Allow me to put things in perspective for those still actually “getting it” about Black unemployment in America. You know, the people who don’t understand why Black folks are bitching more than usual? C’mon, we Black people do complain about a lot of things; and yes, some of them can be trivial. But when it [...]
It didn’t take long for me to figure out that there was some civil unrest going on in the United Kingdom. I saw news of the events passing through my timeline with enough frequency to know that this is something serious. I didn’t realize how serious until I accidently looked up at the television [...]
God Bless The “Hedge Fund Loophole” & The Republicans Who Protect It So while there’s an ongoing debt ceiling debate over cuts in spending and the need for and increase in revenue by removing gov’t subsidies to huge corporations. Did you know that just by eliminating the tax loophole for hedge fund managers itself, would raise more [...]
You know what? Given recent history, and the fact that not raising the debt ceiling will signal a cataclysmic end of the world as we know it, Pat Buchanan is probably right. As shitty as it is for Republicans to be holding America hostage once again. What else can you expect ? President Obama has [...]
Generally when I read about hate crimes I get angry. But this time, after reading the story of what happened to Elree Jones, I was saddened. Jones who is Black, was attacked by a 50-year-old knife-wielding Mark Neal, who is white, at a Lafayette, Indiana convenience store. All appearances indicate the motive was race. This is what the victim is [...]
The following is a true story. Not too long ago, I got a phone call from a distraught friend. Apparently, he was caught by his wife masturbating, which isn’t so strange. What was strange about my friend’s predicament and the cause for his anxiety was his wife’s response: she was outraged. LOL! According to my [...]
So I caught president Obama’s speech last night. Aside from the lack of specifics on certain issues or proposals, I was left wondering: wait a minute, was this Barack Obama, or Shaft? No seriously, I was pleasantly surprised at the brothas tone. Hell, throw in a few “eat the cake Anna Mae” lines along with [...]
There’s so much going on in the media and I can barely keep up with it since the drone of people ill equipped to discuss political discourse makes my tongue itch. Amid the trail of disaster left by Hurricane Irene and the recent earth quake that struct our inexperienced East Coast there are now news reports coming [...]
I know revelry. I know booty bouncing to NOLA music during Mardi Gras. I know Crop Over fest with the Bajans who are unbleached and down-to-earth. Junkanoo in Bahamas. Shit, I’ve even partied in the Akara festival in Nigeria. And at all of them I danced until I almost passed out. However, running to prevent [...]
I gotta admit: I miss Keith Olbermann. OK, so I know though no longer on MSNBC that he can be seen on Current TV nightly. His show was always must see political TV in my opinion. But I must admit: with him no longer on MSNBC it’s just not the same. It’s kinda like that [...]
