We Are All Connected

Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot.

“Who are you wearing?” Joan Rivers

Emmys Red Carpet time, and of course, as with all red carpets, we honor, Joan Rivers, and her seminal question, […]

“It’s Tall, It’s Tough, It’s Too Hot to Touch,” said Trump about his wall. Although many thought he was talking about The Rock.

Sh*t is Hitting the Fan

“Everybody knows what ‘the plant’ is. The plant is short for plantation.” Zeke Brown, Blue Collar, 1978

As the epic normalization of white collar crime continues, and constitutional corruption goes virtually consequence free, auto workers […]

Sandy Hook PSA: Act, Pass Legislation

Gun violence is a public safety issue. We will change gun laws. Mission of Sandy Hook Promise (SHP): […]

“Now this is a song to celebrate. The conscious liberation of the female state! Mothers, daughters and their daughters too. Woman to woman. We’re singin’ with you. The inferior sex got a new exterior. We got doctors, lawyers, politicians too. Everybody, take a look around. Can you see, can you see, can you see. There’s a woman right next to you.” Annie Lennox

“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart.” God said

H.B.I.C. Goals

Thank you Beverly Bond, for creating Black Girls Rock – it uplifts, restores and boosts my soul. Seeing Black […]

“I now go beyond other people’s fears and limitations.” Louise Hay

Help Wanted: New Trump “African American”

“I alone can fix it.” He alone can f*ck it up

Donald is doing it again, dividing people with the advancement of racism. Distracting people with abnormal actions, and […]

Time to call Lt. General Russel L. Honoré

Given the current Administration’s pattern of prejudice with regard to providing immediate relief to all people impacted by natural […]

Trump Loves HBCU’s

Trump is really, old, old, old, school… 2019 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference

Nod to Nixon

During a 1977 interview with, Sir David Frost, regarding President Nixon’s criminal actions in office, Dick Nixon arrogantly […]

Perhaps Trump Rooted for Drago to Beat Apollo Creed, not Realizing it was a Movie

Volfefe Index

Bloomberg, is reporting, JPMorgan Chase & Co. created a special index, to measure the impact of Trump’s tweets on […]

“I’m angry because I’m talented, there’s nobody I’ve ever met in the business of comedy who’s any more brilliant than me, and I will never get the recognition for what I do in my lifetime. Because of, there’s one bad seed in America, it works for economic reasons, it’s called racism. Racism keeps a lot of talented human beings underground.” Richard Pryor

Cat Stevens was correct, “Oh baby baby it’s a wild world. It’s hard to get by just upon a smile.” Time to get on the Peace Train

Alabama Asphyxiation

People are suffering, trapped, scared, dead and dying, as a result of Hurricane Dorian. Yet, the Narcissist in […]

“I don’t see any use in having a uniform and arbitrary way of spelling words. We might as well make all clothes alike and cook all dishes alike. Sameness is tiresome; variety is pleasing.” Mark Twain

Blooming Blue Texas

Deep in the heart of Texas, a bountiful blue is burgeoning across the vast plains, like beautiful bluebonnets […]

Mimeograph Mania

Extracting from another soul’s work, pilfering prose, seizing a sentence, without giving that soul, credit, is mimeograph mania. […]

“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” James Baldwin

In Human Hands

Fellow Earthlings, The planet is being suffocated by human activity, Earth is unable to breathe, due to actions […]

Alma mater

Hindsight is 20/20, telling the kids, “Go play,” while attempting to party like you did in college, won’t […]

Reprisal for Reporting

Being a journalist is seriously tough, fearlessly pursuing truth, uncovering obscure well disguised facts, risking death in the […]

“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” Dante Alighieri

Conflicted Confederate Cabinet

Extended abnormalities have continued since the current President’s contrived televised “Cabinet” conclave, with mutations in the cast of […]

Tiffany Haddish Shares Comedic Shine

Pacifist, Frances Crowe, Protestor for Peace, Passes Away

Frances Crowe dedicated the majority of her 100 year life, protesting for peace, remaining steadfast against war, standing […]

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Honors The Tan Suit

Carli Lloyd, Goal!

Any NFL team still need a kicker?

“Never consider dating a man who copulated with your mother.”

Road Rhyme not Road Rage

Stress and anxiety are on the rise, felt everywhere, with more people openly angry, expressing visible vexation in […]

Missy Elliott Video Vanguard Victory

TGIF?

Ah yes, TGIF, what a zany week…a week that saw the current American President, a.k.a the King of […]

“Women have to harness their power – it’s absolutely true. It’s just learning not to take the first no. And if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” Cher

No More Wire Hangers

Planned Parenthood decided to refuse federal funding, as Trump continues efforts to strip women of the power to […]

The 1619 Project

The New York Times Magazine published an all encompassing, valuable, and detailed story on slavery, and its legacy, […]

Glacier in Iceland dies, this is not OK.

Due to the direct consequences of climate change, caused by human action, a glacier in Ok, Iceland has […]

“The word courage – God, I love that word. Words are so important to me.” Peter Fonda

Steve and Louise know all about an inverted yield curve…

So, don’t worry about the economy folks, Mnuchin, has it covered. Steve Mnuchin, is a member of Trump’s […]

“There’s a front seat, and a back seat, and a window in between.” Sabrina

“Being President doesn’t change who you are, no it reveals who you are.” First Lady Michelle Obama

The Endangered Species Act is Endanger

The Endangered Species Act, passed in 1973 under Dick Nixon, was created with the intention to protect habitats, […]

Barack Obama Brewed Beer at the White House, Fingers Crossed Michelle Obama Cultivated Cannabis in the Garden

During President Barack Obama’s eight year term, as President of the United States of America, he achieved remarkable […]

Putin is Pleased.

When you think of who would be pleased to see the United States of America in a constant […]

Buying a Home Requires a Background Check, Buying Guns No Background Check Required, Value Lives Over Loans

Background checks are a routine part of life. Background checks are implemented by employers in the hiring process, […]

Do Something.

“Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader.” Toni Morrison

“Being able to laugh got me through… I was the one with the anonymous birth order. There was my older sister, firstborn; me, void; my younger brother, first son; and another son, the family baby. Feeling left out, and trying to attract attention, I became the noisiest of them all.” Toni Morrison

A critical misconception white people have about racism, is believing, one has to be ignorant, to be racist. Trust and believe, those with a high I.Q. may be racist too.

Inherit Inheritance Issues

By Tami Warren Who doesn’t have an embarrassing story about something their parent did or said? Whether in […]

A Black Lady Sketch Show

Black women are bringing the comedy and have created, written, performed and produced a hilarious show, A Black […]

“Birmingham in 1963, they [the] Klansmen, they beat the freedom riders at the bus station, they killed the four little girls at the Birmingham church, they turned fire hoses on the marchers. Which side are you on, Bull Connor’s side, the police commissioner? Or are you on the side of the people just trying to vote, or sit at the lunch counter? Which side are you on? You’ve got to pick a side, and we’re there now, we’re there today. There’s no choice, you’ve got to pick a side. And if you pick silence, we know what side you are on.” Jim Cavanaugh, Retired ATF Specialist

Blackjack Games In Vegas Are More Secure Than American Elections

Think about it, 50 states were hacked by the Russians. Putin openly pronounced he wanted Trump to win. […]

“I’m a black, gay woman. I think the only way to make the GOP hate me more is if I sent them a video of me rolling around on a pile of welfare checks.” Wanda Sykes

Rare Black Supermoon Appears Tonight, Clarence Thomas To Reveal Posterior in Perigee

The black superass, known as Clarence Thomas, will reveal his posterior in perigee to the Western Hemisphere this […]

Breaking News: A Former US President Made Racist Remarks

Median Family Wealth Still Reflects Massive Inequality

Congratulations Republicans, The (R) That Follows Your Name Now Officially Stands For Racism

007 Embraces Black Girl Magic

Word on the street is, the James Bond franchise, is embracing Black Girl Magic, with British actress, Lashana […]

“America represents something universal in the human spirit. I received a letter not long ago from a man who said, ‘You can go to Japan to live, but you cannot become Japanese. You can go to France to live and not become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey, and you won’t become a German or a Turk.’ But then he added, ‘Anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American.” Ronald Reagan

Just say, “No,” to Donald Trump

I wonder what derogatory nickname Donald Trump would create for Ronald Reagan? Republicans previously worshiped Reagan, the GOP’s […]

It’s Racism not Rhetoric.

Call it what it is. It’s racism, not persuasive speaking or a figure of speech. A lengthy essay […]

Imagine if this was the couple descending that golden hued escalator on June 16, 2015. Imagine, as John and Yoko did, “No need for greed or hunger. A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people sharing all the world.”

Republicans Run on Racism

The Trump campaign and their Republican followers are running on racism with Donald Trump’s son, surrogate, and name […]

“The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?” W.E.B. Du Bois

Television Makes It Real

Television not only transmits visual images, television transmits ideas and feelings, it reproduces a common thread of connection […]

Thespians Present Mueller Report in 10 Acts of Obstruction

Adapted by Pulitzer-prize winning writer, Robert Schenkkan, and organized by Law Works, a live reading of the Mueller […]

Alternative Facts = Alternative Laws

In an alternative world, it doesn’t matter if Donald Trump voices acceptance of election help from foreign countries, […]

“Comedy breaks down walls. It frees us for just a moment from the ugliness of this world.” Goldie Hawn

Molecules of Freedom is Crazy Talk

The Trump Assministration is still pushing the use of “Molecules of Freedom” instead of fossil fuel. The Department […]

THE SECRET OF SELLING THE NEGRO

Johnson Publishing Company 1954

“The actions and the laws were discriminatory and oppressive, and for that, I apologize.” James O’Neill, NYPD

Missouri Forces Mandatory Vaginal Exams

Missouri, the Show-Me State, is demanding women not only show doctors their vaginas, but endure unwarranted vaginal exams. […]

“Over 3 billion combinations, but just 1 solution.”

Armed with inherent white insulation, inherited wealth, ego driven enablers, a lifetime of evading accountability, and a powerful […]

“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” Soren Kierkegaard

“Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain’t goin’ away.” Elvis Presley

White Folks, Come Get Your Boy, ‘Individual 1’

“If we had confidence the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so.” Robert […]

Nothing Wrong with Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz Working Together, It’s What Elected Officials Should Do

As there are no Black Russians, should we simply say Russians?

You Too Must Testify Before Congress

It is understandable that Robert Mueller prefers to avoid the media circus surrounding his testimony in front of […]

Remembrance of American Service

Artist Stamps Ahead with Harriet Tubman after Trump Terminates Tubman on $20 bill

Black women are an informed, reliable, voting force to be appreciated and respected, this voting power, united with […]

All Rise, The Honorable Judge Judy Presiding, Court Come to Order

The next time current President Donald Trump, decides to sue someone, Judge Judy must be the judge assigned […]

Clotilda, America’s Last Slave Ship Discovered

In Alabama’s Mobile River, remains of the Clotilda, a slave ship which transported Africans captured and forced into […]

“We do not have Obama judges, or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges. What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their level best to do equal right to those appearing before them.” Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, November 21, 2018

“Until the lion learns to read and write, every story will glorify the hunter.” African Proverb

The Wisdom of Atticus

If you are not watching Nicolle Wallace, on Deadline: White House, you should start. Jeff Daniels stopped by […]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Everyone Except 2,153 People, Final Answer.

Equality Act Passes

For the first time in U.S. History, the Equality Act, for comprehensive LGBTQ protections from discrimination passed, 236-173. […]

Digable Planets

“If you are playing a game by the rules, and you are playing against somebody who’s cheating, then your rules aren’t going to get you far.” Aisha Moodie-Mills, Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Stop DICKtating Women’s Reproductive Decisions (spelling intended)

By Tami Warren Republicans continue to express disregard for women with the recent ban on abortion in the […]

Nike, Just Do the Right Thing.