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2012All JULY POSTS (95)
NYC Homeless Provided with One-Way Ticket Out
NYC Homeless is at a crisis. Mayor Bloomberg is offering a one-way ticket out. But nobody's talking about the issue of affordable housing.
Has Schwarzenegger Lost His Mind?
Governor Schwarzenegger is out in Cali acting like a complete Republican, right-wing, lost-his-mind, somebody-slap-him-into-the-middle-of-next-week gangster. The man is trying to kill folks!
Michael Jackson's Death: Addiction or Dr. Conrad Murray?
I definitely believe the law should prevail and all that. But come on, the real ugly in Michael's untimely death was the man's addiction. People, he would go to sleep with an IV.
Race, Beer and an Unresolved Nation
Gates wants to do a doc on racial profiling. Obama pours beer and dilutes the importance of racial profiling. Some believe it doesn't even exist. Should we just move on?
The Police and the Black Imagination
No one is saying cops wake up every day ready to put bullets through black people, but the truth is: the police are an extension of an American culture that often view black people as inherently derelict.
Obama Admits Racial Profiling Has Gone Amok
Obama was on point about the frequency of racial profiling in this country. He missed the point about the racial element in Dr. Gates' arrest.
When is The Right Time for Black Men to React?
Skip Gates voiced the outrage of many African-Americans, but some believe outrage is still dangerous. What do you think?
Dr. Skip Gates and His Surprising Outrage
Dr. Gates' Neighbors were surprised by his outrage. It's amazing how many Americans still live under a racist rock.
Cashing in on Michael J
What's up with folks cashing in on Michael Jackson only two weeks after his overdose? Now LaToya Jackson wants to release a single in "honor" of her brother.
Obama and His Wishful Preaching
I'm an advocate for black people setting out to achieve excellence, but I'm not convinced white America should be able to sit back and watch black America get its hiney spanked by the president and not get their turn at the belt.
CNN: Black Men and Mental Health
Thanks to CNN and Soledad O'Brien maybe black men will begin to discuss the state of our mental and emotional well-being.
Why Did Sotomayor Need to Explain "Wise Latina"?
The Senate is basically asking Sotomayor to relinquish her "ethnic card", or else.
The Free Republic's Attack on Malia Obama
The Free Republic posted racist attacks about 11 year old Malia Obama. The Free Republic should be shut down. Period.
Joe Jackson Wants to Put MJ's Kids on Tour
Some say there's a fine line between pimp and record exec, but Joe Jackson's desire to put his grieving grandkids on tour and deem them the Jackson 3 is the biggest display of pimping in quite some time.
Grave Robbers in Chicago - What Next?
Digging up graves at Burr Oak Cemetery is certainly horrifying news for the families of the deceased. But these four shameless mofos obviously thought, well, the dead are dead and what's the big deal.
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