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Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan’s Right-To-Work Law “Pro-Worker.”

Dec 12, 2012 No Comments by

Oh, so you think unions are bad for business and workers. OK, here’s one reason why you’re wrong. Yep, and I’ll give it to you in one word. Are you ready? Here it goes: slavery. Yeah, marinate on that one for a few and get back to me. But don’t tell that to Michigan’s Republican [...]

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VIDEO: Mentally Ill Black Man Shot 46 Times, Killed By Saginaw Police

Aug 18, 2012 7 Comments by

So, apparently a mentally ill Black man was shot 46 times, and killed by Saginaw, Michigan police officers almost two months ago; and, we’re just now hearing about it because it was caught on tape. Thanks to CNN and the work of a concerned citizen armed with a video camera, we’re reminded of the disadvantage [...]

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Post-Racial Update: Rudy Eugene, the Maryland Cannibal, & the Detroit Kool-Aid Shootout

Jun 01, 2012 17 Comments by

I’m so disappointed with the black community this week. First off, I can’t believe that none of you are protesting the police shooting death last weekend of  the naked face-eating black man down in Miami. OK, so maybe some of you have yet to get over the shock of him being black  – I know, [...]

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So Tavis Smiley & Cornel West are "Uncle Toms" for Their "Poverty Tour", According to Steve Harvey?

Aug 10, 2011 18 Comments by

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West – two of Black America’s least favorite Negroes right now – have embarked on what they call a “Poverty Tour”. My guess is they plan to criss cross America highlighting  the millions of Americans negatively impacted by the Great Recession. You know, judging by policy choices and enactments on Capitol [...]

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Jail Time for Organic Beets

Jul 14, 2011 1 Comment by

When growing up, two cats in a yard was the American Dream. Detroiter, Julie Bass upped that vision by planting organic vegetables in her front landscape as opposed to itchy grass and birds of paradise. A mother and avid urban green thumb, Bass decided to take on the project because purchasing organic food in a [...]

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Good News: Detroit's Catherine Ferguson Acedemy To Stay Open As Charter School [VIDEO]

Jun 18, 2011 No Comments
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NC Tea Party Hosts “Great American Gun Giveaway” As Purchases Spike

It has been almost a week since the Shady Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Ironically, even as funerals are being held for the victims, assault weapons like the AR-15 Bushmaster used in the shooting are selling like hot cakes. Yep, amid the talk of a federal assault weapons ban and a tightening up [...]

Would we be Mad at the NRA if Adam Lanza was Shot by the Newtown, CT. Police?

So I’m wondering: Would we be mad at the NRA if Adam Lanza was shot by the police? Seriously, think about that one for a second before answering. Anyway, I just found out that the 12-year-old daughter of one of my wife’s former co-workers committed suicide yesterday — she hung herself. Yes, she was twelve years [...]

Gun Control: If Only We Could Be Spearchuckers Again

Way back in the day, well before we were known as Niggers, Negroes, and subsequently African-Americans, we were known as Spearchuckers. It was meant as a derogatory term as did most other terms used to describe Blacks of African descent in America. But you know what? I do not think Spearchucker is a bad term. [...]

Django Unchained: How Dare a Slave with a Gun “Kill all the White people” in a Movie?

But seriously, how dare a slave with a gun “Kill all the White people,” in a movie? A few days ago, Sean Hannity had a huge problem with Janie Foxx and his Saturday Night Live opening monologue last weekend. As you may know by now, in the upcoming film Django Unchained, Jamie plays a slave [...]

Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan’s Right-To-Work Law “Pro-Worker.”

Oh, so you think unions are bad for business and workers. OK, here’s one reason why you’re wrong. Yep, and I’ll give it to you in one word. Are you ready? Here it goes: slavery. Yeah, marinate on that one for a few and get back to me. But don’t tell that to Michigan’s Republican [...]