Exodus Mentality

Why I Won't Vote, By W.E.B. Dubois

2012-01-23T15:31:00.001-05:00

This incredible dissertation was written by W.E.B. Dubois over 50 years ago. Hat Tip toBoyce Watkins for putting this on my radar. I am absolutely astounded that this entire essay, with simply a few name changes or situational updates, is 100% relevant and true today. Go to the link at the bottom to read the whole essay yourself. from Why I Won't Vote, By W.E.B. Dubois, The Nation, 20 October

2012-01-12T00:24:00.000-05:00

"And a little child shall lead them". If you or anyone you know has been affected by domestic violence, please watch and share this. http://youtu.be/xYhpJGq5egY

From the chronicles of Makheru

2011-11-24T21:51:00.001-05:00

Jambo. Certainly no one here is celebrating the theft of the land of the indigenous peoples of this continent and the genocide which was committed against them. All of us know that those crimes against humanity led directly to the Holocaust of Afrikan Enslavement and our present situation. Nevertheless we should be ever mindful of the history of this day and how it is directly related to the

Now Is the Time for an Economic Bill of Rights | Truthout

2011-11-13T19:05:00.000-05:00

Now Is the Time for an Economic Bill of Rights | TruthoutThe right to a job;The right to earn enough to pay for food and clothing;The right of businessmen to be free of unfair competition and domination by monopolies;The right to a decent home;The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to enjoy good health;The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness,

Black folks spend over $1 Trillion a year, but have income of less than half that?

2011-11-10T16:28:00.003-05:00

Some math whiz help me with my cyphering, please.Nielson says:$1,000,000,000,000 - Black spending/year40,000,000 - Black people$25,000 - avg. spent per personCensus says:$33,000 - avg Black household income3 - avg Black household size$11,000 - avg income per Black personCan both of these be true? if so how are we spending more than twice our income yearly?http://www.theroot.com/buzz/

What does Fascism look like?

2011-09-29T09:31:00.003-05:00

This is for all my diehard VOTERS out there. This type of thing can only happen if, as O'Donnel says, the mayors, DA's, legislative representatives, and judges (basically all your ELECTED officials) tacitly or overtly allow this behavior to continue. So if you are a voter, or worse yet one of those voters who demonizes and ridicules anyone who doesn't vote, how can you justify continuing to

Hot New Music from Nia Imani

2011-06-16T12:56:00.001-05:00

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Prestidigitiation

2011-05-06T08:36:00.003-05:00

It never ceases to amaze me that otherwise intelligent and logical people can be so easily duped. It'a an illusion people. The question of whether or not OBL is dead should have been a non-starter from day one. There's no reason to think he isn't dead, and it doesn't really matter either way. What does matter is they have to keep your eye on the bouncing ball, so the illusion will work

Why Are You Celebrating? You Are Not Safer

2011-05-04T08:45:00.003-05:00

You don't really believe that Osama Bin Ladin (OBL) is to blame for the Patriot Act and other manifestations of the erosion of personal liberty? This isn't even about "truthers" , although I am one, and I always get a kick out of how people have to totally misstate the position of those of us who don't believe the whole truth is being told about 9/11 in order to discredit that position. Why

Power Concedes Nothing Without A Demand

2010-11-06T09:57:00.002-05:00

It's about time someone started telling it like it is. If you really believe that there is a segment of the population that has no intention of working with us to make this a better place for everyone, then you understand that this is going to get ugly, before it gets better. That segment is small, but vocal and very powerful, because they control the wealth right now. But to move our society

did you vote? why?

2010-10-31T11:03:00.001-05:00

Time To Change The Game

2010-10-24T10:09:00.002-05:00

I like the song and I fully expect it to be a huge hit. However... Give me 10% of the video and recording budget for Whip My Hair, and in one week I will give you 5 hit songs. In one month I will give you five hit videos for those songs. No autotune, No samples, and ready to perform live anywhere at anytime. I'm just saying....From HuffPo Willow Smith and America's Dirty Little Fame SecretTwo

Livin Off The Grid

2010-07-14T10:31:00.003-05:00

2010-07-12T15:57:00.000-05:00

I am the stone that the builder refusedI am the visual, the inspirationThat made lady sing the bluesI'm the spark that makes your idea brightThe same spark that lights the darkSo that you can know your left from your rightI am the ballot in your box, the bullet in the gunThat inner glow that lets you know to call your brother sonThe story that just begunThe promise of what's to comeAnd Imma

Stimulating Minds Through Music

2010-05-14T08:13:00.004-05:00

12 Year Old Broadway Star is “Stimulating Minds Through Music” with Her Debut Single “Your Journey Begins”We need your help!!!! Please help Nia Imani bring positive music to children around the world by doing the following:Purchase Your Journey Begins on iTunes or Amazon for 99 centsPlease forward this to everyone on your email listPost this message on all of your websites (Facebook, Twitter,

Healthcare Reform Bill. In Plain English, What Do You Think About It?

2010-03-31T08:41:00.002-05:00

(my two cents will eventually appear in the comments.)from The Examiner on Mar. 17, a few days before the Passage and signing of the "healthcare reform bill".Here is a plain language summary of the major provisions of the health care reform bill. Would I Be Forced to Purchase Insurance?Probably not. If you already have employer-provided insurance you can keep it. If you do not currently have

Criminal Injustice System At It Again - Do You Know About The Scott Sisters?

2010-03-19T07:21:00.002-05:00

For Immediate ReleaseAfrosphere Action Coalition - March 18, 2010Contact: Marpessa Kupendua The of Committee to Free the Scott Sisters atnattyreb@gmail.comWrongly Convicted In Dire Health SituationDAY OF BLOGGING FOR THE SCOTT SISTERSJamie Scott, who was convicted with her sister Gladys Scott and givendouble-life sentences each for an $11.00 robbery of which there was nocredible evidence

Slate Mag says "Obama having Best 1st year of any President since FDR"

2010-01-20T13:40:00.004-05:00

This may be one of the most blatant hand jobs that i have ever seen. Healthcare hasn't passed and if it does will be little more than a govt mandated boost to the insurance industry. Forcing them to take your money, How Dare He!?Stimulus was a decent idea, but bank bailout is such a bad idea that they cancel each other out. Yes, the man can give a hell of a speech, and the whole world was high

Old Scratch is Image Conscious. Must Have Learned That From His Old Boss

2010-01-20T12:57:00.004-05:00

The Devil Writes Pat Robertson A Letter(H/T NPR)Dear Pat Robertson,I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I'm all over that action.But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it is totally humiliating. I may be evil incarnate, but I'm no welcher. The way you put

King Had A Dream, We're Still Living The NIghtmare

2010-01-18T18:30:00.002-05:00

Published on Monday, January 18, 2010 by TruthDig.com (H/T CommonDreams.org)Turning King’s Dream into a Nightmareby Chris HedgesMartin Luther King Day has become a yearly ritual to turn a black radical into a red-white-and-blue icon. It has become a day to celebrate ourselves for "overcoming" racism and "fulfilling" King's dream. It is a day filled with old sound bites about little black children

Something To Think About This MLK Holiday.

2010-01-17T17:42:00.003-05:00

Published on Sunday, January 17, 2010 by The Spokesman-Review (Washington State)We’ve Ignored King on Warby Rusty Nelson"... (W)ar is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force, but the destructive power of modern weapons eliminated even the possibility that war may serve as a negative good. If we assume that life

RIP Teddy P. - The Music Lives On Forever

2010-01-14T13:43:00.004-05:00

DO YOU WANT TO BE SAFE FROM TERRORISTS?

2010-01-09T11:34:00.002-05:00

DO YOU WANT TO BE SAFE FROM THE "TERRORISTS"?The only way that will ever happen is if you ask and understand, 'WHY?". Start by asking ourself, "what would it take for me to strap a bomb to myself and go try to blow up an airplane full of my supposed enemies?". And don't fool yourself by saying you would never ever do such a thing.Remember Nat Turner, he was the top "terrorist" of his time. How

Democracy or Oligarchy?

2009-12-28T16:42:00.002-05:00

And the winner of the Telling It Like It T.I.S. award goes to... the creator of one of my favorite shows, "The Wire".http://tinyurl.com/ygsv4n3David Simon On Health Care Bill: "Only One Thing Can Make People This Stupid, And That's Money"tinyurl.comThe most recent issue of Vice Magazine features an interview with David Simon, who unpacks at length on the television show he's best known for

I Owe This Man An Apology

2009-11-19T09:16:00.002-05:00

I didn't know who Mike Woodson was when the Hawks hired him 5 years ago. And I'd like to think I judged him on his body of work over the first few years as head coach of my Atlanta Hawks. But now I think I may have been a bit too harsh. He had a very young group to work with, and what I termed as squandering talent, now appears to have been much more of a maturation process. Add to that, the

Fast Becoming My Favorite (and only) Source For "News"

2009-10-31T21:49:00.004-05:00

This episode of the Daily Show with Jon Stewart is a prime example of why I get most of my current event type information from Comedy Central.Let's face it. You must be some new kind of fool to believe anything you see or hear in mass media these days. Every single second of what passes for media these days is laced with somebody's agenda, like crack is laced with... well pretty much anything

LEARN TO EARN

2009-10-27T00:25:00.001-05:00

AN INTENSIVE SEMINAR THAT WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO EARN AT LEAST $10,000 WORKING ONLY THREE MONTHS, EVERY YEAR, FOR AS LONG AS THE U.S. HAS ITS CURRENT INCOME TAX SYSTEM.Press Release: Learn To Earn - Tax Business Seminar

Larry Flynt? Really? Really.

2009-08-23T15:10:00.003-05:00

Larry Flynt Publisher of Hustler magazine and free speech advocate Posted: August 20, 2009 at Huffington PostCommon Sense 2009 The American government -- which we once called our government -- has been taken over by Wall Street, the mega-corporations and the super-rich. They are the ones who decide our fate. It is this group of

This is Same Stuff Different Day for Most in Black America

2009-07-22T11:57:00.004-05:00

Frankly, I'm shocked that Skip Gates has the gall to be shocked.Anyone who didn't already know that there is a different standard of policing in low-income and minority areas will learn absolutely nothing from this incident. It is apparent from the comments here that few people following this situation in the media or cyberspace have ever been accosted by the police simply because of what they

Makheru dropping knowledge

2009-07-20T15:37:00.001-05:00

Obama’s Neo-Colonial Mission in AfriKaJambo.Q. Is Obama better than Bush?A. It depends how you like your imperialism – with a white face or a black one. (Stephen Gowans)[It was “a message no pink-faced Western leader could have delivered without arousing resentment in Africa and politically correct abuse from hand-wringers at home,” Libby Purves, a columnist for the London Times noted.]After

He's Baa-aack!

2009-07-20T10:22:00.002-05:00

When Goodell sits down with Vick, there will be stern admonishments by the commissioner, sober mea culpas by the player and, at some point, when Vick signs a contract, guardedly hopeful talk of second chances by the new team. And what will the fans' response be? We hope he's reformed, we hope he's sincere, we hope to hell he doesn't mess up again. But what we really hope is that Michael Vick

One Last Thought On The Legacy Of Michael Jackson

2009-07-08T22:31:00.001-05:00

clipped from www.huffingtonpost.comBury the Never Ending Myth of Jackson as Child MolesterThe settlement under extreme duress must not sully his name and place as an honored American icon. The myth of Jackson as child molester must finally be buried.Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. His

R.I.P. Michael

2009-06-25T19:07:00.002-05:00

Death Be Not Proudby John DonneDEATH be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,Rest of their bones, and soules

EM Most Profound Statement of the Year

2009-06-20T10:23:00.002-05:00

"Prohibiting discrimination and condemning racism is much less costly and less controversial than confronting the fundamental inequities of our economy and our use of public resources."The entire article is, IMO, an outstanding and blindingly clear assessment of the current state of race and race relations in America.

White Folks Are Starting To Scare Other White Folks?!?!

2009-06-10T22:03:00.002-05:00

Being a southern boy myself, none of this domestic terrorism surprises me at all.H/T Crooks and Liars.

Bite That Elephant!

2009-06-08T00:08:00.001-05:00

Well???? clipped from www.commondreams.orgMoney, the ultimate object of worshipamong modern humans, is the most mysterious of human artifacts: a magicnumber with no meaning or existence outside the human mind. Yet it hasbecome the ultimate arbiter of life-deciding who will live in grandopulence in the midst of

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

2009-06-07T09:27:00.007-05:00

IT'S TIME SOMEBODY STEPPED UP AND SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAR BEING WAGED ON BLACK AND LATINO COMMUNITIES BY THE POLICE AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AND MORE PERVASIVE NOW THAN AT ANY POINT IN THE PAST 40 YEARS!Embedded video from CNN VideoSorry for screaming at you, but I am literally sick to my stomach. I am pissed off and I'm not gonna

Black Privilege in the Age of Obama

2009-06-02T12:02:00.000-05:00

We are respectable negroes: Chauncey DeVega says: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack of Black Privilege in the Age of Barack ObamaIt's high time somebody stood up and told the truth about how Black people are getting all the advantages in America today.

From Comment To Blog Post

2009-06-01T19:01:00.002-05:00

Field Negro got me to thinking and commenting about the Black plainclothes police officer who was shot and killed by one of his White fellow officers. For those of you who didn't peep this over there, I pulled it over here because I'd been meaning to post about this for some time now. There are two comments, the second was a response to an anon poster who posted a statement purported to be from

Can You Guess Where This Statement Originated?

2009-05-26T10:59:00.003-05:00

More important than that, do you agree with it?We can become the captains of our ships and the masters of our nation and society instead of pretending to be slaves on the great corporate plantation, as our hired servants do so well. Any one of us can make some difference if we do no more than call our sorry situation to others who share it. A small number of us can inspire a large number. To

Another Bite of the Elephant

2009-05-22T11:19:00.002-05:00

Straussism: The Philosophy Directing The Age Of Tyranny By Jan Allen 05/22/06 "Information Clearing House" -- -- Straussism is the philosophy of the obscure University Of Chicago philosophy instructor Leo Strauss. The students of Leo Strauss left the University in search of

Of Emperors and Pirates

2009-05-07T16:25:00.001-05:00

Or. I couldn't have said it better myself.Or. An addendum to the Obama is Wrong post. clipped from www.commondreams.orgPirates vs. Emperors by Joseph Nevins History shows that when a powerful empire sets sail overseas itsspokespeople often depict the undertaking as an

OBAMA IS REALLY WRONG ON THIS ONE

2009-04-18T14:29:00.002-05:00

So wrong, in fact, that I wonder what would make a former editor of the Harvard Law Review say something so entirely specious and idiotic.I wonder if the young Somail pirate who is being brought to the U.S. to stand trial could use the president's statement to get out of his impending life sentence?I wonder if one of my cousins (or yours) could use that statement to get off some of that jail

Where Will You Be Safe During The Next Great Secession??

2009-04-18T11:19:00.006-05:00

Here's something your grandmother used to tell you that bears remembering. "It's all fun and games until somebody loses an eye." Hat Tip to Jack and Jill Politics, and Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The Georgia State Senate has decided that Georgia can and will leave the United States of America. No actual date of secession has been set, but on April 1, 2009, Senate

One Man's Pirate Is Another Man's Patriot

2009-04-12T16:57:00.007-05:00

Or, There Are Two Sides To Every Story. From Crooks and LiarsWHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS NOT TELLING YOU ABOUT SOMALI "PIRACY" Johann Hari from The Independent: In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on starvation ever since – and the ugliest forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the country's

What Is It With White Women and Polar Bears?

2009-04-12T14:21:00.003-05:00

She got off light.She got her behind chewed up.And evidently it's not just polar bears.And if all that wasn't funny enough for you, here's a short historical perspective.

Of Foxes And HenHouses

2009-04-05T14:21:00.001-05:00

Another bite of the elephant. clipped from www.huffingtonpost.comOne sees in the recent career of Summers--and not least, in his ascent to theposition of economic adviser to President Obama--how subtle, consistent, andpervasive are the means by which an aristocracy perpetuates itself. How it dolesout its rewards

Democracy In Action

2009-03-26T20:31:00.001-05:00

If you were a rich guy with a vested interest in some piece of government business that was set to be discussed in a public hearing, and you didn't want the public hearing or expressing itself in that "public" meeting, what would you do? clipped from www.commondreams.orgSuchexpressions of public outrage are all

Money Is The Root Of All Evil

2009-03-23T18:47:00.002-05:00

A friend said that to me earlier today, and it just stuck in my mind. I am certainly not one who would have believed something like that. to the contrary, I have embraced a philosophy that says there is nothing wrong with being rich. Having the resources to fully enjoy all the pleasures that life has to offer requires that one be rich. I didn't make it that way, but tha's the way it is, so

Pres. Obama is NOT a Socialist. Are You? Should You Be

2009-03-16T14:36:00.002-05:00

Do you know, or even care what "socialism" is or is not? Does just the name "Socialism" make it seem smoehow dirty, wrong, and beneath and right thinking free American?If an idea has merit, does it really matter which side came up with it? clipped from www.commondreams.orgThe first clear indication that Obama is

From Deep In The Comments on HuffPo, We Mine Pearls

2009-03-12T12:30:00.003-05:00

The Stewert vs. Kramer/CNBC this was good for the first couple of days. Now it just seems staged for profits. But here's an idea that has a lot of merit.polybiusThank you John, you zeroed in on the MSM's complete hypocrisy. tyThe 24/7 networks are terrible at reasoned / responsible reporting. That is why America needs a real news network, accountable to the American people, and set up - not for

Qutoe of the Day.

2009-03-06T20:10:00.001-05:00

For those of you who come by to see and wonder why there's nothing new to see... I can only say I have no time to say all the things I want to say. I've been away on business and I'll be gone a while longer. In the meantime, perhaps I can interest you in some things that interested me. clipped from

Read The Whole Thing

2009-01-13T13:31:00.003-05:00

I very rarely copy and paste a whole article from another site, but this one has to be read in its entirety, and I didn't want to make you use even one more mouse click to do it. Published on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 by CommonDreams.org Peace is the New War by Randall Amster What is war good

Give Peace A Chance

2009-01-12T16:49:00.001-05:00

clipped from www.commondreams.orgPublished on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Tikkun Magazine Memo to Obama: How to Convert to A Peace Economy by Deepak Chopra You have been elected by thefirst anti-war constituency since 1952, when Eisenhower was elected after

Killing Is Not The Solution

2009-01-12T16:25:00.002-05:00

Israel Is Losing This War by Uri Avnery Published on Monday, January 12, 2009 by The Progressive NEARLY SEVENTY YEARS ago, in the course of World War II, a heinous crime was committed in the city of Leningrad. For more than a thousand days, a gang of extremists called "the Red Army" held the

Another Failing Of The Rule Of Law

2009-01-09T12:31:00.001-05:00

The perfectly legal prison industrial system is a major part of the overall dysfunction of the Criminal justice system. clipped from www.prometheus6.org “He has not violated any laws of the state of Alabama.” “He has not violated any laws of the state of Alabama,” Mr. Timmons said. “Everything he has done

A Stunning Example of A Picture Being Worth A Thousand Words

2009-01-07T14:48:00.004-05:00

You feel free to pick the words.

How To Eat An Elephant - Part One

2009-01-04T11:28:00.005-05:00

There is an elephant on the dinner table, and you have to clean your plate. How do you do it? If it is to be done at all (I am neither a cynic nor an eternal optimist, rather somewhat of a pragmatist), it will likely be done one bite at a time.In the spirit of that timeless maxim, I'm going to bite off pieces of the elephant in the room for those of you who care to chew on something different.

I Don't Know What To Call It

2008-12-29T20:22:00.002-05:00

Labels scare people. Nobogy wants to be labeled anything that has any negative connotations. That's why calling Barak Obama a "socialist" became the height of political discourse during the home stretch of the presidential campaign.But it seems to me like "capitalist" ought to be a dirty word by now. This is what greed has wrought. I'm not a socialist, nor do I fit any other label you might

Santa Bush

2008-12-23T10:27:00.003-05:00

Figured I might as well stay with this theme, because I am getting more and more disgusted with the direction this country and our supposed elected representatives and government. GWB is a big part of the problem, but he's only PART of the problem. Every single one of those government officials who has not stood up and called BullShit on the illicit, immoral, and illegitimate conduct that is

Who Knew The Shrub Was So Good At Dodgeball?

2008-12-14T18:51:00.002-05:00

BLACK ATHELETE TAKES CARE OF HIS FAMILY, NEWSPAPER CALLS HIM A SPENDTHRIFT

2008-12-07T10:37:00.004-05:00

Records show how Vick burned through fortuneThe day he went to jail, Michael Vick bought a $99,000 Mercedes.The day’s spending, in fact, was but a small part of the $18.2 million that flew out of Vick’s hands from 2006 to 2008, according to

N Word For The White Guy

2008-12-06T20:08:00.002-05:00

Why? Cause it's funny. H/T P6 for reminding me about Funny or DieSee more funny videos at Funny or Die

Ideas That Might Work Get No Play

2008-11-24T15:19:00.001-05:00

Why is it that simple straightforward solutions like this are not even a part of the mainstream public discourse in this country? Why aren't all of our "representatives" being told by their constituents that these are the types of solutions that we expect and demand.Perhaps because the profit motivated are still pulling the strings? clipped from indigenist.blogspot.comThe heart of Barack Obama’s attractiveness to White America, his celebrated ‘Race Speech’ of 2008, was in character, a poignant Emancipation Proclamation for the White settler society, a gesture meant to save face and retain the Union, not an identification of the originating

Sometimes Breach is A Good Thing

2008-11-17T18:08:00.001-05:00

A lesson learned very early in contract law classes, sometimes it's a better financial decision to default on an obligation. clipped from www.sfgate.com Are you an idiot to keep paying your mortgage? Kathleen Pender Sunday, November 16, 2008 Should you keep paying your mortgage?If you have significant equity in

Announcing the 44th President of the United States of America President Barack Obama

2008-11-05T00:17:00.007-05:00

We are so very proud of Barack Obama. Forget our differences, what he has accomplished has to be the single most defining moment of my generation. I've been moved to silence, and that's no small thing. The first family, looks like my family, feels like my family. When President Obama spoke about the 106 year old woman in GA, I was thinking about my 101 year old grandmother, whose story he was

CAUTION!! THIS POST CONTAINS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IDEAS!!

2008-10-28T12:52:00.001-05:00

I had to do it. I'm not being sensationalist; this is not a semi-clever ploy to grab your attention.The ideas expressed below, combined with the magnificent clarity of their presentation, may cause dizziness, blindness, headaches, nausea, shaking, night sweats, fever, and/or hives.If you can't handle the truth, stop reading now. Turn away before it's too late. You can't un-read it once you've

Where Are They Now? Presents

2008-10-28T12:19:00.002-05:00

The Wassup Guys from 2000 Budweiser commercial.H/T Crooks & Liars

Obama Assassination Plot Disrupted By ATF

2008-10-27T22:46:00.001-05:00

Several things come immediately to my mind:-This is the most dangerous and likely form of terrorism this country will face in the next decade.- And they are worried about Black people getting violent after the election?- Why is this not major major, MAJOR news all over the airwaves? All it takes is a few Muslim types praying near an airport for a 24/7 terrorism news cycle. These guys were

No Matter What Happens, Them NIgras Is Gonna Act A Fool

2008-10-26T07:56:00.001-05:00

This nonsense from a supposedly reputable news source just confirms my belief that anti-Black sentiment is still alive and well throughout the Anglo-European Diaspora clipped from www.dailymail.co.uk‘Are we expecting it will be a riot situation? No. But will we be prepared if it goes awry? Yes,’ said Jeff

Quotable Quotes

2008-10-21T00:11:00.004-05:00

Here are some interesting things I've read lately: If you like the quote, click on it to follow the link for the full monty.You remember how it was just after Sept. 11, 2001, right? Some of us vowed we would never enter a skyscraper again. Some of us didn't want to leave our houses again. The minutiae of popular culture became staggeringly unimportant. Humorists like David Letterman and my

A Little Def Poetry - "Children Of Children"

2008-10-20T22:00:00.001-05:00

Another Conversation Worth Having

2008-10-20T20:06:00.001-05:00

Found this at the Field Negro. Feel free to weigh in with your two cents, here or over at the Field. I'm monitoring your responses closely..... clipped from field-negro.blogspot.comSearching for a black friend in the age of Obama.One of the side effects of this Obamamania phenomenon, is that all of a sudden

I'm Not Looking For Congratulations

2008-10-20T18:48:00.006-05:00

I'm Not Looking For CongratulationsI said I would do it. It's done. So now I feel like I have the right to big his loudest and biggest critic. So get ready. I'm going to give the man a fair shot to do the right thing; and if he doesn't, why you will hear it here, loudly and often.I held onto that ballot so long. Can't tell you how many times I almost slammed it into the garbage. Cynthia

Can You Even Use The Word Genocide In A Sixth-Grade Classroom?

2008-10-13T23:42:00.001-05:00

Excellent observation, which is why my child is now home schooled. And you can be sure she has been introduced to the word genocide, well before 6th grade. clipped from www.commondreams.orgOn Columbus Day, Correcting Columbus’ Legacy by Mark Anthony Rolo On Monday, Oct

Lower Income Home Buyers Did Not Create This "Financial Crisis"

2008-10-12T20:22:00.001-05:00

clipped from www.mcclatchydc.comPrivate sector loans, not Fannie or Freddie, triggered crisis By David Goldstein and Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — As the economy worsens and Election Day approaches, a conservative campaign that blames the global financial crisis

We Are The Ones Song by will.i.am

2008-10-05T00:50:00.001-05:00

The Debate That Wasn't - And A Retraction From The Exodus Mentality

2008-10-03T01:30:00.016-05:00

Y'all know how much I loathe politics and all things political. It's not that I'm an anarchist or anything like that. I just can't shake the feeling that this government is corrupted beyond redemption. But let's set that aside for a moment.Me and the Mrs. actually watched the V.P. debate last night, mainly because I knew I wouldn't be able to catch Jon Stewart's recap on the Daily Show. He tapes

THIS WOULD HAVE MADE NUMBER ONE ON MY LIST

2008-09-29T17:57:00.001-05:00

But the other 4 reasons he give are pretty darn interesting as well. I'm no fan of this economy as it is currently constituted, but I have to deal with the cards that I'm dealt for now. That being the case, this is one of the most rational explanations I have seen of what's really going on with this "Crisis". Keep in mind, it's relatively easy to create (that means to manufacture or devise out

Real Talk

2008-09-29T12:06:00.001-05:00

Sometimes, in the midst of all the disinformation chatter we are inundated with daily, one can find a rare gem, a pearl of wisdom so to speak.This makes more sense to me than pretty much every other analysis that I've read. What say you? clipped from www.huffingtonpost.comWhy Bail? The Banks Have a Gun Pointed

BUSINESS AS USUAL

2008-09-29T09:13:00.002-05:00

I can't think of three words more frightening, especially when used in the context of our current economic and financial situation.BUSINESS AS USUALIsn't that how we got to the point where banks are failing and everyone is losing their retirement savings to Wall Street speculators trading shorts on insider information? Isn't that BUSINESS AS USUAL? It also occurs to me that what we are seeing,

HIs Heart Is In The Right Place

2008-09-23T11:13:00.001-05:00

The Senator just can't seem to connect the dots. While he is more than willing to concede that most (if not all) of the major parts of the economic system and the financial industry are broken, he still can't seem to grasp the idea that maybe it's time for something new. Instead it's more of the same old, hurry up and wait until the whole thing collapses under the weight of neglect, hypocrisy,

Some Plain Talk From The AfroSphere

2008-09-19T14:30:00.001-05:00

Sonya is Making It Plain. Go on over and check it out. clipped from make-it-plain.blogspot.comSlavery Never Ended in AmericaSection 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place

Captialism As Big A Failure As All Other Econoimic Systems

2008-09-15T12:54:00.001-05:00

I clipped this from the HuffPo because I know most of us aren't even paying attention to this kind of news. We (the Afrosphere and our readers) are far more focused on who the next President of these (soon-to-be-bankrupt) United states will be.I can't see why Barak would want to take the helm of this sinking ship, as most folks who know have to realize that the system as it stands is not

A Vivid Example of Improper Use of A Taser

2008-09-15T08:48:00.003-05:00

Tasers are supposed to be a non-lethal (I think we should actually use the term "less" lethal) weapon that law enforcement official used to subdue uncooperative and/or violent subjects to effect legitimate arrest with less danger to the officer while, perhaps paradoxically, subjecting the subject of the arrest to less injury.Re-read that if you didn't catch it the first time. Now watch this

Does Your Vote Count? Watch "American Blackout" and Find Out.

2008-09-14T20:54:00.002-05:00

Why Not Vote Your REAL Conscience

2008-09-10T10:15:00.002-05:00

Hat Tip To Black Agenda Report for reprinting this speech by Presidential Candidate, and my former congresswoman, Cynthia McKinney. Click the title to go to BAR for the full speechSay No to Lying, Spying and Torture by Cynthia McKinney Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, a former Georgia congresswoman, delivered the following remarks to the "Fighting Bob" Fest in Baraboo,

Do Elections Really Promote Democracy? For Anyone?

2008-09-08T11:06:00.002-05:00

H/T Makheru (Thomas Bradley) for sending us the link to this Prospect Magazine article about the legacy of European Democracy in Africa. I've read the sparse accounts of events in Africa, and the many diatribes from this viewpoint or the other about this dictator or the other, about this genocide or the other. I admit to a great deal of frustration because it is often hard to find a righteous

Another INstallment of "Ask A Real Black Man"

2008-09-02T18:58:00.004-05:00

That's right dear friends, those of you who still drop by here in spite of my total lack of blogging, we are still here. Things have been hectic for the past month so I haven't had time to think, much less to blog. Needless to say, there's a lot of stuff piling up on my chest, and it's gonna blow soon. Please bear with me, there's more Exodus Mentality on the way real soon.In the meantime, my

Our Greatest Fear

2008-07-25T18:31:00.001-05:00

clipped from explorersfoundation.orgOur Greatest Fear —Marianne Williamsonit is our light not our darkness that most frightens us Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us.

It Takes An Organized Effort To Be This Corrupt

2008-07-19T00:14:00.004-05:00

Don't let anyone fool you into thinking that it's just a bad cop, or an over zealous prosecutor here and there.Don't let anyone tell you the police just need better training or better tools.Don't let anyone convince you that those people shouldn't have done the crime and they wouldn't have had a bad day with the police.It takes an organized effort to be this corrupt.Hat Tip AAPP for this story

The Huff Po Knows What I Know

2008-07-16T16:54:00.001-05:00

Your government at work is far more dangerous to your best interests than you could ever imagine. clipped from www.huffingtonpost.com Robert L. Borosage BIO Become a Fan Get Email AlertsBloggers' Index Wall Street

Another Hypocrisy Courtesy Of Your Government

2008-07-14T13:36:00.002-05:00

The key statement to look at in the article below is:"There is little public policymakers can, or should, do to compensate for untenable financial decisions."Some of you rabid capitalist out there may be nodding your heads in agreement right now. There's no helping you. The rest of you have to see the blatant and ridiculous hypocrisy of the Secretary of the Treasury making this statement, while

A Question From The Field - Fox News or Faux News

2008-07-13T12:48:00.003-05:00

The Field Negro made me go watch this video, in spite of his own avowed animus to both Fox and YouTube. Field says this is yet another glaring example of how Fox clowns Black people. Field isn't the only one who is death on Fox. Personally I don't see that much difference between Fox, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, or pretty much any other combination of letters you choose to throw out there.But back to

Are You Mad Or Do You Just Want The Same Treatment?

2008-07-01T11:04:00.002-05:00

The Spear is talking about the sisters in Jersey who got mad jail time for giving an ignorant brother a beat down. Those sisters got a raw deal, and basically it was all because of the prosecutor who decided to pursue this and depict them as a gang of angry lesbians. Old boy in Texas, told 911 he was about to bust some caps in some burglars, goes right out and done done it, and his community

So True

2008-06-30T14:27:00.001-05:00

Hat Tip to the Black Sentinel. Y'all go on over and check them out. clipped from theblacksentinel.wordpress.com

What You Know About Juneteenth?

2008-06-19T14:22:00.004-05:00

Many of the fine members of the Afrospear and Afrosphere are blogging to raise the awareness of the Juneteenth celebration. I must admit, I;m not much of a celebration kind of guy. I don't celebrate any holidays, even though I make each and every cookout, as anything other than a convenient day to reconnect with family and friends. I have my reasons. However, my compatriots are to be lauded

The Truth About Obama

2008-06-13T09:04:00.001-05:00

I really dislike politics. I think Democrats and Republicans are two sides of the same busted coin. I can't in good conscience support such nonsense. But I like what Barak is doing here. Got to be proactive in this day and age of instant information access, where a rumor can get wings and cross the oceans in an instant. If somebody is going t lie on you, you best have the truthful

Robber Barons Strike Again, Local News Focused On Blue Jeans Bandits

2008-06-12T23:33:00.001-05:00

The headline story in the local Atlanta newspaper is a group of poor people who were apprehended after a massive investigation into a series of thefts of designer clothes.Meanwhile, the Robber Barons of old are back and more gangster than ever before. On one of the back pages we find a small discussion of why something that cost $2 not too long ago, costs over $4 today. Does it cost more to