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
Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas Triumphs at the Olympics…Despite Disses About The State of Her Hair and About Her Blackness
• August 4, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Education, Gabrielle "Gabby" Douglas, Gossip, Health, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Race, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Summer Olympics 2012, Travel, United Kingdom, Venus and Serena Williams, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", African American, African Americans, Arielle Hawkins, Balance Beam, Black Hair, Black Teenagers, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Gabby, Gabby Douglas, Gabrielle Douglas, Growing Up, Gymnastics, Hair, Iowa, Jordyn Wieber, Olympic, Olympic Games, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sister, Teenagers, The 2012 Summer Olympics, The Olympics, The Summer Olympics, Uneven Bars, United States, West Des Moines IA, Young Black Girls.Young Black Women
Now It’s His Turn: Creflo Dollar in The Slam for Choking and Slapping His Fifteen-Year-Old Daughter Around
• June 9, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Cultural History, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Discipline", African Americans, Alexandria, Atlanta GA, Bible, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Choking, Common Sense, Corporal Punishment, Creflo Dollar, Creflo Dollar Ministries, Disrespect, Domestic Violence, Friday, Growing Up, Hormones, Pastor, Pastor Creflo Dollar, Preachers, Prison, Slapping, Teenagers, Television Evangelist, TV Evangelist
Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Violence at State Fair Not Necessarily Race-Related, Plus Governor Gets Heckled, All on The First Day
• August 6, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Health, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Unions/Union Busting
Tags: Black Youth, Blacks, Channel 3000, Christopher Ferguson, Crime, Democratic, Facebook, Flash Mobs, Flash Rob, Flash Robbing, Gang-Related, Governor Scott Walker, Juvenile Crime, Knockout King, MC Hammer, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Mobs, NBC, Philip Jackson, Professor Linda Holtzman, Race-Related, Republican Party (United States), Riot, Teenagers, Twitter, West Allis, Whites, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Fair, WTMJ, Youths, Youths of Color
When Nadin Khoury, The Boy Hung From a Fence, Visited “The View”
• February 4, 2011 • Comments Off on When Nadin Khoury, The Boy Hung From a Fence, Visited “The View”Posted in Africans, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Differently-Abled, Gang Violence, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View
Tags: Behavioral Problems, Bullying, DeSean Jackson, Hanging, Jamaal Jackson, Liberia, Libero-Americans, Lynched, Nadin Khoury, New York Times, Opportunity Center, Parents, Rebecca Wright, Remedial Studies, Teenagers, The View, Todd Herremans, Torture, Troubled Teens, United States, Upper Darby Township Delaware County Pennsylvania
A Deterrent to Criminal Behavior? Uncle Beats Nephew For Posting on Facebook That He’s a Thug; Then Puts Video on You Tube For Everyone to See
• January 7, 2011 • Comments Off on A Deterrent to Criminal Behavior? Uncle Beats Nephew For Posting on Facebook That He’s a Thug; Then Puts Video on You Tube For Everyone to SeePosted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Film, Gang Violence, Love, Race
Tags: "House Party", African Americans, Anti-Social Behavior, AOL, AOL Black Voices, Beatings, Belt, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Deterrent, Facebook, Gang, Growing Up, Humiliation, Kid & Play, Killer?, Love, New School, Old School, Online Communities, Responsibility, Robin Harris, Social Networking, Talking Smack, Teenager, Teenagers, Twitter, United States, Video, Video Classic, Young-Uns, YouTube
Marie Osmond’s Adoptive Son Commits Suicide, and There Are Questions…
• March 1, 2010 • Comments Off on Marie Osmond’s Adoptive Son Commits Suicide, and There Are Questions…Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Education, Fashion, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Project Runway", "The Early Show", Academic, Addictions, Alcohol, CBS, Clean, Donny & Marie, Drugs, Expectations, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Fear, Gay, Isolation, L.A.P.D., Los Angeles County Coroner, Luther Vandross, Marie Osmond, Mary Hart, Michael Blosil, Mormons, NYU, Overeating, Rehab, Sex, Sober, Suicides, Teenagers, TMZ.com, U.C. Irvine, Young People
MSNBC’s Chris “Tweety” Matthews: “I Forgot [Obama] Was Black Tonight”; But He Doesn’t and Neither Do We
• January 28, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in American Politics, Barack and Michelle Obama, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Differently-Abled, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Teabagging Party, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Blacks, Blue Dogs, CAPA, Children, Chris Matthews. Tweety, Constables on Patrol, Creative and Performing Arts High School, Crime, Cultural Identity, David Sisek, Differently-Abled, Excessive Force, Fat Cats, High School Students, Jordan Miles, Mentally Challenged, Michael Suldette, MSNBC, Pittsburgh PA, Police Brutality, Post-Racial Era, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racial Identity, Racial Profiling, Republicans, Revolt, Richard Ewing, State of the Union Address, Tea Party Movement, Teenagers, Terez Miles, The Blue Curtain, Wall Street, WPXI
I’m Not Weeping or Celebrating That Chicago Has Lost Its Olympic Bid
• October 2, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in American Politics, Brazil, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Chicago Sun-Times", Adults, Chicago, Chicago Board of Education, Chicago IL, Derrion Albert, Gang Violence, Gangs, Parents, Rio de Janeiro BRAZIL, Roger Ebert, Second Chance Academies, Teachers, Teenagers, Teens, The 2016 Olympics
Summer in Wisconsin is Already Over for Some Teens
• June 3, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Crime
Tags: Anthony Cardona, Children, Constables on Patrol, Dane County, Dane County Jail, Dionna Cook, Drugs, Drunk Driving, Goodman Community Center, Graduation, Heroin, Joyriding, Junior High, Lori Bone, Mad City, Madison Metropolitan School District, Madison WI, Milton WI, Narcan, Narcotics, Overdose, Portia Cook Jallow, Snorting, Teenagers
Trailer for “Precious”
• May 18, 2009 • Comments Off on Trailer for “Precious”Posted in Black People, Books, Film, Health, Love, Race, Sexuality
Tags: "Precious", "Push", Forced Impregnation, Gabourey Sidibe, Grand Jury Prize, Incest, Lee Daniels, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mo'Nique, Obesity, Oprah Winfrey, Oscars, Paula Patton, Sapphire, Sarah and Gary Magness, Sherri Shepherd, Smokewood Entertainment Group, Sundance Festival, Teenagers, Tyler Perry
Gawd, I Miss Love
• March 14, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Love, Music, Womanism, Women
Tags: African American, Chris Brown, Common Sense, Drama, Education, Growing Up, Hypermasculinity, Joyce Hawkins, Polls, Punks, Rihanna, Ronald Fenty, Self Image, Sex, Teenagers, The Color Purple, Tina Davis
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