Archive for February, 2009
Chi-Town – America’s Third Most Miserable City
By: Charles Mombo Chicago theaterCall it whatever nickname you want: My Kind of Town, Beirut by the Lake, Second City, Chicagoland, The Big Onion, The City That Works, The Chill or Chi Ill (Chill as in Chicago Illinois), Hog butcher for the world, Tool maker, Stacker of [Read More]
Sen. Gregg’s withdrawal smells ungraciously fishy
Senator Judd GreggAfter begging the Obama’s administration to considered him for the position of U.S. Commerce Secretary, the Republican Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire made an above-face by withdrawing his consideration. Following is Senator Gregg Statement on [Read More]
Etta James – At last Beyonce gonna get her ass whipped
According to an audio posted on TMZ.com, legendary singer Etta James, 71-year-old, who is famous for the song “At Last,” told an audience in Canada last week, “You guys know your president, right?” “You know the one with big ears? Yeah, wait a [Read More]
Still I Rise : A Graphic History of African Americans
Still I Rise"As a contribution to illustrated history from a black point of view," writes acclaimed foreword author Charles Johnson, "Still I Rise is a unique achievement, one that will be valued — like Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s [Read More]
Flirting and human sexuality
By Frank T. Scruggs, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate Flirting and human sexualityI’m just taking a few moments here to discuss a little bit about what I know as a social scientist about flirting and how to recognize the steps. Feel free to conduct your own research and test out [Read More]
Detroit’s Kwame Kilpartick released from prison
At 12:35 a.m. Tuesday morning, Detroit‘s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 38-year-old, strolled out of the Wayne County Jail. He said nothing to reporters as he was whisked into a Chevy Suburban. The former mayor spent 99 days in an isolated cell. "He’s [Read More]
Life Term for robbery – Cruel and Unusual for Ian Manuel?
Ian Manuel - sentenced to die in prison for an offense in a robbery and non-homicidal caseIn 1990, when Ian Manuel was 13, gang members instructed him to commit a robbery. During the botched robbery attempt in downtown Tampa, Florida, Ian shot and wounded a woman. He turned [Read More]
Life Term for Rape – Cruel and Unusual for Joe Sullivan?
Joe Harris Sullivan, now 35-year-old, is still serving a life term for a non-homicide crime committed, since 13-year-old, for raping a 72-year-old elderly white woman. Image Source:Agence France-Presse/Getty Images On May 4, 1989, someone robbed a 72-year-old White woman in [Read More]
