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City Colleges of Chicago needs a paradigm shift from good to great
By: Charles S. Mombo, MSMIS, MBA Chicago Mayor Richard DaleyIn his book, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness, Stephen Covey stated, “If you want to make minor, incremental changes and improvement, work on practices, behavior or attitude. But if you want to [Read More]
Chicago Gang Leaders to hold Press Conference warns Police
Chicago gang leaders are holding the conference to publicly accuse the Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis of harassment and threatening him with a cease and desist warning. Chicago gang leaders are expected to hold a press conference today at 10 a.m., at the Columbus Park [Read More]
Rev. Wright – psychopaths believe Obama is a Muslim
Rev Dr. Jeremiah WrightPreaching at the Sunday service of the New Millennium Church in Little Rock, Arkansan, Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, the former pastor of President Barack Obama referred to those who wrongly believe that President Obama is a Muslim as [Read More]
Paris Hilton allegedly arrested again for cocaine possession
According to Las Vegas Metro Police, socialite Paris Hilton was arrested late Friday and booked into the Las Vegas' Clark County Detention Center for possession of cocaine - a controlled substance.According to Las Vegas Metro Police, socialite Paris Hilton was arrested late [Read More]
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates
Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by InmatesIn a “Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates” released by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in the Office of Justice Programs the following were [Read More]
Beck and Palin rally on Dr. King Dream speech anniversary
Dr. Martin Luther King's speech emphasized respect, peace and equality for every human being.Dr. Martin Luther King is perhaps most famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech, that was given in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. Dr. King's speech [Read More]
Shaquille O’Neal engagement from better to worst?
Is this the Mrs. O'Neal to be?????Like the sound of vuvuzela at a World Cup game, the blogosphere is buzzing with unconfirmed rumors that Shaquille O'Neal, 38 year-old and Nicole Nikki Alexander, 28 year-old, also known as Hoopz got engaged. Rumors has it that he got [Read More]
Shirley Sherrod declines USDA job offer after racist fiasco
Shirley Sherrod Photo Credit: CBSAfter two hours of meeting today, Tom Vilsack, the Secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Shirley Sherrod, the former USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development held a press conference. During the press conference, Sherrod, [Read More]
Yoseph Robinson, Jamaican hip-hopper turned Orthodox Jew Shot
Robinson's upcoming book: Jamaican hip-hopper turned Orthodox JewYoseph Robinson, a 34 year-old Jamaican born hip-hopper turned Orthodox Jew was gunned in the chest and arm and killed over the weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Robinson was killed at a kosher liquor store where [Read More]
Jazz violinist Regina Carter is like a fine bottle of wine
Lauded as one of the finest violinists of her generation, Carter captures both the essence and allure of the original music through a lens of contemporary interpretation. Don't believe the negative hype about Detroit, Michigan. Out of Detroit came some of America's [Read More]
Meshell Ndegeocello – Arguably one of the best bassist
Meshell Ndegeocello is arguably one of the best bassist around today!If an Academy Award was awarded for the category, “sparking the neo-soul movement,” Meshell Ndegeocello will win, hands down. In addition to ten career Grammy Award nominations, she also [Read More]
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Guilty of only one count
After two weeks of deliberations, Chicago jurors today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of only one of the 24 counts against him.After two weeks of deliberations, Chicago jurors today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich of only one of the 24 [Read More]
No Angels Nadja Benaissa had sex conceals HIV status
Nadja Benaissa, the 28 year-old pop star of the popular German all-female group, No AngelsNadja Benaissa, the 28 year-old pop star of the popular German all-female group, No Angels, was in a Darmstadt court today. Benaissa is on trial for knowingly having unprotected [Read More]
Barack Obama, the worst U.S. president in history?
Ben Quayle Arizona's GOP 3rd Congressional District candidateUntil last Wednesday, I had never heard of Ben Quayle. While watching CNN that day, a goofy looking and Gomer Pyler(ish) sounding individual appeared on TV directly facing the camera and began by saying, [Read More]
Michael Jordan presents Scottie Pippen For Hall of Fame
Scottie Pippen, Basketball Hall of Fame 2010 InducteeTonight Scottie Pippen will be formally inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Pippen will be presented by Michael Jordan, his teammate of nine seasons with the Bulls. During an earlier news conference at the Naismith [Read More]
Dr. Laura Apologizes for On-Air Nigger Rant
Dr. Laura Apologizes for on air Nigger Rant Before you read this article, please note my position on the word “nigger”. I am absolutely no respecter of the word and have choose not to take ownership it (period!). Every time one hears the word crackers, Jew town, [Read More]
What if flight Attendant Slater was a Gay Black Male
What if flight Attendant Slater was a Gay Black MaleJetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, 38 year-old, has become an instant celebrity; and this is based on America's crazy definition of who a celebrity is these days. Slater on Monday allegedly cursed out an entire [Read More]
U.S.A Versus Brazil Soccer Match in Rutherford, N.J.
By: Charles S. Mombo Today, Tuesday, Aug. 10, the much anticipated soccer game between the United States and Brazil has already sold more than 65,000 tickets. Today, Tuesday, Aug. 10, the much anticipated soccer Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites $$('div.d3061').each( [Read More]
Is Fantasia Barrino being sued for adultery?
Fantasia Barrino and Antwuan Cook in the BarbadosAccording to public court documents reviewed in the Mecklenburg County District Court in Raleigh, North Carolina; a lawsuit was filed against the former "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino. A woman by the name [Read More]
Gay upsets Usain Bolt, the Jamaican Born Sprinter
Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt, the Jamaican Born SprinterOn Friday, Usain Bolt, 24 year-old, got an early and unpleasant August 21st birthday present from Tyson Gay, 28 year-old who give himself a pleasant August 9th happy birthday present. Gay, the American sprinter beat [Read More]
Mike Tyson to change everything he dislikes about himself
Iron Mike Tyson, the former heavy weight world boxing championIron Mike Tyson, the former heavy weight world boxing champion recently made a stop by ESPN radio for an interview. He opened up about his part in the successful comedy, “The Hangover.” When [Read More]
President Obama The Birthday Boy heads to Chitown
Happy Birthday President Barack Obama! President Barack Obama, the First African American president heads home to Chicago today as he celebrates his 49th birthday today. The president's birthday celebration is not all cake and ice cream; he has a very busy [Read More]
Obama signs Crack cocaine versus Cocaine Powder law
The Obama's Fair Sentencing Act law narrows the ratio from 100:1 to 18:1.Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act. This law reduces the apparent racist and disproportionate disparity in punishment given to those convicted of possessing crack [Read More]
LeBron James Akron Thank You ad Upsets Cleveland
LeBron James Akron Thanks You ad Upsets ClevelandLeBron James' so-called former fans in Cleveland are still pissed and continue to question his personal decision to move on. James' recent ad placed in his hometown's newspaper, the Akron Beacon Journal, [Read More]
Car thieves Prefer Cadillac Escalade over Saturn VUE
Car thieves Prefer Cadillac Escalade over Saturn VUECar thieves are not as dumb as they want us to believe; they have Cadillac Escalade taste and barely have enough money to purchase a Tata Nano. By the way, the Tata Nano is the world's cheapest car, made in India and [Read More]
Pregnant Singer Alicia Keys Marries Swizz Beatz
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Pistel) Pregnant Singer Alicia Keys Marries Swizz BeatzCNN is reporting that R&B singer Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have tied the knot. The pregnant bride and her groom had the ceremony on Saturday at a private home by the Mediterranean [Read More]
Is President Obama Demeaning the Office of the President?
President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States on the daytime talk show "The View." There is much ado about nothing going on over the blogosphere today regarding President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States pending [Read More]
Arizona SB1070 gets a double-spiked dagger in the heart
Opponents of Arizona's SB 1070Judge Susan Bolton, who heard arguments this week on the first of the Arizona lawsuits, today granted a partial injunction against Arizona's SB 1070. From every indication, Judge Bolton's decision has driven a double-spiked [Read More]
A Project on Shared Histories of Asians and Blacks in America
By: Kevin Simmonds A Project on Shared Histories of Asians and Blacks in America Instead of reporting the unintended death of Tian Sheng Yu by two young Black men in Oakland this April as an isolated crime, the media suggested it might have been part of trend of [Read More]
Why they won’t stop shooting in Chicago
Chicago PoliceThis well written article by Mark J. Konkol and Frank Main, staff reporters of the Chicago Sun-Times discusses why killing in Chicago is not expected to slow down or stop any time soon. Simply put; too many murder cases remain unsolved. According to Kokol and [Read More]
The Republic of Liberia Celebrates her 163th Birthday
As the Republic of Liberia celebrates her 163 birthday today, ChocolateCity.cc wishes to extend a Happy Independence Day to the country and all Liberians around the world!As the Republic of Liberia celebrates her 163 birthday today, ChocolateCity.cc wishes to extend a Happy [Read More]
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner Benefits
Arizona must provide Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partner BenefitsHonorable John W. Sedwick, a U.S. District Judge on Friday blocked the State of Arizona from implementing a state law that would have eliminated domestic partner benefits for gay and lesbian state employees. The [Read More]
Snitch for Justice – Get Chicago Officer Bailey Murderer Behind Bars
Michael R. Bailey, 62 year-old, a 20-year veteran is sadly the third Chicago Police officer to be gunned down in the last 60 days.An unprovoked aggression or murder against an innocent person is incomprehensible. It is even more gut wrenching and frightening when the [Read More]
President Obama, have you call Shirley Sherrod yet?
Sherrod, a Black or African American, was the former USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development that was wrongly accused of racism and forced to resign on Tuesday by the White House.Unless you live on another planet (and that planet lacks Internet, radio, or a [Read More]
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification – Don’t think about it!
A Resolution of Interposition and Nullification - Don't think about it!Interposition means that a state of the United States of America may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its power and nullification refers to a state in the United States refusing [Read More]
LeBron James Stolen No. 23 Pendant Resurfaced on Ebay
LeBron James Stolen No. 23 Cleveland Cavaliers Jersey Pendant Resurfaces on EbayIn this country been in possession of property obtained by crime or knowing that the property was stolen is usually prosecuted as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on the value of the stolen [Read More]
David Salgado and Chicanos Por La Causa Fights Arizona SB1070
Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés Photo Credit: Mi Cultura My Roots by El Moisés – Commissioned by Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC)Figuratively speaking, the heat is on in Arizona. That state legal showdown is expected to pour large amount of [Read More]
The True Colored of Tea Party and Mark Williams
Tea Party Express spokesman Mark Williams does not only accused the NAACP of racism, but he also wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln on behalf of "Colored People". Below is Williams' letter: Letter to Abraham Lincoln July 14th, 2010 A personal note from [Read More]
NAACP calls the Tea Party acts rampant racism
On Tuesday at the NAACP's (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) 101st annual convention being held in Kansas City, Missouri, the organization passed a resolution that condemns what it feels is rampant racism in the Tea Party movement. [Read More]
Dan Gilbert and LeBron James a pimp-prostitute relationship?
Wikipedia defines the word pimp as an agent for prostitutes who lives off their earnings. The pimp-prostitute relationship can be abusive, with the pimp using techniques such as psychological intimidation, manipulation and physical force to control the prostitutes he sends [Read More]
LeBron Joins Heat with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh
LeBron made his decision – he will join Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami. Bookmark ChocolateCity.cc Hide Sites $$('div.d2570').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) }); [Read More]
Why is Justice Thomas wife bad-mouthing President Obama?
Supreme Court Justice Clarence and Virginia Ginni ThomasThe word that I could find to best describe Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas behavior is unsettling. Ginni appears to have a well-known dislike of President [Read More]
Viagra older men and sexually transmitted diseases
The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in older men taking erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs like Viagra is twice as high as in their non-medicated peers.It seems bad enough that since the emergence of the blue pills, “big mama” has been [Read More]
Frida Kahlo, a Mexican surrealist and artist extraordinaire
Frida Kahlo employed the symbolism that characterized much of her work in this self-portrait, “Autorretarto con Collre de Espinas y Colibri, 1940.” Wearing a necklace of thorns, she represents a Christian martyr, and the thorns piercing her skin symbolize the emotional [Read More]
Mel Gibson: Raped by a Pack of Niggers Comments!
On a 30 minutes voice mail recording released by Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva, he is heard screaming racist and sexist rant against her. On the recording, Gibson said: "You look like a fucking pig in heat," follow by "If you get raped by a [Read More]
Did Republican Judiciary Senators Disrespect Thurgood Marshall
It starting to appear that Elena Kagan, Solicitor General of the United States and the pending nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court was right when she complained, in her now-famous 1995 book review, that the Supreme Court confirmation hearings have been reduced to “a [Read More]
Supreme Court: Chicago’s handgun ban is illegal
In a June 28, 2010 Supreme Court decisions, Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority by noting, "Self-defense is a basic right, recognized by many legal systems from ancient times to the present day," he also added that "individual self-defense is [Read More]
Another Bloody Chicago Weekend: 54 Shot and 10 Dead
Another violent and deadly weekend continues in Chicago. Among those shot during this weekend included a 1 year-old girl who suffered a graze wound to the neck. During the weekend of April 23, 2010, eight people including a toddler were killed and 18 wounded in Chicago. [Read More]
Kanye and Suge Knight – Is a Deadly Beef Brewing?
In 2005, 33 year-old Kanye West , hosted a party in celebration of the MTV Video Music Awards at the Shore Club in Miami. Among his invited celebrity guests was Marion Knight, 45 year-old, also known as Suge Knight. According to court papers, during the party, a lone gunman [Read More]
A white Senator Accuses President Obama of Racism
I always assumed that one has to have an ounce of common sense to serve as a U.S. Congressman. But I have been proven wrong lately by the idiotic comments and behaviors of some of our so-called congressman. Iowa Republican congressman Steve King, who is known for his [Read More]
Fraud Forces Puerto Rico to Void All Birth Certificates
It has been known for years that the island of Puerto Rico was a major weak links to illegally aliens entering the United States. Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández, the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, was told that four in ten identity fraud cases in [Read More]
Ethnic Cleansing of Murals in Arizona Prescott City
Image Source: AP If Arizona's Prescott City Councilman and talk-show host Steve Blair had his way, there would be no African-Americans and Latinos faces on murals in public places around the city. According to Blair, “diversity is a word I can't stand." [Read More]
Is Arizona Planning A Full-scale War Against Latinos?
Image Credit: SEIU.org Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and her Republican counterparts are on a roll and running amok by introducing “Hitler-Style” bills one after another with a new one – the “Anchor babies” law in the making. On April 19, [Read More]
Is Secretary of State Clinton Constitutionally Ineligible?
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham ClintonThe Supreme Court refused to hear arguments that Hillary Rodham Clinton is ineligible to be secretary of state because of the emoluments clause in the U.S. Constitution. On behalf of a State Department employee David Rodearmel, the [Read More]
Chicago 1919 Race Riot In Retrospect
Rock throwing white youths during the 1919 race riotEarly dawn today, I parked my car at the 63rd Street lakefront parking lot and rode my bike along the lakefront bike path to the Buckingham Fountain. As I approached the 29th street lakefront, a strong sense of [Read More]
Arizona Bans African American and Chicana/o Studies
The Torch of Quetzalcoatl by Leo Tanguma`On Tuesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed bill HB2281 that bans all ethnic studies in Arizona's public schools. HB2281 takes effect on Dec. 31, 2010. The bans will prevent the teaching of African American, Native [Read More]
U.S. approves settlement for black farmers: where’s the check?
Black farmers rallied in Washington D.C. last week to receive payment from USDA discrimination settlement. (Source: Washington State House Republicans)President Obama kept his words when he said, he would bring "long-ignored claims of African-American farmers to a [Read More]
Otis McDonald Sues Chicago Over Handgun Ban
Otis McDonald,76 year-old Chicago's Morgan Park residenceThe Supreme Court agreed to hear oral arguments today over the City of Chicago, Illinois handgun ban. The case was filed by Otis McDonald, 76 year-old Chicago's Morgan Park residence along with others against the [Read More]
Archeology Forensic Reveal Wealthy 4th Century AD Africans
Ivory Bangle LadyI could not resist sharing this story with my readers. Those of you that are familiar with ChocolateCity.cc are aware that we DO NOT celebrate Black History month – simply, because we celebrate it 365 days in the year. So in essence, we celebrate [Read More]
Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
At a July 4, 1852 Independence Day meeting sponsored by the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, a former slave, delivered one of Nineteenth century's greatest orations. His theme was the contradiction between American slavery and American [Read More]
