Posts Tagged ‘white’
New Orleans, Chocolate City, Elects Landrieu, a White »
New Orleans' former Mayor Ray Nagin's eight tumultuous years of leading the Chocolate City, a predominantly African-American city has come to an end. From ever indication, the residents citywide seem eager to move on without him. New Orleans woke up this morning to a new mayor. Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitchell Joseph [...]
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 [...]
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...)
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...)
Why did Michael Jackson remains turned paper white? »
CNN is reporting that a source involved with the investigation into the King of Pop's death said his body was "lily white from head to toe." And another one of their sources revailed that Michael Jackson had "paper-white skin. As white as a white T-shirt." (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 [...]
Is Familycide the White Men Solution to Hardship? »
If you don't know what familycide is, do not feel bad because few months ago, I had not heard of it or knew what it meant. The word familycide is a combination of the words family and suicide. If I was given the task to define the word for Webster Dictionary, I will define it as follows: Familycide – is the [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Is Washington, D.C. Losing it Chocolate City Status? »
In their popular 1975 album, Chocolate City, the funk band Parliament displayed a theme of love for Washington, D.C., where the group was particularly popular. In the lyric from the song Chocolate City, the group noted “God bless Chocolate City and its (gainin' on ya!) vanilla suburbs.” The album takes its name from the term [...]
Simpson goes to trial without Cochran or Black Juriors »
The O.J. Simpson murder case was a highly publicized U.S. criminal trial in which O.J. Simpson, former NFL star and actor, was accused of killing his white ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her white friend Ronald Goldman. The County believed it had a solid prosecution case. Simpson hired a high-profile defense team led by the late Johnnie [...]
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, [...]
