Tag Archives: black people
Should African Americans be More Supportive of Occupy Wall Street?
I’d like to know what my readers think about this. Should Black People be drawn to this movement? Should we consider Black unemployment rates and how many Blacks were affected by the housing crisis (Ponzi Scheme/Gambling in my opinion.) as … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black man, black women, business, community, culture, government, money, news, opinion, politics, race, society
Complete this Sentence: Psychologists told Black People to stop spanking their kids and now…
Finish this sentence for me, people: “Psychologists told Black People to stop spanking their kids and now…” You can leave a comment below. Why do I ask? Crazy “youngins” on the metro this morning. If you live in DC, you … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black, black history, children, culture, d.c., opinion, society, youth
I am a Brown Twitter Bird
If you’re not hip to the #BrownTwitterBird movement and the “interesting: Slate article by Farhad Manjoo that started it all, get hip! Details here. My Bird’s name is Avian…as in Avian Flu. She so fly!! She so fancy! The #BrownTwitterBird … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black, blog, culture, funny, news, opinion, race, stereotype
Christians Only: Is the Black Community Tolerant of Other Religions?
Don’t tell Grandma you’re an atheist. You’ll make her pressure go up. I would like to think that Black people are tolerant, but when it comes to homosexuality and religion I have to say that many Black folk can be … Continue reading
Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now
Shoppers at a southern New Jersey Walmart store were shocked Sunday night when a voice came over the retailer’s public-address system announcing: “Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now”. The male voice who delivered the announcement has yet … Continue reading
Your Thoughts on Black People and Online Dating
What do you think about African-American and Online Dating? What has been your experience? Would you recommend it to your friends? Do you think that it would open up multi-cultural options for single Black women? What are your thoughts? My … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black men, black women, culture, interracial, love, opinion, race, relationships, women
Rep. Trent Franks: African-Americans were better off under slavery
Oh Wow. RACIST!! I want to thank Think Progress for posting this. This is some straight BS! If you are a black person living in AZ you need to campaign really, really hard to get this man out of … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black, black men, black women, hate, history, news, opinion, politics, race, racism, slavery, white folks
Does HP make racist computers?
Um…it’s very interesting what people attribute racism to. Now the facial recognition on Hewlett Packard computers. Let me just say this is a set up for a stupid racial joke that would go something like…”I thought it would be easier … Continue reading
Debate This: Is Negro a “bad” word?
Here’s a comment we received yesterday: 62 years old; grandma; white… Something has me troubled. This seems like the perfect place to collect some input on it: In a conversation with my daughter and son-in-law the other day I used … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black, blogs, culture, hello negro, n-word, negro, opinion, race, racism, society, white folks
Do Not Wear Obama Shirts to the Polls: It’s not personal, it’s just the law
Wouldn’t you just know it…another way to hinder people from voting…tisk tisk. Mr. T in DC gave the heads up to Washington DC folk on his blog about this (below). It’s basically like walking into your polling place with a … Continue reading
Filed under african american, black, black man, black women, blog, change, chocolate city, community, d.c., events, government, history, news, obama, opinion, washington, washington dc