Feb01
Tavis has been saying this same thing about Obama since day one
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Posts Tagged ‘tavis smiley’
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Sep12
My name is Duane and I fully endorse this message.
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Jul25
Your morning truth: Obama is not above Wall Street
by Duane on July 25th, 2011 at 7:03 amPosted In: Politics
Reading comments on various sites and blogs this morning, I find it funny that there are those who really think Obama is above Wall Street.
No president is above Wall Street.
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Jul03
While America celebrates freedom, Tom Joyner plays “Bookman”
by Duane on July 3rd, 2011 at 11:47 amPosted In: Commentary
On the popular 70′s sitcom “Good Times”, this struggling family of the ghetto had to rely on a very unreliable building superintendent to simply maintain the status quo. If a pipe needed to be replaced, a call was placed to “Bookman”, but don’t count on him to actually fix the problem. It did not take [...]
Apr14
“Some leading blacks say that President Obama has neglected Anacostia and that he’s neglected African-Americans as a whole. The recession has taken a disproportionate toll on African-Americans in unemployment, social service and education budget cuts, foreclosures and bankruptcies, and some social commentators, including prominent radio and TV host Tavis Smiley, lay the blame at Obama’s [...]
Mar19
If you have not noticed by now, easing into the dialogue coming from the left is that it would be foolish for Obama to have an agenda to help Black folks. All of a sudden I am reading commentaries that convey this feeling that Black people are doing bad, but we’ll be alright. Where is [...]
Feb25
The Sharpton/Smiley saga is entertaining to me more than anything else. However, what I do find interesting is that how Smiley is still being accused of “attacking” the President and being non-supportive of him when Smiley voted for him.
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Feb24
Huddle Around, Y’all. Our Black Leaders Are About To Speak…Again
by Duane on February 24th, 2010 at 8:17 amA friend of mine told me about a lil’ war of words between Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton that took place yesterday on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Apparently, Tavis is challenging other self-elected Black leaders to show up in Chicago next month to explain why many of them are not holding Obama to the [...]
Jan19
4/12/08, Washington Post
“Smiley has taken on Obama in a series of commentaries that began as the Democrat from Illinois emerged as the party’s front-runner for the presidential nomination in early January. Days after Obama’s win in the Iowa caucus, Smiley warned on Joyner’s show: “Don’t fall so madly in love [with Obama] that you surrender [...]
Jun11
‘Memba that during the elections?
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) – African Americans in Washington, DC, are twice as optimistic as the general U.S. population that their financial situation will improve over the next year. However, most say they don’t have a financial game plan and many don’t know where to start, according to a new survey commissioned [...]
May20
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Documentary that explores some of the complexities of the Black male experience in America. This is Tavis Smiley’s first film which features Dick Gregory, Michael Eric Dyson, Cornell West, Cliff West, Eddie Glaude, Bebe Winans, Wren T. Brown, Daron Boyce, Robert Smith and Raymond Ross.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Airing date: Sunday, May 24 from [...]
May18
I was invited yesterday to attend blogger screening over at the home of Tavis Smiley. What did we screen? His first movie project “Stand“.
I am currently working on my full review that should be posted here on Wednesday. One of his assistants told me that I could get a phone interview with him this week, [...]
May14
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