And Now, On the Occasion of the Verdict from the Steubenville Rape Trial, I Bring You A Word from Comedian Dick Gregory
• March 18, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Mental Health/Psychology, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Afghanistan, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, CNN, Common Sense, Crime, Crimes Against Humanity, Dick Gregory, Drugs, Football Teams, Growing Up, Guilt (law), Juveniles, Ma'lik Richmond, Ohio, Parties, Pinterest, Rape, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Violence, Sports, Steubenville High School, Steubenville Ohio, Teenagers, Trains, Trent Mays, United States, Women, Youth
Those Pictures from Facebook: The Olympics
• July 29, 2012 • Comments Off on Those Pictures from Facebook: The OlympicsPosted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, European History, Facebook, Jews, Love, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Beatles, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Women, World War II
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Amateur Sports, Avalon, Biracial Children, Biracials, Black Hair, Britain, British History, Children, Danny Boyle, Elizabeth II, Facebook, Glastonbury Tor, Global Secular Humanist Movement, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Growing Up, Hair, Highlights, Industrial Revolution, Lolo Jones, London, Lord Voldemort, Love, Mitt Romney, Mixed, Mr. Bean, National Health Service, Olympic Games, People of Color, Prince Philip, Queen, Queen Victoria, Racism, Rowan Atkinson, Slumdog Millionaire, Sport, Sports, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, Track and Field, United States, World War II
“When the Smoke Clears” Film Documentary on the Life of Smokin’ Joe Frazier Available Here and on Hulu
• February 21, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Documentary, Education, Film, Joe Frazier, Love, Memoir, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, Sports, Stroke, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Philippines, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Who I Am
Tags: "Joe Frazier: When The Smoke Clears", "The New York Daily News", African Americans, Blacks, Burma Shave, Documentary, Film Documentary, Frazier, George Foreman, Gillette Cavalcade of Sports, Great White Hype, Growing Up, Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Mike Todd, Muhammad Ali, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Smokin' Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Sports, The Seventies, The Sixties, The Thrilla in Manila, United States
Cut Steeler Rashard Mendenhall, An Athlete Thinking Aloud, Some Slack
• May 11, 2011 • Comments Off on Cut Steeler Rashard Mendenhall, An Athlete Thinking Aloud, Some SlackPosted in American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Education, International Terrorism, Journalism and Ethics, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Rashard Mendenhall, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, War Crimes
Tags: 9-11, Anger, Animality, Buddhism, Celebrity, Charlie Sheen, Communication, Curt Flood, Football, Football Player, Hell, Hunger, Jack and Jill Politics, Jingoism, Nationalism, Osama bin Laden, Patriotism, Pittsburgh Steelers, Players' Strike, Rashard Mendenhall, Slavery, Social Justice, Social Networking, Sports, The Four Evil Paths, The World Trade Center, Tweets, Twitter, United States, War on Terror, White House, World Trade Center
Dave Zirin: LeBron James Doesn’t Deserve the Hate
• July 14, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Race, Sports, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Basketball, Basketball Player, Blacks, Casinos, Championship Player, Championship Team, Common Sense, Dan Gilbert, Dave Zirin, Forelosures, LeBron James, Ohio, Quicken Loans, Racism, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sports, Sports Journalist, Subrprime Loans, The Cleveland Cavaliers, The Economy, The Midwest
The Nike Ad: Tiger Woods and His Father Earl’s Voice
• April 8, 2010 • Comments Off on The Nike Ad: Tiger Woods and His Father Earl’s VoicePosted in African American History, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Asian American, Augusta GA, Biracial, Blacks, Branding, Earl Woods, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Endorsements, Endorser, Father, Fatherhood, Georgia, Golf, Growing Up, Infidelity, Love, Love of the Game, Love of Work, Nike, Rebranding, Scandal, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex Scandal, Sports, The Masters, The Swoosh, Tiger Woods
Raw Tiger on February 2009 Cover of “Vanity Fair” w/Update
• January 4, 2010 • Comments Off on Raw Tiger on February 2009 Cover of “Vanity Fair” w/UpdatePosted in Art, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Oz", "Vanity Fair", Annie Leibovitz, Boxing, Cover Photo, Eldrick Woods, Half-Naked, Insurance Policy, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Jumpoffs, Miss America 1984, Naked, Raw, Sex, Sex Scandal, Shirtless, Sport, Sports, SUV, Suzette Charles, Thug, Tiger Woods, Vanessa Williams, Womanist Musings
About Tiger…The Latest Reductionist Twaddle
• December 6, 2009 • Comments Off on About Tiger…The Latest Reductionist TwaddlePosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Domestic Violence, Gossip, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "News of the World", Adultery, African Americans, Blacks, Body, Buddhism, Buddhist, Cerebral, Common Sense, Cricket Broadband, Domestic Violence, Drama, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Golf, Golfer, Growing Up, Hinayana Buddhism, Hostesses, Infidelity, Jumpoffs, Marriage, Mindy Lawton, New Orleans, Nordic, Orlando FL, Other Women, Party Girls, Racism, Racist, Rape, Rupert Murdoch, Sex, Sex Machines, Society Women, Sports, Stars, Theravada, Tiger, Tiger Woods, Trophy Marriage, Whiteness, Windermere
“Good Times” Artist Ernie Barnes, 70, Dies
• April 28, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in Art, Black People, Ernie Barnes, Varnette Honeywood
Tags: "A Life Restored", "From Pads to Palettes", "Good Times", "I Want You", "The Bench", "The Cosby Show", Arts, Baltimore Colts, Bullying, Denver Broncos, Ernie Barnes, Football, J. J. Evans, Jimmy "J-J" Walker, Kanye West, Marvin Gaye, Michelangelo, Raphael, San Diego Chargers, Sports, Sports Art, The Haight, The Seventies, Varnette Honeywood, Visual Arts