R.I.P. Amy Whinehouse (Sep 14th 1983 – Jul 23rd 2011)
I first remember hearing Amy Whinehouse on an ad for Target. It was playing her music and talking about her coming to the US. It caused me to search for her on the net and I was immediately hooked. She had the style of American soul artist that I grew up listening to my mom […]
Herman Cain: Most Black People Too Poor To Tea Party
How come the Tea Party (Aka Republican Party) can always manage to find them an Uncle Tom? Until he starts going off script (Michael Steele, Colin Powell anyone) then it will be “Well he wasn’t a true conservative”. If he thinks this Uncle Tom Foolery is really going to get him the Republican nomination he […]
Happy Bday to Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)
Had he lived today would have been Malcolm X’s birthday. He is one of my heroes and not just because I was named after him but for the personal growth he had over his lifetime. Growth that let him see in the end we all deserve the same freedoms, happiness and respect no matter […]