Heather Ellis is a college student facing15 years in prison for cutting line at Walmart - visit www.SaveHeatherEllis.com for more details on the national protest to be held in Kennett, MO on November 14.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Dr Boyce Web Chat: Megan Williams is Definitely a Liar
No matter what, Megan Williams is definitely a liar - the question is what did she lie about?
Lil Wayne's Cars: This is What He Had at the Age of 19!
Yes, it appears that Lil Wayne has made some money - we only hope he's been saving it.
Friday, October 23, 2009
THE 1ST FAMILY PHOTO RELEASED
This week the White House released the much-anticipated official Obama family photo on its Flickr page. The portrait was taken in the Green Room of the White House on September 1 by famed Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz, notable for her decades of work capturing the images of rock stars and Hollywood's elite
as well as for her multimillion-dollar fortune's recent collapse. The seated and beaming first family looks happy and relaxed, with Sasha and Malia Obama each draping an arm over mom and dad.
Chris Rock Good Hair: Did It Bomb at Theatres?
Chris Rock is very emotional about criticism he has received since releasing good hair, saying that he disrespects black women and said that Oprah Winfrey looks like a slave - is any of this true?
ROBIN THICKE WILL SOON BE A FATHER
Grammy Award-winning singer Robin Thicke may be practicing his lullabies.
Thicke and his wife, actress Paula Patton – who began dating in high school – are expecting their first child, Usmagazine.com reports.
The parents-to-be attended the 2009 Angel Ball in Manhattan on Tuesday, and Thicke gushed about his wife of four years.
CHRIS BROWN UNHAPPY WITH OPRAH!!!
R&B crooner Chris Brown is talking to the media again. He's promoting an upcoming album and last night (Oct. 21), the Virginia native paid a visit to hip hop radio personality Angie Martinez's popular New York City radio show.
The 20-year-old singer – who was sentenced to180 days community service sentence after assaulting his girlfriend Rihanna -- revealed that he is "tight" with media mogul Oprah Winfrey for not supporting him. He also vowed he will never hit another woman.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Woman Teaches Kids in Jail How to Get It Together with Beats, Rhymes and Poetry
T. Denise Manning is emerging as a leader for at-risk youth and teaching them how to get it together using a microphone, pad and pen as their weapons of choice.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
News: Tom Joyner Pardons His Late Uncles for Murder
from TheGrio.com
Nationally syndicated radio host Tom Joyner holds up the signed pardon given to him from Samuel Glover, right, director of the South Carolina Dept. of Pardon, Probation and Parole, as Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., third from the right, smiles after a hearing Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009, in Columbia, S.C. A posthumous pardon was given to Joyners' great-uncles Thomas and Meeks Griffin, who were wrongly sent to the electric chair for the 1913 murder of a Confederate Army veteran.
(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Two great-uncles of syndicated radio host Tom Joyner, sent to the electric chair for the 1913 murder of a Confederate Army veteran, were unanimously pardoned Wednesday by South Carolina.
Officials believe the men are the first in the state to be posthumously pardoned in a capital murder case.
Black landowners Thomas and Meeks Griffin were executed 94 years ago after a jury convicted them of killing 73-year-old John Lewis, a wealthy white veteran living in Blackstock, a Chester County town 40 miles north of Columbia. Two other black men were also put to death for the crime.
"This won't bring them back, but this will bring closure. I hope now that they rest in peace," Joyner said. "This is a good day."
Joyner, who lives in Dallas, and his attorney made a presentation to the state parole and probation board on Wednesday, then left the room while the board voted. Family members who flew in for the hearing included his wife and sons, of Dallas, and brother and his family, from Jackson, Miss.
Though he talks to roughly 8 million listeners on the radio daily, Joyner said facing the seven board members "scared me to death." When he was told how they voted, he said he waved his hands and hugged family members in a flood of relief and joy. He also called in to his radio show.
Joyner learned about his uncles' fate two years ago during filming of the PBS documentary "African American Lives 2," which traced his lineage and 11 others' through the research of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
President Obama Wins the Nobel Prize: Black Scholars Speak Up
Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction
Faculty Affiliate, African American Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago
I think he deserves the award because, as they said, he has established a different tone in the world. Two years ago, America was despised around the world. This is not the case today. Of course people still have criticisms of our policies etc but our global neighbors hated Bush so much that it was making global travel a frightening experience for Americans. There has been a shift in how people see us. That is directly tied to President Obama's diplomatic stance on a variety of issues.
Dr. Wilmer J. Leon
Political Science Professor at Howard University
Host of “On with Leon” – Sirius/XM Satellite
This is an incredible personal accomplishment for the Obama's, a wonderful international recognition of the shift in American foreign policy, and a compliment to the intelligence of the American electorate The Nobel committee is acknowledging the positive shift away from the unilateral exclusionary foreign policy of the Bush 43' administration to the multilateral inclusionary foreign policy direction of the Obama administration. The illegal invasions of sovereign nations, torture, and the ignoring of ecological issues of the Bush 43' administration only brought instability and insecurity for America and the rest of the world. President Obama offers hope through honest diplomacy and open dialog. This is the true path towards peace and security for all.
KKK Gets Involved with Black Student's Walmart Case
The Ku Klux Klan threatened the student who rallied in response to facing 15 years in prison for cutting line at Walmart.
Woman Faces 15 Years in Prison for cutting Line at Walmart
A college student in Kennett, MO faces 15-years in prison for cutting line at Walmart.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Why the World Never Likes Proud Black Men
"A word to the Black Man. … Do not point your nose too high. Do not swell your chest too much. Do not boast too loudly. Do not be puffed up. … You are on no higher plane, deserve no new consideration, and will get none. … No man will think a bit higher of you because your complexion is the same as that of the victor at Reno." – The LA Times, Shortly after Jack Johnson became the heavyweight champion of the world.
Pregnant 12 - Year Old Found with Her Father
A pregnant 12 year old and her sister were allegedly abducted by their adopted white father.
Restaurant Puts N-word next to Obama's Name on a Sign
A restaurant owner puts a sign outside his door that says "Obama's Healthcare plan, N*gger Rig it."
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Dr. Boyce and Rev. Al Sharpton Discuss Michael Vick, Couples and Money
Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks with Rev. Al Sharpton about Michael Vick's deal with Nike and why couples get divorced over money.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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