Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
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 Illinois and the Lieutenant Governor are technically "running [...]
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 [...]
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...)
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 [...]
Is abortion the issue or hidden racism »
Since its founding in 1842 by Holy Cross priest Father Edward F. Sorin, the University of Notre Dame have held several commencements starting from 1845. On June 5, 1960, President Dwight Eisenhower delivered the University’s first presidential Commencement speech. (more...)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Disney’s first African-American princess »
The Walt Disney Co. has started production and is schedule to release its latest animated film The Princess and the Frog: An American Fairy Tale, in Dec. 25, 2009. This will be Disney's 48th animated movie and their first to feature an African-American or Black heroine. This animated musical fairy tale will be set in New Orleans and [...]
Jesse Jackson: Barack telling niggers how to behave »
Fox News confirmed Wednesday that Rev. Jesse Jackson also used the word nigger during his recent off-air gaffe where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama for talking down to Blacks. Fox News held back the nigger portion of the remarks that Jackson made. The longtime civil rights leader already came under fire this month for crude [...]
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 [...]
The mentally deranged Hitler of Africa »
Once known as the "bread basket of Africa", Zimbabwe's corrupt and barbaric leadership, for the first time, is facing a legitimate challenge by the opposition party. Mugabe has refused to relinquish power despite the will of the people. While the world stand aside with their arms folded and watch, the mentally deranged and Hitler like [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Clinton’s decisive victory in West Virginia »
Clinton's largest margins, as expected, were registered among voters at the lower end of the socioeconomic ladder or poor whites. Clinton defeated Obama by 50 points among white voters without a college degree. Her margin of victory was more than 60 points among white voters making less than $30,000 a year. Part of Clinton's core constituency, [...]
Clinton’s Bizarre Actions Upset »
The most powerful African-American in Congress again scolded former President Bill Clinton for his comments during the Democratic presidential race. House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-South Carolina says ex-President Clinton's actions have deeply upset many African-Americans. He said that Bill Clinton's comments on the "race card" before [...]
Dr. James Cone on Black Liberation Theology »
Dr. James H. Cone was born in Fordyce, Arkansas in 1939 and grew up in the small town of Bearden. He is the Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary. He attended Shorter College (1954-56) and holds a B.A. degree from Philander Smith College (1958). In 1961, he received a Master of Divinity [...]
