December 2011
“Run away from toxic people. Instead, surround yourself with others who are...”
– O the Oprah Magazine, January 2012
Does uncovered tombstone tie black family to Gen.... →
Will give new meaning to Robert E. Lee Day down South………
Best of 2011
inthedarknesswemakelove:
Album of the Year
Meshell Ndegeocello Weather
EP of the Year
Emily King
Discovery of the Year
Kris Bowers
Gig of the Year
New Parish Oakland
Gig of the Year as Guest Artist
McCoy Tyner
The Music of John Coltrane + Johnny Hartman - Blue Note Tokyo
Diddy's Luck Be A Lady Cîroc Commercial (extended... →
I wonder how much Diddy had to pay the Sinatra Estate for this one. Slick. The vodka, eh not so much
Holiday books: Mindy Kaling and Bill Clinton pick... →
Bill Clinton and Mindy Kaling. Only in America
Issa Rae on The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black... →
I so love Awkward Black Girl. So much I even contributed to its Kickstarter campaign. And now it gets the NY Magazine treatment. Yeah!
If I Were The Middle Class White Guy Gene Marks →
A thoughtful retort to that asshole……..
"if i was a poor black kid" →
Ok, here is my question. why does this pot bellied middle class white dude focus solely on poor black children. this may have been better received if he just meant all children, although I think his uppity elitist ass would still be in a trick bag. what an asshole.
Busted for Tweeting →
I know NYPD was a bit on edge yesterday, but this is crazy
Washington Post →
Ofield Dukes, a prominent Washington public relations executive who represented major civil rights figures and entertainers and who helped focus support for a national holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died Dec. 7 at a hospital in Detroit. He was 79.
The morning after →
Yesterday was SantaCon. Suprised there were no passed out elves in the stairwells
City Room: Big Deal | Where Holly Golightly... →
A house at 169 East 71st Street, listed for $5.85 million, was prominently featured in the 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
The X Factor Recap: Witness the Most Excruciating... →
You know I have never watched the X Factor. And after reading Dave’s recap and watching the footage I may never. WTF people to do this to a child?
What's Your Greatest 'Words With Friends'... →
It’s been an interesting week for Words With Friends. On Monday, Alec Baldwin made news for getting kicked off a flight prior to take-off in Los Angeles because of issues relating to his phone use. Apparently his addiction to the popular Scrabble-like game Words With Friends is what did him i…
Investment Banker Embarrassing Email Lands On... →
What a Chump. Money does not buy you class
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dHUfy_YBps&feature=... →
Can’t believe that it has been 31 years since John Lennon was killed. Given the current state of things “Mind Games” is appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAjfRskQ0Ao&feature=... →
Let’s Pay Tribute to Harry Morgan by watching a Classic Dragnet “The Shooting Board” with Jack Webb
Texas Welfare Office Shooting: Mom Denied Food...
This is a sad commentary on how desperate many families are to survive in this country. If politicians of all stripes don’t wake up soon there may be more actions like this as people reach their tipping point…..….
Charismatic Church Leader, Dogged by Scandal, to... →
Remember one’s beliefs go beyond the institution and in many cases the preacher. If you put all your faith in the preacher you will get disappointed
Troubled by allegations of sexual and financial misdeeds, the once-powerful religious leader Eddie L. Long said he would step away from the pulpit for a time.
Bishop Eddie Long's wife withdraws divorce... →
Prayerful consideration, huh? Or was it a big check on in the reverse threats on her person. I do not put it past mega churchs to maintain their “status” to go rogue like that
Interracial couple banned from Gulnare Freewill... →
Ok was the congreation wearing white robes and holding pointy hats when making this vote? Oh I know they think it is 1953
