George Zimmerman meant well but we must be careful in our zeal to protect our communities. Trayvon Martin was a better young man than most but sorting good kids from the bad ones has become difficult because most of them –Black, White and Brown- seems to admire the thug/hard element. I didn’t add “Yellow” to the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Blacks’
Psalms 71:18: Zimmerman and Old Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bible, Blacks, community, crime, jobs, senior citizens, Trayvon, Unemployment, youth, Zimmerman on April 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Presidential Elections: Elian Gonzalez = Trayvon Martin
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Cuba, Elian Gonzalez, hoodie, military, Trayvon on March 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Is anyone else thinking that the Trayvon Martin situation might be to the 2012 presidential election what the Elian Gonzalez matter was to the 2000 presidential election? We remember the young Cuban boy who was in the middle of a Florida battle. After the Clinton administration sent him back to that island nation, Al Gore narrowly [...]
March Madness and the Khan Academy: Rethink Everything
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, austin scott, Blacks, Conservatives, education, GOP, hip hop, March Madness, Mitt Romney, NCAA, politics on March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
It’s madness to do the same things year after year and expect difference results. So, I decide to acknowledge the brilliance of the guy who started the Khan Academy to reform education. But first, I would like to invite anyone to join our ESPN NCAA basketball groups for the men and women tournaments. The group [...]
Mitt Romney, Malcolm X and Ozzie Davis: Do the Right Thing
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Mitt Romney, newt, Santorum, vote on March 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
When thinking about presidential politics, I keep hearing Georgian Ozzie Davis line from Georgia-educated Spike Lee’s movie “Always do the right thing.” Well, “the Mayor” clearly was too fond of Albany, Georgia-produced Miller High Life beer but that simply statement speaks volumes. The Georgia primary is tomorrow and I have been thinking hard about what [...]
PBS’s Slavery By Another Name
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, black history, Blacks, PBS on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The PBS documentary “Slavery By Another Name” will seen chills through in freedom-loving person. While slavery in America technically ended shortly after the Civil War, southerners know bondage continued in one form or another until the 1960s. This documentary tells the story of Blacks and some Whites who were put in jail or prison for [...]
Clarence Thomas: Good Brother
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Clarence Thomas, Conservatives, Georgia, Obama, sanford bishop, savannah, Sowell on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather’s Son and now feel that Justice Thomas could be the most misunderstood brother in America. Grandfather Myers Anderson’s story could have been the story of any southern striving Black man before 1970 and reading the parts of this book about him was like reading about my father’s [...]
Obama vs. Cain, the Black Women with White Men List and Other Insults
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Bill Clinton, Black college, Black women, Blacks, Congress, Fox News, Georgia, GOP, Herman Cain, hip hop, Michelle Obama, Obama, youth on November 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
People get and give insults in the South all day every day. If you have thin skin, you should move. These insults come to mind. The Michael Basiden Show’s list “8 Reasons Black Women Should Date White Men: First, Black Women should date whoever makes them happy and treats them well. But, the list from Basiden’s [...]
Cain/Huntsman 2012?
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Herman Cain, Huntsman, Michelle Obama, Obama on October 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »
When looking at presidential possibilities, two questions should come to a voter’s mind: who do you want to be president and who ensures that the other team’s guy isn’t president. As a centrist Democrat, I want Obama and if someone from the other side became president with a snap of my fingers, it would be [...]
Brainwashed: Herman Cain And Me (Luke 6:42)
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, CNN, Conservatives, democrats, Fox News, Herman Cain, msnbc on October 1, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Herman Cain said Black Democrats are brainwashed and he is right. Also, he is brainwashed and I am brainwashed. Hell, everyone I know is brainwashed to a certain degree by someone or something—some negative and some positive. My dictionary tells me that brainwashing is an intensive indoctrination, usually political, aimed at changing a person’s basic [...]
The Entitlement Mentality: Unlikely Allies Project
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, hip hop, Newt Gingrich, youth on September 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
An entertainer called Chapter recently released the satirical video “It’s Free, Swipe Yo EBT.” I was ticked off until I realized the song was a poor attempt at parody. But, the bigger questions are the social responsibility of so-called artists and the direct effect they have on the entitlement mentality. Warning: strong language If you [...]
New Congressional Districts: Keep On Keeping On
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Blacks, blue dogs, Conservatives, Georgia, moderates, sanford bishop on July 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Political district lines on a map don’t reflect the reality of how people live. Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston supports the naval mission in Jacksonville, Florida, because some employees at the base live in southeast Georgia. The same statement can be made about Augusta, Savannah and Columbus. suburbanites often work, eat, shop, heal, pray and play [...]
Cynthia Tucker on Redistricting
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Blacks, Conservatives, Michael Steele, moderates, Newt Gingrich, sanford bishop on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Cynthia Tucker’s recent column on race and redistricting is so correct. She wrote: If black covers think they have made substantial gains simply by having more black representatives in Congress, they’re wrong. They’d have more influence if they were spread through several legislative districts, forcing more candidates to court them. My county is divided between [...]
Political Opponents: Stack the Deck or What the Heck
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Congress, Conservatives, Georgia, Herman Cain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Obama, saxby on May 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I am a good American who wants the best people governing. While I support candidates I find competent of any party, a quagmire results from deciding if I should hope for an opponent who is easier for my guy to beat or hope for a quality person who would serve well if elected. Obama is [...]
Georgia Congressional Redistricting: Get Involved
Posted in politics, tagged Blacks, Congress, Georgia, redistricting, sanford bishop on May 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Every southerner should be mapmaking during the redistricting process because our representation for the next ten years is on the table. We shouldn’t leave it to the state legislators alone because they work for us. There should be a smart phone app for redistricting. Because I am watching The Borgias on Showtime, ice-cold Niccolo Machiavelli, [...]
Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry/Thug Life vs. Conservatism: A House Divided
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, politics, spike lee, Tyler Perry on April 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
During a Q and A forum at the Albany, GA Black Expo, I asked actor Allen Payne to speak about the ongoing drama between Spike Lee and Tyler Perry. Spike feels that his work is positive art that uplifts the community while Perry’s productions are modern-day buffoonery to some degree. Tyler recently recommended a fiery [...]
Black Elite: HistoryMakers and Who’s Next
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Boehner, Michelle Obama, Newt Gingrich, sanford bishop, zell on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The HistoryMakers oral history videos on Rep. Sanford Bishop and Howard University Medical School professor Dr. LaSalle Leffall reminded me of the road Black America has travelled. This history series, which chronicles the “struggle,” provides useful insight on those shoulders we are standing. A young person watching these stories should feel guilt-ridden if they aren’t striving for [...]
Recruiting Options for Black Male Teachers
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Arne Duncan, Blacks, crime, education, Georgia, spike lee, youth on February 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
In Georgia, we spend too much money on criminal justice after spending cash for 12 years to education whose who would become criminals. New Governor and former congressman Nathan Deal was alarmed by the crime-related items in the state budget. To me, it’s like that old Fram oil filter commercial: “You can pay me now [...]
Clever: Egypt, Conservatism, Obama and Reagan
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, Conservatives, Egypt, Obama, oil, Reagan on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, please help me understand the word clever. Does it have a negative connotation? I think the positive side of being clever involves using one’s noggin to find logical solutions to pressing matters. It’s not rocket science to think that people in an oil-producing region want leadership that market and handle natural resources to the [...]
President Obama, Hill Harper and Bill Cosby On Family and Full Grown Men
Posted in politics, tagged African Americans, Blacks, family, Michelle Obama, Obama, parenting, youth on January 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Solving the pressing family crisis in our community could start with some simple solutions. President Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope, Hill Harper’s books “Letters to a Young Brother” and “Letters to a Young Sister,” and Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint’s “Come On People” all contain a central theme on the family. To me, the theme [...]
Theory: Campaigning Is Where The Money Is
Posted in politics, tagged austin scott, Blacks, democrats, palin, republicans, sanford bishop, saxby on November 9, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I have a new theory about campaigns and elections. Of course, my new theory could be fact that everyone other than me already knows. My theory is that for some people the business of campaigning is more important than actually governing ( i.e. Sarah Palin). Could prepping for campaigns and campaigning be where the money [...]
-
Recent Comments
-
Recent Posts
Pages
-
Blog Stats
- 46,604 hits
Tags
