The New Jim Crow & Black Buying Power – Ramifications For Some Industries

Study: Black Buying Power Increased Dramatically For a list of things going right in the black community – never ask a black conservative “buckdancer” – or a conservative period. (Buckdancing is a real art form, BTW – which along with “clogging” is a dance style to bluegrass and old-style country music. It evolved from a [...]

The Real SOTU

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Miss America – A Virginia Gal!

The new Miss America hails from Virginia, guys. Eat your hearts out! Caressa Cameron, a Fredericksburg native, currently enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth in Richmond took the title last night – Caressa Cameron, formerly Miss Virginia, wins Miss America 2010 title A 22-year-old woman who represented Virginia was named the winner Saturday night in the 2010 [...]

Starting Fresh – When the HR Rep Doesn’t Call

One of things you never will hear crossing a politicians lips when talking about unemployment – is the fact that the 10% unemployment numbers include 5 – 7  million of the unemployed are folks who have college degrees, and would be classified as white collar workers. This situation started shortly after the Dot Com bust, [...]

President Obama at Georgetown/Duke Basketball Game

President Obama and VP Joe Biden attended the Georgetown-Duke basketball game today in DC (Georgetown won).The Prez makes a pretty good commentator!

President Obama Opens A Can of Whoop Ass on Republicans – In Their House!

This had to hurt! First the Speech – And now the Q&A – This was a real “Come to Jesus” meeting for conservatives. “The whole thing basically went like [this],” Mike Madden wrote at Salon. “Republican asks obnoxious question rooted in Glenn Beck-ian talking points; Obama swats it away, makes the questioner look silly, and [...]

Blue Moon

A little something to enjoy Dinner by -

The War For Justice – Democrats Step Up

Since the 2000 (S)election where 5 Republican Judges illegitimately installed a Republican President, progressive discontent with the direction of the judiciary has grown.  Stung by decisions by a “Liberal” court during the Civil Rights era which ruled in favor of Civil Rights for Minorities and tore down much of the Jim Crow System, the conservative’s [...]

Paul R. Jones – Collector and Patron of African American Art

Paul R. Jones was one of the central figures in socializing an appreciation for, and collection of African-American created art. His collections and donations also helped raise the value of artworks produced by black artists and raise consciousness – helping artists become recognized, and raising commercial value. Unlike the robber-baron families whose donations formed the [...]

On Intelligent Black Folks

Hat Tip to NewsOne This one by RK Byers which poses an interesting question – Do Intelligent Black People Have A Harder Time? James Baldwin once wrote, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” Now imagine being a particularly intelligent [...]

Howard Zinn – Historian, Passes

Howard Zinn, Historian, Dies at 87 Howard Zinn, historian and shipyard worker, civil rights activist and World War II bombardier, and author of “A People’s History of the United States,” a best seller that inspired a generation of high school and college students to rethink American history, died Wednesday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was [...]

“Jindalized” – Another Political Suicide

Last night on the Republican response to the President’s SOTU, shiny new Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell followed in the footsteps of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal… In committing political suicide. The amount of personal hubris to be stupid enough to make this speech, while still trying to consolidate leadership in Virginia – is incredible. Predictably – [...]

Obama to Yellowcrats – “Govern”

One of the most frustrating things about the Dem majority in Congress is their continued tendency to chicken out each and every time the Republicans raise and objection or the Right-wing noise machine cranks up the static. Democrats have failed over the last year by waffling, with predictable electoral results. To those Democrats who have [...]

The Post-Racial SOTU

Matthews lays out an interesting dynamic of President Obama’s SOTU Speech last night. Opposition to this Presidency has far too often been based on race – not politics. That isn’t only the slack-jawed inbred Republican Tea Bagger sort – but doubts some white Americans have about this black guy with a funny name, who doesn’t [...]

ACORN Fake Pimp Becomes Radioactive to Republicans

Tapping, or tampering with a Congressman or Senator’s phones is a Federal Crime. A Felony punishable by 10 Years in prison and a $250,000 fine. There  is ample precedent for this going back to the days before cellular phone service was encrypted and digitized, where a couple managed to overhear and record a conversation by [...]