‘Racism’ Archives
Dan Rather Racist Obama Watermelon Slur »
While appearing on the Chris Matthews show, and speaking on the issue of President Obama's inability to get health care passed, Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather said “ Obama couldn’t sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.” [...]
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 [...]
Heather Ellis and the Bizarre Walmart Incident »
By Charles S. Mombo CNN News reported last night that Heather Ellis, a 24 year-old African American Xavier University graduate could face fifteen years behind bars for assaulting police officers and resisting arrest after she cut the line at Wal-Mart store in Kennett, Missouri. On Nov. 18, her case went to trial in Dunklin County, Mo., on two [...]
Chicago Disses Its Black Founder – Jean Baptiste »
Unless you have had a Chicago connection, there is a strong possibility that you have not heard the name Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable. Way before the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, Millennium Park, Sears Tower (or whatever they call it these days), Du Sable was one of the first non-Indian settler, and one of the first [...]
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...)
California Outlaws the Display of Noose »
Approved by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on August 5, 2009 and filed with the California Secretary of State on August 6, 2009, Bill Number: AB 412 has now become a law. (more...)
President Obama invites Gates and Crowley for beer »
Had I known President Barack Obama personally, I would have call him yesterday and suggested that he invite Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley to the White House to discuss the arrest issue that appears to be a potential derailment from his health plan agenda. (more...)
Obama – I will get shot if I try to break into »
President Barack Obama said “if I were to break into the White House, I will get shot.” The president was responding to a question by Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet, when she asked what he thought about the recent arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.? (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...)
Supreme Court Agrees with New Haven White Firefighter »
The U.S. Supreme Court made a decision on June 29, 2009 regarding the case of Ricci et al vs. Destefano et al. Basically in 2003, 118 New Haven, Connecticut firefighters took examinations to qualify for promotion to the rank of lieutenant and captain. Promotion examinations in New Haven were infrequent, so the stakes were high. All of the [...]
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 [...]
Resolution to undo U.S. racist crime against boxer »
On April 1, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Representative Peter King (R-NY) introduced a resolution to pardon John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion. Their legislation calls on President Obama to posthumously pardon the boxing legend, who was wronged with a racially motivated [...]
Still I Rise : A Graphic History of African Americans »
"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 Tale. . . by students, educators, collectors, and general readers for a long time to come." Newly [...]
Life Term for rape – Cruel and Unusual for Joe »
On May 4, 1989, someone robbed a 72-year-old White woman in Pensacola, Florida. Later on during the same day the elderly lady was raped by someone. Joe Harris Sullivan, an African-American was 13-year-old at the time, and he admitted that he and two older friends had burglarized the woman’s home earlier that day. But he denied that he had [...]
The God of Bishop Gene Robinson »
Bishop Gene Robinson is the openly gay Episcopal bishop who helped advise President-elect Barack Obama on gay rights issues during his campaign. Robinson was recently asked by the Obama's team to deliver the invocation at a kickoff inaugural event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, couple of days before the inauguration ceremony. Robinson had [...]
The Roland Burris’ saga – ain’t that »
By: Charles Mombo Last Wednesday a meeting was scheduled at Roland Burris’ request with Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois. After the hour long meeting on Capitol Hill, Reid and Durbin told reporters that they would consider Burris' appointment if: It is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Judge jailed African American for wearing hijab »
Ms. Lisa Valentine, 40, an African American Muslim woman was arrested on Tuesday for refusing to take off her head scarf prior to entering the courthouse security checkpoint in Douglasville, a suburb west of Atlanta, Georgia. Valentine's husband, Omar Hall said she told the bailiff that she had been in courtrooms before with the scarf on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Deeply embedded racism could cost Obama »
According to a recent AP-Yahoo News poll, about one-third of white Democrats harbor racist, bias, negative and ignorant views toward blacks. Many are calling blacks "lazy," "violent," and responsible for their own troubles. Experts believe that these racist attitude could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is [...]
Focus on the Family and racist Obama waffles »
The so-called socially conservative public policy groups American Values and Focus on the Family Action co-sponsored what they termed a conservative political forum summit in Washington today. From ever indication, it appears as if the political forum summit was more of a racist and lynching style meeting of the good old boys as opposed to a [...]
An apparent racist culture at the U.S. State »
Although the United States State Department is headed by an African American or Black woman, Condoleezza Rice, it appears that the department perfers hiring only White employees. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday that there are too few Blacks or African Americans in the State Department. "I have lamented that [...]
Modern Racism Scale, fMRI, and Mental privacy »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog A man's personal and non-communicable thoughts about what he would like to do with his very attractive sister-in-law should always be his, especially when he prefers to keep those thoughts to himself, never persuade them and take them to his grave. It is even more important that we ourselves are not [...]
Soledad O’Brien’s Black in America Series: »
Soledad O'Brien, an anchor and special correspondent for CNN is currently presently a CNN’s Black in America series. Soledad examines the successes, struggles of African American and complex issues faced by black men, women and families and issues relating to Blacks 40 years after the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The [...]
The View feuds again – over the word nigger »
Few day ago, co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Elisabeth Hasselbeck of The View, got into another argument regarding the usage of the word Nigger. Whoopi Golberg, an African-American co-host on The View, appeared to defend the usage of the word Nigger only among African American or Blacks. Like most Blacks, the term Nigger is [...]
Beijing bars ordered to ban Blacks during Olympics »
With less than a month before the Olympic Games in Beijing, China's Olympic dream has come true after waiting for a hundred years. Hong Kong, as a co-host city, is most joyful sharing the happiness. The Chinese government has implemented extraordinary security measures, including the mobilization of the military. Amid widespread discontent over [...]
AMA to apologize to Black doctors for racist past »
American Medical Association (AMA) is expected to issue an apology to Black and African American doctors for past practices of discrimination and exclusionism. Blacks and African American doctors eventually founded the National Medical Association (NMA). Founded in 1895, the National Medical Association (NMA) was formed because [...]
Is the Crack Law Racially Bias? »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog On December 09, 2007, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that judges can impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine possession below the current recommended term of the 100:1 (cocaine powder versus crack cocaine) ratio in the guidelines. The Supreme Court 7-2 decision ruled in favor of judges [...]
May His Racist and Homophobic Soul RIP »
Yesterday as his closed casket, covered by a U.S. flag and flanked by two state highway patrol troopers, lay in front of the pews of Hayes-Barton Baptist Church where he worshipped for decades and served as a deacon, I could not help but wonder if there is such thing as life after death and if it does exist where is the former senator today? The [...]
Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave Is the Fourth of »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog 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 freedom. Following is the speech: Fellow [...]
Fox network – Another racist Obama rant »
Just days after being forced to demote Ms. E. D. Hill, a veteran Fox network anchor for describing an Obama hand gesture (affectionate bumped fists) with his wife as a “terrorist fist jab”, Fox News has jumped right back into the fray, this time drawing outrage with a racist reference to the Democratic nominee's wife. During an interview [...]
Clint Eastwood tells Spike Lee to shut his face »
The bitter conflict between two of Hollywood's well-known film directors reached a new level of exchange of words and accusation at the weekend as Spike Lee invoked the sins of white America's father of slavery in response to Clint Eastwood's comments to the Guardian on Friday. Lee took issue with the lack of African-Americans cast in Eastwood's [...]
Catholic League attacks Obama, but quiet about child »
The Catholic League sharply criticized Barack Obama Friday for his ties to the out speaking Catholic minister Michael Pfleger, saying in a statement the Illinois senator should have severed ties with him long ago. The criticisms come after wide circulation on the Internet of Pfleger's recent sermon, in which he mocked Hillary Clinton for being [...]
In the land of Ritalin Assassination Joke is not funny »
First it was a so-called joke by former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee follow by another assassination joke (analysis) by Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and lately a joke by Fox contributor Liz Trotta. Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee During a recent speech before the National [...]
Is Hillary Predicting Obama’s Death in June? »
Does Hillary know something that we don't know? Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Senator from New York noted today "I think people have short memories," she said then. "Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby Kennedy being assassinated in June in L.A. My husband didn't wrap up the nomination in 1992 until [...]
Is Hillary Clinton a fighter or a divider? »
Obama now has a majority of pledged delegates to the Democratic Convention. Despite the daunting odds of overtaking Obama in the overall delegate count, Hillary Clinton remained defiant and promised to stay in the race. "You've never given up on me, because you know I've never given up on you," Clinton told supporters in Kentucky. With only two [...]
Tennessee GOP attacks Michelle Obama »
The Tennessee Republican Party unveiled a Web video today highlighting comments Michelle Obama made when she said “I am proud of America for the first time in my adult life." Michelle Obama is the target of a video by the Tennessee Republican Party ahead of her visit there. The four-minute video coincides with a visit to the state by [...]
Team Obama faced racism while campaigning »
There have not been much in the news pertaining to information in the news about Senator Obama's phone-bank volunteers and campaign surrogates encountering a "RAW" and "PURE" racism and hostility that have gone largely unnoticed and unreported this election season. Doors have been slammed in their faces. They've been called racially [...]
Terrible mistake to vote for John McCain »
Senator Clinton said today "Anybody who has ever voted for me or voted for Barack has much more in common in terms of what we want to see happen in our country and in the world with the other than they do with John McCain," Clinton said on CNN. She further noted: "I'm going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is. Obviously, I'm still [...]
