SOULPOWER IS ON

The Johnson, The Bishop, The Unemployed

2011-12-03T16:00:00.001-05:00

Ginger White, blew off the roof this week when she informed the media that that she'd had a 13 year affair with Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain admitted to knowing White and to even helping her financially but denied the any affair. Yet today, in his prolonged pomp and circumstanced farewell speech, he blamed the liberal media for his departure for the presidential race.

The Handwriting on the Wall

2011-09-21T21:47:00.000-04:00

I'm praying right now to my God that hearts of men, would change, that the facts would be clear, that justice would serve him correctly, that he may live. However, he has come against a Pharaoh that has hardened his heart. The depth of doubt is immense. The breadth of support is wide, worldwide in fact but, what some of us know, what our people before surely knew is that the "outside

DENIED

2011-09-20T12:04:00.002-04:00

I spoke with a young lady yesterday who asked me what do you think they're going to do? I said this is Georgia honey, they're going to kill him. Now with the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole board denying his request for clemency, Brother Troy Davis is closer to having his life extinguished. The victim's mother has been harsh, she believes that the defense of Davis is a sham and is

What about Troy?

2011-09-16T09:26:00.001-04:00

If a stay of execution can be issued in Texas what the hell is Georgia's problem?

Not Ready for Primetime?

2011-08-30T10:40:00.005-04:00

Al Sharpton is now hosting a show on MSNBC called Politics Nation. Sharpton's occupation of the premiere of the show isn't news because he's had a two month dress rehearsal since the cloudy departure of "The Young Turks" Cenk Uygur from the 6:00 pm slot. What seems to be news is that the slot has been filled by Reverend Sharpton. We know that none of the cable "news" shows have black folks

It is Irrelevant

2011-07-05T20:13:00.001-04:00

I got the alert and turned on the tv to see that Casey Anthony was found not guilty of killing her child.My initial feelings were anger. I was angry that there's no justice for the baby. I was angry because my belief is that had Casey been black or brown she may have been one of the few women in this country sentenced to death. I was angry because our folk rot in prison for far less. I was angry

Games and Blocks

2011-06-27T22:16:00.004-04:00

Redistricting Baseball After every census the game of redistricting baseball begins. On deck are the Republicans who run the state of Georgia. Georgia and eight other states are mandated by the Voting Rights Act to get approval for redistricting from the federal government. Pitching to the Georgia GOP is a democratic administration -- President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder. The GOP is

Georgia's HB 87

2011-06-20T11:19:00.004-04:00

H.B. 87 "The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011" is an Arizona SB 1070 style law that was passed by Georgia lawmakers in March and signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal in May. Passed under the same guise as its predecessors (Federal failure to enforce immigration law, unsecured borders etc), this law according to Georgia's agricultural industry is already having an adverse

Education in America: Don't Fail Me

2011-05-16T22:18:00.001-04:00

I had the opportunity last week to attend the Spelman College Legacy of Leadership Awards Dinner where Soledad O'Brien served as keynote speaker. Her speech was much about resetting the way that we think about education, how it is delivered, how it can be change and how we, ordinary folk can do ordinary things to touch a young persons life and as a result have our on lives touched in return.

What Time Is This?

2011-05-02T21:40:00.004-04:00

In thinking of all that's transpired in the last 24 hours, this came to mind:a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, (Ecclesiastes 3:3, NIV)Amidst the rejoicing, the relief, the pats on the back and such about the killing of Osama bin Laden a verse from the Bible came to my mind. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that this President had the guts to command this hit

Does it matter if he was?

2011-04-28T22:12:00.003-04:00

This item from Huffington Post peaked my interest for two reasons, it was about Malcolm X and assertions that he had same sex relations/relationships. In a new book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by the recently passed Manning Marable it asserted that Malcolm X had a same-sex relationship with a white businessman AND had sex with gay men for money. Why does it matter?Malcolm X is an

No longer fringe

2011-04-28T10:51:00.008-04:00

I'm absolutely convinced that outside supernaturally turning into a white man, Barack Obama is not eligible to be Presidentof the United States of America in the eyes of the birthers and tea party folks. The fact that this man, this black man was duly elected by the people of this country, all kinds of people, especially white people holds no weight with the racist birther right. The production

The Hot Boy

2011-03-22T22:11:00.002-04:00

I watched the video and read a few of the news items regarding Chris Brown's appearance on Good Morning America and it makes me sad. I would like to say this that this isn't the same young man that sang that little catchy tune Yo (Excuse Me Miss), but I know that's not true. Brown grew up with violence in his home, he witnessed violence against his mother. Even way back when that young man's

STUCK LIKE CHUCK

2011-01-12T14:12:00.004-05:00

You all know by now that the Dirty has been in snow and ice since Sunday night. What started out as beautiful has turned in to an inconvenience for some, a nuisance for others and tragedy for a few. May God be with those who lost love ones to the storm. Today is day three of Atlanta Snow 2011. Schools are still closed, SOME but not all county governments have been closed and those that are

The Chicago Mayoral Race, Catching the Gay and Population Shifts

2011-01-02T08:40:00.004-05:00

The NegotiatorLooks like Bill Clinton came to town for Rahm and got brothers and sisters "SHOOK"! Enter one Reverend Jesse Jackson, who had Democratic candidates for Chicago's mayor, Danny Davis and Carol Moseley Braun duke it out. Braun has now been deemed "the one" African-American Democratic candidate in the race against Rahm Emanuel. Jesse believes a Rahm win is a loss for the

Back On

2010-12-10T22:55:00.004-05:00

Disclaimer: I do not click on the sites of hate groups if I can help it. I have no interest in being counted in their statistics even if it is for research purposes. No page views from this old broad, thank you.The Crunk Aryan Faux FacebookThis post from SPLC's Hatewatch talks about a racist Facebook knock-off called Aryansbook.com and the site's founder Chris "Big Poppa" Hogan. What is so ill

New Intelligence Report Finds Gays Most Targeted for Violent Hate Crimes

2010-11-22T23:24:00.000-05:00

The article below is a reprint from SPLC's Hatewatch. The timing couldn't be better as we look to congress to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT). The question is, is this rise in hate crimes against the LGBT community and the rise in hate groups against them a show of fear, ignorance or something else? Tell me what you think.New Intelligence Report Finds Gays Most Targeted for Violent Hate

Sex, Politics and Failure

2010-09-21T22:31:00.010-04:00

The Dreaded Allegations - The PreacherTwo men have filed suit against one of Atlanta's pre-eminent Pastors, Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The suit brought by Anthony Flagg and Maurice Murray Robinson alleges that Bishop long coerced them and some employees of the church into sex. Details can be found here and they are disturbing.These are allegations, a suit has

Now is the Time - Part 2`

2010-09-21T14:25:00.004-04:00

In "Now is the Time" I referred to two amendments that were attached to S.3454 which have proven to be divisive. The second is the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) the military policy which prohibits service personnel from revealing their sexual orientation and prohibits service personnel to ask about it.Gay service men and women have served honorably and admirably in the military in the

Now is the Time

2010-09-21T12:59:00.003-04:00