Christmas Songs: Marvin Gaye, “I Want to Come Home for Christmas,” 1972
• December 21, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Afghanistan, African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Education, Health, Holidays, Iraq, Love, Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Obama Administration, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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On The Dedication of The King Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• October 16, 2011 • Comments Off on On The Dedication of The King Memorial in Washington, D.C.Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Art, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Love, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "I Have a Dream" Speech, Africa, African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Blacks, Call and Response, China, Civil Rights Activists, Drum Major, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Georgia, Homeless, King, Lei Yixin, Mao Anqing, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Memorial, Monument, Nobel Peace Prize, Philosophy, Poverty, Prisoners, Robert Pierre, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Auburn, The King Memorial, Tiananmen Square, United States, Vietnam
The Little Rock Nine Are Now Eight: The Ancestors Bring Home Jefferson Thomas
• September 6, 2010 • Comments Off on The Little Rock Nine Are Now Eight: The Ancestors Bring Home Jefferson ThomasPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Cancer, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Democrats, Education, Health, Protestant Denominations, Race, Religion, The Clintons, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
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Howard Zinn, Author of “A People’s History of the United States,” Dies at 87
• January 28, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cuba, Education, Haiti, History, Iran, Mexico, Native Americans/First Nations, Obama Administration, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, The Economy, The Rest of the World, Women
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King
• January 18, 2010 • Comments Off on KingPosted in Afghanistan, American Politics, Black People, Hate Crimes, History, Holidays, Iran, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Television, The Iraq War II, The Rest of the World, War Crimes
Tags: Civil Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Favorite, Human Rights, Martin Luther King Jr., Peace, President Lyndon Johnson, Riverside Church, The Sixties, The Vietnam War, Vietnam
Obama’s Nobel Speech and the Price of War
• December 11, 2009 • Comments Off on Obama’s Nobel Speech and the Price of WarPosted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Education, History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Torture, War Crimes
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Vietnamese San Jose State Student Beaten By San Jose Cops
• October 26, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Class, Education, History, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The San Jose Mercury-News", 1972, 1976, 2009, African Americans, Alumna, Assault, Baton, Blacks, Brian Kinnard, Campus Activism, Cellphone Video, Constables on Patrol, David Grossi, Dehumanization, Dimitri Masouris, Dow Chemical, Duyen Hoang Nguyen, Frank Jordan, Gabriel Reyes, Greeks, Ho Chi Minh City, Hunter S. Thompson, Jeremy Suftin, Jerome Smith, Jessica Mitford, Johannes Mehserle, John Bunzel, John Carlos, Kenneth Siegel, Knife, Latinos, Major, Markham Hall, Mathematics, Morris Dailey Auditorium, Phuong Ho, Police Brutality, Police Chief Daniel Katz, Police Policy Studies Council, Roger Clark, San Jose State University, September, SJSU, Spartans, Steven Payne Jr., Taser Gun, Tasering, The Bicentennial Year, The Black Panthers, The Hog Farm, The Sixties, Thomas Aveni, Tommie Smith, Video Recording, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Vietnamese Community
Saturday Night Music, July 4: Jimi Hendrix, “The Star Spangled Banner,” Woodstock, August 1969
• July 4, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, History, Jimi Hendrix, Music, People of Color, The Rest of the World
Tags: "The Star Spangled Banner", Brer Rabbit, Brother Ray, James Marshall Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix, Jones Generation, National Anthem, Ray Charles, Stratocaster, The Flag, Vietnam, Woodstock
Friday Night Music, July 3: Laura Nyro, “Save the Country”
• July 3, 2009 • Comments Off on Friday Night Music, July 3: Laura Nyro, “Save the Country”Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Laura Nyro, Love, Music, Sexuality, The Economy
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