The Ancestors Take Home Elmer “Geronimo” Pratt, Former Black Panther Leader
• June 2, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black Expatriates, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Tanzania, The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, Amnesty International, Assata Shakur, Black Panther Party, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO, Death, Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt, Elmer Pratt, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frame-Up, Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt, Geronimo Pratt, Johnnie Cochran, Los Angeles, Louisiana Born, Malaria, Murder Frame-Up, Pratt, Race, Stuart Hanlon, Tanzania, The Black Panther Party for Self Defense, The Sixties, United States, Village, Wrongfully Accused
More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s Profits
• February 3, 2011 • Comments Off on More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s ProfitsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Wealth Tour 2009", African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Blacks, Commissions, Common Sense, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, FBI, Financial Mismanagement, Harassment, Lithonia GA, Megachurches, Molestation, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Public Relations, Secret Service, Sexual Abuse, You Tube, YouTube
The Ancestors Claim Glenda Cleveland, The Woman Who Tried to Stop Jeffrey Dahmer
• January 9, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Glenda Cleveland, Hate Crimes, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Thailand, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 25th and Kilbourn, 911, African American Men, African Americans, Asian American Men, Asian Americans, Background Check, Black Poor, Black Women, Blacks, Boyfriend, Child Molester, Christopher Scarver, Cigarettes, Cleveland, Constables on Patrol, Crime, Death, FBI, Gays, Glenda Cleveland, HBP, Heart Disease, Human Flesh, Jeffrey Dahmer, Jury, Konerak Sinthasomphone, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee WI, Mississippi, Molesters, Motherhood, Murder, Murder Spree, Nicole Childress, Ohio, Oxford Apartments, Poor, Poor People, Rape, Rescue, Rescuer, Sandra Smith, Serial Killer, Sex, Skull, South Side, Southeast Asians, Souvenir, Tony Hughes, Unemployed, Wisconsin, Working Poor
Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?
• November 22, 2010 • Comments Off on Those TSA Security Measures: Why Not Submit to The Body Scanners Instead?Posted in Africans, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Arabs, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Domestic Terrorism, Holidays, Memoir, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Whoopi Goldberg
Tags: 9-11, Airline Security, Airlines, al Qaeda, Americans, Americans of Color, Bladder Cancer Survivor, Body Pat-Downs, Body Scanner, Bustiers, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Christmas, Civil Rights, Complaining, Complaints, CSIS, Domestic Terrorism, Draconian Measures, El Al, FBI, Genital Area, Genitals, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Holidays, Hysteria, International Terrorism, Interpol, Intrusiveness, Invasion of Privacy, Israel, Israelis, Jews, Lane Bryant, Monitoring, NBC Nightly News, Necessary Evil, New York City, Normality, One-Way Ticket, Outrage, Planes, Racial Profiling, Safety, Scotland Yard, Screening Process, Security, Shin Bet, Terrorist Sympathizers, Thanksgiving, The Holy Land, The View, Tom Sawyer, Transportation Security Administration, TSAs, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, Unconstitutional, Underwear Bomber, United States, Wands
The Lynch Mob Mentality Enters the “Mosque at Ground Zero” Controversy
• August 23, 2010 • Comments Off on The Lynch Mob Mentality Enters the “Mosque at Ground Zero” ControversyPosted in American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Islam/Sufism, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Religion, The Rest of the World
Tags: 911, Atlas Shrugs, Bahasa, Bahasa Indonesia, Balloon Juice, Black Muslims, Blogger, Brigitte Bardot, Burlington Coat Factory, Conks, Cordoba House, Criollo, Daisy Khan, FBI, Glenn Greenwald, Ground Zero, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Islam, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Kenny, Kufi, Little Rock Nine, Manhattan, Masjid al-Farah, Masjid Manhattan, Mestizo, Mouth Breathers, Muslim, Muslim Americans, Muslims, New York City, NIMBY, NYC, OKbomb, Pamela Geller, Park 51, People of the Book, Portugal, Racial Profiling, Robert Spencer, Sheikha, Skullcap, Spain, State Department, Stocking Caps, Sufism, The Iberian Peninsula, The Moors, The Pit, The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), Under Armor Caps, World Trade Center
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Crackhead Female Cop Arrested by FBI (w/Update)
• April 27, 2010 • 10 CommentsPosted in Class, Crime, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Bad Lieutenant" Types, College Town, Constables on Patrol, Cops, Crack, Crack House, FBI, FBI Informant, Informant, Kitchen, Michelle Salentine, Michelle V Salentine, Milwaukee WI, Pipe, Platteville Police Department, Platteville WI, Police Brutality, Wired
King Died 42 Years Ago Today
• April 4, 2010 • Comments Off on King Died 42 Years Ago TodayPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Murder/Manslaughter, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 1968, African Americans, Anniversary, Assassination, Blacks, CBS, CBS News, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., FBI, Fear, Growing Up, James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis TN, Moral Center, Murder, New Orleans, The Sixties, Walter Cronkite, Whites
Mighty Funny Someone Like Poor Chelsea King Can Get the Cops and the FBI to Hunt for Her and Her Assailant–But Mitrice Richardson Gets No Respect
• March 10, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Jasmyne Cannick, Latice Sutton, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Race, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Billy's Law", "The Los Angeles Times", African Americans, Blacks, Captain Tom Martin, Charles Croft, Chelsea King, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Drone, FBI, Janice Smolinski, John Albert Gardner III, LASD, Latice Sutton, Lauren Sutton, Lesbian, LGBT, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu-Lost Hills Station, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, NAACP, Poway, Racism, Registered Sex Offender, Rep. Maxine Waters, San Diego, SCLC, Sheriff Lee Baca, The Viz Center, Young Black Woman
Oh-Oh. Ike Turner’s FBI File Has Been Declassified and Released
• January 28, 2010 • Comments Off on Oh-Oh. Ike Turner’s FBI File Has Been Declassified and ReleasedPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Women
Tags: Addiction, Allegations, Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men, Burglary, Caper, Clarence M. Kelley, Cocaine, Coke, Dreams and Schemes, Embezzlement, Examiner.com, FBI, FBI File, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fender Twin, Ike Turner, Los Angeles, Robbery, Schemes, Stealing, Tina Turner, Turner
New Book, “The Assassination of Fred Hampton” Discussed on Democracy Now!, December 4, 2009
• January 3, 2010 • Comments Off on New Book, “The Assassination of Fred Hampton” Discussed on Democracy Now!, December 4, 2009Posted 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
Tying Tiger’s Tail to Doping
• December 20, 2009 • Comments Off on Tying Tiger’s Tail to DopingPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs), Race, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Buffalo News", "The Daily Mail", "The Orlando Sentinel", "The Toronto Sun", Actovegin, Adultery, Ambien, Anthony Galea, Barry Bonds, Calf's Blood, Canada, Canadian, Celebrity Doctor, Celebrity Healer, Cheater, Divorce, Dr. Anthony Galea, Eldrick Tont Woods, Elin Nordegren, Elin Nordegren Woods, Eyewitness, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Germany, Golf, Golfer, Golfing, Infidelity, Italy, Jumpoffs, Madonna, Mark J. Mahoney, Mike Bianchi, Mistresses, Montreal, Ottawa, Paranoia, PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem, PGA Tour, Racism, Racist, RCMP, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Sex, Sex Addict, Sex Addiction, Thailand, Thais, Tiger, Tiger Woods, Tony Galea, Toronto, U.S.-Canada Border, United States, Vicodin, World Anti-Doping Agency
Judy Shepard Weighs In on the Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado Hate Murder
• November 26, 2009 • Comments Off on Judy Shepard Weighs In on the Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado Hate MurderPosted in American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Boy from Bushwick", "El Nuevo Dia", "Pink News", "Queerty", "The Edge", Ángel Rodríguez Colón, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, First Degree Murder, Funeral, Jorge Steven Lopez, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, Jose Alicea, Juan A. Martinez Matos, Judge Madeline Vega, Judy Shepard, Killings, Laramie WY, LGBT, Luis Rivera, Matthew Shepard, Matthew Shepard -James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, President Barack Obama, Puerto Rico, Rape, San Juan, The ACLU of Puerto Rico, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Toa Alta, University of Puerto Rico Legal Clinic, William Ramirez
They’ve Got the Guy in the Video, But Five-Year-Old Shaniya Davis Is Still Missing
• November 14, 2009 • Comments Off on They’ve Got the Guy in the Video, But Five-Year-Old Shaniya Davis Is Still MissingPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", Amber Alert, Antoinette Davis, Biracial, Biracials, Bradley Lockhart, Clarence D. Coe, Clarence Darriel Coe, DSS, Fayetteville NC, FBI, HLN, Mario Andrette McNeil, Missing, Missing Children, Nancy Grace, North Carolina, North Carolina Department of Social Services, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park, Suspects, Suspicions, Theresa Chance, U.S. Marshals
President Barack Obama Signs the Matthew Shepard-James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
• October 29, 2009 • Comments Off on President Barack Obama Signs the Matthew Shepard-James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention ActPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Judy Shepard, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Actual or Perceived Gender, African Americans, American History, Barack Obama, Bisexuals, Blacks, Cremated, Disability, Disabled, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Find-a-Grave, Gays, Gender, Gender Identity, George W. Bush, Hate Crimes, History, Homophobia, James Byrd Jr., Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper City Council, Jasper TX, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Judy Shepard, Laramie WY, Lesbians, LGBT, Lynching, Matthew Shepard, President Barack Obama, Racism, Sexual Orientation, The Fence, The Matthew Shepard Act, The Matthew Shepard Foundation, The Matthew Shepard-James Byrd, The Presidency, Transgendered
Please Help Derrion Albert’s Family Cover His Burial Expenses
• September 30, 2009 • Comments Off on Please Help Derrion Albert’s Family Cover His Burial ExpensesPosted 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
This Cracka Beat Up A Sista Army Vet Reservist at a Georgia Cracker Barrel Restaurant
• September 17, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Health Care/The Public Option, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate
Tags: "Newsweek", African Americans, Army Reservist, Clayton County District Attorney's Office, CNN, Cracker Barrel, Cracker Barrel Restaurants, FBI, Kip Jones, Morrow GA, Morrow Police Department, NAACP, Pam's House Blend, Physical Assault, Post-Racial, President Jimmy Carter, Racism, Tasha Hill, Tashawnea Hill, Troy Dale West, Veterans, White Supremacist, White Supremacy, Whites
The FBI Has Nearly 600 Pages on Michael Jackson
• August 19, 2009 • Comments Off on The FBI Has Nearly 600 Pages on Michael JacksonPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Michael Jackson, Music, Race, Sexuality
Tags: Billie Holiday, Dick Gregory, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FOI, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, Gay, Investigation, John Lennon, Kim Novak, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Michael Joseph Jackson, Michael Petrelis, Outing, Sammy Davis Jr., Sexuality, Spying, The Doors