Custody of Jovan Belcher and Kassandra Perkins’ Daughter Zoey Is Given to Cousin Sophie Perkins
• June 24, 2013 • Comments Off on Custody of Jovan Belcher and Kassandra Perkins’ Daughter Zoey Is Given to Cousin Sophie PerkinsPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Health, History, Jovan Belcher-Kassandra Perkins, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African American, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Custody, Infant, Jamaal Charles, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City Chief, Kansas City Chiefs, Minor Child, Murder, Murder Suicide, National Football League, Perkins, Sex, Shared Custody, Shepherd, Sophie Perkins, Suicide, Texas, United States
Rodney King Buried at Forest Lawn Last Saturday, But Questions and Rumors Still Persist About The Moments Before His Death
• July 4, 2012 • 9 CommentsPosted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Race, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption", African Americans, Al Sharpton, Alcoholism, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Daughters, Death, Drug Abuse, Drugs, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, King, Laura Dene King, Los Angeles, Racism, Rialto, Rialto California, Rodney King, Saturday, Simi Valley, Suicide, The Nineties, The Reverend Al Sharpton, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, United States
Some Sunday Love: “Hypnotized,” from Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me,” 1973, Featuring The Late Bob Welch
• June 10, 2012 • Comments Off on Some Sunday Love: “Hypnotized,” from Fleetwood Mac’s “Mystery to Me,” 1973, Featuring The Late Bob WelchPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fleetwood Mac, Love, Music
Tags: "French Kiss", "Hypnotized", "Mystery to Me", Bob Welch, California, Invalid, Lindsey Buckingham, Los Angeles, Love, Nashville Songwriters Association International, Nashville Tennessee, Sentimental Lady, Spinal Surgery, Stevie Nicks, Suicide, Terminal Illness, The Seventies, United States, Welch
Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The Bathtub
• February 12, 2012 • Comments Off on Whitney Houston May Have Drowned in The BathtubPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Drug Overdoses, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Suicide, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", Accidental Death, Accidental Overdose, African Americans, Alcohol, Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills California, BK, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, California, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Drama, Drug Abuse, Drug Dependency, Erratic, Fritz Lang, Kevin Costner, Love, Michael Jackson, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Tampering, TMZ.com, United States, Whitney, Whitney Houston
Fantasia’s Preggers
• August 8, 2011 • Comments Off on Fantasia’s PreggersPosted in Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Fantasia Barrino, Gossip, Health, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Religion, Sexuality
Tags: "American Idol", African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Baby, Barack Obama, Barbados, Bio Film, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Divorce, Drama, Fantasia, Fantasia Barrino, Growing Up, Illicitness, Lady Day, Life Preserver, Love, Mahalia Jackson, Marriage, National Enquirer, Paula Cook, Pregnancy, Reputations, Separation, Sneaking Around, Suicide, Tasia, The YBF, U.S. Bank, Vacation, Zion Quari Barrino
Ya Know, After All This, Rodney King Oughta Have His Driver’s Licence and His Freedom Taken Away for Drunk Driving
• July 14, 2011 • Comments Off on Ya Know, After All This, Rodney King Oughta Have His Driver’s Licence and His Freedom Taken Away for Drunk DrivingPosted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Budget Cuts, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: 1992 L.A. Riots, African Americans, Blacks, California, California Driver's License, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Daryl Gates, Driving Under The Influence, Driving While Drunk, Drunk Driving, DUI, License Revocation, Los Angeles, Medgar Evers, Moreno Valley California, OC Weekly, Patt Morrison, Racism, Rev. James Reeb, Rodney King, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Southern California, Suicide, The Nineties
Run-Walk Sponsored by the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation a Great Community Success
• October 7, 2010 • Comments Off on Run-Walk Sponsored by the Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation a Great Community SuccessPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Bullying, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover Foundation, Child Abuse, Children, Children and Young People, Gay Bait, GLBT, Love, Massachusetts, Run-Walk, Scholarship, Scholarship Fund, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Springfield MA, Springfield Technical Community College, Suicide, Tweens, United States, Violence and Abuse, Western Massachusetts, Youth
James Willie Jones with His Daughter Chatari: How Much and How Long Must He Apologize?
• October 7, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Education, Joblessness, Love, Memoir, People of Color, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Today Show", African Americans, Alonzo Brundidge, Anti-Bullying, Apologies, Big Scary Black Man, Black Fatherhood, Black Relationships, Black Women, Bullying, Cerebral Palsy, Chatari Jones, Children, Ego, Father, Fatherhood, Fragile, Gangsta, Gay Teen Suicides, Growing Up, Hard, Hospitalization, Jail Time, James Jones, James Willie Jones, Lake Mary, Lake Mary Florida, Love, Matt Lauer, Memoir, Reform School, Schools, Seminole County, Sensitive, Suicide, Swagger, Tender, The Great Recession, Today (NBC program), Tyler Clementi, Violence and Abuse, Working Class, Working Poor, Wrong!
The Next to the Last Word on Bethany Storro
• September 22, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Hate Crimes, Health, Hoaxes, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Today Show", "The Vancouver Voice", Bethany Storro, Clark County, Deaf, Drain Cleaner, Eff Bomb, Esther Park, Extremists, Fundamentalist Christians, Hate Crime, Hearing Impaired, Innocence, Internalized Racism, KGW-TV, Lynching, Mental Illiness, NBC, Police, Portland OR, Prosecutor Tony Golik, Racism, Rational Mind, Sadness, Suicide, The Pacific Northwest, Tony Golik, Vancouver WA, White Supremacist
Is James Jones a Hero? Outraged Father of Daughter With Cerebral Palsy Confronts the Bullies on the School Bus
• September 20, 2010 • 7 CommentsPosted in Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Education, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Discipline", African Americans, Anti-Bullying Policy, Anti-Social Behavior, Black Families, Black Parents, Blacks, Buddhism, Buddhists, Bullying, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Catholic Church, Catholic School, Conception, Condoms, Daughter, Gay Bait, Generations, Greenwood Lakes Middle School, Growing Up, Hero, Insensitivity, James Jones, Juvenile Court, Juvie, Lake Mary FL, Lake Mary Florida, Love, New Orleans, Nuns, OHellNawl, Prison, Prison Industry, Private School, Punching, Resources, School Administrators, School Bus, Schools, Seminole County, Seminole County Jail, Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Slaus, Special Needs Child, Suicide, Suicide Watch, Teachers, The Sixties, Thuggish, Thugs, Thugs-in-Training, Triflin', Uncouth, Verbal Abuse, Violence and Abuse, Waste
The “For Colored Girls” Trailer From Tyler Perry: It May Have You Wishing for a Revival of the Broadway Play
• September 15, 2010 • Comments Off on The “For Colored Girls” Trailer From Tyler Perry: It May Have You Wishing for a Revival of the Broadway PlayPosted in Acting, African American History, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drama, Education, Film, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Womanism, Women
Tags: "For Colored Girls, "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuff", "Precious", Art, Depressing, Depression, Film, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Frame of Mind, Growing Up, Janet Jackson, Juanita, Ladies in Colors, Live, Love, Marriage, Motherhood, Movies, Murder, Ntozake Shange, Palo Alto, Racism, Rape, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Suicide, The Image, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Tyler Perry, What About Our Daughters?, Whoopi Goldberg
Fantasia on “Wendy Williams”: The Clothes Were a Hint That She’s a Mess
• September 12, 2010 • 7 CommentsPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Drama, Fashion, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "God Bless the Child", "The Wendy Williams Show", Adultery, African Americans, Antwaun Cook, Aretha Franklin, Attention-Seeking, Black Women, Blacks, Blouse, Bossip.com, Braless, Breastesses, Cammie, Cleavage, Common Sense, Daughter, Daytime Talk Show, Divorce, Fantasia Barrino, Fashion, Fashion Sense, Growing Up, Interviews, Lack of Common Sense, Love, Marriage, Overdose, Paula Cook, Scandal, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex Scandal, Singer, Singing, Sued, Suicide, Suicide Attempt, Sympathy, Talk Show Host, Television, The Queen of Soul, The Sixties, Therapist, Therapy, Trainwreck, Vest, Wendy Williams, Wig, Zion Quari Barrino
One More Thing Before I Go Tonight…
• August 25, 2010 • Comments Off on One More Thing Before I Go Tonight…Posted in Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drama, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Reality Shows, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", Attempted Suicide, Black Motherhood, Boys, Breaking Point, Child Murder, Children, Daughters, Death, Fantasia Barrino, Funeral, Latice Sutton, Little Black Boys, Little Boys, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Richardson, Morality, Motherhood, Mothers, Murder, Religion, Shaquan Duley, Single Black Mother, Single Black Women, Suicide
Mitrice Richardson: Proof That She Was Having a “Severe” Mental Breakdown at the Time of Her Arrest at Geoffrey’s Restaurant
• December 15, 2009 • 9 CommentsPosted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Health, Jasmyne Cannick, Love, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Race, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Nut up or shut up", "People Magazine", "The Los Angeles Times", "The Malibu Surfside News", African Americans, Arrogant, Bipolar Disorder, Blacks, California, Common Sense, Compassion, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Constables on Patrol, Crazy, Delusions, Depression, Detective Steven Eguchi, Diaries, Disinterest, Geoffrey's, Geoffrey's Restaurant, Hallucinations, Homophobia, Jaycee Dugard, Journals, Lack of Common Sense, LAPD, Laxity, Lesbian, Lesbians, LGBT, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Malibu Agoura-Lost Hills Sheriff's Department, Mania, Mental Health, Mental Health Professionals, Michael Richardson, Mitrice, Mitrice Richardson, Notebooks, Odd, Psychologists, Racism, Rapid Cycling, Representative Maxine Waters, Self-Worth, Sheriff's Deputies, Steve Whitmore, Suicide, The Los Angeles Police Department, Writer, Writing
Meanwhile, Back in Madison (WI): Daddy Murders Two Baby Mamas and Their Daughters (w/Update)
• December 6, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Domestic Violence, Education, Health, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Joblessness, Love, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, New Orleans, Race, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Activist Mother, Amber Weigel, Angry Men, Baby Girls, Damien Sundby, Dane County, Daughters, Death by Cops, DeForest WI, Deja Adair, Employment, First Degree Murder, Foreclosures, GMC Acadia, Gulf War Vets, Harold Ferguson, Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War Vets, Laborer, Laid Off, Madison WI, Mentally Ill, Middleton WI, Neveah Weigel-Adair, New Orleans LA, Suicide, Survivors, The Black Middle Class, Toddlers, Tracy Graser, Tracy Judd, Tyrone Adair, Tyrone M. Adair, Unemployed
Friday Night Music, October 23: Donny Hathaway, “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” 1973
• October 23, 2009 • Comments Off on Friday Night Music, October 23: Donny Hathaway, “Someday We’ll All Be Free,” 1973Posted in Black People, Class, Donny Hathaway, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music
Tags: "Extension of a Man", "Someday We'll All Be Free", "Valdez in the Country", 1979, Al Kooper, Alcoholism, Bipolar Disorder, Central Park, Danny O'Keefe, Depression, Donny Edward Hathaway, Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard, Kenya Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway, Melancholia, New York City, Paranoid Schizophrenia, Phyllis Hyman, R & B, Roberta Flack, Soul, Suicide, The Essex House, The Seventies
Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11, Commits Suicide Over Anti-Gay Bullying
• April 16, 2009 • 6 CommentsPosted in Black People, Commercials, Race, Sexuality, Television
Tags: Anti-Intellectualism, Bullying, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Enforced Heterosexism, Gay, Hypermasculinity, Sirdeaner Walker, Springfield MA, Suicide, Wanda Sykes
