History found Records of freed Va. slaves placed online History possibly lost (suburbanchicagonews.com) "A property once covered in unique objets d'art and so renowned even the Smithsonian Institution took notice now is slated for demolition. Kane County officials this week took further steps toward tearing down the long-abandoned African-American Heritage Museum and Black Veterans Archives in Aurora Township by approving an application to the Circuit Court for demolition of 'dangerous and/or unsafe building.' 'This is the very beginning stage' of the demolition process, said Mark VanKerkhoff of the county's Development Department. It could be three to four months before the building actually is torn down, ...
TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks NEW YORK (AP) — Roland Martin will anchor a new Sunday public affairs show aimed at a black audience that will debut in September on the TV One network. The "Washington Watch" program aims to tap into a new interest in politics and government due to the election of President Barack Obama, said Johnathan Rodgers, TV One's president and CEO. It debuts Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. ET, and the show will be repeated each week at 5 p.m. Martin, who is also a CNN commentator, will interview newsmakers and members of the Congressional ...
When Antonio Villaraigosa ran for Mayor of Los Angeles a few years ago, most of his platform was based on the fact that he would be the first Hispanic Mayor in 133 years. Question his record beyond the historical narrative and suddenly you found yourself framed as one of "those people" who dislike all Hispanics. Well guess what I saw in the store the other day? That's right! The one time golden child for the Left who was gonna fix Los Angeles just by showing up is now being called a "failure" by a major publication. Just back in 2006, the ...
On the days following the death of Michael Jackson, I read from two sources so-called accounts from Christians that Michael Jackson was in fact a Christian. Now I found the claim quite interesting because I know that MJ had also claimed to be a Muslim, Jehovah Witness and I believe that he also embraced Judaism to some extent. But how was it that all of a sudden folks were claiming that MJ was actually a Christian. Here was the first claim I came across. David Pack for purposedriven.com (The article was removed or moved to another link. But here is the ...
Okay, all the hatin' over the BET Awards show is really getting silly. Don't like BET? Then work on changing the culture FIRST. If you can change the culture, you will decrease demand for what you feel misrepresents Black folks. Do it the other way around, and more "BETs" will pop up. Need an example? Some of y'all may remember back in the day when local churches would stage protests in front of local porn shops. Did they manage to get a few of them shut down? Sure did. But how did the porn industry respond to meet demand? They moved ...
I found this at Stereohyped. Sherri Shepherd apparently believes that being in a “rich White folks’ store” is plenty of a reason to keep her kid in check. Whoopi Goldberg then asks the same question I would have asked. Shepherd then tries to smooth out her original comment, but by then it was too late. Take a look (follow link to video)
The sad thing is that she isn’t the only one.
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December 20th, 2007 at 8:29 am
Maybe I missed it but what did she say that was wrong. The reality is that we all have those moments when we look at our kids and are like “…please dear GOd don’t have a fit in here” Please explain to me the issue with her statement.
December 20th, 2007 at 1:04 pm
Its true what she said was not WRONG wrong, but it did make me wince a little bit… Most black people have all heard that statement before… “Don’t do XYZ around all these white people!”… But not right in front of white people though!.. My mom would never say that while white people were listening.. And Sherri sat up there and said it on national TV… She might as well have said, “Don’t embarrass me around all these crackers!”, because that’s kinda how it sounded. That was my only problem with it.
December 20th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
But for those of us mothers that have been out with our children we felt her pain.
December 20th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Ditto to what Wizz said.
After given this some more thought I believe that this really goes back to the days when for Blacks it was important not to give White folks an inch in public spaces. Going to store in the south back in the Jim Crow days was like walking on eggshells. If your kids acted up, White folks would have used Jim Crow as an excuse to kick you out of the store. What is sad that here in the 21st century, folks still have kept this same mindset when White folks are present.
December 21st, 2007 at 10:16 am
The reality is that as mothers (can’t speak for fathers) the last thing we want is to be embarassed by our kids. How many times did your mother give you the evil eye from across the room or better yet while in church. Again I feel her pain.