Ebony Magazine, 1985: What Michael Jackson will look like in the year 2000?

( not gonna lie, they were pretty close )

...Ann Coulter says "Being Black Trumps Being An Insect."



When Glenn Beck Says you're crazy ... Something is definitely wrong.

What do you hope to complete before the year is over?

Some days you just need some Grace Jones in your life...

"There was a lot of stress and tension in the relationship. We've been through a lot -- but we just couldn't continue," said Jefferson, sounding upset during a telephone interview.

But at least Nichols got a nice parting gift -- Jefferson, who was traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the San Antonio Spurs last month, said he's giving her a "six-figure" settlement so she can start a new life.

"I won't say a negative word about Kesha. She is one of my best friends," said Jefferson, who courted for nearly five years.

...

"Sometimes you might write an e-mail to get your thoughts down right," he explained.

After Nichols -- and the message -- arrived in New York, the couple spoke by phone for two hours, Jefferson said.

"It was a conversation Kesha and I had," he said, adding only that it was "a combination of things" that led to the split.

...

The couple had planned to top off their $500,000 wedding with a honeymoon in London, where they had tickets to one of the Michael Jackson comeback shows.

Of the money he's giving Nichols, Jefferson said, "I'm not trying to buy her off. She has a lump sum to help her move on."

...


He insisted a rumor he's gay had nothing to do with the breakup.

"I'm not gay," Jefferson said. "That couldn't be any further from the truth. I have nothing to hide."

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07162009/news/regionalnews/an_e_mail_slam_dump__179569.htm

It's time to put Pat Buchanan out of the world's misery. Anyone still singing the "Oh they only got there because of affirmative action they can't possibly be qualified. This is a country built by white people" shit is clearly no longer fit for the public eye.

NEW YORK - President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that the sacrifice of others "began the journey that has led me here." The nation's first black president bluntly warned, though, that racial barriers persist.

"Make no mistake: The pain of discrimination is still felt in America," the president said in honoring the organization's 100th convention.

White House aides said the President had been working on the speech for two weeks. Obama urged African-Americans to be realistic about some of the difficulties they may face, but to remember that "your destiny is in your hands."

"We've got to say to our children, Yes, if you're African American, the odds of growing up amid crime and gangs are higher. Yes, if you live in a poor neighborhood, you will face challenges that someone in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. That's not a reason to get bad grades, that's not a reason to cut class, that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school," he said. "No one has written your destiny for you. Your destiny is in your hands - and don't you forget that."

"No excuses. No excuses," Obama added, verging off his prepared remarks. "You get that education. All those hardships will just make you stronger, better able to compete. Yes, we can."

"I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers," Obama said. "I want them aspiring to be a Supreme Court justice. I want them aspiring to be president of the United States."

THIS!!!

I was watching the real sports interview with JB and Mr. Russell, and one thing they said was that we don't have any real social activists anymore in the black community. Take that however you'd like, but i strongly believe our kids NEED someone to look up to in their lives. Knuckleheads out in the streets dropping out of school and robbing people. We can do better, but i'm a big believer in role models.

*they also mentioned the nation of islam...*shudders*

Edit*

If you were told by your doctor that in order to live, they would have to take your sight or hearing which would you chose?

*This question is not to offend.* If so, please let me know and I will remove it

Man tries to fix airbed, blows up apartment. No serious injuries so I'm cracking up every time I imagine him trying to explain what happened to the Politzei.

Yes, you read that correctly. The sister I've been promoting all over the web for being BEYOND qualified for the bullshit ass surgeon general job is -- according to mostly white folks, of course -- too fat.

I have a whole tirade sitting in my gut but I guess it can't break free of the tummy roll to express itself.

Since President Obama announced his pick for the nation’s Top Doc, Internet message boards have been atwitter with the observation that Dr. Regina Benjamin is fat.

Critics seem to believe it’s ironic that the nation’s top doctor would be overweight, and it’s led the most nattering of nags to conclude that she should not be picked for prom queen, er, I mean, surgeon general. 

You would think the entire population of the blogosphere had suddenly reverted to the seventh grade.

“I refuse to let fat be socially acceptable …  The President should have known better and picked a doctor who could kick start the debate on fat not perpetuate it,” commented one reader on a national news site.

Another has some mighty specific requirements for the post:  “Rather than select a fat Black woman Obama should have chose a Black woman with a body mass index of 25 or less.”

But amid the fat-bashing tirades resides a point worth addressing. One more restrained discussion board poster poses: “How can Dr. Benjamin promote healthy eating if she herself is obese?”

 

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URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31928335/ns/health-health_care/

Had a dream that I was a chef at the White House and made a new recipe I created for turkey burgers, which I served President Obama for lunch. I'm not really sure exactly what I put into the ground turkey -maybe some wild mushroom, roasted garlic, fresh ginger- but the head chef came in to tell me that the President wanted to see me personally in the oval office.
Oh shit. Now I'd done it.
So, I go up there nervously and edge open the door. He and and the First Lady are at his desk, the burger I created cut into halves on the plate beside the herb fries I made.

"Corey! It's good to meet you."
"Um-how're you, Mr. President and First Lady?
"We're doing great. But, we have to ask you about the burger."
"Yes, sure?"
"What in the world did you put in this? Michelle and I have been racking our brains for the past 20 minutes."
"Barack is a roasted peppers fanatic. And I can't get enough of shiitake mushrooms."
"Thank you, ma'am. That means a lot."
"And the textures! The salad mix and plum tomatoes on top! My God!"
"Barry, you're talking with your mouth full, again."
"Mmm! Can I detect a bit of sweetness, too?"
"A dollop of tupelo honey."
"The President and I would really love it if you added this as permanent item on the menu. Sasha and Malia are huge turkey burger fans."

The First Lady and I then returned to the kitchen, where I showed her how I created the burger. She even tied on an apron and helped me prep the ingredients for the vegetable lasagna I'd be making for dinner. She was funny and an expert with a knife, frequently finishing up before I did. The radio was playing "Back and Forth" by Cameo and she knew all the lyrics!

I now have to make those burgers the first chance I get.


x-posted to my journal.

She looks a litte frozen. Has anyone heard any leaks from the CD? Is it any good?

But Verb Noire needs to raise some cash to defray the expenses of WorldCon. We thought we could bridge the gap out of pocket, but money is tight and my kid's face is expensive. So, we're hoping book sales, merch sales, and anything else you guys want to suggest can make up the difference. We're already putting together the second book (an anthology of short stories) and I was vaguely contemplating some sort of naming contest, but if that's not what gets you excited then please suggest something. We really want to be there, but finding the money for attendance and such is putting a hurt on ye olde pocketbook.

Sen. Coburn imitates Ricky Ricardo during confirmation hearing. On the one hand this isn't the worst thing I've heard since Sotomayor was nominated. On the other...are you kidding me? Has the Republican party just decided to give up on widening their base? Because if that's still the plan? They don't seem to have a clue how to go about it. We should come up with workshops and market them to these idjits.

1st. Sotomayor. She's a moderate. SHE'S EXPLAINED THE WISE LATINA THING 50 GAZILLION TIMES ALREADY. WTF?!? She's not changing to a white male anytime soon, so drop it already!

2nd. Seriously, Fox News. Do you really want to do the 'he's not a citizen, so he cant be president' thing again? Again?! Alan Keyes = Michael Steele. Don't even try to pull that black card either, fox. I'll cut you. *I'm not even bitter about the rejection letter News Corp. sent to me yesterday. I wasn't even sure i could work for a News Corp. station w/o feeling guilty about it.*

2.1. I get the feeling that the deployed soldier that refused to go to afghanistan KNEW he could get out of it, and just used the story about him not being a citizen to use for the media. He was a volunteer, AND he didn't have to go. Saying he didn't believe the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BARACK H. OBAMA wasn't a real citizen would get media attention(and start a feeding frenzy on freerepublic.com)

3rd. ALL UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!!

Do you like your name or do you wish it was something else? Does your name have any history in your family? Do you think names somehow set the tone for a person's personality?

I'm really bored. Answer my question!

To start, my name's Carl and whenever I think of 'Carl' of think of some white guy with a Confederate Flag tattoo driving a truck of some kind. My dad wanted to name me Sean but my mother dated a Sean so she was heavily against that (and he was locked away during my birth, authomatically nullifying any vote he would have had in the matter but thats another story). So I got a knockoff name from her Middle name- Carla. I don't hate it enough to change it but eh, don't really feel 'Carl' like that.

Although in Bal'more its prounounced 'Call' more than 'Carl' and whenever I go somewhere else I seem to dislike my name even more. 

And I asked that last question about personality because of something my friend noted of how every girl named after a peaceful and sweet quality or chracateristic turn out to be the exact opposite: Harmony, Angel, Melody, etc. I don't think I'd be different whatsoever if I were named something else... I don't think I would be.

Your turn. Talk about yourself; you know you want to.

Janet Jackson has put her bid in for custody of the late singer, Michael’s, three children.

Michael allegedly discussed his wishes for his children with Janet before his passing. The singer was even planning to draft a new will with different custody details in relation to Paris, 12, Prince MIchael I, 11, and Price Michael II, seven, in the event he passed, according to ContactMusic.com.

An unidentified source said: “There was a lot of rifts in the family, but Janet was the one person he spoke to regularly and he made sure the children kept in touch with her too.

“Ultimately, he wanted Janet to look after the children, with help from his mother Katherine, and was planning to draft a new will to reflect those wishes. He trusted Janet implicitly.

“When he had health concerns, he had a talk with Janet about how much she meant to him and the children, and how if anything happened to him, he wanted her to make sure the children would be loved and cared for in the same way he was raising them. She told him of course she would.”

Michael’s most recent will was written in 2002 and named the family matriarch, Katherine, as the guardian. However, Janet, who took the children to the family home to gather their belongings after the singer’s death last month, has the support of her siblings to take custody of the children.

The source added to Britain’s Grazia magazine: “The family think this could be a great idea – they are supportive of Katherine, but although she is in good health, she is nearly 80 and they are worried she is not up to the task.

“Janet is blossoming into a woman with tremendous untapped maternal instincts. The children automatically turn to her for comfort and direction.”

-ONTD/Contact Music


Pros:

Arguably one of the saner members of Jackson clan
Already rich and famous
Has actually met the children
Not Debbie Rowe
Skin does not look like a pan of brownies
Played Penny on "Good Times"

Cons:

Questionable taste in men
Still speaks to father
May or may not have a "secret" daughter being raised by Rebbie

Blast from the past...L.M.A.O! Who learns how to dance from a book?!

Society Doesn’t Actively Support Single Motherhood (The Black “Community” Does)

July 13th, 2009 | Uncategorized

This is Faith blog host of Acts of Faith In Love & Life reporting for blogging duty! I’ve got my Wellies on so let’s get to it shall we? This is being cross-posted at my blog as well.


A few people didn’t agree with my last post where I was critical of the Raising Him Alone organization. This is no dig at single mothers. I am all for providing training classes, parenting classes, financial classes, job skills, whatever the mother needs. Again just as with my posts about DBR (damaged beyond repair)-ism last week I got a lot of heat from people who felt uncomfortable with the subject matter. I pose my blog posts as conversations. These are conversations we NEED to be having but so many would prefer to avoid them. If we NEVER discuss the challenging and yes, painful aspects of pathologies we are doomed to repeat them.

The OOW (out of wedlock) birth rate has increased by 300% across the board since the 1970’s but is highest for black women at around 80%. Other groups of women are struggling with this as well but as we all know there’s that added heaping of difficulty with blacks. Whatever people are doing it is NOT working and behavior MUST be modified. No one wants to admit the Anything Goes philosophy is literally killing black women (highest HIV rates) and lowering their quality of life across the board. Instead obfuscation tactics have been deployed. Trust me I understand. I used to get upset watching Suze Orman talk about being prepared financially for the pending economic downturn. She mentioned it 3.5 years ago. What she said made perfect sense but I didn’t want to believe what she was saying because it would mean that I’d have to make changes.

( *sigh* )


I hope that the author's intent wasn't to shit on black men and bastard children, but I seem to be getting that vibe. And this piece is literally all over the place; she goes from vilifying single parenthood to "black men hate black women" to "IR dating will save the black woman" all the while pushing marriage as a panacea.

But perhaps I'm misinterpreting things.

I really need to get on writing that "black women shaming each other" post.

Michael Steele to woo Negroes to GOP with fried chicken and potato salad