3,541 posts tagged African American
SubscribeCarnival of the Libertarians: Mothers Day Edition
http://www.hells-handmaiden.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ carnival-of-the-libertarians-moth…-
Black family greeted by racism
http://glciii.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ black-family-greeted-by-racism/In Metairie Louisiana it took less than one week for a black family moving into a predominantly white neighborhood to be greeted by racism. Someone burned the letters KKK into their front yard. What’s sad is that the family moved to the town so their children could grow up in a safer neighborhood.
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Carnival of the Libertarians: Mother’s Day Edition
http://www.hells-handmaiden.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ carnival-of-the-libertarians-moth…Welcome to the May 11, 2008 edition of carnival of the libertarians. I was invited a month or more ago to host this carnival. I’m happy to do so. I’ve got libertarian leaning myself, as well as some not so libertarian ones as those who’ve crawled the blog might be tempted to point out, but
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Let’s Talk Honestly: Black men & the police by glc3 — Revver Online Video Sharing Network
http://glciii.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 11/ lets-talk-honestly-black-men-the-poli…Interesting point of view from a black man on how black men feel about the police and the genuine fear they feel when dealing with the police. from revver.com posted with vodpod
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Clinton’s “White Americans” Comments Still Being Denounced Extensively
http://themoderatevoice.com/ media/ journalism/ 19522/ clintons-white-americans-…Senator Barack Obama got mired in the controversy over his former pastor. Senator Hillary Clinton got bogged down on her comments about dodging dangerous fire in Bosnia. And both of them took political hits that lasted a while and did some damage.
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Picture of Prejudice
http://themoderatevoice.com/ entertainment/ television/ tv/ 19517/ picture-of-pr…Picture of Prejudice May 10th, 2008 by ROBERT STEIN The Fox Movie Channel showed “Gentleman’s Agreement” last night, a preachy drama about anti-Semitism that won the Academy Award 60 years ago, and it brought into focus the realization that I may live to see a black man inaugurated as President of the United States.
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A Hard Head Makes a Soft...
http://civileyes.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ hard-head-makes-soft.htmlIt was always a similar speech before momma left to go to work. “I want this apartment cleaned up before I come home from work tonight. If it ain’t clean, y’all can forget about going outside this weekend. Calvin, I want you to cook tonight – just throw on some hotdogs and beans and don’t eat the whole pack.
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Ny cops stop the wrong black man
http://glciii.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 10/ ny-cops-stop-the-wrong-black-man/Now check this out and trust me I am not making this up. Mind you the following incident happened while the NYPD is under increasing scrutiny for racial profiling. Two of NY’s finest who happen to be white walked up to a SUV that belongs to the NYPD and asked the black man inside to get out an ID himself.
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MLK Memorial (statue) to be redisigned, causing discussion among Black Blogosphere
http://dallassouthblog.com/ 2008/ 05/ 10/ mlk-memorial-statue-to-be-redisigned-c…I’m happy to announce a third contributor to Dallas South, this time a blogger. Ruth from Vibrant Life will post here from time to time. For her first post, Ruth is discussing something near and dear to my heart: The Martin Luther King Memorial.
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“I’d rather be lonely than happy with somebody else”
http://jahsonic.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 10/ id-rather-be-lonely-than-happy-with…Discover Johann Sebastian Bach [1] through Nina Simone “Love Me or Leave Me“[2] (from 1:40 to 2:50). No, really. Click the numbers to listen to the music. Oblique “namesake” connection: Moodymann’s “I’d Rather Be Lonely”
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White woman, black man ran for US presidential office, 1872
http://wilsonsalmanac.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ white-woman-black-man-ran-for-us.h…1872 Victoria Woodhull (1838 - 1927) became the first woman nominated as a candidate for President of the United States, with her running mate being the first African-American in that position. She might not be a household word today, but in 1872, she was one of the most famous women in the United States of America, a woman a century ahead of her time.
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