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The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

• November 8, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Film, Muhammad Ali, Race, Sports
Tags: "Respect", "Rocky", Abuse, African Americans, Ali, Belinda Ali, Blacks, Boxing, Boxing License, Cancer of the Liver, Cataracts, Diabetes, Eddie Futch, Exhaustion, Fight of the Century, Frazier, George Foreman, Golden Gloves, HBP, High Blood Pressure, Hospice, Insults, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde, Joe Frazier, Joseph William Frazier, Liver Cancer, Madison Square Garden, Marvis Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Olympic Gold Medalist, Parkinson's Disease, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Poverty, Pugilism, Racial Abuse, Racism, Rocky Balboa, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, The Philippines, The Seventies, Thrilla in Manila, United States, Veronica Porsche

Aretha Is Back

• May 10, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Fashion, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Music, Obama Administration, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Respect", "Sunday Morning", Anthony Mason, Carolyn Franklin, CBS, Civil Rights, Dennis Edwards, Detroit, Good Friday, James Brown, Lady Soul, Michigan, Mystery, Privacy, Queen of Soul, Reticence, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Sam Cooke, Singer, Songwriter, Ted White, West Detroit

The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011

• February 13, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Christina Aguilera, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Jennifer Hudson, Love, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss
Tags: "Respect", "Spirit in the Dark, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Florence, Florence and the Machine, Grammy Award, Illness, Jennifer Hudson, Operation, The Queen of Soul, Yolanda Adams

Christmas Songs: “Merry Christmas, Baby,” Otis Redding, 1968

• December 25, 2010 • 36 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Otis Redding, The Rest of the World, Uncategorized
Tags: "Respect", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Ben Cauley, Black Women, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Charles Brown, Christmas, Dane County, Dane County Regional Airport, Gifts, Johnny Moore, Lake Monona, Lou Baxter, Love, Madison WI, Merry Christmas Baby, Muzak, Otis Redding, Presents, Ritchie Valens, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Stax, The Bar Kays, The Sixties

The Queen of Soul Has Incurable Pancreatic Cancer

• December 8, 2010 • 3 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cooking, Cultural History, Democrats, Diabetes, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Fashion, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: "Dr. Feelgood", "Freeway of Love, "Live at the Fillmore West", "Respect", "The National Enquirer", "Who's Zoomin' Who?", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith, Black Women, Blacks, Cancer, Carolyn Franklin, Coma, Condoleezza Rice, Depression, Detroit Free Press, Diabetes, Diabetic, Diabetics, Drug Abuse, Edward Franklin, Erma Franklin, Exercise, Growing Up, Incurable, Junkie, King Curtis, King Curtis and The Kingpins, Knives, Lady Soul, Love, Martin Luther King Jr., Miss Re, Miss Re Re, Murder, National Enquirer, New York, Pancreatic Cancer, Patrick Swayze, Queen of the Blues, Reverend C.L. Franklin, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Smoker, Smoking, The Eighties, The Kingpins, The Queen of Soul, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States

Happy Mother’s Day (with The Intruders: “I’ll Always Love My Mama,” 1973)

• May 9, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Holidays, Love, Music, People of Color, The Intruders, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "I'll Always Love My Mama", "Respect", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Disco, Grandmothers, Holidays, Love, Married, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Single Black Female, Single Black Woman, The Intruders, The Philadelphia Sound, The Seventies, The United States, Unmarried

Shaniya Davis: The Details of Her Rape and Death Emerge

• November 20, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Health, History, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Respect", African Americans, American Apartheid, Antoinette, Antoinette Davis, Autobiography, Billie Holiday, Blacks, Child, Children, Crime, Deer, Disrespect, Domestic Violence, Dreadlocks, Drug Bust, Drugs, History, Josephine Baker, Labor, Mario Andrette McNeill, Maya Angelou, McNeill, Memoir, Minor Children, Missing Children, Motherhood, Murder, New York, Oppression and Intolerance, Pimped, Pimping, Rape, Rastas, Reconstruction, Released From Mental and Spiritual Bondage, Self-Worth, Sex, Sex Crimes, Sex Slaves, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, Slavery, Wage Slavery, Zombified

At Last Night’s Vigil for Shaniya Davis

• November 17, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Respect", Biracial, Biracials, Bradley Lockhart, Daughter, Daughters, Family, Grief, Honorary Brother, Nancy Grace, Paying Respects, Shaniya Davis, Shaniya Nicole Davis, Sorrow, The Associated Press, The South, Vigil, White Brother, White People

Massachusetts Senator Edward Moore “Teddy” Kennedy, 77, Has Died

• August 26, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, History, Race, The Kennedys
Tags: "Respect", "The Lion of the Senate", American History, Anita Hill, Bad Habits, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Code Words, Dog Whistles, Edward M. Kennedy, Edward Moore Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Hillary Clinton, Irish, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy Jr., Joseph P. Kennedy, Lace Curtain Irish, Legendary, Liberal, Mary Jo Kopechne, Massachusetts, Senator, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Shanty Irish, The Kennedys

Cricket Broadband’s Versions of “Respect”

• April 15, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Commercials, Television
Tags: "Respect", "Whole Lotta Love", Aretha Franklin, Cricket Broadband, Kids, Led Zeppelin, Miss Re, The Sixties, You Tube

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This Black Sista's Memorial Page

The Ancestors Summon “Smokin'” Joe Frazier, Boxer and Entertainer

Aretha Is Back

The Aretha Tribute at The Grammys, 2011

Christmas Songs: “Merry Christmas, Baby,” Otis Redding, 1968

The Queen of Soul Has Incurable Pancreatic Cancer

Happy Mother’s Day (with The Intruders: “I’ll Always Love My Mama,” 1973)

Shaniya Davis: The Details of Her Rape and Death Emerge

At Last Night’s Vigil for Shaniya Davis

Massachusetts Senator Edward Moore “Teddy” Kennedy, 77, Has Died

Cricket Broadband’s Versions of “Respect”

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