The NY Knicks Must Fire Isiah Thomas!
Isiah Thomas should be fired. He has been nothing short of a complete disaster for the New York Knicks organization and the NBA.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Words For Warfare
"You have to imagine it possible before you can see something. You can have the evidence right in front of you, but if you can't imagine something that has never existed before, it's impossible." - Rita Dove
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Dummy LaMont Award To Denver Nugget Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony wins our latest Dummy LaMont Award for getting busted for a suspected DUI on 4am this past Sunday morning. Not only is it stupid to drink and drive, but he is rich, anyone, anybody, would have gone to pick his dumb ass up. Not only could he have killed someone or himself, his team is in the middle of a serious playoff race, not to mention the fact that he has a infant son that he should have been with instead of drinking and driving. What a class A dummy!
Hip Hop Hater Bill Cosby To Release Hip Hop Album
For the man that continues to forget that he produced the heavily ebonics laced ghetto cartoon Fat Albert and the Gang, comes a brand new head turning announcement. Bill Cosby does hip hop. Mr. Cosby is not going to rap himself, but ask others to help out. Considering how he has blasted rap music and hip hop artists, I can't imagine who would help out.
Serial Subway Groper Facing Life Sentence
What in the hell is wrong with this brother? You have to read this story to believe it. Why did it take this long to finally get his behind? Women need to get into positions of power to change sexual assault laws. Men just don't get it. They are not the usual victims of sex crimes, so they are soft on sex offenders. Women pay the price. I won't cry if this fool gets life.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Words For Warfare
"I have a great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift." - Septima Poinsette Clark
Kemba Smith's Life Story To Become A Feature Film
If you don't know who Kemba Smith is, you should. Read about her story here and her foundation here. Ms. Smith's story could be any woman's story, any woman's nightmare. Her life should make a great movie. Even if you don't feel sympathetic to her story, you must admit she has made extremely productive use of her second chance at real life.
The New Big Money Question - To Buy Or Not Buy A House?
I'm planning on moving soon and looking at what I would have to pay for rent, I am strongly considering buying a house. Yet, the economy is so bad and the housing market is worse. I'm just not sure what to do. There are tons of houses on the market where I live and I just can't measure if buying a home is a good investment at this time. I really hate renting and I really hate paying someone a bunch of money for a place I don't own. I am also tired of moving and I am ready to be settled for a while. I just don't know. What do you think?
L.A. Lakers Take Over #1 Spot In NBA West!
One more game to go. One win and the Lakers finish number one in western conference. Go Kobe!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Words For Warfare
"Being strong can be also feminine. I don't think feminine equals being weak. Being strong is very sexy." - Sanaa Lathan
Meet The New Miss USA!
I never get the point of beauty pageants, but I will celebrate a sista's achievement. Congrats to Ms. Stewart!
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Words For Warfare
"When you get real old, honey, you realize there are certain things that just don't matter anymore. You lay it all on the table. There's a saying, 'Only little children and old folks tell the truth." - Sarah L. Delaney
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Must Read Book About Real Life Issues
Check out this book or this gentlemen's you-tube lecture. Here's more background on his inspiring story.
Civil Rights Figure and Pastor Convicted of Incest Charges
There's just nothing much to say here. Read the story and be informed. This is horrible! How did black folk end up following so many black pastors that ended up with such sorid secret lives?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Words For Warfare
"You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself." - Diana Ross
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Candace Parker Picked #1 In WBA Draft
Looks like I won't have to send anyone to egg Michael Cooper's house after all. My potential Dummy Lamont award nominee did the correct no-brainer thing and drafted Ms. Parker #1. I am looking forward to follwoing the Los Angeles Sparks this summer.
Words For Warfare
"The future and strength of the race is for {black} women to be able to have kids when they want them and to love and provide them with the tools they'll need to get through a hostile world. The image of the black woman bearing child upon child against her will is the real threat to the race." - Faye Wattleton
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African American Women - Please Pay Attention To Our Sisters Struggling To Survive Sexual Assault In The Congo!
I just finished watching the documentary and I am honestly to upset to comment at this time. I strongly encourage everyone to see this powerful film. Send the filmmaker an e-mail and thank her for bringing this painful, enraging, yet insightful, even hopeful story to the public eye. The silence about rape in the Congo must be ended now!
Tennessee Lady Vols Win NCAA Basketball Title
8 National Titles, 1 three-peat and two back-to-backs....Nuff' Said!!!!!!
This Guy Deserves The Needle, The Chair, Whatever The Hell The Death Penalty Punishment Happens To Be In PA!
I love playing my playstation 2, it's a great way to relieve stress. I packed my game and games up today after reading this story. This jackass beat a 2 year old child to death with a controller from a video game. Her mama listened to the beating, but didn't bother to get off her ass to see what this fool was doing to her child. It's gonna be a long damn time before I play with my playstation 2 again.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Words For Warfare
"If you send up a weather vane or put your thumb up in the air every time you want to do something different, to find out what people are going to think about it, you're going to limit yourself. That's a very strange way to live." - Jessye Norman
HBO Special Documentary - The Greatest Silence: Rape In The Congo - Airing Tonight!
PLEASE WATCH THIS DOCUMENTARY!!!!! Tell others to watch. The film begins airing tonight, there should be multiple airings for the rest of the month. If you watch it tonight or over the next few days, please come back and comment about it on the blog.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Words For Warfare
“As we move into the 21st century, it's going to be incumbent upon all of us to realize that while Martin Luther King Jr. was a great and awesome man, that we too have a calling and assignment in this life.” - Bernice King
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Sunday, April 6, 2008
Words For Warfare
"Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take out." - Moms Mabley
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Would Be Pissed If He Was Alive Today
High black poverty rates, black on black crime, war in Iraq, poor education statistics, low marriage rates, unprepared for retirement, limited leadership, failure to be home owners, incarceration rates. Yes, Dr. King would be pissed.
Candace Parker Named AP Basketball Player Of The Year
Ms. Parker adds more hardware to her growing collection. Can you imagine, the idiot that is coaching the WNBA's L.A. Sparks is trying to act like they won't draft her number one in this summer's draft. Has he lost his mind? Not only will she return that team to championship status, she will be the biggest box office draw in women's sports. I hate dumb men. This is a no-brainer decision.
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Moses is Dead - Actor Charlton Heston Dead At 84
Mr. Heston often got on my nerves with his politics concerning the NRA, but he was my man in a lot of movies. I was just watching Planet of the Apes last night. His films, The Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Touch of Evil, The Omega Man, Will Penny and Solyent Green, I watch over and over. Rest in Peace.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Words For Warfare
“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.” - Queen Latifah
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L.A. Lakers Clinch Playoff Berth!
My boys in the purple and gold clinched a playoff spot, now the battle continues for the division title and home court for the playoffs. And of course, Kobe Bryant for MVP!!!!
When Folks Have Too Much Money And Time II
Would you did any wine with this dude's name on it? What nitwit has invested money in a hip hop winery? It never ceases to amaze me, how much and how often hip hop stars waste money and time on stuff that does nothing to uplift the race. How about starting something related to education or putting green space in urban neighborhoods? They always get us with the absolutely useless stuff.
When Folks Have Too Much Money And Time
People have way too much money and time on their hands. A diamond studded thong? People are losing their homes and we're making crap like this to display to the public?
Friday, April 4, 2008
Words For Warfare
"I want to say to every Negro woman present, don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!" - Madam C.J. Walker
Today Marks The 40th Anniversary Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Assassination
Sometimes you have to remember and reflect on the good and the bad. This is one of those times. MLK Jr. Rest in Peace.
The White New Edition Is Back!
Lawd! The white boys are back. NKOTB has gotten back together for a new album and tour. I wonder if they are going to sing "Dirty Dawg." I always thought was an pretty decent song from them. I always hated how they got more love, money, and endorsements that the group they were so clearly ripping off, New Edition.Wayne "Frosty Freeze" Frost - R.I.P!
One of the greatest breakers in hip hop passed too early and too young at aged 44. Rest in Peace.Thursday, April 3, 2008
CNN Special Focus - "Black In America" Series
Check out the first in a three part series by CNN on being Black In America. Reporter Soledad O'Brien will be the lead reporter for this series. The first part is tonight at 9pm est and will focus on reviewing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The second and third parts will air on june 18th and 19th, these shows will focus on black men first and then black women on the last night. Let's see if CNN does any better than MSNBC did focusing on black women in America.
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Georgia Third Graders Get Caught In Plot To Rub Out Teacher
See what happens that when a sista takes off a couple days from blogging! Damn! What in the hell is our world coming to? Third graders bringing a murder kit to school? And folks wonder why people don't want to teach K-12? I don't care if the "experts" think these kids didn't really plan to hurt someone, they picked out these items and brought them to school. The intent alone is scary. Where were these kids parents? Is anyone paying any attention to kids in school?
The Criminal Justice System Fails To Do It's Job Again!
The suspected killers of UNC Chapel Hill student body president should have been under extensive and intensive focus from the agency supervising their probation. Instead, their cases were being handled by an inexperienced probation officer with no training. Somebody should be fired, but of course, they have not done that. They also don't seem to have a clue as to how to fix the problem. I am not against folks getting locked up, but if you are not going to do anything for rehabilitation while they are locked up and you are not going to supervise them when they are released, what do you think they are going to do?
Operation Safe Passage
There have been so many students killed by violence in the last two years in the Chicago school system, the police, parents, and other community leaders have started escorting students to school each day. The new program is called "Operation Safe Passage." It's a damn shame that kids who want to go to school can't get there without escorts and it's a further damn shame that parents still don't feel their kids are safe even with the escorts. Black folk need to start working hard to turn this around now, we have at least two entire generations that are in desperately serious jeopardy.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Words For Warfare - Special April Fools Day Birthday Edition
“I'm not living the blues; I'm just singing for the women who think they can't speak out. Can't a man alive mistreat me, 'cause I know who I am.” - Alberta Hunter (April 1, 1895 - October 17, 1984)
Alberta Hunter was one bad sister that piled a whole lot of living into a very interesting life. I can't think of anyone better to share a birthday with!
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Happy Birthday To Me!
My blog sisters Attorney Mom and SheCodes asked for a picture of me. Well here it is you two, Professor Tracey at ten years old, perfecting the then and still nasty left-handed jumper. Spare yourself thinking up April Fools Day jokes, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that my birthday is on April 1st.
The Way Back Machine
Who would you want to meet if Mr. Peabody's Way Back Machine was genuine? In no particular order of importance, I would love to meet the following ten people.
1) My Grandma Ida
2) Jesus
3) Cleopatra
4) Stonewall Jackson
5) Bessie Coleman
6) Frida Kahlo
7) Diana Sands
8) Malcolm X
9) Zora Neale Hurston
10) Wilma Rudolph
Which ten people would you like to meet from the past? I'd love to know your choices.
A True April Fool!
I can't remember whose blog I stole this picture from, but every time I look at this photo, it cracks me up. I'm not trying to wolf on my white brethren, but could you ever picture a black person doing this?
Post #350
I started my blog on December 26, 2007 and today, April 1, 2008 marks my 350th posting. I love my blog and I have really enjoyed discussing, debating, and fussing with all my various readers and lurkers, you know who you are. Thanks for making my blogging a pleasure. Looking forward to the next 350!
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