• November 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Aprina Paul Memorial Held Last Night at Death Site in Evansville, WI
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Crime, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aprina Paul, Black Women, Blacks, Candlelight, Candlelight Vigil, Death by Misadventure, Death Under Suspicious Circumstances, Evansville, Evansville WI, Fitchburg WI, Madison Wisconsin, Memorial, Middleton, Murder, Nathan Middleton, Saturday, United States, Wisconsin
• March 5, 2013 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: We STILL Have Snow
Posted in Class, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Channel 3000, Dane, Dane County, Dane County Wisconsin, Game, Haddie McLean, Hunting, Live Blog, Madison, Madison Metro, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Outdoors, Recreation, Small Game, Snow, Snow Plow Updates, Toni Morrissey, Turkey, UW Medical Center, Weather 3000, Wednesday, Wild Turkey, Winter Storms
• October 7, 2011 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: The Murder of R Place on Park
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Discrimination, Drug Culture/Industry, Gang Violence, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Who I Am, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, ALRC, Annie Weatherby-Flowers, Blacks, Business, California, City Council, Constables on Patrol, Crime, Derrell Connor, Drugs, Fillmore District San Francisco, Funk, Gangbangers, Ignoble Wray, Improvisation, Jazz, Louisiana, Madison, Madison City Council, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Madisonians, New Orleans, Noble Wray, R Place on Park, Racism, Rick Flowers, San Francisco, Shootings, Small Businessman, Soul Music, The Madison Police Department, The Sixties, Wisconsin
• July 14, 2011 •
Comments Off on Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!
Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, European History, Film, Haiti, Music, People of Color, Revolutions, Slavery, The Rest of the World, Wisconsin, World History
Tags: "Concerts on the Square", Abu Ghraib, American Revolution, Bastille, Bastille Day, BastilleDay, Boulevard Henri IV, Casablanca, City of Madison, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Die Wacht am Rhein, Film Noir, France, Franco-Prussian War, French Revolution, German Empire, Hanoi Hilton, History, Humphrey Bogart, La Marseillaise, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Paris, Paul Henreid, Pont de la Concorde, Rick Blaine, Storming of the Bastille, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, Totalitarianism, United States, Victor Laszlo
• June 30, 2011 •
Comments Off on The Fire is Still Going Strong Next Door
Posted in Uncategorized, Who I Am
Tags: Capitol Square, Charitable Organization, Firefighters, Firemen, Firepeople, Firewomen, Hair Salon, James Madison Park, Madison Metro, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Police, Restaurant, Salvation Army, State Journal, Underground Kitchen, United States, YWCA Madison
• June 30, 2011 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Waking Up to a Fire Next Door
Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: Apartment, Apartment Fire, Fire, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Mifflin Street, Pinckney Street, Richard Pryor, Smoke Inhalation, United States, Walgreens, Webster Street, Wisconsin, YWCA
• March 10, 2011 •
Comments Off on “Burning” Madison, “Burning” Wisconsin
Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, The Clintons, The Economy, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: "Burning" Kansas, "Burning" Wisconsin, Barack Obama, Collective Bargaining, Democratic, John Brown, Kansas, LiveStream, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, One-Man Rule, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Public Employees, Quantrill, Representative Government, Republican, Sarah Palin, The Fitzgeralds, The Koch Brothers, Triangulation, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Wisconsin
• March 7, 2011 •
Comments Off on Chad Vader Reports on The Demonstrations in Madison for Faux Noise
Posted in American Politics, Arts, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron Yonda, Capitol Square, Chad, Chad Vader, Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager, Comedy, Darth Vader, Faux Noise, Fox News, Governor Walker, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Matt Sloan, News Coverage, Onions, Plastic Palm Trees, Puppies, The Capitol Building, Tongue-in-Cheek, Unions, Wisconsin
• February 27, 2011 •
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Posted in Afghanistan, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Discrimination, Iraq, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aryan Brotherhood, Capitol Police, Chet Millard, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Correctional Officers, Glenn Grothman, Iraq War II, Iraq War Vets, Madison Fire Department, Madison Police Department, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Police Officers, Police Unions, Prisoners, Prisons, Public Employees, Racism, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Unions, United States, Veterans, Vets, Wisconsin, Wisconsin National Guard, Wisconsin State Capitol
• February 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on “We Are Wisconsin”
Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Labor History, Labor Relations, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Collective Bargaining, Common Sense, Demonstrations, Governor Walker, Madison, Madison Wisconsin, Protesters, Republicans, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Union Members, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol
• February 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Day Three of The Madison “Uprising” at The Capitol
Posted in American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Democrats, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "The Ed Show", Collective Bargaining, College Democrats, Crooks and Liars, Democratic Party (United States), Democrats, Ed Schultz, Faux Noise, Fox News, Gov. Scott Walker, Labor, Madison Wisconsin, Mary Bell, Ohio Senate, Rachel Maddow, Republican, Republicans, The Boy Blunder, The Mic, The Tea Party, The Tea Party Movement, Unions, WEAC, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Education Association Council, WisconsinEye, WXXM-FM
• December 14, 2010 •
Comments Off on Ice, Ice, Baby…The Winds Have Died Down a Bit, Leaving Bitter Cold. And It’s Not Even Winter. Officially…
Posted in The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weather, Wisconsin
Tags: Bitter Cold, Blizzard, Cold, Digging Out, Ice, Inch, Inches, Mad City, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Midwest, National Weather Service, Slippery, Snow, United States, WBBM-TV, Wind Chill Factor, Winter Storm, Winter Storms, Wisconsin
• November 25, 2010 •
Comments Off on “Drumline Live” Touches Down in Madison’s Overture Center for Three Days, November 27, 28, 29
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Education, Film, Holidays, Love, Memoir, New Orleans, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Spirituality, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Fights", "The Last Battle", African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal Church, Arts, Band Competition, Black Greeks, Black Women, Blacks, Debt, Don Roberts, Drumline, Financial Mismanagement, Florida A&M University, Fraternities, Growing Up, Halftime Live, HBCU, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, International Tour, Love, Madison WI, Madison Wisconsin, Marching Bands, Mardi Gras, Morris Brown College, Music, Music Gods, Second Tour, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The Black Church, The Overture Center, The Overture Center for the Arts, Tour, United Negro College Fund
• 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
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