I think you should see this. 96-year-old has a very important message.
Rob Reiner’s 96-year-old Dad has a message.xMy father is 96 and a half years old. In his long life he has never seen anything like whatâÂÂs happening to our country. I love him. And I want the...
View ArticleRacist Steve King got hit and he squealed long and hard. Delicious!
Steve King is openly racist and the whole world knows it. It’s not as if he’s made any attempt to hide his hateful, xenophobic, racist, Nazi-sympathizing agenda since he first entered public office...
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Run, Trump, run! Powerful black women at your heels! #StDD #BLM
Our beautiful former First Lady had something to say to and about the wanna-be dictator currently dishonoring the White House with his noxious presence:“The whole [birther] thing was crazy and...
View ArticleHey California, this man is your president and he's coming to visit you today!
You have to see this to believe it:xOh sure. HeâÂÂs totally sane. This is insane. pic.twitter.com/QJ5Vj3727pâ Michael âÂÂ︠(@michaelschweitz) November 16, 2018Say what?!Q: California,...
View ArticleAndrew Gillum says it best: We should be stronger than this
Do we really need to teargas the tired, the poor, and the huddled? Do we really need to teargas mothers and their babies? Do we?xOur nation is strong enough to treat tired, poor, and huddled women and...
View ArticleNo justice for unarmed Jeffrey Dennis killed by Philadelphia cop #BLM
Thirty-four-year-old Jeffrey Dennis may or may not have been an angel and let’s just get that out of the way. What we do know for sure is that he deserved a whole lot more respect from people...
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The Real Maroons...and then there was Bugs Bunny #BLM
It is estimated that some 5 million kidnapped Africans died en route to slave plantations across the Atlantic ocean. Most were killed by their captors during transit — some before reaching the point...
View ArticleWrestling While Black #BLM #StDD
Is this 2018 or 1818?Wrestling While BlackA high school wrestling referee in New Jersey made a wrestler choose between cutting his dreadlocks or forfeiting his match on Wednesday.Buena (N.J.) Regional...
View ArticleTrevor Noah shares his Grandmother with us...and yes, Grandmas are awesome.
The best of who I am is as a direct result of my maternal Grandmother’s influence. She left us over 20 years ago and not a day goes by that I don't think of her. I think of her wisdom, her kindness,...
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Jameek begged cops for a drink of water, they refused...48 hours later he was...
Jameek Lowery was in trouble and he knew it. He had already called 911...twice; he had been to the hospital where somewhere in the process between arriving and examination he either left or was kicked...
View ArticleTom Brokaw's racism did not go unchallenged. Let's acknowledge Yamiche Alcindor
In all the talk about Tom Brokaw allowing his inner xenophobia to spill out on the national stage, little has been said about the part Yamiche Alcindor played in immediately and unapologetically...
View ArticleIf Beale Street Could Talk...the stories it would tell #BLM
If Beale Street Could Talk is a slice of Americana cut from the rich turbulence of early 1960s Harlem.James Baldwin: When I was growing up, I was trying to make a connection between the life I saw and...
View ArticleSix Vallejo cops opened fire on a sleeping rapper #BLM #JusticeForWillieBo
I want to give the benefit of the doubt to the worker who called 911 to report a man asleep in his car on Taco Bell’s property. As I understand it, the worker reported that the man was slumped over the...
View ArticleLucy McBath is a mother on a mission and the NRA should be very afraid. #BLM...
She doesn’t get half the press as her more media-friendly colleagues of the freshman class, but Lucy McBath is also a star whose brilliance shines as brightly as any of them. She is proving that the...
View ArticleState Senator Stephanie Flowers: She's Woman, Hear Her Roar!...
You will want to see this. xArkansas State Senator Stephanie Flowers is a NATIONAL HERO. ðºð¸#EndGunViolencepic.twitter.com/pf3Eq1Sucqâ Ryan Knight ð³ï¸ÂâÂÂðÂÂÂ...
View ArticleCorey Jones' killer convicted and faces life in prison. #BLM
The murder of 31-year-old Corey Jones by plainclothes-wearing Nouman Raja shattered a bunch of popular theories that people just love to throw at us when we discuss race, racism, and police brutality....
View ArticleThe hero who chased away the New Zealand murderer speaks. Meet Abdul Aziz.
Timaeus introduced us to the hero of the New Zealand massacre here.The white supremacist killer killed at least 41 at one mosque and went to drive to a second mosque. Inside that second mosque was...
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New Zealand's mass murderer was arrested; yet year after year cops kill 100s...
The Trump-supporting White Supremacist who slaughtered 50 Muslims and left 50 others wounded is currently sitting in a jail in New Zealand awaiting trial for his crimes. He’s alive. The Parkland mass...
View ArticleTrevor Noah breaks down "reparations" for his audience. It's worth a listen
People hear the word “reparation” and they start trippin’. The idea that the descendants of people who were worked like beasts-of-burden — sunup ‘til sundown — to build this country should demand some...
View ArticleParents' heartbreak: Cops they called to help their son, killed him...
There can be no greater pain than that of a parent losing a child. None. Professors Sylvester and Iyun Osagie not only have to contend with the untimely death of their son, but they are also forced to...
View ArticleHelp needed! Trump ignores the cries for help from the Pine Ridge...
Eight thousand of our brothers and sisters of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota are hurting and they need our help. Kossack Chase Iron Eyes gave us an idea of what’s facing his community:Here...
View ArticleBlack children are our future...too. Stop brutalizing them! #BLM
I believe that children are our futureTeach them well and let them lead the wayShow them all the beauty they possess insideGive them a sense of pride, to make it easierBlack student brutalized in...
View ArticleSandra Bland reaches from the grave to remind us that we have work to do. #BLM
Though she didn’t know it then, Sandra Bland recorded the event that would lead to her death. That we are just now learning of the video tells us everything that we need to know about the quality of...
View ArticleThe murder of another defenseless black woman. JusticeForPamela #BLM
Forty-five-year-old Pamela Turner had few options left. She had professed her innocence; she had tried to assert her rights; she had begged for mercy; as best she could she had tried to ward off the...
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2020 Democratic Candidates and Their Views on Police Brutality/Reform #BLM
Over the years Republican politicians have very successfully attacked Democratic Presidential candidates as being soft on crime...often forcing them into espousing draconian and often racist policies...
View ArticleImages from the #TrumpKlanRally...
On his way to his trumpKlanRally in Florida, the Squatter found time to further defame the five innocent men he sought to lynch back in1989...to callously rub salt into raw, bleeding wounds.I am not...
View ArticleÓscar y Valeria and the Power of Love #DeathsAtTheBorder
A loving, protective father and husband lost his life in a brave attempt to provide a better quality of life for his wife and daughter. He was determined to make it to the land of the brave and of the...
View ArticleSick black man arrested on suspicion of trying to steal the IV machine...
You can’t make up this stuff. Another case of living while black.Shaquille Dukes was admitted to the FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Illinois, suffering from double pneumonia. On the advice of his...
View ArticleAnother Reggae Pioneer Exits the Stage. RIP Pat Kelly
Pat Kelly, the man with the golden voice, ended his earthly experience and is winging his way to join that ever-expanding orchestra in the Great Beyond.x#PatKelly, whose Curtis Mayfield-inspired...
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A President Speaks: "Reject leaders who demonize others..."
I don’t know about you, but ever since I heard of the wanton, murderous terrorism that was unleashed on El Paso and then on Dayton, I’ve been waiting for one voice. That one voice that has the moral...
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg is about to discover that Black People have long memories #BLM
Billionaire Michael Rubens Bloomberg was not on the Democratic Debate stage last Wednesday evening and for that, I’m so grateful. I didn’t have to get a new TV. And so as to save myself the trouble and...
View ArticleMeet the American Reggae Pioneer - Mr. Johnny Nash
Back in the day when Reggae was but a fledgling, an intrepid American artist got to know her; he fell in love, rolled up his sleeves, and set to work to help her spread her wings and fly.Johnny...
View ArticleAnother Reggae Icon Exits the Stage. RIP Bob Andy
Reggae giant Bob Andy has died. Reports are that the 75-year-old legend who had been ill for some time passed away in his sleep on March 27, 2020. Bob Andy (born Keith Anderson) emerged as a solo star...
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George Floyd was a giant of a man...and with butterfly wings #MBOPRA
For generations, black folks have been telling white folks that their Dr. Jekyll is our Mr. Hyde. Our recounting of empirical and anecdotal proof of the hate and cruelties visited upon us by cops is...
View ArticleBryant Gumbel explains "The Black Tax" and shatters the myth that economic...
We in the Black community do not see Bryant Gumbel as one of our most militant brothers. He’s no firebrand and he will not be leading the revolution. But what he is, is the consummate professional. A...
View ArticleMichelle Obama laid a whupping on the Squatter and it was a beauty to behold!...
Michelle Obama gave one of the most powerful speeches I’ve ever heard and by the end of it, I was openly sobbing. All that we have been missing for the past four years: empathy, loving concern, a...
View ArticleHeartbreaking News: Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman is Dead at 43
The phenomenal actor who starred in such epic, iconic films as Black Panther, Get on Up, and Jackie Robinson has died. News reports are that he died after a four year battle with colon...
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Jaime Harrison is an "American" politician - let's get him in the Senate
In preparation for this diary, I thought I should check out Jaime Harrison’s Wiki page (don’t dog me now). I was struck by the description of him as an “American politician.” I subsequently learned...
View ArticleCelebrating the Life of Reggae Legend Toots Hibbert as he fights to survive...
Saturday, Sep 12, 2020 · 4:07:21 PM +00:00·JoanMar“It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the...
View ArticleCelebrating the life of Johnny Nash. RIP to the Reggae Pioneer
Another Reggae legend has stepped off the earthly stage and is currently winging his way to join that ever-expanding orchestra somewhere beyond the rainbow. 2020 has been especially hard for reggae...
View ArticlePresident Obama's Statement About Today's Coup Attempt
President Obama’s statement:xHere’s my statement on today’s violence at the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/jLCKo2D1Ya— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 7, 2021History will rightly remember today’s...
View ArticleLet's Make Some Just Laws ~ Support the Dream Defenders Proposed Bills
Really, we didn’t need the images of how cops responded to trump's army of white insurrectionists to convince us that we need police reform. For decades now marginalized folks have been yelling from...
View Article"Wake the town and tell the people..." Another legend slips away. RIP Daddy...
Ewart Beckford aka U-Roy has exited the stage — this time for good. In the last 12 months, Reggae Nation has suffered some serious losses: Toots Hibbert, Johnny Nash, Bob Andy, Bunny "Striker" Lee,...
View ArticleWhite privilege was the wind beneath the wings of shows like 'Seinfeld' and...
A version of this essay originally appeared in Black Kos.A confession right up front: I have never watched an episode of Seinfeld. Never, ever. I’ve never watched an episode of Friends, either. I do...
View ArticleCops execute a 37-year-old claiming that he was "armed" with a boxcutter. Day...
Who knows what led 37-year-old Landon Eastep to the “middle” of 1-65 in Nashville, Tennessee last Thursday, 1/28/2022? What we do know is that in almost no other country on earth would simply being on...
View ArticleMan "armed with a hammer" shot dead by Fresno cops. Day 3 #TwitterCampaign
I‘ll stipulate that a hammer in the hand of a man intent on doing harm is indeed a deadly weapon. I also contend that members of a sophisticated police force should be able to disarm a man armed with...
View ArticleArizona cops kill man for running at them with a "metal frame." Day 4...
Frankly, we should be embarrassed. We should be so ashamed. Really? You are going to kill a man because he runs at you with a metal frame? But that’s precisely how 49-year-old James Schild met his...
View ArticleTwenty-six-year-old Caleb Stanford had a knife, "so officers shot him." Day 5...
The Washington Post is reporting that cops killed 13 people since the beginning year. As we have said before, TWP database is the most conservative of them all and lags far behind in its reporting....
View ArticleCharles Castro "was no angel," but we should demand better from our cops. Day...
Charles Corey Castro was apparently a very bad man. Reports are that he may have been reponsible for the death of a former girlfriend and he’s been accused of domestice violence by his current partner....
View ArticleJohnny Hurley was a Good Samaritan; a cop killed him. Day 7 of 7 #Twitter...
Johnny Hurley’s murder did not make it to the national news. Hurley, dubbed a hero by Denver police officials, was a “good guy with a gun” who witnessed a killing and took action. Johnny Hurley was...
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