• January 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on LIVE STREAMING: Homegoing of Poet Amiri Baraka at the Newark Symphony Hall, New Jersey
Posted in African American History, African History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Books, Class, Cultural History, Diabetes, Drama, Love, Music, Public Access, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Television, The Rest of the World
Tags: African Americans, Amina Baraka, Amiri Baraka, Blacks, Cultural Nationalism, Drama, Essays, LeRoi Jones, Marxism, New Jersey, Newark, Newark New Jersey, Playwright, Poetry, Politics, Racism, United States
• December 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Meanwhile, Back in Wisconsin: Busting Out of Jail The Hard Way – Nathan Middleton Wanted His Mother to Provide Explosives and a Car for His Jail Break
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aprina Paul, Black Women, Blacks, Brittney Humphrey, Butch Cassidy, Children, Criminal Complaint, David O'Leary, District Attorney, Evansville WI, Inmate, Jailbreak, Kelly Mattingly, Mexico, Middleton, Mother, Motherhood, Nathan Middleton, Prison, Prosecutor, Public Defender, Rock County, Rock County Jail, United States
• December 20, 2013 •
Comments Off on Christmas Songs: “Oh, Tannenbaum,” José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti, from “The Three Tenors Christmas” 1999
Posted in Austria, Celebrities/Royals, Cultural History, European History, Health, Italy, Love, Music, Spain, The Three Tenors, Women
Tags: California, Carreras, Christmas, Christmas Tree, Domingo, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, O Christmas Tree, O Tannenbaum, Placido Domingo, The Nineties, Three Tenors, Three Tenors Christmas, United States, Washington National Opera
• December 15, 2013 •
Comments Off on Nelson Mandela Memorialized With a Second Line Parade in New Orleans
Posted in African American History, African History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Exploration and Colonization, Health, Immigration, Love, Memoir, Music, New Orleans, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Race, Religion, Second Lines/Marchers, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Congo Square", "Treme", African American, African Americans, Africans, Blacks, Brother, Facebook, French Quarter, Jackson Square, Joyce Ladner, Louisiana, Love, Mandela, Nelson Mandela, New Orleans, Second Line, Second Line Marchers, South Africa, South Africans, St. Claire Adriaan, The Second Line, Trombone Shorty, United States, Zandi Ndebele Sutton
• December 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on In the Never Forget Category: R Kelly’s Twitter Account Blows Up With Snarks About His Thing for Underage Girls, Not Questions About His New CD
Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: #AskRKelly, African American, African Americans, Black Feminism, Black Girls, Black Panties, Black Women, Blacks, Celebrity sex tape, Child Abuse, Child Pornography, Common Sense, Compact Disc, Kelly, R. Kelly, Self-Worth, Sex, The Boombox, Twitter, United States, Vibe, Young Black Women
• December 9, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in African American History, African History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, History, Love, People of Color, South Africa, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Travel, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, World History
Tags: Africa, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, CBS News, Dignitaries, Father of the Country, FNB Stadium, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Johannesburg, Kings, Live Streaming, Madiba, Mandela, Memorial Service, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, Presidents, Prime Ministers, Prince Charles, South Africa, South African Broadcasting Corporation, Tuesday, Union Buildings, United States, UStream
• November 29, 2013 •
Comments Off on In Case, You Are Wondering, It’s Thanksgivukkah…
Posted in American History, Class, Cultural History, Food, Holidays, Immigration, Jews, Religion, Russia, Scandal, Sports, Television Series, The Rest of the World
Tags: Christmas, Eastern Europe, Egg Nog, Festival of Lights, Hanukkah, Holidays, Jewish holidays, Jews, Kale, Menurkeys, Mustard Greens, Pumpkin Pie, Seleucid Empire, Thanksgiving, The Gilded Age, Turkey, United States, Wisconsin
• November 22, 2013 •
Comments Off on Those Posters From Facebook: Anything From A to Z
Posted in American Politics, Australia, Black People, Books, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, History, Joblessness, Love, National Issues, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Scandal, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The San Francisco 49ers, Women
Tags: "The Wizard of Oz", African Americans, Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Atlanta Falcons, Australia, B613, Black Women, Blacks, Blogging, Cheshire Cat, Common Sense, Congress, Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Drugs, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, GOP, Grammarly.com, John Tenniel, Love, Mellie Grant, Queen of Hearts, Ruby Slippers, San Francisco 49ers, Scandal, Seven Continents, Sex, Sir John Tenniel, The Munchkins, The Queen of Hearts, Tony Goldwyn, Tornado, Toto, Trey Radel, Twister, United States, Wicked Witch of the East, Wicked Witch of the West
• November 21, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Class, Crime, Education, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Aprina, Aprina Paul, Black Women, Blacks, Constables on Patrol, Craigslist, Fitchburg, Middleton, Murder, Nathan Middleton, Paul, Police, Sex, Sex Act, Sex Worker, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Journal
• November 16, 2013 •
Comments Off on That “Scandal Cartoon”: Episode 7, ‘Everything’s Coming Up Mellie’
Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Drama, Fashion, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Rape, Sexuality, Television, Television Series, Women
Tags: "Everything's Coming Up Mellie", "The Wendy Williams Show", Acting, Bellamy Young, Big Jerry Grant, Christmas, Drama, First Lady Mellie Grant, Fitzgerald Grant II, Forced Impregnation, Gladiators, Haters, Hating, Kerry Washington, KevOnStage, Marriage, Pope, Quinn, Rape, Republicans, Scandal, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, Twitter, United States
• November 14, 2013 •
10 Comments
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin, Women
Tags: Accidental Death, African Americans, Aprina, Aprina Paul, Arrested, Black Women, Blacks, Casual Encounters, Cause of Death, Craigslist, Death by Misadventure, Death Under Suspicious Circumstances, Drug Paraphrenalia, Growing Up, Middleton, Murder, Nathan Middleton, Pandering, Paul, Recreational Drug Use, Rock County Wisconsin, Sex, THC, United States, Warrant, Wisconsin
• November 14, 2013 •
Comments Off on Filmmaker Ken Burns Says New Mayor Bill DeBlasio Will Settle With The Central Park Five
Posted in "Stop and Frisk", African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Democrats, Documentaries, Documentary, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, National Issues, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Public Television, Puerto Ricans, Race, Rape, Rape/Sex Crimes, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Antron McCray, Bill de Blasio, Blacks, Central Park, Central Park Five, Central Park Jogger case, Constables on Patrol, David McMahon, Huffington Post, HuffPost Live, Josh Zepps, Ken Burns, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, New York City, Racism, Raymond Santana, Sarah Burns, The Nineties, Trisha Meili, United States, Yusef Salaam
• November 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Aprina Paul Memorial Held Last Night at Death Site in Evansville, WI
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Black People, Class, Crime, Health, Murder/Manslaughter, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: African Americans, Aprina Paul, Black Women, Blacks, Candlelight, Candlelight Vigil, Death by Misadventure, Death Under Suspicious Circumstances, Evansville, Evansville WI, Fitchburg WI, Madison Wisconsin, Memorial, Middleton, Murder, Nathan Middleton, Saturday, United States, Wisconsin
• November 9, 2013 •
Comments Off on If You Miss The Latest “Scandal” Episode, You Can Always Catch Up with “Cartoon Scandal”
Posted in Acting, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Facebook, Fashion, Film, History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Olivia Pope, People of Color, Sexuality, Television, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Women
Tags: "Thriller", African Americans, Black Men, Black People, Black Women, Blacks, Common Sense, Cyrus Beene, Daws Butler, Drama, Facebook, Fitzgerald Grant, Huck, Interracial Love, Interracial Sex, Jake Ballard, Kerry Washington, LGBT, Marriage, Murder, Olivia Pope, Quinn, Romance, Scandal, Sex, Shonda Rhimes, Tony Goldwyn, United States
• October 3, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American Politics, Black People, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Health, History, Journalism and Ethics, Mass Shootings, Mental Health/Psychology, MSNBC, National Issues, Obama Administration, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, Black Women, Blacks, Capitol Hill, Car Chase, Children, CNN, Connecticut, D.C., District of Columbia, Infiniti, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Motherhood, MSNBC, Obama, President Barack Obama, Republicans, Shooting, Tea Party, The Shutdown, The White House, United States, United States Capitol, United States Capitol Police, White House
• October 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on AEG Found NOT Liable For Michael Jackson’s Death
Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Cultural History, Drug Overdoses, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Michael Jackson, Music, The Jackson 5/Michael Jackson, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: Addict, Addiction, AEG, AEG Live, African Americans, Anesthetic, Black Women, Blacks, California, Children, Conspiracy Theories, Death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Allan Metzger, Dr. Conrad Murray, Dr. David Fournier, Estate of Michael Jackson, Growing Up, Hospitals, Incompetence, Jackson, Katherine Jackson, Los Angeles, Malpractice, Michael, Michael Jackson, Money, Murder, Narcan, Narcan Implant, Neverland Ranch, Paris Jackson, Plaintiffs, Prescription Drug Addiction, Prescription Drugs, Propofol, Trial of Conrad Murray, United States, Wrongful Death
• October 2, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Black People, Cable, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Violence, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "The Fayetteville Observer", African Americans, Antoinette Davis, Antoinette Nicole Davis, Black Women, Blacks, Child Abuse, Child Murder, Children, Cumberland County, Davis, Fayetteville North Carolina, Lawyer, Mario Andrette McNeill, Mario McNeill, McNeill, Murder, Nicole Davis, North Carolina, Racism, Sex, Shaniya, Shaniya Davis, Transcripts, Trial, United States
• October 2, 2013 •
Comments Off on Obamacare Is Winning
Posted in Affordable Care Act, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Cable, Class, Education, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, History, Late Night TV, Medicaid/Medicare, National Issues, Obama Administration, People of Color, Race, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Barack Obama, BarackObama, Blacks, California, Colorado, Common Sense, Connecticut, Funny or Die, Jennifer Hudson, Jimmy Kimmel, Kentucky, MSNBC, Obamacare, Olivia Pope, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Racism, Scandal, The Affordable Care Act, United States, Wisconsin
• 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
• September 26, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Facebook, Fiction Writing, Gun Violence, Health, History, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Business, California, Death of Trayvon Martin, Facebook, George Zimmerman, Love, Madison, Murder, Racism, San Francisco Chronicle, Scott Walker, Trayvon Martin, United States, Vegetable Garden, Wisconsin, Writing
• 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 12, 2013 •
Comments Off on “Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders
Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Smart on Crime", African Americans, Blacks, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Drugs, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Judge Scheindlin, Justice Department, Latino, Latinos, Low-Level Offenders, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Times, Nonviolent Drug Offenders, NYPD, Peter Zimroth, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Scheindlin, Shira Scheindlin, The Justice Department, The Obama Administration, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, United States
• August 1, 2013 •
1 Comment
Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Cultural History, Fashion, History, Race, Women
Tags: Aevin Dugas, African Americans, Afro, Afros, Angela Davis, Black Women, Blacks, Brazil, Facebook, Guinness World Records, Hair, Love, Marsha Warfield, Napoleonville Louisiana, Powerpuff Girls, Self Image, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, United States, World's Biggest Afro
• July 26, 2013 •
2 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Education, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, People of Color, Protestant Denominations, Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rico, Race, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Good Morning America", ABC News, African Americans, Audre Lorde, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jesus, Jury, Latinos, Maddy, Motherhood, Murder, Racism, Robin Roberts, Self-Respect, Sybrina Fulton, The Seventies, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Benjamin Martin, Trayvon Martin, United States, Zimmerman
• July 15, 2013 •
5 Comments
Posted in "Stand Your Ground" Laws, African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Gun Violence, Hate Crimes, History, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Race
Tags: African Americans, Black Teens, Black Youth, Blacks, Bugs Bunny, Caribbean, Children, Common Sense, Florida, Golden Age of Warner Bros. Cartoons, Gun Violence, Guns, Home, Jordan Davis, Latinos, Marissa Alexander, Mexico, Murder, Racism, South America, Trayvon Martin, United States, Voter Suppression, Warner Bros.
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