating, The Olympic Gold Medal, The Olympics, Washington D.C., Weightlessness, West Allis WI, Winter Sports, Wisconsin
• February 15, 2010 •
Comments Off on Bummer! Maria Pinto, One of the First Lady’s Favorite Designers, Closes Her Doors
Posted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Crain's", "The Chicago Sun-Times", African Americans, Barney's, Blacks, Chicago IL, Couturier, Fashion Designer, Jackson Street, Latinos, Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama, Mrs. O, Mrs. Obama, Sak's Fifth Avenue, The Economy, The First Lady, The Great Recession
• February 11, 2010 •
2 Comments
Posted in Class, Columbia, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Health, Laos, Nigeria, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Isthmus", Chicago IL, Columbia, Dane County, Dealers, Dominican Republic, Drug Overdose, Drug Overdoses, Heroin, High School, Hillbilly Heroin, Interdiction, Junior High, Madison, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Milton WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee WI, Mount Horeb, Nigeria, Oxycontin, Prevention, Rehabiliation, Rock County, Sgt. Gordy Disch, Smack, Students, The Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force, Youth
• January 3, 2010 •
Comments Off on New Book, “The Assassination of Fred Hampton” Discussed on Democracy Now!, December 4, 2009
Posted in American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Documentaries, Education, Hate Crimes, History, Journalism and Ethics, Murder/Manslaughter, Native Americans/First Nations, People of Color, Public Television, Race
Tags: "Big Brother", "Book TV", "Democracy Now!", "Eyes on the Prize", "Talking Book", Activism, Amy Goodman, Attica, Black Nationalism, Black Youth, C-Span, Chicago IL, Chicago Police Department, Coalition Politics, Deborah Johnson, Edward Hanrahan, Empowerment, FBI, Fred Hampton, Fred Hampton Jr., Jeffrey Haas, Jr., Latino Youth, Malcolm X, Mark Clark, Maywood IL, Media PA, NAACP, Oakland CA, Police Brutality, Stevie Wonder, The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther, The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, The Black Panthers, The Red Guard, The Young Lords, William O'Neal, Young Gifted and Black, Youth, YouTube
• November 4, 2009 •
Comments Off on Carl Ballantine, Magician and “Gruber,” Dies at 92
Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Film, Television
Tags: "McHale's Navy", "The California Raisins", "The Cosby Show", Captain Binghamton, Carl Ballantine, Chicago IL, Claymation', Comedy, Commander McHale, Jams Yoda, Lester Gruber, Magic, Meyer Kessler, The Great Ballantine, Vaudeville, Yoshio Yoda
• November 4, 2009 •
Comments Off on President Obama’s Coming to Madison; The Excitement Builds
Posted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Education, History, Obama Administration, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill
Tags: African Americans, Andreal Davis, Ari Davis, Arlington Davis, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Blacks, Chicago IL, Commander-in-Chief, Derrion Albert, Equal Opportunity Commission, Fenger High School, Fish Hatchery Road, Fraud, Harry Truman, Isthmus, Jacqueline Wright, James C. Wright Middle School, Madison WI, Mohter Wright, Nice Suit, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Visit, Secretary of Education, The Pledge of Allegiance, The Reverend James C. Wright, The Secret Service, The Stimulus
• October 21, 2009 •
3 Comments
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Gentrification, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African American, Antisocial Behavior, Beld Street, Black Bars, Black Businesses, Black People, Blacks, California, Chicago IL, Clientele, Crime, DJs, Drug Dealing, Drugs, Fillmore Street, Gang Violence, Gangbangers, Guns, Hallowe'en Night, Kenosha, Kevin McGettigan, Madison, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Maple Bluff, Maria Brown, Milwaukee, Native American, New Orleans, NIMBY, North Sherman Avenue, Not in My Back Yard, Park Street, Poverty, Priorities, R Place on Park, Racine, Sacramento, San Francisco, Schools, State Street, Stockton, The Capitol Times, The Madison Police Department, The Western Addition, Third Street, Tracy, WI, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Governor's Mansion, Wisconsin State Journal
• October 13, 2009 •
7 Comments
Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Los Angeles Times", "The South Florida Sun-Sentinel", Broward Sheriff's Office, Burns, CBS, Chicago IL, Deerfield Beach, Denver Colorado Jarvis, Derrion Albert, Florida, Induced Coma, Jeremy Jarvis, Jesus Mendez, Latinos, Low-Rider Bicycle, Malissa Durkee, Matthew Bent, Michael Brewer, Reprisal, Second Degree Murder, Set on Fire, Seventh Grade, Skin Grafts, Steven Shelton, Teen Violence, The No Snitching Rule, Torching, Valerie Brewer, Whites, Youth Violence
• October 10, 2009 •
1 Comment
Posted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, History, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Rachel Maddow Show", Afghanistan, African Americans, America, Barack Obama, Bush Era, Chicago IL, Darth Cheney, General Stanley McChrystal, Glenn Beck, Hate, Haterade, Hateration, Jack & Jill Politics, Junior Bush, Nobel Laureate, President Barack Obama, Professor Simon Johnson, Rachel Maddow, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Republicans, Rinku Sen, Russ Limbaugh, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack, The Nobel Peace Prize, The Olympics, The United States
• October 4, 2009 •
1 Comment
Posted in Anjanette Albert, Black People, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, History, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Race, Television, Who I Am, Women
Tags: Anjanette Albert, Beating Death, Beatings, Chicago, Chicago IL, Computer, Death, Derrion Albert, Eunice Kathleen Waymon, Gang Violence, Gangs, Louis Armstrong, Mary Kate Waymon, Memoir, Methodist, Mrs. Jackson, Murder, Nina Simone, Piano, Piano Lessons, Roseland, Study, Who I Am
• October 4, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in Black People, Class, Earth Wind and Fire, Fashion, History, Music, Music Videos, People of Color, Race, Television
Tags: "Mighty Mighty", "Open Our Eyes", "Soul Train", "Soul Train" Dance Line, "Soul Train" Dancers, African American, Al McKay, American Bandstand, Charles Stepney, Chess Records, Chicago, Chicago IL, Colorado, Competition, Derrion Albert, Don Cornelius, Earth Wind and Fire, Fred White, Maurice White, MC Hammer, Philip Bailey, Ramsey Lewis, Supergroup, The Eighties, The Seventies, Verdine White, Way of The World
• October 2, 2009 •
2 Comments
Posted in American Politics, Brazil, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", Adults, Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago IL, Derrion Albert, Gang Violence, Gangs, Parents, Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL, Roger Ebert, Second Chance Academies, Teachers, Teenagers, Teens, The 2016 Olympics
• September 30, 2009 •
Comments Off on Please Help Derrion Albert’s Family Cover His Burial Expenses
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 2016 Summer Olympics, Anjanette Albert, Bow Wow, Burial, Chicago, Chicago IL, Christian Fenger High School, Denmark, Derrion Albert, FBI, Funeral, Funeral Expenses, Gangs, Global Grind, Hip Hop, Hip Hop Generation, Joseph Walker, Michael Skolnik, Nas, No Snitching, Norman Golliday, Police Supt. Jody Weis, Reward, The No Snitching Rule, The Secret Service, U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Secret Service
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