‘Organization’ Archives
Illinois Democrat Lieutenant Governor Whites Only Need »
By Charles S. Mombo The slot for Lieutenant Governor of the State of Illinois became available after Pat Quinn, the former lieutenant governor succeeded Governor Rod Blagojevich who was impeachment and removal from office. It should be noted that while the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois are technically "running [...]
The Lord Loveth a Cheerful Nobel Laureate »
The White House is reporting that Nobel Laureate Barack Obama has received his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize. President Obama has kept his word by vowing to donate the prize money to charity after he unexpectedly won the prestigious prize last year. On Thursday, he named 10 charitable organizations to share the entire prize with. According to [...]
Research and the Deceptive Misinformation about Black »
By Charles S. Mombo I recently read with great interest an article titled, Poll Reveals Sleep Differences among Ethnic Groups. The article was published by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). The NSF's 2010 Sleep in America poll reveals, according to them, significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, [...]
Mo’Nique Wins Academy Award Best Supporting »
Photo Credit: Rick Rowell/ABC Chocolate City congratulations Monique Imes-Jackson, aka Mo'Nique, 42 year-old as the joins the league with three other outstanding African-American Best Supporting Actresses. Mo'Nique is the 16th African American actress to receive a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and the 4th [...]
Otis McDonald Sues Chicago Over Handgun Ban »
The 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 city of Chicago, Illinois. McDonald's case is sponsored by the Second Amendment Foundation and the Illinois State Rifle [...]
Crook County Chicago Illinois? »
By Charles S. Mombo One of Cook County's most not-too-famous son, Al Capone, was onces quoted as saying, "A crook is a crook, and there's something healthy about his frankness in the matter. But any guy who pretends he is enforcing the law and steals on his authority is a swell snake. The worst type of these punks is the big [...]
How Can We Better Protect IRS Employees? »
On Thursday, Joseph A. Stack, 53 year-old, apparently frustrated with the Internal Revenue Service, crashing his single-engine Piper Cherokee plane into an Austin, Texas, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building. Close to 200 IRS employees work in the building. It is common knowledge that the two things most fear by Americans are the fear of [...]
An Interview With Illinois U.S. Senatorial Candidate »
By Charles S. Mombo Since 1870, the United States Senate have had ONLY 6 African-American Senators. Two out of the six were Republicans elected during the Reconstruction era and four out of the six were elected in modern era. The last three African Americans or Blacks to serve in the U.S Senate were from Illinois. The six African Americans [...]
Sen. Graham Sees Blacks Among South Carolina Problems »
By Tolbert Yarkpawolo When Lindsey Graham replaced retired Senator Strom Thurmond as Senator of South Carolina in 2002, it appears that Graham inherited more than Thurmond's political slot. Senator Thurmond was considered by some as a racist bigot and one of the most detestable politicians that the United States has ever produced. [...]
DHS Illegally Spied on Farrakhan and Nation of Islam »
WASHINGTON — Homeland security officials improperly gathered intelligence on the Nation of Islam, a black Muslim group, but government rules were "unintentionally and inadvertently violated" and only publicly available information was collected, according to documents made public Wednesday. Internal correspondence shows the 2007 [...]
PW Tight Fisted Afro Picks Sparks Racial Complaints »
Am I missing something or are we becoming too overly sensitive. The 1999 image, pickin', by Lauren Kelley caused a spark on the blogosphere on Monday after the recent copy of Publisher Weekly (PW) used it on their magazine cover. Pickin' is a photograph of a black woman whose hair is full of Afro picks, the famous metal afro hair-comb of [...]
Tyler Perry Donates One Million Dollars to NAACP »
Tyler Perry has made history again.The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that the acclaimed film director has donated one million dollars, marking the largest gift ever given by an individual entertainer. In 2007, he became the first black or African American film producer to own a major [...]
Rep. Cao Ignores Republican Groupthink »
Rep. Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao of Louisiana appears to be an independent thinker and does not subscribe to the Republican Party Groupthink mindset. (more...)
I Will Not Officiate a Black and White Couple Wedding »
According to Judge Keith Bardwell, who is also an elected Justice of the Peace in Tangipahoa Parish's 8th Ward in Louisiana, his refusal to issue a marriage license and preside over the wedding of an interracial couple is based solely on his (more...)
Republican Party Joins the Taliban in Condemning »
Joining the Taliban, the African American Chairman of the Republican Party, Michael Steele, immediately issued a statement Friday saying, "The real question Americans are asking is, What has President Obama actually accomplished?" (more...)
Nobel Peace Laureate Barack Obama »
Less than nine months into his presidency, President Barack Obama makes history again. On Friday he was unanimously awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Laureate. (more...)
Republican Party – Great White Hope Only Need »
Lynn Jenkin, a Republican congresswoman from Kansas recently said that the Republican Party need a "great white hope who is white" to stop President Obama's policy agenda. (more...)
Judge Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed to Supreme Court »
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 55 year-old, was confirmed today to the Supreme Court. Justice Sotomayor replaces Justice David Souter. (more...)
Birthers still have issue with President Obama’s »
Recent comments from the likes of CNN's Lou Dobbs when he reported that, “Hawaii officials had destroyed Obama's original 1961 birth certificate,” without citing a source seems to be adding more fuel to the fire of the birthers' claim that the 44th U.S. President is not a citizen of the United States of America. (more...)
Philadelphia Police and Racism the City of »
Whenever I heard the word “Philadelphia”, the immediate visual connection that comes to mind is the May 13, 1985 incident in which police dropped bombs as an alternative to waiting to issue arrest warrants on members of the Africa family and the MOVE organization. (more...)
U.S. Drugs Enforcement Agency Joins Jackson Drug »
Sources close to Chocolatecity.cc is confirming that the United States Drugs Enforcement Agency (DEA) investigators are interviewing doctors who prescribed medication to Michael Jackson. After the death of Jackson, the Los Angeles police and officials from the county coroner's office were seen removing bags of prescription drugs and medical [...]
Apology accepted, where’s my damn 40 Acres and a »
The United States Senate approved a fiercely worded resolution couple of days ago that attempts to formally apologize for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery" of the African-American people. It's strange that their unanimous resolution came only after America elected it's first African American [...]
Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother President Obama »
Please have pity on me for having nothing better to do than to post a blog about the President of the United States killing a fly. The fact is, I could not resist sharing this blog with those that have not heard the story. I must confess that my attitude towards killing a fly is completely opposite of PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of [...]
Tennessee GOP Staffer depicts President Obama as a »
Sherri Goforth, a staffer in the office of Tennessee Grand Old Party (GOP) state senator Diane Black emailed a picture of the American presidents. The problem is the slot representing the 44th president, President Obama, was replaced by the head of a Golliwog. The Golliwog (originally spelled Golliwogg) is the least known of the major anti-Black [...]
Mays, from unmarked grave to Arlington National »
Born into an insane and racist era in America's history, Cpl. Isaiah Mays, was born on February 16, 1858 in Virginia into a system that classified and branded him as a slave and a second class citizen. On May 11, 1889 while serving as a corporal in Company B of the 24th Infantry Regiment and providing security escort for a U.S. Army pay wagon, [...]
Judge Sotomayor – Qualified and Desiring Supreme »
Tuesday, May 26, 2009, will be recorded as a great day in the history of the United States of America. As was expected, President Barack Obama exercised his constitutional rights and obligations by announcing federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 54 year-old, as his nominee to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. [...]
Ursula Burns named new Xerox CEO »
According to Xerox's website, its board of directors announced today that Anne Mulcahy, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire as CEO effective July 1. Ursula Burns, current president of the company, was named by the board to succeed Mulcahy as chief executive officer. Mulcahy will remain as chairman of the board. (more...)
Former Bulls Randy Brown Ordered to Auction NBA Ring »
Former Bulls guard Randy Brown was ordered by a judge to auction his three championship rings. Also as part of the bankruptcy filing, Brown is surrendering the million-dollar home he owns in Naperville, Illinois and a pair of Dodge Chargers. Randy won the rings while playing as a guard with the Chicago Bulls during their three [...]
Republicans Criticize Black Caucus over Cuba Visit »
Reps. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and Frank Wolf, R-Virginia, two White Republican congressmen criticized the Congressional Black Caucus delegation for ignoring Cuba's "myriad gross human rights abuses." Their complains is that the Black Caucus' recent visit to Cuba ignored the plight of political prisoners under the Castro regime. [...]
Regional and State Employment and Unemployment »
Regional and state unemployment rates were nearly all higher in February. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, while all 50 states and the District of Columbia had higher rates than a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The [...]
Who Loses if President Barack Obama Fails? »
“I wish President Barack Obama would fail,” is one of the dumbest, most unpatriotic, un-American, hateful, undermining, and a perceived selfish white male sense of entitlement statement that I have ever heard against a president of the United States of America. It would have been unthinkable for me to wish America’s only [...]
Sen. Gregg’s withdrawal smells ungraciously »
After 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 His Withdrawal for Consideration of Commerce Secretary I want to thank the President for [...]
Mrs. Obama criticized for non-Black Designer »
Amnau Eele, co-founder of the Black Artists Association (BAA), is taking Mrs. Obama to task because she did not have her inauguration outfits designed by African American designers. Amnau Eele, is a former runway model for Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Bill Blass. Amnau Eele plans to "file a formal appeal" with Michelle [...]
Congratulation Illinois Junior Sen. Roland Burris »
Common sense prevailed when the Democratic machine, including Senator Harry Reid and Senator Richard Durbin when they finally did the right thing by rightfully allowing Roland Burris to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. The fact is the Democratic party did not have a leg to stand on by trying to prevent Senator [...]
Israel does not trust Secretary of State Rice »
FOX News is reporting that undisclosed sources reviled that Israel made several direct requests to President Bush requesting them access to fly through Iraqi airspace to attack the Iranian nuclear complex. They also requested bunker-busting bombs for use in its planned attack on the Iranian nuclear complex. During the course of the year 2008, [...]
Jim Crow, Roland Burris and the 111th Congress »
By Charles Mombo With an uncomfortable resemblance of scenes from the Jim Crow era, the Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris, who is an African American was escorted out of the Capitol in the rain after being turned away when he arrived for the swearing-in ceremonies of the 111th Congress. Legislation known as Jim Crow laws separated people [...]
Why is Harry Reid all up in Illinois’ Kool-Aid? »
By: Charles Mombo I have always wonder why Harry Mason Reid, the Senate Majority Leader and Senator from Nevada is all in Illinois' Kool-Aid and don't even know the flavor? Senator Reid has not hid his feelings about Illinois Governor Ron Blagojevich and the appoint of the Honorable Roland Burris to replace Barack Obama. Well, his [...]
Stevie Wonder: Gershwin prize second recipient »
Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) will be awarded the Gershwin prize on February 23, 2009. Steven will be only the second recipient to receive the Gershwin prize. The Gershwin Prize, is an award handed out by the U.S. Library of Congress. James Billington of the [...]
Israeli massacre by raining in 100 tons of bombs on »
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo The fourth day into its genocide, Israeli jets continue to pound the Gaza Strip massacring more innocent babies, women and men by dropping tons of U.S. made bombs on the Palestinian heads. Some of Israeli's indiscriminate and disproportional force of missiles struck in densely populated areas as children were leaving [...]
An out-of-touch RNC to elect a Chairman »
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo The Republican National Committee (RNC) is expected to hold its election for chairman in January. The 168 RNC committee members will decide the next chairman at their winter meeting in January. The meeting on January 28, is expected to showcase six prominent GOPers including two African Americans. Michael Steele, the [...]
Barack the Magic Negro »
As the Republican party meet to discuss their terrible performances in the 2008 election and why African Americans, Hispanics and other minorities are literally running away from their party, they need to reexamine the inherited sins of their forefathers. John "Chip" Saltsman, a white man and a candidate for the Republican [...]
Custom official arrested for harboring illegal alien »
Lorraine Henderson, Boston, Massachusetts-area port director for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection was arrested today on suspicion of encouraging one of her cleaning ladies, an alleged illegal immigrant to stay in the country. Henderson was officially charged in federal court with the crime of harboring an illegal alien. Prior to her [...]
Couple sued McDonald over nude photos »
A Fayetteville, Arkansas husband and his wife are suing McDonald's for $3m after nude photos of the wife, which were on her husband's cell phone, appeared on the Internet. The husband, Phillip Sherman says he accidentally left his phone, with the photos, at a McDonald. According to Sherman, a staff promised to secure the phone until he [...]
Obama’s Inaugural Theme – A New Birth of »
"A New Birth of Freedom," commemorates the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. The words come from the Gettysburg address, and express Lincoln's hope that the sacrifice of those who died to preserve the nation shall lead to "a new birth of freedom" for our nation. The inaugural theme, which was selected by Senator [...]
Def Jam Shakir Stewart Died of an Apparent Suicide »
Shakir Stewart, 34-year-old executive vice president of Def Jam Recordings died on Saturday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday. Stewart was found about 4 p.m. Saturday in the bathroom of his house on Lindsey Drive in Marietta, Georgia. Police spokeswoman Cassie Reece said Stewart shot himself with a [...]
Bethune-Cookman University Students March to Early »
On Monday October, 27 Bethune Cookman University, located in Daytona Beach, Florida bussed most of the 1,000 students from Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) to cast early ballots for the first time in their lives, the remaining students marched about 10 blocks to the Volusia County Library Center at City Island. Students said they felt part [...]
Palin’s State Newspaper Endorses Obama »
In endorsing Sen. Obama for president, Anchorage Daily News (ADN), the newspaper of Sarah Palin's state said “Sen. McCain describes himself as a maverick, by which he seems to mean that he spent 25 years trying unsuccessfully to persuade his own party to follow his bipartisan, centrist lead. Sadly, maverick John McCain didn't show up for [...]
‘Obama Wins!,’ declares The New Mexico Sun »
“Obama Wins!” is the headline of the current edition of The New Mexico Sun News on newsstands now, complete with “special collector’s edition” in red bold typeface. Because the the bi-monthly newspaper and its Oct 26-Nov 8 issue had to hit the streets, and the newsstands, before the election, the editors decided to [...]
“No-brainer” – GOP Gov. Weld »
Tolbert Yarkpawolo http://www.ThatOneMcCain.com Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, Joined the ranks of fellow Republicans including Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson and Scott McClellan, former press secretary to President Bush and Republican newspaper, the Chicago Tribibune in endorsing Barack Obama [...]
Sarah Palin – A Match Made in Hellalaska »
Tolbert Yarkpawolo http://www.ThanOneMcCain.com The McCain and Palin camps are increasingly showing signs indicating that the Republican Party's coalition is fracturing amid the stresses of the campaign. Several McCain advisers are indirectly suggesting increasing frustration with Palin. Some are suggesting that she is "going [...]
The meanest, the dirtiest, the sleaziest and “that »
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo for: http://www.ThatOneMcCain.com Whether election 2008 is the meanest, sleaziest, lowest-down, and dirtiest campaign ever, I will leave that to the political analyst to determine. When Arne H. (Helge) Carlson, a former Republican Governor of Minnesota endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, he [...]
Gov. Carlson endorses Obama and criticized his party »
According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Gov. Arne H. (Helge) Carlson, a former Republican Governor of Minnesota endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama on Thursday. Gov. Carlson says Obama represented the best hope for an America facing an economic crisis and criticizing Republicans for waging a mean-spirited campaign that has [...]
Gov. Palin asked Elisabeth Hasselbeck to campaign with »
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the Republican party “spokesperson” and the lone conservative panelist on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View,” will introduce Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin at two rallies this weekend in Florida. Gov. Palin is set to campaign in Iowa, Indiana, and Florida this weekend. [...]
Palin adds kids to questionable expense report »
John McCain's unvetted vice presidential candidate, Gov. Sarah Palin, charged the state of Alaska for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended her expense reports to specify that they were on official business. Palin's expense report included costs for hotel and commercial flights [...]
Call Me MISTER – Increasing African American »
Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) National Initiative is to increase the pool of available teachers from a broader more diverse background particularly among the State's lowest performing elementary schools. Student participants are largely selected from among under-served, socio-economically [...]
Obama breaks own record raised $150M in Sept. »
Today Barack Obama's campaign announced that they raised $150 million in donations in September, raising the the bar in campaign fund raising. The September record tops Obama's previous record of $65 million in August. In a campaign video, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said a record 632,000 new donors gave to the campaign, with the [...]
Three Significant U.S. Newspapers Endorse Obama »
The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post all praised Obama's handling of the grueling presidential campaign and the historical nature of his candidacy as the first African American to be the nominee for a major political party. The Chicago Tribune This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago [...]
Obama Bucks – Republican Women’s Club »
A Republican women's club in San Bernardino County sent out its October newsletter to about 200 members of the Chaffey Community Republican Women with a photograph of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama surrounded by fried watermelon, a bucket of KFC chicken, and ribs. Diane Fedele, the president of the club is the brain or lack-of-brain child [...]
Joe the Plumber may not know Diddley »
With little over two weeks to go before the 2008 presidential election, it seem that Sen. John McCain chances of becoming the 44th president of the United States of America is becoming dimmer by the hour. The difficulties facing Sen. McCain are heightened by the fact that tossup states such as Virginia and Indiana that have not voted Democratic [...]
Bronzeville Realtors and Agents »
BRONZEVILLE,Chicago, IL -- Whether you are buying, selling or renting your property in today’s real estate market, it’s important to have confidence in your real estate professional. The Chicago neighborhood of Bronzeville is no exception to this common sense knowledge. A newly launched website [...]
Biden: I’m dead tired of being taken advantage »
Last night while in Jefferson City, Missouri Joe Biden told Sarah Palin not to lecture him on patriotism, after weeks of attacks mocking him for his statement the wealthy should be patriotic and pay higher taxes because not enough has been asked of them. Acording to Biden: "Sarah Palin had great fun saying Joe Biden thinks paying [...]
Jerome Corsi, anti-Obama author kicked out of Kenya »
The American author of a book attacking Barack Obama as unfit for the presidency was being deported from Kenya on Tuesday, a criminal investigations official said. Jerome Corsi is best known as the co-author of the book Unfit for Command with John E. O'Neill, which played a key role in the election year attack on the war record of Democratic [...]
Was McCain involved in secret arm sales to Iran? »
By: Tolbert Yarkpawolo For: http://www.ChocolateCity.cc/blog It is a popular and well known idiom that “people who live in glass houses should not throw stones!,” or should I paraphrase the idiom by saying “people who live in 7 glass houses should not throw stones!.” Something made of glass can easily break; it is [...]
McCain and the Keating Five, guilty by association »
By: Charles Mombo For: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAzDEbVFcg8&feature=related The nerve and audicity of Sen. John McCain and his dumb vice presidential candidate to launched an all out swift boat-style attacks against Barack instead of addressing the country's real problems. The fact is Sen. John [...]
Is a candidate’s pin or t-shirt considered »
By: Charles Mombo http://www.Chocolatecity.cc/blog Is a candidate's pin,t-shirt or button considered electioneering in a polling place? Electioneering is the act of persuading or attempting to persuade; communication intended to induce belief or action. The answer to this question in most states is not a straight forward [...]
Chicago Transit uses GPS technology advertising »
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) unveiled a new type of advertising on Monday. Using wireless cellular communications, the CTA is placing a 50-inch digital screen on the side of CTA buses that will display ads. This transit ad is a GPS technology that allow advertiser to target a university campus on the bus route. The CTA expects to [...]
