‘States’ Archives
Wisconsin’s recall election shows democracy still exist despite Super PAC
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass Petitions to recall Gov. Scott Walker are delivered to the Government Accountability Board Headquarters in Madison, Wis. Tuesday. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT) Democracy appears to prevail in Wisconsin despite [Read More]
Georgia’s Rep. Scott Holcomb proposes Drug-testing Lawmakers before Welfare Recipients
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass “This bill is really very simple. If the General Assembly is going to pass laws requiring struggling, jobless Georgians to pay for drug tests as a precondition to receiving state benefits, then members of the General Assembly should lead [Read More]
Was Gov. Haley Barbour Show of Mercy by Pardoning Convicted Murderers Unthought-out?
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who is leaving office due to term limits, has pardoned 29 criminals including convicted murderers. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, who is leaving office due to term limits, has pardoned 29 inmates. Their crimes were listed as murder, [Read More]
Rick Perry’s Multiple Brain Freezes – Time to Retire to Niggerhead?
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry eats corn dog. It’s your choice to use whatever euphemism you want to describe Rick Perry’s knowledge, or lack of, of basic United States civics. The media embellishing, sugarcoating or [Read More]
African Political Action Committee (APAC) to host Millennium Installation Ceremony and Inaugural Reception
On November 19th, the African Political Action Committee (APAC) will host its Millennium Installation Ceremony and Inaugural Reception. This event will be held at the Akainyah Gallery, 357 W. Erie Street, Chicago, Illinois from 6pm until 12:00am.On November 19th, the [Read More]
The Colours of Sickle Cell fashion show – combining fashion and raising awareness
By: Charles S. Mombo The Colours of Sickle Cell fashion show will raise awareness and funds on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 in Washington D.C. Hosting the event are designers Korto Momolu, Guy Lambert, Renee Nash, April Watts, and Anji Corley. When we at ChocolateCity.cc heard [Read More]
WWClick.com, Inc. hired to Search Engine Optimize C & J Auto Shop at 707 West 119th Street, Chicago, IL 60628
C & J Auto Rebuilder and Repair located at 707 West 119th Street, Chicago, IL 60628 is already starting to experience an increase in traffic and sales generated from keyword searches such as “auto repair 60628” which are already driving prospective customers to [Read More]
Karen Freeman-Wilson Wins Gary, Indian Mayoral Race – First African-American Female
Karen Freeman-Wilson Wins Gary, Indian Mayoral Race - First Black Woman After two previous attempts, the former Indiana Attorney General Karen Freeman-Wilson was finally elected as Gary’s first female mayor. Freeman-Wilson got 86 percent of the vote, defeating Charles [Read More]
Nicci Canada, Charlotte’s hottest new artist releases debut album – “Twenty Twelve”
Article Sponsored by: Beauty and Hair Salon on Facebook Nicci Canada, Charlotte’s hottest new artist releases debut album – “Twenty Twelve” Nicci Canada’s debut album entitled “Twenty Twelve” was officially released on August 30, 2011. Since [Read More]
Café 53 located at 1369 East 53rd Street, Hyde Park has Chicago’s Best Gelato
Article sponsored by: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization (SEO), E-Commerce and Social Media Marketing Consultant Firm Café 53 located at 1369 East 53rd Street, Hyde Park has Chicago’s best gelato. Café 53 located at 1369 East 53rd Street in Hyde Park has [Read More]
An interview with Patricia Horton – a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
By: Charles S. Mombo @charlessmombo, @burnedbrass Article Sponsored by: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing Consulting Firm Patricia Horton, a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) [Read More]
Joe Sullivan – Life in Prison for 13-year-old Kinky Hair Colored Boy for allegedly raping a 72-year-old White Woman.
By: Charles S. Mombo 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 What happened to a 72-year-old elderly [Read More]
The U.S. House Republican Misogynistic Protect Life Act Bill
By: Charles S. Mombo If Pennsylvania Republican Joe Pitts bill becomes a success, you will see frequent scenes such as this will black and minority women lying face down on thr floor in emergency wards around the nation. On Thursday, the U.S. House passed a bill that would [Read More]
Detroit Police Kick Out Booty Stripper Bus from Ford Field Tailgate Party
With the Detroit Lions’ 2011-2012 record at an outstanding 5-0, I’m hoping that the DPD did not take their good luck charm (Booty Lounge party bus) away. Owners of the Booty Lounge party bus are not too happy with the Detroit Police Department (DPD) for preventing their [Read More]
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting. Credit: Reuters/ Al Seib/Pool Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Javaris Crittenton, 23-year-old, waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder [Read More]
Liberian Community Association of Illinois prepares to celebrate country’s 164th Anniversary
By: Charles S. Mombo LCAI's website: Liberian Community Association of Illinois (LCAI) LCAI's Twitter Name: LIBinILL LCAI's Twitter Hashtag: #LIBinILL Liberia's president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, a Harvard graduate and the only Black female president. As the [Read More]
Mike Ditka Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charge
In court on Friday, Michael Ditka, the son of “Iron Mike” pleaded not guilty to DUI charges during an arraignment hearing. Michael Ditka on Friday pleaded not guilty to DUI charges during an arraignment hearing. The arraignment stemmed from an April 20th DUI arrest. [Read More]
Michigan couple married at White Castle where they first met
the newly wed, Donahvan Gray, 21-year-old and Marquisa Benford, 34-years-old, two regular visitors to the White Castle in Warren, Michigan were they met. White Castle's motto is "Grab a sack, you'll be back". Nobody believes White Castle’s motto more [Read More]
Taboo, a single by Ugochi, Chicago’s native and Nigeria’s songstress
By: Charles S. Mombo Ugochi, Chicago’s native and Nigeria's songstress Photo source: Screengrab from Taboo video produced by Darryl & Marti for Third Eye Communications Her talents combined with the fruits of her labor are obviously starting to pay off with some [Read More]
Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich found guilty on 17 out of 20 counts
former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old,.After 10 days of deliberations of his retrial, jurors in Chicago today convicted Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, 54-year-old, of 17 out of 20 counts against him. The jury also announced it was deadlocked on [Read More]
Blagojevich Jurors in Chicago have reached a verdict on 18 counts deadlock on 2
former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old,. Jurors in the trial of former Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich, 54-year-old, have reached a verdict. The jurors reached an 18 of 20 criminal counts against Mr. Blagojevich, but were deadlocked on two counts. [Read More]
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage
New York becomes the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage On Friday, the State of New York became the sixth state to allow same-sex marriages. Currently, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire and the District of Columbia grant same-sex marriage [Read More]
Governor Kasich forgot that LeBron James is not an involuntary servitude of Ohio.
If my memory serves me right, December 6, 2011 will be the 147th anniversary since the 13th amendment was ratified and adopted by President Abraham Lincoln. The 13th amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, [Read More]
Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago forced vacation 5 presidents
By Charles Mombo Chancellor Cheryl Hyman of City Colleges of Chicago The Chancellor of the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), Cheryl Hyman has replaced five of CCC’s seven presidents. According to Hyman, “The City College’s board launched the search for new [Read More]
Black thugs running amok in Chicago disguised as flash mob
By: Regina Alexander Three of the 20 arrested in Chicago for their alledge involvement in in flash mob activity in downtown Chicago. From left: Dvonte Sykes, Trovolus Pickett, Derodte Wright. Why are the black churches or the so-called community leaders silent regarding the [Read More]
Congressman Anthony Weiner lied about inappropriate photo on Twitter
Congressman Anthony Weiner, D-NY, wipes his eye during a news conference in New York, Monday, June 6, 2011. After days of denials, a choked-up Weiner confessed that he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman and admitted to "inappropriate" [Read More]
Sarah Palin struggles to explain Paul Revere’s ride
By: Charles Mombo Post Sponsored by: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization If Sarah Palin was not Sarah Palin, she would have been dismissed by Americans as an imbecile, nitwit and a nincompoop. The reality is, Palin is a beautiful lady and appears to have a very nice [Read More]
Chicago Makeup Show presented by Metropolitan Events and Productions
Source:Directory Listing of Beauty Salons Hair Salons Barbershops and Spas Metropolitan Events and Productions presents Chicago Makeup Show 2011. Photo Credit: TheMakeupShow.com For the first time ever, The Makeup Show will be coming to Chicago. The Makeup Show Chicago 2011 [Read More]
Accra’s Chicago Sister Cities holds fundraiser celebrates Ghana’s 51st Independent
Source: Alliance of Professional Africans Sister Cities since 1989, Accra, Ghana and Chicago have developed a longstanding sister city relationship based on a shared vision of promoting arts, culture, business and education. The Accra Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities [Read More]
Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Must Come Clean
Bishop Lee Eddie Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against four boys. Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church located in Lithonia, Georgia is not guilty nor has he been charged with any wrong doing. However, I am reminder of the idiom – [Read More]
Bishop Eddie Lee Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys
Bishop Eddie Long and wife Vanessa Long. Bishop Long financially settles sexual coercion lawsuit against three boys. Reports from the DeKalb County Courthouse in DeKalb County, Georgia shows that Bishop Eddie Lee Long, the prominent and well known African-American pastor of [Read More]
Kathy Hochul victory was a Referendum on Medicare, Stupid!
By: Charles S. Mombo Congratulations to Democratic Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul on her outstanding victory for winning New York’s 26th Congressional District (NY-26) over businessman and Tea Party candidate Jack Davis and Republican candidate Assemblywoman Jane [Read More]
Edward Okpa for Mayor of Dallas
Edward Okpa, is the only black or minority candidate running for the mayoral seat. He is a Harvard graduate and a successful entrepreneur with a background in commercial real estate and international business. This will be Okpa's third run at the office. May 14th is the [Read More]
Andrea Kelly launches Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes
Andrea Kelly launches Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes. The Le Pink Kitty Launch will be taking place Friday, May 13, 2011 at 4071 W. 183rd St. Country Club Hills, Ill 60478. Andrea Kelly will be launching Le Pink Kitty Dance Fitness Classes which is a sensual fitness [Read More]
Is Sally Kern, Oklahoma Republican state Representative, a racist and a homophobic?
Oklahoma state Republican Representative Sally Kern According to Oklahoma state Republican Representative Sally Kern: blacks are in prison because color didn’t study hard. Sally, 65-year-old, is no stranger to making racist and homophobic remarks; but her latest [Read More]
Tuscaloosa Alabama tornado hardest-hit with 162 deaths
On Wednesday, dozens of tornadoes ripped through Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky bring the death toll from the severe weather to more than 248. This was the deadliest outbreak in nearly 40 years. On Wednesday, dozens of tornadoes ripped [Read More]
Fellowship Fleet Chicago’s #1 Limousine Service
Source: Limousine Hub Interviews and Reviews of the Best Limousine Services Fellowship Fleet Chicago's #1 Limousine Service It is no secret why customers considered Fellowship Fleet the #1 Limousine Service in the Chicago-land area. Fellowship Fleet's dedication and [Read More]
Detroit Honors Basketball Bad Boy Dennis Rodman
Detroit Piston retires Basketball Bad Boy Dennis Rodman #10 jersey Photo: KIRTHMON F. DOZIER/DFP In my opinion, he is one crazy m*@#$% f(*&^%; but yet a talented basketball player and rebounder. I am talking about non other than Dennis Rodman, the Worm, The Bad Boy, [Read More]
How to Search Engine Optimize your website images
By Charles S. Mombo Source: Chicago-based Search Engine Optimization Consultant Chicago-based wwclick.com, Inc. Search Engine optimization Consulting FirmWhen consulting with a new client for Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Chicago-based wwclick.com, Inc. [Read More]
African Political Action Committee Endorses 4 Chicago Aldermen
By Charles Mombo APAC members pictured with endorsed Aldermen. African Political Action Committee (APAC) endorses 4 highly qualified candidates for Chicago's Aldermanic run-off elections scheduled for April 5. The four candidates – Freddrenna Lyle, Toni Foulkes, [Read More]
A Rude Encounter with a Chicago Meter Maid
In most states, Traffic Enforcement Agent status is now being bestowed upon meter maids which give them special protection originally applied only to firemen, paramedics and police officers operating in the course of their duties. In most states, Traffic Enforcement Agent [Read More]
Who is going to shoot Obama?
Georgia Republican Rep. Paul Broun is no exception when it comes to his blatant disrespect of both President Obama and the office of the president of the United States of America. Partisan rancor in this country has helped foster an atmosphere of hatred; and at time led to [Read More]
Google patched algorithms loophole after abuse
Source: Chicago based Search Engine Optimization consultant Chicago-based and a leading Search Engine Optimization company, wwClick.com, Inc. strongly recommends that customers only work with SEO consulting firms that use the White Hat SEO method to avoid getting ban by [Read More]
Why did the Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times endorsed George Davis for 20th Ward Alderman
George Davis is an attorney who has an MBA and who has worked closely with The Woodlawn Organization. He knows the neighborhoods at a block level and has closely studied the city's complex financial challenges. He has a solid track record and sound ideas.Why did the Chicago [Read More]
Judge Kicked Rahm Emanuel off Chicago Mayoral Ballot
Judge kicked Rahm Emanuel off Chicago's Mayoral BallotOne of Chicago’s mayoral candidates, Rahm Emanuel, was kicked off the ballot by an Illinois appellate court panel. The petitioners, Walter P. Maksym, Jr., and Thomas L. McMahon filed written objections to the [Read More]
It’s not worth it, a book by Bottabing
By: Charles S. Mombo @charlessmombo Ms. Bottabing, author of It's Not Worth It.It's not worth it is a “must read” book by a talented and beauty 20 year-old African-American English literature major out of Detroit, Michigan. Her pen name, nom de plume, or [Read More]
Maine Republican governor LePage says NAACP can kiss his butt
Maine Governor Paul LePage tells NAACP to kiss his butt!!!!During a recent live TV program, Maine's Republican Governor Paul LePage said that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) can “kiss my butt.” LePage's ignorant, [Read More]
Chicago Community Trust offers grants to bloggers in Bronzeville or Austin
Community Media Workshop and the Chicago Reporter will be reaching out to neighborhood bloggers and community groups on the South and West Sides to take up local reporting projects this year, backed by grants from a new Chicago Community Trust initiative. The Local [Read More]
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Talks Palin Cross Hairs
Instead of writing and posting an article, we have decided to let Sarah Palin's target map and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords do the talking! We pray for a speedy recovery of the Congresswoman!! Sarah Palin's Target map which includes the congresswoman [Read More]
Is Arizona unfairly targeting Mexican-American cultural programs
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is the most widely known of educator Paulo Freire's works.According to Tom Horne, Arizona’s newly elected attorney general, he does not think that Arizona is unfairly targeting Mexican-American programs. Horne said, “It’s [Read More]
Election forum for ethnic news media on January 11, 2011
Election forum for ethnic news media on January 11, 2011We are a different Chicago. More of us speak languages other than English. Some of us are richer. Many are poorer. Many are immigrants and refugees. Many of our neighborhoods have changed. Some better. Some worse. And [Read More]
SpokenFree Entertainment – Promoting and Producing Positive Urban Media
Edited by: Angelica Jones for Chocolate City SpokenFree Entertainment has quickly and comfortably positioned itself in the crowded arena of promotion and production of content-based media and events as well as creating and maintaining marketing material for local artists. [Read More]
Cornelius Dupree Jr. exonerated by DNA after 30 years in Texas prison
Cornelius Dupree Jr. spent 30 years in prison for a 1979 rape and robbery. Recent DNA testing proved his innocence. (credit: Texas Department of Criminal Justice) After spending 30 years in prison for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, Cornelius Dupree Jr., 51 [Read More]
Davis exits Chicago mayoral race, endorses Carol Moseley Braun
Former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun Chicago mayor"I'm proud that I will be here when Carol Moseley Braun becomes the next mayor," Davis said. "I come here tonight…to help prove unity is more than just a concept." Those were the words from [Read More]
Should Bill Clinton stay the hell out of Chicago politics?
Don't blame Danny Davis for saying former President Clinton should stay the hell out of the upcoming Chicago mayoral election. Davis, one of the 5 want-to-be mayoral candidates of Chicago was reacting to an announcement that former President Bill Clinton will be in the [Read More]
Gov. Haley Barbour suspends the sentences of Jamie and Gladys Scott
Our Twitter name: @burnedbrass Our Twitter hashtag: #burnedbrass Join the conversation on FACEBOOK Thanks to Choke Lumumba, the attorney for the Scott sisters; the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People); Michael Baisden of “The Michael [Read More]
Nobody does Po-Boy like New Orleans
In New Orleans, no food is taken more seriously than the Po-Boy sandwich. A week ago today, the people of New Orleans celebrated the 2010 New Orleans Po-Boy Preservation Festival which featured three stages with live music, arts and crafts, a children's section with [Read More]
Presenting Chicago’s First Latino Mayor
By Charles Mombo If there ever was a right time for a Latino to become the mayor of Chicago, the time is now! Filing of nominating petitions for the February 22, 2010 Municipal General Election for Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, and Aldermen begins at 9 a.m. on Mon., Nov. 15th, [Read More]
Oakland Uh, what’s happening Oaktown?
Oscar Grant and familyAt a recent news conference at the Oakland’s Emergency Operation Center, Police Chief Anthony Batts explained that unruly marchers were "tearing up the city" as they protested a two-year sentence for Johannes Mehserle, a white man and a [Read More]
George Davis a paradigm shift and an Alderman for the 20th Ward
By Keela Thompson Based on my experience working with community organizations I can tell you first hand that the time for new leadership is now. The 20th Ward needs progressive leadership that can set a vision and form alliances to accomplish goals quickly. As a corporate [Read More]
Teen Talk Radio Theatre helping youth produce their own radio show
Since returning to Chicago, Rami and Myers have committed their resources and talents to the development of programs for teens, thirteen to nineteen years of age.If an Academy Award was awarded for the category, “tireless efforts of youth workers,” husband and [Read More]
Jamie and Gladys Scott armed robbery and life sentence revisited
Article Sponsored by SEO and Social Media Marketing Consultants Jamie Scott who is now 38 year-old is reportedly gravely ill with kidney failure. She was a mother at the time of the crime..I first heard about Jamie Scott and her sister Gladys Scott about five years [Read More]
Is Chicago trying to run the police chief out of town?
If it ever existed, the “City of the big shoulders” love for its Police Superintendent Jody Weis seems to be fading at an accelerated rate.If it ever existed, the “City of the big shoulders” love for its Police Superintendent Jody Weis seems to be fading at [Read More]
Pam Grier visits African Festival of the Arts in Chicago
Pam Grier signs a copy of her book for a fan; Curtis Sweat of ChicagoEmmy-nominated actress, NAACP Image Award winner, and 1970s screen goddess Pam Grier was recently seen at the African Festival of the Arts in Chicago. The annual festival is held during Labor Day Weekend, [Read More]
MaLinda Sapp, wife of Pastor Marvin Sapp died of colon cancer
Pastor Marvin and MaLinda SappChocolate City wants to express its deepest condolence to the Sapp family for the passing of MaLinda Sapp. Sapp, 43 year-old was the wife of gospel singer Marvin Sapp. She died of colon cancer. Sapp was co-pastor along with her husband at the [Read More]
After 21 Years Chicago Mayor Daley will not seek re-election
Chicago Democratic Mayor Richard Michael Daley, 68 year-old, announced that he would not run for re-election for his 7th term in 2011.Yesterday Chicago Democratic Mayor Richard Michael Daley, 68 year-old, announced that he would not run for re-election for his 7th term in [Read More]
