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Song of the Day: Rick James “Mr. Policeman”

22 March 2012

…it wasn’t a cop in Trayvon’s case, but it was certainly the mentality… While jamming to the Street Songs album by Rick James on the way to work…  “Mr. Policeman” came on and instantly I thought the death of Trayvon Martin… a song written over 30 years ago still rings true… Hey Mr. Policeman I’ve seen […]

5 Things: I don’t get as of March 20th, 2012…

20 March 2012

No really… what? As of March 20th, 2012… around 10:00AM EST… these are 5 Things… I just don’t get… The Trayvon Martin calamity… I largely remained silent on this matter because I truly believed a headline that said “Young Kid Shot Dead By Asshole” would quickly be resolved and justice would be served… then later […]

“You Can’t Be F#@king Serious!?!” News: #KONY2012 Co-founder arrested for…

16 March 2012

Dammit man! Keep that sh!t in the house!!! *deep sigh* Apparently, the guy that started Invisible Child and filmed the #KONY2012 piece was arrested for public intoxication and getting his wank on… C’mon son… you can’t go from hunting down warlords to yanking your monkey in public… Yeah buddy… keep that hand away from me…

Song of the Day: Zebra Katz feat. Njena Redd Foxxx “Ima Read’”

16 March 2012

Best thing I’ve seen and heard in a couple of weeks now… Typically, the content of this song wouldn’t be applicable for the Do Better Movement… Especially, following a post defending the KONY2012 movement…  However, the simplicity of the track, the tone and lyrics of the song has caused me to chair-bop to this on […]

5 Things: KONY 2012 Backlash

9 March 2012

Ok, I laffed too but the backlash ain’t as funny… Wednesday morning, like many folks I watched the KONY 2012 video and spread the word, as I saw fit… by that evening it had already become internet fodder for ridicule… These are the 5 things folks have complained about Invisible Children’s effort to spread awareness […]

Rest & Thanks: Jimmy Ellis of The Trammps

9 March 2012

Sang, quite possibly, the best Disco song of all-time… I remember during my early high school years… I was doing homework late one night… my mom peeped her head in my room… looked around and nodded to me confused and left… As she turned to walk to her room, my father was climbing the steps… […]

“You Can’t Be F#@king Serious!?!” News: Breitbart “Bombshell” Obama Video

8 March 2012

This???  This… is what’s going to bring the Kaing down??? THIS??? Honestly, I’m not sure where to begin… at a certain point you have to question the reality that surrounds oneself… Perhaps, myself and the few collective others I know are completely bizarre and/or warped… and quite possibly it’s the lot who contends doom is […]

Doing It Right: KONY 2012

7 March 2012

…before today I didn’t know the gravity of Joseph Kony… now, I do… There’s nothing more to say than… take 30 mins of your day and watch the following documentary… on Joseph Kony and the efforts underway to bring him to justice… if by the 7-minute mark you aren’t ready to hop on board and […]

Doing It Right: King Obama Clowns Fox News Reporter

6 March 2012

“…so then he stood up and said…” The Kaing spoke today during his 1st full White House press conference of the year… During which he touched on a number of topics… from women’s advancement, GOP race, G8 summit to immigration… The timing of this could be to dampened the Republican Super Tuesday… Regardless, the best […]

5 Things: The Help

28 February 2012

The Help – aka Sisters Keepin’ It Real in 63 After flipping between the Academy awards and the All-Star game Sunday evening… I figured it was time to see what the commotion was surrounding the movie about Black maids in Jackson, Mississippi… These are 5 things I learned from the film… Was this Forrest Gump […]

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