• September 28, 2013 •
Comments Off on The Ancestors Summon Michael Moses Ward, 41, The Only Child Survivor of The 1985 MOVE Bombing in Philadelphia
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Domestic Terrorism, Gun Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Police Misconduct/Killings, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Preachers/Ministers, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Carnival Dream", "Let the Fire Burn", "The Miracle of Birdie Africa", "The Philadelphia Inquirer", Africa, African Americans, Andino Ward, Birdie Africa, Black Women, Blacks, C4, Caribbean, Children, Cult, Dominican Republic, Firebombing, Inquirer, Jason Osder, John Africa, Lansdale PA, Mayor Wilson Goode, Michael Moses Ward, Michael Ward, MOVE, MOVE Organization, Osage Avenue, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Police Department, Racism, Rhonda Africa, Rhonda Harris, The Eighties, Truck Driver, United States, Videographer, Virginia
• August 13, 2013 •
3 Comments
Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Vehicular Manslaughter/Murder, Wisconsin, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, AT&T, Black Women, Blacks, Department of Transportation, Distracted Driving, Documentary, Documentary film, Gary Busey, Green Bay Packers, Grizzly Man, Herzog, Indiana, Milwaukee, Murder, New York City, PSAs, Public Service Announcement, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Texting While Driving, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States, Utah, Valetta Bradford, Vermont, Werner Herzog, Wisconsin, Xzavier Davis-Bilbo
• August 10, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Morris Day and The Time, Music, Prince, Sly and The Family Stone
Tags: "Soul Train", African Americans, Blacks, Growing Up, Jesse Johnson, Morris Day and The Time, MTV, PBS, Prince, Purple Rain, Sly Stone, The Eighties, The Time, White House
• July 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Some Saturday Love: “I Can’t Get Over You,” Frankie Beverly and Maze, 1989
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Frankie Beverly and Maze, History, Love, Music, Obama Administration, Race, Sexuality
Tags: African Americans, Anita Baker, Barack Obama, Beverly, Black Women, Blacks, Florida, Frankie Beverly, Joe Sample, KBLX, KBLX-FM, Love, Luther Vandross, Magic Johnson, Maze, Peabo Bryson, Quiet Storm, Quiet Storm Radio Format, San Francisco Bay Area, Sex, The Eighties, The Quiet Storm
• July 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAM: The Royal Baby Watch From St. Mary’s Hospital, Lindo Wing, West London
Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Gossip, Journalism and Ethics, Love, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, United Kingdom, Women
Tags: Baby, Balmoral Castle, Bucklebury, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, Child, Children, Daily Telegraph, Diana Princess of Wales, Drama, Elizabeth II, First Child, Gossip Cop, Great-Grandchild, Her Royal Highness, His Royal Highness, Infant, Love, Marriage, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William Duke of Cambridge, Princess Diana, Queen, Reuters, Royal Baby, Royals, Scotland, Sex, Summer Vacation, Sun, The Eighties, The Nineties
• June 4, 2013 •
Comments Off on Jack and Renée: The Swirl Enters John McCain’s Family
Posted in African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Race, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: 2008 GOP Presidential Nominee, 2008 Presidential Campaign, African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, California, California Academy of Sciences, Captain, Gov. Scott Walker, Grace Cathedral San Francisco, Guam, Interracial Couples, Interracial Love, Interracial Marriage, Jack McCain, John McCain, John McCain IV, Lieutenant, Love, Marriage, McCain, Meghan McCain, Mitt Romney, Navy, Reserves, San Francisco, Senator John McCain, The Eighties, The Swirl, Wedding, Wisconsin
• March 31, 2013 •
Comments Off on Saturday Night Music, March 30, 2013: “Just The Way You Are,” Billy Joel, 1978 (In Memory of Phil Ramone)
Posted in American History, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, History, Music, Soundtracks, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Just The Way You Are, "The Stranger", Billy Joel, CDs, Chick Song, Columbia Records, Dolby Laboratories, Duets, Elizabeth Weber, Elton John, George Martin, Grammys, Jack Arnold, Jazz, Joel, Karen Ichiuji Ramone, Liberty DeVitto, Linda Ronstadt, Love, Matthew Ramone, Music Producer, Naturalized American, New York, Optical Surround Sound, Paul Simon, Phil Ramone, Pop Music, Ramone, Simon Ramone, South Africa, The Eighties, The Seventies, William Ramone
• February 8, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Donald Byrd, Music, Who I Am
Tags: African Americans, Art Blakey, Bebop, Blackbyrds, Blacks, Byrd, Donald Byrd, Growing Up, Herbie Hancock, Hiphop, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Miles Davis, Music, Samples, Sonny Rollins, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Thelonious Monk, United States
• February 6, 2013 •
Comments Off on A StoryCorps Video About How Astronaut Ronald McNair Integrated His Hometown Library
Posted in African American History, American History, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentaries, Education, History, Love, Music, Public Television, Race, Science, Television
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Christa McAuliffe, Desegregation, Ellison Onizuka, Growing Up, Jean Michel Jarre, Lake City South Carolina, Laser Research, McNair, NASA, Physicist, Ronald Ervin McNair, Ronald McNair, Science, Scientist, Segregation, South Carolina, Space Shuttle Challenger, StoryCorps, The Eighties, The Fifties, The Seventies, United States
• November 15, 2012 •
Comments Off on Trailer(s) for “The Central Park Five” Which Debuts Next Week
Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Journalism and Ethics, Memoir, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Shadow and Act", "Wild Thing", African Americans, Beating, Birtherism, Blacks, Central Park Jogger case, Combover, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Crack, DNA, DNA profiling, Drugs, Growing Up, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Latinos, Left to Die, New York City, PBS, Racism, Rape, Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, The Eighties, Trisha Meili, United States, Wilding
• July 26, 2012 •
Comments Off on Some Thursday Love: ConFunkShun, “Fun, Fun, Fun” or “Ffun” (Extended Version)
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, ConFunkShun, Crime, Cultural History, Music
Tags: African Americans, Blacks, California, ConFunkShun, Felton Pilate, Ffun, Louis McCall, Mercury Records, Murder, Stax Records, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States, Vallejo, Vallejo California
• July 7, 2012 •
Comments Off on Saturday Night Music, July 7, 2012: “Sowing the Seeds of Love,” Tears for Fears, 1989
Posted in Class, European History, Love, Music, Tears for Fears, The Economy, United Kingdom, Womanism, Women, World History
Tags: "Songs from the Big Chair", Curt Smith, George Martin, Margaret Thatcher, Oldies, Oleta Adams, Roland Orzabal, Seeds of Love, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Tears for Fears, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Sixties, United States, Woman in Chains
• March 10, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Alice Walker, Black People, Books, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Fiction Writing, Film, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Reproductive Rights, Sexuality, Spirituality, The Rest of the World, Womanism, Women
Tags: African Americans, Alice Walker, Arts, Black Women, Blacks, British Film Institute, Danny Glover, Film Documentary, LGBT, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Love, March 2012, Movies, Pratibha Parmar, Racism, Rebecca, Rebecca Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, The Sixties, United States, Walker
• February 18, 2012 •
Comments Off on Don’t Miss “An Evening with Valerie Simpson in Honor of Nick Ashford” Coming to PBS Stations This Month
Posted in African American History, American History, Ashford and Simpson, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Gwen Ifill, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Valerie Simpson, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Ashford, Ashford and Simpson, Berry Gordy, Black History Month, Black Women, Blacks, Brother Ray, Celebrity Deaths, Death, Gwen Ifill, Interview, Love, Love Songs, Marvin Gaye, Motown, Nickolas Ashford, Passing, Public Television, Ray Charles, Simpson, Tammi Terrell, Teddy Pendergrass, The Eighties, The Seventies, Tivos, Valerie Simpson, W, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Television
• February 16, 2012 •
1 Comment
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, American History, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: African Americans, Associated Press, Baptist, Black Women, Blacks, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, Funeral, Gay, Houston, John Russell Houston Jr., Katherine Jackson, Lesbian, LGBT, LiveStream, Love, Marriage, New Hope Baptist Church, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Newark NJ, Peter Tatchell, Robyn Crawford, Self Image, Self-Worth, Sex, Tell All Book, The Eighties, The Nineties, United States, Whitney Houston
• February 11, 2012 •
2 Comments
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Acting, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Film, Health, Love, Race, Sexuality, Suicide, Whitney Houston, Women
Tags: "The Bodyguard", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Beverly Hilton Hotel, Black Women, Blacks, Bobby Brown, Brandy Norwood, California, Cissy Houston, Clive Davis, Dionne Warwick, Grammy Award, Hollywood, Houston, Music, The Eighties, The Nineties, TMZ.com, Valentine's Day, Whitney, Whitney Houston
• January 14, 2012 •
6 Comments
Posted in Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Discrimination, Domestic Terrorism, Eric Clapton, European History, Exploration and Colonization, Immigration, International Terrorism, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, People of Color, Sexuality, United Kingdom
Tags: "Phenomenon", B.B. King, Babyface, Blues, Christopher Hitchens, Clapton, Clapton is God, Enoch Powell, Eric Clapton, Fender Stratocaster, Guitar, Love, MTV, MTV Unplugged, Nathan East, Pattie Boyd, Pattie Harrison, Racism, Rock, Sheryl Crow, The 2000s, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Two Teens
• December 18, 2011 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Culture/Industry, Etta James, Health, Leukemia, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Women
Tags: "At Last", "I'd Rather Go Blind", "Tell Mama", Addict, African Americans, Artis Mills, Beverly Hills, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Chronic Leukemia, Common Sense, Death, Donto James, Dr. Elaine James, Drug Addiction, Eric Clapton, Etta, Etta James, Gladys Knight, Heroin, James, Los Angeles, Marriage, Paul Butterfield, Prescription Drug Addiction, Press-Enterprise, Riverside California, Sametto James, Sons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Terminal Illness, The Eighties, The Nineties, The Seventies, Weight Problems
• November 10, 2011 •
Comments Off on Eddie Murphy Giving Up The Oscar Gig? That Was A Stupid Career Move
Posted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Film, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Academy Award, African Americans, Billy Crystal, Blacks, Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer, Bromance, Bubble Hill, California, Common Sense, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Gay Jokes, Gays, Hooker, Host, Hypermasculinity, Jews, Los Angeles, Master of Ceremonies, MOR, Olivia Munn, Oscar, Ratner, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, Straights, The Down Low, The Eighties, Tower Heist, Transvestite, United States
• November 2, 2011 •
Comments Off on Eddie Murphy with Leno on “The Tonight Show,” Eleven One Eleven
Posted in Acting, Awards, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Health, Late Night TV, Mental Health/Psychology, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Harlem Nights", "Norbit", "Shadow and Act", "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", 11/1/11, 8 Kids, Academy Award, African American, African Americans, Ben Stiller, Black Women, Blacks, Charlie Murphy, Chris Rock, Comeback, Dave Chappelle, Drama, Eddie, Eddie Murphy, Eight Children, Grandfather, Growing Up, Jay Leno, Laughing, Laughter, Leno, Martin Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, Maturity, Movie, Rolling Stone Magazine, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Smack, SNL, SNL Alumni, Stand-Up, Stand-Up Comedian, The Eighties, The Tonight Show, Tower Heist, Tracey Edmonds, Tracy Morgan, United States
• September 16, 2011 •
Comments Off on Sarah Palin: Okay, So She Did A Black Guy. That, However, May Explain a Whole Lotta Other Things
Posted in American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Palins, The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: "Rogue: Searching for The Real Sarah Palin", "The Real Housewives of Miami", African Americans, Alaska, Baggers, Baller, Barack Obama, Basketball Player, Black Men, Blacks, Desire, Dog Whistles, Doonesbury, Frisson, Garry Trudeau, Glen Rice, Glen Rice Jr., Interracial Sex, Joe McGinniss, Kim Kardashian, Marriage, National Basketball Association, National Enquirer, Native Americans, New York Times, Oval Office, President Barack Obama, Race, Republicans, Republicans Behaving Badly, Rhetoric, Rippa, Roland Hedley, Sarah Palin, Sex, Sexuality, Susan Brison, The Eighties, The Lower 48, The Swirl, The Tea Party, The Washington Post, Todd Palin, Wasilla Alaska, White House, White Women
• June 18, 2011 •
Comments Off on BREAKING: The Ancestors Welcome Clarence Clemons, 69, of The E Street Band
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Clarence Clemons, Class, Cultural History, Love, Music, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Amnesty International, Be-Bop Jazz, Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales, Black Rock, Black Rocker, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, Death, E Street Band, Florida, Health, Jungleland, King Curtis, Lady Gaga, Love, New York Times, Peter Gabriel, Rock, Rock and Roll, Saxophone, Saxophonist, Star Spangled Banner, Sting, Stroke, Stroke Complications, The Eighties, The Fifties, Thunder Road, Tracy Chapman, United States, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• June 14, 2011 •
Comments Off on Clarence “Big Man” Clemons, 69, The Boss’ Saxophonist, Rallies After Stroke
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Music, Music Videos, Religion, Spirituality, Sports, Women
Tags: "Freeway of Love, "Rolling Stone", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, Blacks, Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons, E Street Band, Lady Gaga, Love, Miami Heat, Narada Michael Walden, Saxophone, Saxophonist, Sri Chinmoy, The E Street Band, The Eighties, The Seventies, United States
• June 13, 2011 •
Comments Off on Tracy Morgan: It Wasn’t Humor or Free Speech, It Was Hate and An Apology Is Too Little Too Late
Posted in African American History, Black People, Bullying/Juvenile Crimes, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Drug Culture/Industry, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, People of Color, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexual Harassment, Television, Television Series, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Womanism, Women
Tags: "30 Rock", "Bossypants", Aberration, African Americans, Anus, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, Child Abuse, Chris Rock, Comedians, Comedy, Common Sense, Drug Culture, Emmy Award, Gays, Hate Speech, Heterosexual, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Kevin Rogers, Lenny Bruce, LGBT, Lorne Michaels, Love, Murder, Penis, Prison Behavior, Racism, Rape, Richard Pryor, Ryman Auditorium, Saturday Night Live, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sex, Sin, SNL, SNL Alumni, Street Culture, Subjective, The Eighties, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, United States, Vaginas, Whiteness
• April 1, 2011 •
Comments Off on Another Summit at Jimmy Fallon: Chuck D, The Roots, and Madison’s Own Clyde Stubblefield Rock The Classic, “Fight The Power!”
Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Clyde Stubblefield, Cultural History, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, Health, Late Night TV, Love, Music, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: "Fight the Power", "Funky Drummer", African Americans, Ahmir Thompson, Chuck D, Classics, Clyde Stubblefield, Copyright Criminals, Eclectic Method, Hip Hop, James Brown, Jimmy Fallon, Kembrew McLeod, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Madison WI, Music, Music Copyright Law, Questlove, The Eighties
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