SOTU 2012…Disney Meets Washington

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As I tucked my kids in for bed last night I was not the only one telling fairytales and painting dreams of a most vivid and vibrant future and a “happily ever after.” I was joined by President Obama in fantasy and fiction telling. As we lay our “kids” to bed in the hopes they are nourished in the dreams and alternate realities we lay out for them, what did we really say? NOT MUCH!! Although I was preaching from the gospel of Disney. Mr. Obama’s fairytale should have come from the Brothers Grimm!

No Longer Stuck… in the Valley of the DOLLS

This piece is being written specifically to hopefully shed  luminance on the BLACK DOLL, WHITE DOLL Syndrome: Why a Black child will chose a White Doll over a Black doll. This started first coming to the world’s wonderment when in 1939, husband and wife psychologists, Kenneth Clark and Mamie Phipps, devised a study where it was … Read more

Who’s The Baby Daddy???

From blackvoices.com: A new study shows that the rate of American women who have children with multiple fathers, also called “multiple-father family structure,” is “pervasive.” According to the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1 in 5 American Moms has kids with different birth fathers. And you probably already know what’s next. Black Mothers lead the … Read more

New Berlin Racists or Protecting Their Way Of Life

Recently New Berlin shot down a proposal that would allow development of low-income/disabled housing. Residents opposed the new development citing concerns of race and the “type” of people the development would attract.

Looking Like A Fool With Ya Pants On The Ground…SAGGING!

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Should we enact laws to curtail this fashion mistake? Should we continue to wait for parents to do their job? What about adults who wear sagging pants and the people who love them? After all this would not be a popular fashion if those of us in relationships with “saggers” stopped seeing this as a turn on and if we as a community started actively protesting this.
Death to Sag?

Turning Earth Day Black!

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Environmental Injustices Affecting The Black Community and Earth Day
Earth Day turns 40 this year, but many African-Americans have never seen environmentalism as a priority until recently. Green is now the new Black! There are environmental justice issues affecting the Black community that should be given full attention by all Americans this Earth Day!

Just Do it.

  It is said that perception is reality.  Consider this perception:  88% of Americans who claim to be affiliated with the Tea Party Movement believe that if African-Americans would  work hard like other immigrant groups, it would put them on an equal socio-economic level with the rest of America.   56% of all Americans have these same … Read more

I Need Answers….

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I have questions and I want answers from everyone who reads this blog. I am not attempting to ignite any fires, but as a 21 year old Black woman trying to make a positive mark in this world, I need answers to these questions from white people and black people alike. I will not judge … Read more

Beyonce, Your “Halo” has a Dent! “Turn the Lights On”, Black Face Is Not Cool!

It is bad enough this is not Ms. Knowles/Mrs. Carter’s first brush with changing her pigmentation.
I really can’t see how this uplifts but does show Beyonce has lost her roots. Destiny’s Child or the next Chicken George?
Beyonce, get it together girl. Maybe you been hanging on that island Jay bought you a little too long. Better get out of the sun and into the light!

Vote Or Die! Time for Voter ID and Same-Day Registration?

Now Republicans, drunk with power, are trying to implement these suggestions state-wide attempting to deal with Voter Fraud-GOP style. Are they right to ask for ID and end Same-Day Registration? What then is the answer to Voter Fraud in Milwaukee and Wisconsin?

Black Farmers Betrayed by Congressional Black Caucus?

The Congressional Black Caucus played completely one-sided partisan politics against the black farmers of America and shot down a Republican proposal that would have aided the real farmers. Listen to farmers Eddie Slaughter and Willie Head explain the betrayal of the CBC