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Real Talk Poets
Poets from every where feature Go Hard Entertainment
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Real Talk Poets
Poets from every where feature Go Hard Entertainment
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Real Talk Poets
Poets from every where feature. Go Hard Entertainment
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Proud: The Moment the Closet Door Finally Opened
Stonewall: When the Closet Door Finally Opened. This composition presents wonderful photographs, an original documentary film about The Stonewall Riots and a video of the very first Gay Pride March (New York City, 1970).
It also includes music audio, as well as a memorable photo-gallery with both vintage and contemporary photographs. Stonewall: When the Closet Door Finally Opened. This composition presents wonderful photographs, an original documentary film about Th... more -
Life and Sex Work in Portland, OR
There's the anecdote about Portland having the most strip clubs of any city in the US. Along with these strip clubs there are a lot of women doing sex work in and around the city. How do they feel about it? How do they do it? Who are they? And where do they get the support they need. This short looks at sex work and the social services agencies that have gathered together to provide services and resources for a very present, and yet hidden and dismissed, group of women working in Portland. There's the anecdote about Portland having the most strip clubs of any city in the US. Along with these strip clubs there are a lot of... more
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Child sexual abuse: suffering years of unrelenting sorrow
The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allowed the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. The decision evoked an unyielding rebuttal from four members of the court, as well as strong condemnation from both presidential candidates.
This article presents photographs and two videos (including an absolutely staggering documentary about the life-long legacy of child sexual abuse in Alaska). The Supreme Court has struck down a Louisiana law that allowed the execution of people convicted of a raping a child. The decision ev... more -
Hip Hop To The Street (rap artist Cameron gets Jacked in LA hotel for his bling)
Fan and celebrity interviews. What is really going on on the streets, the real look in hip hop and the streets. Celebrities, and hood issues old news discussion on the streets (reality news show) We want the hip hop community to help stop the violence and crime. Fan and celebrity interviews. What is really going on on the streets, the real look in hip hop and the streets. Celebrities, and hood ... more
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Gang Banging or Not June 2008
Who's banging, ATF Compton gang or Lynwood dance crew. Street interviews from documentary Banging Peace Crips/Bloods. Raw as it comes
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Get away cars, bikes will take the road.
I grew up knowing that every Sunday the major roads in Bogota belong to bicyclist, pedestrians, skaters, runners, etc.
It makes me very happy that Manhattan will try to implement the same idea around the island, at least for a couple of Saturdays in August.
It will be good for the environment, health and the ability for people at least once enjoy the streets without fear of cars.
And I will have a taste of my childhood in my new home, can't get better than that. I grew up knowing that every Sunday the major roads in Bogota belong to bicyclist, pedestrians, skaters, runners, etc. ... more -
Curly Hair Syndrome [unfinished]
Curly Hair Syndrome-No it's not a disease as the name might imply to some. Actually, this is a name I gave to the media's love of blacks with a certain "look" to them.
I noticed about a year or two ago that alot of the black women in the media looked like [and still look like] Kimora lee Simmons at the age of 15. It didn't anger me at first but I realized that not all blacks looked like her. If the media was doing the black females a favor and presenting a "positive" image of how we look [or should look for that matter] then I can give them some BOTD. But we all want as representative that...represents us and who we are right? I sometimes wonder if the media was going for a bacl candidate that looked as close to white as she could get without actually being white. I might be being a little immature on the matter but the phenomenon of these special women has gone on so long that it has made the self image of blacks who do not have those characteristics fall and even cause some to make what I call the 'MJD' or the "Michael Jackson Desicision". Think about how his looks have changed since his rise in fame.
So what exactly are these traits?
-One is the earlier mentioned Curly Hair. Not just the hot curled style kind but the curly style that happens if Jerry-Curl were suddenly 'the IN thing' to do. If this picture doens't do you any justice, look up Corbin Bleu.
-Second is the range of skin tone that USUALLY follows this. We all know that for some odd reason, blacks seem to be the race where you can be milk white to plum blue and still be labeled as black. But not all blacks are the former mentioned-the trait found to accompany the curly hair.
-Third is her Position in America. If she isn't a video vixen or a model you are bound to find this stereotype of a black woman in a position of wealth, but often at the cost of trading in "street smarts". I saw this happening in school alot of times, where you are either smart OR beautiful but never/rarely both.
-Body type...please. let's not go here. I have seen too many skinny girls with the curly hair syndrome in the media. Do you think the host of a television would be a fit plus sized woman? Maybe on the View or another show, but not in today's media.
I make this "complaint" or "rant" per say because I am a black girl who has caramel colored skin. [often I will refer to blacks in terms of flavors] I have short/medium length straight hair and am "big" for my size. What happened to the caramel colored Nia Longs and Fantasias? What happened to the chocolate skinned women like Whoopi Goldberg? There was a time in television when black women had a range of 'models' to 'model' after.
Well, this just gives me the excuse to break the stereotypes that I dont have to look like the above mentioned to be someone in this complex world. Curly Hair Syndrome-No it's not a disease as the name might imply to some. Actually, this is a name I gave to the media's love of blac... more -
Fatherless Generation [unfinished]
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There are alot of factors that contribute to what makes up the whole problem of a fatherless generation in the black community. In fact, some believe that the music/movie industry has had a large part to play in the absences of fathers in black households. The media affects blacks in ways that I don't believe we realize. I believe it had a signiicant part in it, but it does not make up the entire problem.
I believe society has had a negative standard set up against our black men and the black men unconsciencely [and some consciencely] play the parts assigned to them. Environmental factors are another part to blame, such as growing up in 'ghettos' and 'projects' and being told that "you will never make it out of here". Once you are accustomed to hearing something for so long, you believe it, unless you have the mind to break free.
If black men see themselves as family men, working hard to support and provide for their family, then they would be just that. But most dont. They see themselves as:
[I just listed common sterotypes, not all are mentioned.]
1.)a gang member who is hard and one that 'no one can touch'. These are the guys that i see mostly in my small close-knit community. [should I mention that in this community you have to be a doctor or lawyer to be somebody?]
2.)a "playa" who can have any girl without the benefits of a REAL relationship with her. Think about rap artist Plies who coined "bust it baby".
3.)a 'plastic' rap star who probably isn't in it because he loves it, but because he needs money.
4.)or all three. Some want to be everything they want to be without any real commitments such as being a husband or a father.
Thus, the problem of a fatherless generation. <img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/129559937_f3d853a6b1_m.jpg"> ... more -
When I think of segregation I think of the south....
This story really surprised me as I never thought segregation was as well common in the north as it was in the south. It talks about the challenges Julia and Don Miller, the African American painter and his wife, faced when they decided to move in into an all white neighborhood in Montclair, Nj around the 1960's. Screenwriter Jason Lemire compiled their story as he watched it unfold from across the street. Hopefully we will see it soon on the big screen.
Related info: http://www.donmillerproject.com This story really surprised me as I never thought segregation was as well common in the north as it was in the south. It talks about t... more -
War In Public Schools
Looking at race relations in public schools
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LA Mayor Gang Reduction Plan
Jeff Carr appointed by Antonio Villaraigosa to reduce gang activity and head youth development
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Three Lost
Three people with out shelter because of addition. Right now there are thousands of men woman and children living on the streets because of this problem Three people with out shelter because of addition. Right now there are thousands of men woman and children living on the streets becau... more
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Let us call it by its proper name: torture
Let us not forget that on March 8, 2008, President Bush announced his veto of legislation to ban the use of harsh interrogation methods, such as waterboarding. Remember what our government continues to do. Rather than depict it as an "enhanced" interrogation technique, let us call it by its proper name: Torture.
Photographs and a truly frightening video are included. Let us not forget that on March 8, 2008, President Bush announced his veto of legislation to ban the use of harsh interrogation method... more -
Quality Assurance: The Consumer Revolution
There is a customer service crisis in America, and consumers are right on the front lines of the battle. It's a situation that's gone from frustrating to infuriating to intolerable. This piece explores customers' worst nightmares... and how they've begun fighting back. There is a customer service crisis in America, and consumers are right on the front lines of the battle. It's a situation that's gone... more
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The Controversial Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photographs
"Annie Leibovitz: The Controversial Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photographs." Includes high-resolution photographs, the video of the Vanity Fair photo-shoot, and a photo-gallery of the Annie Leibovitz photographs of Miley Cyrus for Vanity Fair Magazine. "Annie Leibovitz: The Controversial Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photographs." Includes high-resolution photographs, the video of the Vani... more
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Barack Obama Unequivocably Cuts Ties to Ex-Pastor
An angry Barack Obama insisted upon holding a press conference about Rev. Jeremiah Wright today in Winston-Salem (NC), in order to unequivocally denounce Rev. Wright's recent national speeches, as well as to to completely sever himself from the ex-pastor and his tirades.
Includes photographs, as well as a summary and the complete video of Obama's press conference. An angry Barack Obama insisted upon holding a press conference about Rev. Jeremiah Wright today in Winston-Salem (NC), in order to une... more -
Photo of the Day: And Now She Got Pearls
"Photo of the Day: And Now She Got Pearls." This is a wonderful and absolutely touching vintage B&W New Orleans, French Quarter, photograph by Jill Freedman, the acclaimed documentary photographer. Every now and then, a picture will unexpectedly tug at your heart strings. And this just happens to be one of them. Please take a closer look at the high resolution photograph that is presented for you on my site!! "Photo of the Day: And Now She Got Pearls." This is a wonderful and absolutely touching vintage B&W New Orleans, French Quarter, ... more
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