1968 Four days after King is assassinated, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) submits legislation proposing King’s birthday as a national holiday. 1969 Sixty automotive workers in North Tarrytown, N.Y., are suspended from work after more than 1,200 workers stay home to observe MLK Day. 1970 Conyers and Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.) carry 6 million signatures in [...]

here goes: i compiled this list a few weeks ago but did not have time to post… 2004 all-around top 10 pop (r&b/hip-hop songs/rock/dance) tunes where i’m from – anthony hamiltion why (remix) – jadakiss featuring styles p, common, and nas a stronger man – ben watt/buzzin’ fly fill it up again – indigo girls [...]

all the hoopla about that idiot child “prince” harry wearing a swastika armband with a uniform of the rommel’s german afrika korps and hardly a word about the party organizers and those who attended in costume a fête themed “colonial and native.” the whole shebang was deeply offensive not just his effed up uniform. who [...]

i first saw this over at angryasianman.com. I’m copying most of the info from him. There’s also coverage at Turbanhead.com. The morning show on Philadelphia’s Power 99 radio station has posted (and since removed) a racist call DJs Star and Buc Wild made to a call center operator located in India. You can listen to [...]

rutgers won!!! no one deserves this more than vivian stringer. 51-49! lsu suffers its first lost of the season to the 4th female coach to join the 700 club.

since it ain’t televised i gotta listen to audio from lsusports.net. now this is an exciting game. rutgers has already knocked off two top ten teams this week (tennessee and texas) to put themselves at no. 14 in the ap rankings! and now they go to the free line now to tie the game up [...]

1931 – 1989 A few weeks ago…on a Sunday, Dec. 12. I saw two performances, back-to-back of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater…a 3pm show and a 7:30 pm show at City Center in New York City. I can’t recall how many times I’ve seen the company perform but each time was just magical. I [...]

“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” — Shirley Chisholm (1924–2005) The Honorable Shirley Anita Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to the United State House of Representatives. She served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1964 to [...]