I just got hip to this series that’s been on PBS since 2001 and plan to check it out. Here’s a link to the webpage so you, too, can see when it airs in your area or you can browse episodes online. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/ I’ll write more soon about it.
I just ran across this one my yahoo page and am sad to hear the news. Click here to read more about the car accident he had last night (Sunday night) in rural Mississippi. When I read the part about them needing to use the jaws of life to get …
Three years ago, on July 19, 2005, Army Private First Class LaVena Johnson was found dead in Balad, Iraq. Her body was found in a tent belonging to the private military contractor KBR. She had abrasions all over her body, a broken nose, a black eye, burned hands, loose teeth, …
I ran across this on Steve The Penguin today and thought I’d share. http://stevethepenguin.blogspot.com/2008/07/its-funny-because-its-true.html She found this from the blog You’re Welcome who posted the following. http://www.erinjackson.net/blog/2008/07/14/maronzio-vance-is-my-hero/ Watch the youtube and you’ll find yourself nodding through so much of it. 😎
Thanks aw for sending this my way… Source: http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/531012/ Description How much do white Americans think it ?costs? to be black in our society, given the problems associated with racial bias and prejudice? The answer, it appears, is not much. When white Americans were asked to imagine how much they would …
I ran into this post when reading Mela Fela’s blog post called “Air Obamas ?: ummmm Yes We Can” and can think of a oodles of people who would die for some sneakers like these. To get them, or any other custom tennis shoes, check this guy Van20 out …
So I’m perusing the New Orleans Ladder blog for articles of interest and I see a link Editilla placed on his site stating “the ignored recovery of New Orleans” and had to click it. It’s an article on CNet (odd, because I thought that was only about techie stuff) with an image that you simply can’t ignore (see below)…
I never grew up knowing of or even celebrating Juneteenth. That was something I came to know about in college. As I grew more conscious in my high school and college years, I felt less and less compelled to join in 4th of July festivities. It’s one of those things …
I remember writing a super controversial article for my high school newspaper, back in the day, after learning that we had a “regular” court and a separate minority court for homecoming. Apparently, it was the school’s answer to trying to get some minority recognition during homecoming. No, I didn’t attend …
I’m half asleep listening to CNN trying to make sure Armageddon has not set upon our planet while I catch my zzzz’s, and I hear this story about our right to refuse to show id at the TSA security checkpoint is ending 6/21 (today). Ummm, I never knew that was an option. The catch was if you refused id, you had to be subject to a secondary screening. I don’t know about you, but I’m not so sure I’d go through all of that just to exercise my right, but CNN cites Univ of Kentucky Law School student Nick Kloiber as someone who thought it was worth it.
I love saying “Arrra”…it’s so DC to me. 😎 In the famous words of dearly departed Johnny Cochran, “if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” And that, my friends, is what happened for Mr. Arrra Kelly just a few days ago. I was on the anti-Kelly train, but as I …
a tribute to Nikki Giovanni
Bringing awareness to the Black community, April 2008 is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Poor Obama can’t catch a break anywhere…That’s what you get when you try to break into the largest old boys network…The White House. Take your licks like a good boy and hope that Black America won’t hang you on a cross like Jesus after all is said and done…Meanwhile, tell …
I caught a glimpse of the last couple of seconds of the Miss USA pageant last night. Just enough to see the winner was black and catch moment where she does the pageant shocked face look. Crystle Stewart (another “negrotization” of a name…lovin’ it!), I extend my congratulations and hope …
