Back view of my Michael Jackson Jacket .. Originally uploaded by 2Serenity Remembering Michael Jackson on his 52nd birthday. My Michael Jackson jacket! I've had it since 1989!! Send to a friend
MOMMY & DADDY SONG! I can't get the song out of my head. I think the Gregory Brothers are onto something ingenious in how they are creating their viral musical videos! This is the same group that created the "Bed Intruder Song" for Antoine Dodson. Did you know that they are splitting half of the profits of that song with Antoine Dodson? I love them for that gesture! Dodson said that he hopes the money will help him move his family out of the projects!' Bed Intruder' Rant Earns Family...
Overnight internet sensation Antoine Dodson reacts to new-found fame This is NOT a laughing matter. Sexual assault is a scary and terrifying situation that no one understands unless you have been a victim. Antoine, his sister and their family are blessed that no one was killed or physically hurt. Mentally the scars and fear will always be there. Please understand the severity of the situation because this attacker is still on the loose!! Read and post comments...
Reading Racism Right to Left: Reflections on a Powerful Word and Its Applications | Red Room http://www.redroom.com/blog/tim-wise/... Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and activists in the U.S., and has been called, "One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation," by best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University...
TRUE STORY!Article: Black Child Removed From School, White Teacher Allergic to Afro Another story that is disturbing... Teacher Cuts Off Girl's Braid In Front Of Class What's so sad about all of this is that I can relate to being humiliated by a teacher. In the 1st grade my teacher told me that I wasn...
Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist - biography from University of Michigan Pr http://www.jackieormes.com/ Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist chronicles the life of a multiply talented woman who became a successful cartoonist. Ormes’s cartoon characters--Torchy Brown, Candy, Patty-Jo, and Ginger--delighted readers of African American newspapers such as the Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh Courier between 1937-56. This biography...
Swim club in racial protest sold at bankruptcy auction | Philadelphia Inquirer | 05/13/2010 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/bre... The Huntingdon Valley swimming club where a racial-discrimination controversy erupted a year ago was sold Thursday in a bankruptcy-court auction. Send to a friend
Paul Revere Williams - A Legend in Architecture Documentary highlighting the life of Paul Revere Williams, the first certified African American architect west of the Mississippi. "Architect to the Stars" Send to a friend
Happy 111th, Percy Lavon Julian (African American Scientist) http://www.wednesdayjournalonline.com... Centennials are reserved for recognizing individuals who made extraordinary contributions to their society. And just as we have been graced by two blue moons this year, Oak Park enjoys the unusual distinction of celebrating not one, but two significant centennials in 1999. Everyone knows about the guy named Ernie. Not as many are familiar with Percy...