We are a nation of immigrants… And “illegal” citizens, as if by virtue of being born in another country and coming into America to seek opportunity makes you some kind of human contraband… and slaves… and descendants of slaves… It has not been easy for us people of color; the “illegals”, the slaves and slave [...]

And they were wondering why people were out here supporting Dorner… we live our lives on the wrong side of the blue line, a line he was once on both sides of. And for an ex-cop to have been humiliated by his own department, to be stripped of your dignity and your good name… for nothing more than standing up for someone… we understood Dorner because we know that on the other side of that blue line, we don’t exist.

Gun culture in America is insane. The fact that there are so many Americans who believe that guns solve problems is not only an extremely dangerous mindset, but also both sad and chilling. I live in a city where we routinely have an average of 250 – 300 murders due to gun violence a year. Even days before the school shooting in Newtown, two young men opened fire on a SEPTA train platform a few blocks from my home. The same day of the Connecticut shooting, a man shot his ex girlfriend and then himself inside a casino in Las Vegas and there was a riot at 22nd & Lehigh avenue where a girl was jumped and shots were fired.

Although I knew that there were plenty of White people out there who HATED the fact that Barack Hussein Obama was elected as our 44th President, I don’t think I was fully prepared for the vitriolic soup that would pass for intelligent discourse in America in the months leading UP TO his election, much less after.

I.  Loathe.  Brussels sprouts… And I’m not the only one.  I find them to be an abomination to my taste buds and a horrible affront to the other tastier vegetables.  But do I believe that farmers shouldn’t have the right to GROW brussels sprouts? Ummmmmm… fuck no.  There are those out there who adore the [...]

listen, i don’t care WHAT she “may have” intended. when you don’t have enough respect for your fellow Americans and politicians to NOT place targets on their heads, than you’re nothing but a terrorist. how can she actually believe that this wasn’t either directly or indirectly caused by telling her MILLIONS of her “Stans” that they should “RELOAD!” while being such a strong proponent of guns?

Damien Dematra is releasing his film “Obama Anak Menteng”, meaning Obama, the Menteng Kid, an adaptation of his book about Obama’s years growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia.

seriously… sigh… this has been the year from hell… i’ve found myself taking 2 steps forward, 5 steps back and as of late, i have realized that i am not alone. my entire FaceBook timeline is filled with laments of friends who are fed up and sick and tired of being sick and tired… and [...]

so. last night on Adult Swim’s Squidbillies, right after the latest BOONDOCKS episode (oh. how i ♥ that show…), there was an EXTREMELY funny episode in which Dan Halen, the town’s resident tycoon and crazy person, informs the townspeople that “Barack Hussein Obama is sneaking fluoride into your drinking water!”

is someone finally hearing all of us out there that know that the “war on drugs” is not only a complete fraud to begin with, but a complete failure as a result of the less than ethical practices it was bred from and continues to breed???

ummmm… maybe.

here in my city, the city of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, {only heightened by the usage of a harmless li’l plant called marijuana} it seems our new District Attorney Seth Williams agrees.

and it wasn’t just Rep. Lewis who was verbally assaulted; Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri was also called a nigger as he reported for duty and anti-gay comments were shouted at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts, who is openly gay.

I wonder what Malcolm would think of life as a Black American today… Even with the great steps we’ve taken, there are so many aspects of our lives that I find disappointing; one of which being the use of the phrase “post-Obama world.” I still don’t even get what that even means… Racism is still just as steeped into our society as it ever was, it’s just had plastic surgery and gone underground, hidden in words like “Socialist” and, more hilariously, “Hawaiian”. Ooooohhh. I’m shaking in my boots.

President Barack Obama engaged House Republicans in an unprecedented televised debate on Friday…

i ♥ transparency…

…former aide to John Edwards, is claiming in an upcoming interview with 20/20 that the former presidential candidate made a sex tape with his mistress, Rielle Hunter…