Nancy Lanza, Deceased Mother of the Sandy Hook Killer, Was a “Prepper” and Taught Her Son to Shoot
• December 17, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in American History, American Politics, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Education, Facebook, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Obama Administration, Suicide, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: Adam, Adam Lanza, Asperger Syndrome, Baggers, Bar, Daily Telegraph, Elementary School, End of the World, Extremists, Lanza, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Nancy, Nancy Lanza, Newtown, Newtown Connecticut, Preppers, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Survivalism, Survivalist Movement, Tavern, Tea Party, Teabaggers, The Economy
Spying While Shopping: Malls Using Your Cell Phones to Track Your Movements in Stores
• November 26, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumer Fraud, Holidays, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Android Smartphones, Backlash, Holiday Season, Holiday Shopping, Malls, Marketing, Mobile phone, New Year's Day, Path Intelligence, Promenade Temecula Mall, Richmond Virginia, Rupert Murdoch, Shopping Mail, Short Pump Town Center, Snooping, Southern California, Spying, The Economy, Tracking, Tweets, United States, Voice Mails
A Disappointed Member of the Black Middle Class Addresses the President
• September 21, 2010 • Comments Off on A Disappointed Member of the Black Middle Class Addresses the PresidentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Stimulus Bill, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African American, Alternatives, American Dream, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Foreclosures, Joblessness, Middle-Class, New York Times, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Real Estate, Republicans, Subprime Loans, The Black Middle Class, The Economy, Third Political Party, Two-Party System, United States, Velma Hart, Veteran, Washington
Ten Store Chains Closing More Stores or Going Out of Business
• August 23, 2010 • 4 CommentsPosted in Black People, Class, Consumerism, Fashion, Joblessness, People of Color, Race, Store Closings, The Economy, Women
Tags: Access, African Americans, Bank Loans, Blacks, Bodega, Convenience Store, Debt, DVDs, Fashion, Food, Grocery Stores, Mergers, Over-Extended, Store Closings, Supermarkets, The Economy, Variety, Videos
The Frame Up of Shirley Sherrod
• July 20, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Hate Crimes, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Race, Teabagging Party, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Andrew Breitbart, Black Women, Blacks, Faux News, Fear, Fear Pimps, Fox News, Georgia, Half-Truths, Hate Speech, Lies, Mark Williams, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, President Barack Obama, Race Baiting, Racism, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Set Up, Tea Party, The Cult of White Victimhood, The Department of Agriculture, The Economy, The Eighties, The Great Recession, The New Black Panther Party, The Obama Administration, The Tea Party Movement, The White House, Tim Wise, Tom Vilsack, Whites
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
That Pine Sol Sista: The “Intensity” Campaign is a Straight Up Winner
• May 7, 2010 • Comments Off on That Pine Sol Sista: The “Intensity” Campaign is a Straight Up WinnerPosted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Diane Amos, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", "Balancing Act", "Intensity" Campaign, "Mandingo", "Notorious", Actress, Advertising, Barbara Billingsley, Black Man, Black Women, Comedian, Commercials, DDB, Death + Taxes, Diane Amos, Housework, James Medellin, Lesbian Mom, Mopping Floors, Olivia Cruises, Pepper Miller, Pine Sol, Sexuality, Shannon Hassett, The Clorox Corporation, The Economy, The Great Recession, Voice-Over, White Man
States Landing Hard on Payday Loan Industry, But Wisconsin Won’t Cap Interest Rates (w/Update)
• April 13, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in American Politics, Australia, Black People, Canada, Class, Consumerism, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Sexuality, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, Wisconsin
Tags: Axcess Financial, Bounced Checks, Check 'n Go, Credit, Date, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, DINOs, Lawmakers, Legal Loan Sharks, Little or No Credit, Low Income, Money, Nooky, Overdrafts, Payday Loan Industry, Payday Loans, Poor, Regulation, Shanna Wycoff, State Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan, The Economy, The Great Recession, The Wisconsin Legislature, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly, Wisconsin State Senate
Bummer! Maria Pinto, One of the First Lady’s Favorite Designers, Closes Her Doors
• February 15, 2010 • Comments Off on Bummer! Maria Pinto, One of the First Lady’s Favorite Designers, Closes Her DoorsPosted in Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Fashion, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Crain's", "The Chicago Sun-Times", African Americans, Barney's, Blacks, Chicago IL, Couturier, Fashion Designer, Jackson Street, Latinos, Maria Pinto, Michelle Obama, Mrs. O, Mrs. Obama, Sak's Fifth Avenue, The Economy, The First Lady, The Great Recession
President Obama’s Message to African Americans at the Close of 2009
• January 1, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in American Politics, Black People, Class, Democrats, History, Journalism and Ethics, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, American Urban Radio Networks, April Ryan, Barack Obama, Class, Congressional Black Caucus, Danny Glover, Foreclosures, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Belafonte, Home Ownership, Interview, Jim Clyburn, John Conyers, Predatory Lending, President Obama, Small Business Administration, The Black Community, The Black Middle Class, The Economy, The Great Recession, The Recovery Act, Unemployment
Wells Fargo Targeted “Mud People” for Subprime “Ghetto” Loans
• June 8, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Consumerism, Homelessness, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy
Tags: "Ghetto Loans", "Mud People", "The Nation", Beth Jacobson, City of Baltimore, Discrimination, Foreclosures, N.A.A.C.P., Racism, Reverse Redlining, The Black Church, The Economy, Tony Paschal, Wells Fargo, Zip Codes
Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two Weeks
• May 8, 2011 • Comments Off on Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two WeeksPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Maher, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Democrats, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, International Terrorism, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Late Night TV, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, Pakistan, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: "Real Time with Bill Maher", Africa, African American, African Americans, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, Bill Maher, Black, Cleaning House, Comedy, Commentary, Common Sense, Conspiracy Theories, Defense, FBP, First Black President, GOP, Grecian Formula, HBO, Just for Men, Michael Eric Dyson, National Security, Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama, Punditry, Pundits, Racism, Republican, Saudi Arabia, Seth Meyers, The Economy, The Rich, The White House Correspondents' Dinner, Timothy Geithner, Tora Bora, Twin Towers, United States