Recently, in a conversation about Mitt Romney with a friend, I joked that there was no way that a Black Republican of Mormon faith existed. In my mind the odds of this person existing was somewhere up there right along with the reality of pink unicorns, Santa Claus, and Mark Sanchez winning a Superbowl with [...]
Remember those, “The More You Know” Public Service Announcement on NBC? Weren’t those always fun and informative? Yeah, I think one of those shorts prevented me from smoking a joint with friends one day back in the 10th grade. But now that I’m all grown up, it’s good to see that the people who own [...]
So how out of touch is Mitt Romney? Well, according to a report by colorlines.com, Romney is so out of touch that not even his Mexican relatiuves are feeling him. OK, so they don’t exactlt agree with his stance on immigration and the DREAM Act. But still, it sayts a lot when your own relatives [...]
My man Rev. Al Sharpton made my day today. I’ve said what I’ve had to say about the immigration debate, and these new Voter ID laws on this site; and please believe I have more to say. But for now, just listen to what the good reverend had to say on the steps of the [...]
One thing about racism, is the way that it doesn’t discriminate; yep, racism even hangs out at basketball games. It seems that my man racism got tired of all the “white men can’t jump,” jokes and decided to show up down in San Antonio, Texas last Saturday. From what I’m hearing, an all-white Alamo Heights [...]
I just got word via WFAA.com that 15-year-old Jakadrien Turner is on her way home. In case you’re not familiar with her story, just know that I stand by my words: she should have never been deported; plain and simple. I’m just glad that they were able to quickly work out her return to Dallas. It [...]
You know those Black kids that go missing that people like me bitch all the time about the little media coverage they get? Well, I have a sneaky suspicion that those kids have all been deported to Columbia. I wish I was half joking about that, but after reading the story of an African American [...]
Most of you, probably get annoyed by Christmas music, on the radio, in the office, being played 24/7. Wouldn’t it suck if there was a Christmas music radio station that played nothing but Christmas music all year long? And wouldn’t it be really messed up if your boss was raised by elves and he kept [...]
¡Hola mi Gente! There is nothing I detest more than to see my own people allowing racist, white supremacist thinking take root in their minds. One point in fact is the misdirected and false perceptions of native-born people of color against immigrants. When I listen to African Americans or Puerto Ricans, for example, go off [...]
I often mention in my posts on this site that I am an immigrant to this great country. Recently, someone mentioned in a comment that by virtue of me being an immigrant, naturally, I’m biased when it comes to the issue of immigration reform as it’s debated. My position is that being from somewhere and [...]
Not Exactly True Says New Study! So I’m watching the GOP debate several weeks ago on MSNBC and while on break they ran an ad that completely blew my mind. It was an anti-immigration ad sponsored by capsweb.org, a group based in California. This wasn’t your typical anti-immigration ad, and what struck me, was the [...]
Last week after Pres. Obama’s made his “evolution” on gay marriage public, my initial thought was: great, now they’re going to say that Obama is gay, and all gay people are now going to vote for him because of it. You know, pretty much in the same way all black people voted for him in [...]
Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
As if Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t bad enough, in steps Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist running for sheriff. As a Republican, Winkler hopes to become Bonner County, Idaho’s next sheriff. As anybody running for office will tell you, media attention is something welcomed and often sought by candidates. That said, not one [...]
I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]
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