Another Shooting in D.C.: An “Erratic” But Unarmed Woman Drove to the White House First, Tried to Breach Security, Then Was Chased by Cops, and Finally Was Shot and Killed with Her Child in the Back Seat
• October 3, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, National Issues, Obama Administration, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Capitol Hill, Car Chase, Children, CNN, Connecticut, D.C., District of Columbia, Infiniti, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Motherhood, MSNBC, Obama, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Shooting, Tea Party, The Shutdown, The White House, United States, United States Capitol, United States Capitol Police, White House
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
“No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any Justice
• March 17, 2013 • Comments Off on “No Snitching” Is Not Giving Murdered Children Like Jonylah Watkins Any JusticePosted 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
The First Lady Gives Speaker Boehner The Side Eye
• January 22, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Obama Administration, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Barack Obama, Inaugural Luncheon, Inauguration, John Boehner, Michelle Obama, Obama, President, Speaker Boehner, Speakers, The Side Eye
The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than One
• September 8, 2012 • Comments Off on The Democratic Convention, September 5, 2012: The Big Dog Returns…in More Ways Than OnePosted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Social Security, Television, The Clintons, The Economy, The Kennedys, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Voter Suppression
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Democratic National Convention 2012, Dog Whistles, Facebook, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Dog-Whistles, Racism, Republicans, Ted Kennedy, The 2012 Presidential Campaign, The Big Dog, United States, William Jefferson Clinton
Obama Campaign Ads No. 1: “Firms” and an Apology?
• July 15, 2012 • Comments Off on Obama Campaign Ads No. 1: “Firms” and an Apology?Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Class, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Bain Capital, Barack Obama, Boston Globe, Democrats, Facebook, Jobs, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Obama, Offshoring, Olympic, Outsourcing, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Romney, Stephanie Cutter, Tax Evasion, Taxes, The Democratic Party, United States, Working Families, Working People
Chris Rock at L.A.’s Comedy Store Riffs About Being Invited to the President’s 50th Birthday Party
• March 9, 2012 • Comments Off on Chris Rock at L.A.’s Comedy Store Riffs About Being Invited to the President’s 50th Birthday PartyPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Big Pimpin, Birthday, Birthday Party, Black Women, Blacks, Camcorder, Chris Rock, Comedy Routine, Comedy Store, Free Republic, Houston, Inside Edition, Jam Master Jay, Jay Z, Material, Obama, Politico, President, Republican, Rock, Stars, Television, United States, White House
So THIS Is The Video That Got Andrew Breitbart “Killed”??
• March 8, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, Shirley Sherrod, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Frontline", ACORN, Andrew Breitbart, Barack Obama, Breitbart.com, BuzzFeed, Conspiracy Theories, Derrick Bell, Harvard Law School, iPad, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Rodney King, WGBH-Boston, YouTube
Will The Real Model of Black Maleness Please Stand Up? Is It Barack or Curtis (50 Cent)?
• February 28, 2012 • Comments Off on Will The Real Model of Black Maleness Please Stand Up? Is It Barack or Curtis (50 Cent)?Posted in African American History, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality, The Economy, The N Word, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Ghetto Qu'ran", "The African American Portal", "The Game", 50cent, African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Manhood, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Drama, Film Documentary, FLOTUS, Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me), Gray Hair, Growing Up, Irv Gotti, Jam Master Jay, Jodi Kantor, Maleness, Masculinity, Michelle Obama, Mitt Romney, Murder, Obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Pwn'ed, Racism, Republicans, Samuel L Jackson, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, The First Lady, The Nineties, The View, Twitter, United States, Young Buck
The President Sings Again
• February 22, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Arts, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Buddy Guy, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Music, Public Television, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "I'm Still in Love With You", "In Performance at The White House", "Sweet Home Chicago", African Americans, Al Green, Barack Obama, Blues, Buddy Guy, East Room, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Music, New Orleans, Obama, PBS, President Obama, Reverend Al Green, Rolling Stones, Shemekia Copeland, Trombone Shorty, White House, WPT.org
The President at The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, January 19, 2012
• January 21, 2012 • 5 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Homelessness, Joblessness, National Issues, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Stimulus Bill, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Chain of Fools", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", "Walk on By", 2012 Presidential Election, Al Green, Aretha Franklin, BarackObama, Bill Clinton, Child Labor, Clintonism, Dionne Warwick, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, GOP, High Cost of Living, Lame Duck, Lyndon B. Johnson, Medicare, Obama, President, President Barack Obama, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Lyndon Johnson, President Obama, Republican, Republicans, Ron Paul, Social Security, The Great Recession, The Tonight Show, Wanda Sykes
President Obama: Baby Whisperer
• June 22, 2011 • Comments Off on President Obama: Baby WhispererPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Love, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Baby, Barack Obama, Blacks, Child, Children, Constituents, Fatherhood, First Lady, Humor, Infant, Love, Malia Obama, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Nelson Mandela, Obama, Photo, Photo Opportunity, President, President Barack Obama, Sasha Obama, The American Public, United States
President Obama at the NAACP 100th Anniversary Convention
• July 16, 2009 • Comments Off on President Obama at the NAACP 100th Anniversary ConventionPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Education, History, People of Color, Race
Tags: 100th Anniversary Convention, Africa, Barack Obama, Benjamin Jealous, Black People, Ghana, Julian Bond, NAACP, Obama, President Barack Obama
Meanwhile, Back in Minnesota…
• June 30, 2009 • Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Minnesota…Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, History
Tags: "Saturday Nigh Live", 2010, Air America, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly, Democrat, Ed Schultz, Governor Tim Pawlenty, Junior Senator, Minnesota, Minnesota Supreme Court, Norm Coleman, Obama, Randi Rhodes, Republican, Senator-elect Al Franken, Sixty Votes, St. Paul MN, The Senate