Archive for November, 2009

Chris Brown Will Not perform on Good Morning America

November 30, 2009

 Adam Lambert was banned from performing on Good Morning America after his performance on the American Music Awards. Instead of him GMA decided to have Chris Brown perform. After the outcry that Brown was a batterer GMA rescinded their invitation to Brown. Now Brown is slated to do a prime time interview with Robin Roberts [...]

COGIC Minister Arrested for Raping 16 year old Girl Allowed to Stay in Pulpit

November 30, 2009

 This morning I read a story on the Gay Christian Movement website hosted by DL Foster. “The Memphis Commercial Appeal broke the story yesterday. Minister Dwayne Wilson of the St Mark COGIC (Church of God in Christ) in Memphis was arrested and charged with statutory rape of a 16 year female member of the church’s [...]

Will Maurice Clemmons be Mike Huckabee’s Willie Horton?

November 30, 2009

Yesterday four policemen were killed in a Seattle suburb. The alleged killer seemingly was targeting police because no one else in the restaurant was hurt. The person of interest is Maurice Clemmons. “In 1989, Clemmons, then 17, was convicted in Little Rock for aggravated robbery. He was paroled in 2000 after then-Gov. Mike Huckabee commuted [...]

Tiger Woods Owes Us Nothing

November 30, 2009

Tiger Woods crashed his SUV into a tree. He ended up on the ground unconscious. There are rumors circulating that he had a fight with his wife and that he is having an affair with another woman. Now what part of this is our business? None of it. This is a private matter. We keep [...]

Reality TV Wannabees Will Do Anything for Their 15 Minutes of Fame

November 29, 2009

In 2000 CBS launched the reality TV show Survivor. It was a simple premise 8 contestants lived on a desert island and each week one was voted off. The last one standing won a million dollars. Richard Hatch was the winner and he has since spent time in prison for tax evasion. Since that time [...]

The Gate Crashing Salahis Came Face-to-Face with the President

November 27, 2009

Today the Secret Service says they are embarrassed by the security breech. To think that someone off the street could get this close to the leader of the free world is just frightening. Why were these people passed through? Could it be a case of racial profiling? Would a black couple have been able to [...]

Don’t Call them White House Party Crashers, Call Them Criminals

November 26, 2009

 Today we learned that a couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi,  breeched security and attended the White House State Dinner. This is the first time something like this has happened. How could this happen? According to NBC Brian Williams they tried to enter one of the entrances and they were turned around. They then entered the [...]

Don’t Buy into the Hype of Black Friday

November 25, 2009

 Today I went to the beauty shop and heard one of the stylist say she was leaving her home at 11:30PM tomorrow night to be in Pennsylvania by 3AM to be in line for a sale that would start at 4AM. When did we lose our collective minds? When my kids were younger I would [...]

Thanksgiving 2009-Why I am Thankful

November 25, 2009

This Thanksgiving is different for me. In July I lost my job and have not found a new one yet, but in spite of that I am still very thankful. I am thankful that I have a supportive family and loving friends who have been a constant source of emotional support. I am thankful that [...]

“The Extreme has Become the Mainstream”

November 23, 2009

President or Jihad. Car dealer/Birther is exercising his right to free speech. Some segments of America can not deal with the fact that the president is black, but they can’t say that. So they will continue the mission to de-legitimize the president. It has been 10 months since he took office [...]