February 2009 « Acts of Faith In Love & Life

State Of the Black Union 2009 Morning Recap

Here’s the video from C-Span of the 1st session with my comments to follow below:

You do have to watch the video because some of the panelists were simply amazing! They are also talking specifics of how we can take steps to hold officials accountable AND to make sure we get our portions of the stimulus [...]

Psst….Guess What? The Government Isn’t Going To "Save" You!

Now this isn’t a dismissal of the Obama feel good pep talk. Right now everyone’s so antsy or downright depressed it feels good to have sun on our faces and a little boost. Plus going down the list from former Presidents to pundits to financial advisors, they don’t want PBO to be so blunt. That’s [...]

Old School Friday

Wow I can’t believe it’s Friday already! TGIF!!! Does anyone else feel like this week was a bit rougher than others? IDK. Anyway the meme is songs from sophomore year in high school which I’m slightly modifying to include all ’80s songs. Excuse the video quality. I miss the Aqua Net, eyeliner and happy sappy [...]

Q&A with CA Rep. Barbara Lee, American Heroine

Here is one politician I’d probably “fawn” over because of her integrity, openness and wisdom. This is the interview posted at C-Span with host Brian Lamb. I’m posting the transcript in its entirety. Just open two windows or a tab and you can follow along. I don’t really have anything to add just that I [...]

If the Non State of the Union Speech Was A T-Shirt What Would It Say?

Five weeks into his first term and President Barack Obama addressed both houses of Congress and the world for a big giant pep-talk and assurance that “everything’s gonna be alright”. I have to admit I was feeling pumped up after listening. I heard the sense of urgency in his voice and the way he almost [...]

Live Blogging the Non-State of the Union Speech on Twitter

Come join us for hijinks and we’ll not take a swig because Bush is gone. Follow hashtags #nsotu.

Here’s excerpts released by the White House.

We have lived through an era where too often, short-term gains were prized over long-term prosperity; where we failed to look beyond the next payment, the next quarter, or the next election. [...]

Jamaican Radio Regulators Clear the Air

Well well looks like somebody has had an epiphany of sorts. I’m wondering how this will play out but Jamaican regulators have now banned all songs with lyrics mentioning murder, arson, rape, violence, gratuitous sex amongst other things. They don’t even want club djs to play these songs and aren’t allowing edited versions. Does this [...]

Oscar Recap

So last night’s festivities had some interesting moments and a few boring patches but as always we can find something useful to learn. Hugh Jackman tried his best to be a great host, but was hampered by a poorly executed production. He is a throwback to vaudeville performers but he has the looks of a [...]

When Are African-Americans Going to Stop Complaining and Start Kicking A** ?

So the New York Post put out a cartoon that many think was a poor analogy at satire about the stimulus bill for what was likely a depiction of the President as a dead chimp. Due to the lingering racial animus and sheer discomfort to discuss and resolve the history of brutality and exploitation it [...]

My Thoughts on the Eric Holder Race Speech and Rebuttals

Our new Attorney General Eric Holder gave a speech Wednesday on race relations in the US. He spoke about people selectively segregating themselves. I thought it was a great thing for the top prosecutor of the country to speak so plainly. I also expect him to enact the policies that compliment what he said, otherwise [...]