Archive for the 'Obama' Category
When Real America Speaks
I watch the news less and less these days, with the exception of Public Broadcasting, most cable network news is all spin this includes MSNBC, Fox is not even an after thought. For the sake of ratings they are willing to have the most assinign discussion this side of reality TV The latest is that Parent are Concern about Obama speech to Children Cuting to the quick, lets be clear the only parents concern about this speech are a minority, because the majority, especially people of color, the idea of their child seeing a president that looks like them encouraging them to study is a God send
What is sad is that this small and small minded group has gotten so much attention, what should be highlighted is that these parents are doing themselves and thier children a major diservice, this country is changing and children will have to compete on a multitude of levels
And you know who else is watching? the rest of the world
Racist accusing others of Racism
What is a racist? A person that accuses a black person of being a Nazi, plain and simple. Adolf Hitler was the biggest champion of racism in the twentieth century. He exterminated six million Jews because he believed they were an inferior race. He also believed that Asians and Negroes were “inferior” to the White race (source) The republic party are going out of thier way to interrupt townhall meeting and call Obama a Nazi with the hopes that opened minded whites will narrow their view of the world and see things their way. This action is not from a group of outsiders but from the republican party. Last year Karl Rove made the statement “ Obama reminds him of “the guy at the country club with the beautiful date, holding a martini and a cigarette that stands against the wall and makes snide comments about everyone who passes by.” Honestly how many blacks can afford or are even allowed in a country club? only a few, why? because people like Karl Rove don’t want them in their country club
But instead of having a debate about health care we see pundits paid by the health care agency stirring up crowds who have more of an issue with Obama’s race than health care policy’s they probably need
who is this crowd? the same racist that have always occupied this country
Then, protesting intergration
Now Protesting Healthcare
Whats interesting is that they refuse to see that the USA is changing, with or without them, also interesting they refuse to acknowledge that their actions are the most un american the country they are so quickly to defend
Racist calling historical victims of racism, racist how sad and how un American
Still I rise, again
Posro Media CEO Roland Laird appears on CW Philly’s Speak up to talk about “Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans” by Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird and illustrated by Elihu Bey. “Still I Rise” covers African American history from 1619 to the historic Presidential election of Barack Hussein Obama.
Excuse my French
After Obama’s triump speech today in Strasberg – France lets consider all things Afro French
Afro-French is a term that is used to refer to those French people who are of Black African ancestry. There are around 3-4 million Afro-French people living in France (both metropolitan and overseas), according to a CSA survey.
Most of the Afro-French people, living in France, came from West Africa, followed by other Sub-Saharan African countries and the Caribbean Islands. Around 65% of the Afro-French community is Muslim (predominantly West Africans and a large number of Central Africans and converts), followed by Christian believers who make up 20-30% (mainly from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean and Central African countries like Cameroon and DR Congo) and the rest practicing traditional religions. source wikipedia
Click here for list of countries, religeon and origins
Arts d’Afrique… Arts lointains, Peuples du Monde
One of the most beautiful art sites on the web, even if you can’t read French the art will leave you in awe
In need of some updating, but a great spot for an overview of life in Paris from a black perspective
Walking The Spirit Tours – the most indepth and entertaining series of year-round tours of Black Paris.
If you are a soccer fan, you know that Pele called Lilian Thuram one of the 125 greatest soccer players of all time. Thuram, who turned 37 this January, led the 1998 French team to the World Cup and appeared in 16 European championships, retiring in 2008 after a heart problem was discovered. He recently was selected as a member of the federal council of the French Football Federation. Click to read more
Of Course French Hip Hop
Possibly the best site on all things Black and European, offering opinions that are not popular, but definetly through black eyes (example below)
“I’ve watched the trailer of the award winning (Cannes) flick ‘Entre les murs’ (The Class). It’s a story about a French language teacher in a multicultural inner city high school classroom in Paris. One of the action parts of the film is a young black kid who explodes in de class room, because he’s being touched. But that boy looks so much like the stereotype black kid at risk in a ghetto school in the US. I’ve seen these scene’s before.”
Fashion
Although Tavis Smiley is a hero to most African Americans (your’s included) his dislike for Obama is disturbing and apparently obvious to all (read article) Although he never stated it, Tavis appears to be Clinton supporter, yet, titled his newest book “Accountable”, features Obama on the cover below are comments from the 2009 State of the Black Union from guests and Youtube commenters. Tavis you are a Hater, better change it up
sweetscorp (
I watched the afternoon session of the SOTBU, and Tavis was really disappointing. The panel was great, but Tavis just can’t let the last two SOTBUs go. Tavis we understand that President Obama didn’t kiss your ass like President Clinton did, but you are really making your dislike of him obvious now, Mr. Robinson you dropped some serious knowledge on the hypocrisy of Tavis and some others when it comes down to President Clinton. President Clinton was not good for African Americans or other Blacks around the world. I hope people start opening their eyes. Thank you.
rlw10101010I love the smile Lani had before she responded to Tavis’s veiled criticism of Obama (i.e., he’s an elitist who’s only interested in helping Blacks who are on his level). In a very intelligent, articulate manner, she set him straight. The “Black agenda” is the “American agenda”, they’re not mutually exclusive.
Lani Guinier at Tavis Smiley’s State of the Black Union 2009
Its A New Day
Good Riddance
The Start of something Much More
