That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 8, ‘Vermont Is For Lovers, Too’
• November 22, 2013 • Comments Off on That “Cartoon Scandal”: Episode 8, ‘Vermont Is For Lovers, Too’Posted in American Politics, Black Actors and Actresses, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, Murder/Manslaughter, Political Malfeasance, Scandal, Sexuality, Television, Television Series
Tags: African Americans, American Broadcasting Company, Baby Huck, Black Women, Blacks, Cyrus, Drama, First Lady Mellie Grant, Fitzgerald Grant, House, LGBT, Love, Mama Pope, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Olivia Pope Associates, Olivitz, OPA, Pope, President Fitzgerald Grant, Quinn, Scandal, Sex, Team Jake, Television, The Wild Thing, Thursday Nights, Vermont, Vermont Is For Lovers
If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”
• November 9, 2013 • Comments Off on If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, Fashion, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Women
Tags: "Thriller", African Americans, Black Men, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Cyrus Beene, Daws Butler, Drama, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Sex, Jake Ballard, Kerry Washington, LGBT, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Quinn, Romance, Scandal, Sex, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, United States
Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)
• June 5, 2013 • Comments Off on Don’t Come For the First Lady While She Is Speaking, Or She May Come Back at You with a Vengeance (w/Update)Posted in African American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Hate Crimes, Mental Health/Psychology, Michelle Obama, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Angry Black Woman Syndrome, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ellen Sturtz, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Facebook, First Lady Michelle Obama, GetEQUAL, Huffington Post, LGBT, Michelle Obama, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Republicans, Sturtz, The Angry Black Woman, The First Lady, United States
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-“Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against Homophobia
• May 3, 2013 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Ex-“Lambeau Leap” Footballer LeRoy Butler Gives a Four-Word Tweet of Support for Jason Collins; Loses Church Gig, But Gains More Fans for His Stand Against HomophobiaPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gays in Sports/Coming Out, Hate Crimes, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, Bullying, Butler, Children, Common Sense, Dunstan, Enforced Heterosexism, Green Bay Packer, Green Bay Packers, Jason Collins, Lambeau Field, LeRoy Butler, LGBT, Love, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sports Illustrated, Torment, Twitter, Wisconsin
Magic’s Son E.J. in First Interview Since Coming Out
• April 17, 2013 • Comments Off on Magic’s Son E.J. in First Interview Since Coming OutPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gossip, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Anderson Cooper, Coming Out, Ellen DeGeneres, Gay-Friendly, GWist.TV, Howard Bragman, Johnson, Joy Behar Show, LGBT, Logo, Magic Johnson, New York University, RuPaul, Sunset Strip, YouTube
Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay Son
• April 4, 2013 • Comments Off on Magic Johnson’s TMZ Interview About His Gay SonPosted 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
Bill Maher on Last Night’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
• April 3, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Public Intellectualism, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Bill Maher, Catholicism, Christopher Hitchens, Common Sense, HBO, Jimmy Kimmel, LGBT, Maher, Marriage, Raw Story, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex, United States
Magic Johnson’s Gay Son E.J. Goes Public
• April 2, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted 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
Entering The Arena: The Right Wing Attacks on Zerlina Maxwell
• March 12, 2013 • Comments Off on Entering The Arena: The Right Wing Attacks on Zerlina MaxwellPosted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Democrats, Domestic Violence, Education, Facebook, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Slavery, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: "The Ed Show", African Americans, Blacks, Bystander Effect, ColorLines, Death Threats, Ebony Magazine, Faux Noise, Fox News, Fox News Channel, Grio, Hannity, Harassment, Hate Crimes, Imprisonment, International Women's Day, LGBT, Maxwell, Rape, Sean Hannity, Sex, Steubenville Ohio, Twitter, VAWA, Washington Times, Zerlina Maxwell
Bishop Eddie Long Subject of New Book Published by Centino Kemp and Subject of Lawsuit Brought by New Birth Parishioners
• February 16, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Crime, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion
Tags: Abusive Relationships, African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Gays, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Cheating, Coming of Age Story, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, First Lady, Florida, Georgia Voice, Homosexuality, Kemp, Kindle, LGBT, Lust, Mental Cruelty, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Nonfiction, Power, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Suicide Attempts, Taylor, Television, The First Lady, Twitter, United States, Valentine's Day
Richard Blanco Delivers the Inaugural Poem–He Is Who He Is In Spite of His Cubana Grandmother
• January 21, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in American History, American Politics, Arts, Books, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cuba, Cultural History, Immigration, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Barack Obama, Blanco, Child Abuse, Colorado, Cuba, Cuban, Cubana, Florida International University, Gay, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Growing Up, Inaugural Poem, Inauguration of Barack Obama, Latina, Latino, Latinos, LGBT, Love, Poet, Poetry, President Obama, Racism, Richard Blanco, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States
Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy
• November 24, 2012 • Comments Off on Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a TragedyPosted in African American History, American Politics, Arts, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Being Elmo", "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey", "My Life as a Furry Red Monster", "Sesame Street", African Americans, Andrew Vachss, Big Bird, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cecil Singleton, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Elmo, Facebook, Grooming, Growing Up, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Jerry Sandusky, Jim Henson, Katherine Franke, Kevin, Kevin Clash, LGBT, Love, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Marriage, Michael Jackson, Mitt Romney, PBS, Puppetry, Rape, Sesame Workshop, Sex, Shannon Clash, Sheldon Stephens, The Closet, The Muppets, The New York Times, TMZ.com, United States
Vanessa Long Breaks Her Long Silence About Not Divorcing Bishop Eddie Long
• September 8, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Women, Blacks, Centino Kemp, Christian Post, Divorce, Eddie Long, IRAs, LGBT, Megachurch, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Retirement Fund, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Ted Haggard, Twitter, United States, Vanessa Long
Some Sunday Love: The Friends of Distinction, “Going in Circles,” 1969
• August 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Some Sunday Love: The Friends of Distinction, “Going in Circles,” 1969Posted 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
A Work in Progress Trailer of “Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth”
• March 10, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alice Walker, Black People, Books, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Fiction Writing, Film, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Alice Walker, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, British Film Institute, Danny Glover, Film Documentary, LGBT, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Love, March 2012, Movies, Pratibha Parmar, Racism, Rebecca, Rebecca Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Walker
Whitney’s Funeral to be Livestreamed Saturday from New Hope Baptist Church…and More
• February 16, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted 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
That Poster From Facebook: George Takei Talks About the Rollback of California’s Prop. 8
• February 9, 2012 • Comments Off on That Poster From Facebook: George Takei Talks About the Rollback of California’s Prop. 8Posted in American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Love, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Good Morning America", Cali, California, California Proposition 8, Christine Gregoire, Facebook, Gakkai, Gay Marriage, Gender Identity, George, George Takei, LGBT, Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexuality, Soka Gakkai International, Star Trek, United States, Washington, YouTube
Sending Etta James Home
• January 29, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Uncategorized
Tags: "At Last", "Shelter in the Rain", "Tell Mama", "The Lord's Prayer", A Time to Love, African Americans, Al Sharpton, Artis Mills, Barack Obama, Billiards, Black Women, Blacks, California, Child Abuse, Children, Christina Aguilera, Common Sense, Donto James, Drama, Drugs, Etta James, First Lady, Growing Up, Harmonica, James, Janis Joplin, LGBT, Los Angeles, Lower Haight, Marriage, Memorial Service, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Sametto James, San Francisco, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Stevie, Stevie Wonder, Street Culture, Streets, The Creolettes, The Fillmore, The Harlem of the West, Tribute, United States
The Robert Champion FAMU Case: It’s a Hate Crime Now
• January 10, 2012 • Comments Off on The Robert Champion FAMU Case: It’s a Hate Crime NowPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: CBS News, Drum Major, Florida, Florida A&M University, Gay, Hate Crime, Hazing, LGBT, Marching Band, Orlando Florida, Pam Champion, Robert Champion, Sexuality
Jamal Parris and Spencer LeGrande: The Money From Bishop Long Doesn’t Even Begin To Ease The Pain (w/Updates)
• August 26, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Televangelists, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bahamas, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, BMW, Child Sexual Abuse, Children, Dale Russell, Dodge Intrepid, Eddie Long, Four Young Men, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Grooming, Growing Up, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Jamal Parris, LGBT, Lithonia Georgia, Nairobi, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Rape, Rod 2.0, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Settlement (litigation), Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spencer LeGrande, Support Groups, The Closet, WSB-TV, Young Men
South Africa, You Don’t Know Eddie Long Like We Know Eddie Long
• August 18, 2011 • Comments Off on South Africa, You Don’t Know Eddie Long Like We Know Eddie LongPosted in Africans, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Class, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, South Africa, Televangelists, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Africa, African Americans, Atlanta, Bisexuality, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Evangelicals, Blacks, Born again (Christianity), Eddie Long, Evangelical Tour, Homophobia, Homosexual Acts, LGBT, Missionary Work, Murder, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Self Image, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, South Africa, United States, Young Men
Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino Kemp
• August 3, 2011 • Comments Off on Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino KempPosted in African American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Baptist, Bishop Earl Paulk, Bishop Eddie Long, Black Boys, Black Children, Black Women, Blacks, Centinio Kemp, Centino Kemp, Christianity, Civil rights movement, Coretta Scott King, Downlow, Eddie Long, Electronic Urban Report, EUR.com, Exculpatory Evidence, Fifth Accuser, Gay, Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Growing Up, Gullibility, Homosexuality, Julian Bond, Jury Trial, Lesbians, LGBT, Lithonia Georgia, Minor, Minor Children, Morris O'Kelly, NAACP, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Old School, Rape, Religion and Spirituality, Rod 2.0, Settlement (litigation), Sexual Acts, Sexual Misbehavior, Sexual Misconduct, The Down Low, United States
Bishop Eddie Long Had a Fifth Accuser
• July 28, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Preachers/Ministers, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, B.J. Bernstein, Bahamas, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Centinio Kemp, Centino Kemp, Children, Church, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Florida, Gays, Homosexual Acts, I-Team, Lawsuit, LGBT, Love, Lovers, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Queen, Recording Studios, Singer, Taylor Long, The Black Church, Transsexual, Transvestite, Trial, Tricking
Tracy Morgan: It Wasn’t Humor or Free Speech, It Was Hate and An Apology Is Too Little Too Late
• June 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Tracy Morgan: It Wasn’t Humor or Free Speech, It Was Hate and An Apology Is Too Little Too LatePosted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: "30 Rock", "Bossypants", Aberration, African Americans, Anus, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Child Abuse, Chris Rock, Comedians, Comedy, Common Sense, Drug Culture, Emmy Award, Gays, Hate Speech, Heterosexual, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Kevin Rogers, Lenny Bruce, LGBT, Lorne Michaels, Love, Murder, Penis, Prison Behavior, Racism, Rape, Richard Pryor, Ryman Auditorium, Saturday Night Live, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sin, SNL, SNL Alumni, Street Culture, Subjective, The Eighties, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, United States, Vaginas, Whiteness
Creflo Dollar Defends, Sherri Shepherd Derides Bishop Eddie Long As New Reports Surface Regarding How Much The Four Young Men Were Really Paid
• June 9, 2011 • 6 CommentsPosted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Baptists, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Black Women, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Christianity, Common Sense, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Gays, Grooming, Jesus, Lawsuits, LGBT, Long, Ministers, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Preachers, Prosperity Gospel, Religion, Religious Shysters, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sexual Abuse, Sherri Shepherd, Taking Sides, United States, Veronica Roberts, YouTube
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