November 2008 « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

It’s Way Past Time for a Major News Network Black Anchor

Update: It looks like David Gregory is getting the job. Affirmative Action for the least qualified of the bunch in the form of white male privilege. We’ll see how long it takes before it tanks! I have to remind myself that we’re going into the year 2009, not 1959. Yet time seems to be going [...]

Barack & Michelle Meet Barbara Post-Election Edition

Here’s the video from last night’s Barbara Walters Special. I am soooo glad it’s the Obamas going to the White House and not some of the other (cough) contenders. To just be able to listen to people speaking with a measure of intelligence without avarice is such a relief! I hope Oprah gets first dibs [...]

Holiday Hijinks

I love this commercial! I took me some time to track it down though – success comes to those who don’t give up. This straddles the fence between cute and annoying convincingly don’t you think? Happy Turkey Day!

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Vision of Change Comes From Me

Well I have to say how pleased I am that Obama is having almost daily press conferences to let the American people (and the world) know that he’s not going to sleep at the wheel! Particularly in light of this current administration’s incompetance where every week Henry Paulson announces how yet another ‘rescue’ plan [...]

Tyra Banks Says She Has No "List"

So I was watching the Tyra show yesterday and I wish I had recorded parts of it to play back for this discussion. Half the time when I watch I cringe or find myself shaking my head (and turn it off). Other times I think she covers topics of great interest. No, I don’t have [...]

Double Standards for Black Female Athletes

Brace yourself I feel a rant coming on! Marion Jones was one of nearly 700 who requested a pardon or commutation of their sentence from Shrub. She was denied. One of the more notable pardons was granted to John Forte (Fugees) who was charged with intent to distribute narcotics because he went to the airport [...]

What Are You Thankful For?

We have a holiday of sorts coming up this week. I always found Thanksgiving to be kinda weird. I was always glad to have a reason for our family to get together and do something special, but didn’t quite buy the historical reasons for this ‘great celebration’. I wondered how the nice unsuspecting indigenous people [...]

What Are Your Acts of Faith?

No I’m not talking about religiosity, though investing in a spiritual practice certainly doesn’t hurt. I named this blog Acts of Faith because my name is Faith and I wanted to propose a call to arms, a mantra, a doctrine if you will for all of us to step out on a limb, past our [...]

Soap Operas Are Boring and Then They Die

Has the death knoll been rung for the entire genre of serialized drama? That’s highly unlikely but change is afoot. NBC announced the departure of two of its veteran actors from Days of Our Lives. Wow, I never thought Marlena and John would get the axe. I must confess I haven’t watched DOOL in years [...]

Palo Alto Police Chief Resigns

My, my, my what a turn of events. Chief Lynne Johnson is out! I’ve discussed this ongoing inflammatory situation with the Head Officer in Charge who in late October said every Black man in the vicinity was subject to search by the police because there was an increase in crime. “When our officers are out [...]