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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Thomas Mikal Ford Passed Away!

Thomas Mikal Ford (left) passed away. He played a starring role in the 1990s sitcom Martin. The cast Ford, Tisha Campbell Martin, Martin Lawrence, Carl Anthony Payne and Tichina Arnold.

Thomas Mikal Ford, best known as playing in the 1990s sitcom Martin had passed away in an Atlanta area hospital after complications from a ruptured aneurysm in his abdomen.

Ford was best known as Tommy in the Martin Lawrence comedy. He had appeared in shows such as A Different World as Jaleesa's (Dawnn Lewis) ex husband Lamar. He appeared on The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parkers, and the Kid 'N Play movie Class Act.

TMZ confirms that Ford passed away with his family present. They decided to take him off the lifeline.

His wife Gina confirmed this tragic news.

Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Tichina Arnold, Garrett Morris and Carl Anthony Payne hit the social media to express condolences.













I know I've grown up watching Martin. Matter of fact, I was hearing talk of a reboot (minus Tisha Campbell-Martin). The Fox network was hoping to gather the cast together for a reunion episode.

Tommy Ford, you'll be missed!




Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Gene Wilder Passed Away!

Gene Wilder in his legendary role as Willy Wonka.

The entertainment world lost a very talented artist in comedy. The legendary Gene Wilder passed away today in Connecticut at the age of 83. Born Jerome Silberman in Milwaukee,

It was reported that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He kept his conditions secret and retired from acting in 2003.

If you haven't heard of him, you better get to know him. He is most famous for playing Willy Wonka in the movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. It's based off the novel Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. The movie has a strong cult following and it spawned the Willy Wonka Candy Company soon after. Nestle owns the company.

Gene was also in the cult classics The Producers,Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. These critically acclaimed movies were produced by legendary comedian/writer Mel Brooks.

Gene teamed up with Richard Pryor to make Silver Streak, Stir Crazy and See No Evil Hear No Evil.

He was married to famed comedian Gilda Radner. Radner a fellow comedian fell in love with him the moment she saw him on the movie set. They were married briefly.

Radner had suffered from stage IV ovarian cancer. Her doctors would not be able to save her and she died in 1989.

Gene was heartbroken and dedicated his life to charity. He would marry his acting coach who trained him to read lips. Gene played the role of a hearing impaired man in the See No Evil, Hear No Evil movie.

He would later marry Karen Boyer and the two would settle in Connecticut.

Gene was a talented actor, writer, painter and community activist.

He will be missed.

Monday, June 27, 2016

Jesse Williams: Just Because We're Magic Doesn't Mean We're Not Real!

Jesse Williams passionate speech on Blackness goes viral.

Jesse Williams plays Avery Jackson on the Shonda Rhimes medical drama Grey's Anatomy. He's a passionate supporter of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. And today, he couldn't be more prouder of the group and their place in history.

He accepted the BET Humanitarian Award on Sunday.




Williams delivered a passionate speech about how the junk food media reacts towards Black America. He addressed the recent high profile police incident that killed unarmed Black citizens.

He also singles out the situations at the Cincinnati Zoo and Walt Disney World as an example to how the junk food media reacts towards it.

Peace peace. Thank you, Debra. Thank you, BET. Thank you Nate Parker, Harry and Debbie Allen for participating in that.

Before we get into it, I just want to say I brought my parents out tonight. I just want to thank them for being here, for teaching me to focus on comprehension over career, and that they make sure I learn what the schools were afraid to teach us. And also thank my amazing wife for changing my life. 

Now this award - this is not for me. This is for the real organizers all over the country. The activists, the civil rights attorneys, the struggling parents, the families, the teachers, the students, that are realizing that a system built to divide and impoverish and destroy us cannot stand if we do. It's kind of basic mathematics, the more we learn about who we are and how we got here, the more we will mobilize. Now this is also in particular for the black women, in particular, who have spent their lifetimes dedicated to nurturing everyone before themselves. We can and will do better for you. 

Now what we've been doing is looking at the data and we know that police somehow manage to de-escalate, disarm and not kill white people every day. So what's going to happen is we are going to have equal rights and justice in our own country or we will restructure their function and ours.

Yesterday would’ve been young Tamir Rice’s 14th birthday, so I don’t want to hear anymore about how far we’ve come when paid public servants can pull a drive-by on a 12-year-old playing alone in a park in broad daylight, killing him on television then going home to make a sandwich. Tell Rekia Boyd how it’s so much better to live in 2012 than 1612 or 1712. Tell that to Eric Garner. Tell that to Sandra Bland. Tell that to Darrien Hunt.

Now the thing is though, all of us in here getting money, that alone isn’t going to stop this. Now dedicating our lives to get money just to give it right back for someone’s brand on our body, when we spent centuries praying with brands on our bodies and now we pray to get paid for brands on our bodies.

There has been no war that we have not fought and died on the front lines of. There has been no job we haven't done, there's been no tax they haven't levied against us, and we've paid all of them. But freedom is somehow always conditional here, 'You’re free,’ they keep telling us, ‘But she would’ve been alive if she hadn’t acted so… free'.

Freedom is always coming in the hereafter, but, you know what though, the hereafter is a hustle. And let's get a couple of things straight, just a little sidenote, the burden of the brutalized is not to comfort the bystander. That's not our job, stop with all that. If you have a critique for the resistance, our resistance, then you better have an established record of critique of our oppression. If you have no interest in equal rights for black people than do not make suggestions to those who do. Sit down.

We’ve been floating this country on credit for centuries, and we’re done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind, while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil, black gold, ghettoizing and demeaning our creations then stealing them, gentrifying our genius and then trying us on like costumes before discarding our bodies like rinds of strange fruit. The thing is, just because we’re magic, doesn’t mean we’re not real.

Thank you.

This passionate speech has went viral and it's expected that conservatives will laud the speech as "anti-cop", "racist" or "anti-White". And the concern trolls will say that Black leaders don't care about violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, etc.

Justin Timberlake caught some flack after being touched by Williams' speech.

Timberlake posted on social media to praise Williams. It kind of backfired.




He got some serious flack from fans and critics for not understanding that he is part of the problem.

He responded back to his critics.




He soon would apologize for his choice of words.




This speech has gotten so much attention I bet you money, some agitator will mention it.

Watch the video.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

BREAKING: Prince Passed Away!

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Prince passed away.

Damn,  there is news coming out of Minnesota that rock icon Prince passed away!

News coming out of Paisley Park that there was a death in the area. We can now confirm the news.

His death comes as shocking to many in the entertainment industry.



According to the junk food media, Prince was feeling extremely ill when he was finishing up a tour.

Prince Rogers Nelson passed away today. World News Today send our condolences to the family of this wonderful icon of pop/rock and R&B.

Prince was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor and has been a major figure in popular music for over three decades. Prince is renowned as an innovator and is widely known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. He is widely regarded as the pioneer of Minneapolis sound. His music combines rock, R&B, soul, funk, hip hop, disco, psychedelia, jazz, and pop.

Prince was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and developed an interest in music at an early age, writing his first song at age seven. After recording songs with his cousin's band 94 East, 19-year-old Prince recorded several unsuccessful demo tapes before releasing his debut album For You in 1978, under the guidance of manager Owen Husney. His 1979 album Prince went platinum due to the success of the singles "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?" and "I Wanna Be Your Lover". His next three records—Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981), and 1999 (1982)—continued his success, showcasing Prince's trademark of prominently sexual lyrics and incorporation of elements of funk, dance, and rock music. In 1984, he began referring to his backup band as The Revolution and released Purple Rain, which served as the soundtrack to his film debut of the same name. A prolific songwriter, Prince in the 1980s wrote songs for and produced work by many other acts, often under pseudonyms.

File:Prince at Coachella 001.jpgAfter releasing the albums Around the World in a Day (1985) and Parade (1986), The Revolution disbanded and Prince released the critically acclaimed double album Sign "O" the Times (1987) as a solo artist. He released three more solo albums before debuting The New Power Generation band in 1991. He changed his stage name in 1993 to an unpronounceable symbol (Prince logo.svg), also known as the "Love Symbol". He then began releasing new albums at a faster pace to remove himself from contractual obligations to Warner Bros.; he released five records between 1994 and 1996 before signing with Arista Records in 1998. In 2000, he began referring to himself as "Prince" again. He has released 15 albums since then, including his latest, HITnRUN Phase One, which was first released exclusively on the Tidal streaming service on September 7, 2015 before being released on CD on September 15, 2015 by NPG Records.

Prince has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time.

He has won seven Grammy Awards,a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the first year of his eligibility.

Rolling Stone has ranked Prince at number 27 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

Heaven's gift was a Prince. He leaves behind a son.



Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Ms. Biggie Smalls: Diddy's Actions Led My Dad To His Grave!

T'yanna Wallace, the daughter of Biggie Smalls.

T'yanna Wallace, the daughter of the greatest MC of all time calls out Sean "Puffy" Combs.

She was totally out of the loop when Diddy didn't invite her to a celebration concert for her father.

T'yanna is the daughter of the Notorious B.I.G., a Brooklyn based rapper/producer who rose to critical acclaim after releasing Ready to Die and put Combs's label Bad Boy on the map.

She took to social media to slam the media mogul for being being a liar and fake ass punk for not including her and mother Jan Jackson. Biggie also had a son with Faith Evans named Christopher Wallace, Jr, known as CJ.

Diddy quickly reached out to her. He said that his made a mistake and he will invite T'yanna and her family to the concert. T'yanna scrubbed her social media posts and told the junk food media, everything is cool.
CJ Wallace. The son of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans.
The Notorious B.I.G. (born Christopher George Latore Wallace) won praise and respect among most MCs. He also got entangled into a huge feud with Tupac Shakur and his label Death Row. The junk food media labeled their feud the East Coast vs. West Coast hip-hop war. It ultimately ended in the death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in September 1996.

Biggie Smalls as he was also known was murdered in Los Angeles after leaving a hip-hop awards party in March 1997. Some say that the death was a retaliation killing and the murders of both Biggie and 'Pac still remain unsolved.

His last living album Life After Death came out a few days later.

T'yanna was only three years old when her father was gunned down. CJ was only a few month old when his father was gunned down.

The rapper would have been 44-years old if he was alive today. His birthday was on May 20.

T'yanna is a graduate from Penn State.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Macklemore And Ryan Lewis Talk "White Privilege"!

Rap duo release a single that touches a nerve. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis release "White Privilege" off their sophomore album, The Unruly Mess I've Made. 

Grammy award winning rap duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are dropping a single that will have people talking. The duo released White Privilege II, a sequel to the White Privilege single from Macklemore's 2005 underground release The Language of My World.

The song gets the nation's attention.



The Huffington Post spotlights the single. Believe me that the song singles out Iggy Azalea, Miley Cyrus and numerous other White entertainers who embraced Black culture.

The duo's lyrics to the song  touch on racial tensions, the Black Lives Matter movement and the toxicity of being passive in one's own white privilege. The nearly nine-minute song, which features Jamila Woods, points out that too often white people stand up against racial injustice when it is convenient for them.

The song also tackles the exploitation of black traditions, calling out Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea and Elvis for cultural appropriation. “We take all we want from black culture, but will we show up for black lives?" Macklemore, who's been accused of appropriation himself, raps.

In anticipation of the follow up to their smash album The Heist, the duo releases The Unruly Mess I've Made in February.

This Unruly Mess I've Made, album cover.jpgThe song, which is free on iTunes, is the result of the artists' ongoing dialogue about race in Seattle and across the country as they seek to engage with and invest in black-led organizations like Black Lives Matter and Black Youth Project 100.

"[W]e will continue to find ways in which we can leverage our platform and network towards strengthening the work of organizers and initiatives framed by genuine racial and social equity," the artists said in a statement. "We wish to support direct organizing and be led by the expertise and experience of those on the front lines as we proceed."

Macklemore is passionate about #OscarsSoWhite and the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

He released the song to show solidarity to Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jada called upon a boycott of the Oscar Awards and it's managed to gain traction.

Some individuals in the industry have spoken against the boycott. Besides Janet Hubert, you have two others involved in the controversy. Gerald Molen and Charlotte Rumpling have called the boycott bullshit and blast #OscarsSoWhite as racist.

We will cover this controversy in the next post.



Thursday, January 21, 2016

Stacey Dash Is Still Clueless And People Are Noticing It!

Stacey Dash created a shit storm.

Out of the freezer after a two week thaw, washed up actress turned political agitator Stacey Dash once again appears on the right wing network to throw shade on Black America.

She turns 49 this week. And for her birthday, she wants Black America to stop whining about grievances.

Dash is a commentator on Outnumbered.

On the right wing network Dash went on to slam Jada Pinkett Smith and Spike Lee for advocating a boycott on the Oscars.

"I think it’s ludicrous. We have to make up our minds; either we want to have segregation or integration. If we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards, and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you're only awarded if you're black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms. It's a double standard […] Just like there shouldn't be a Black History Month. We're American, that's it."



Once a Democrat, Dash found love with a perennial loser by the name of Mitt Romney.

She faced some major heat from her fans when she announced she coming out as a proud Republican.

Ever since, she's been even more crazier.




BET fired back at her. They posted on their official social media pages slamming the washed up actress for being like I've said, "Clueless".

BET then responded with the below tweet, writing, “Soooooo @REALStaceyDash can we get our check back… or nah? #Remember #YouWereOnTheGame #AndWeDontMeanTheRapper.”


Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Conservatives: Should The Oscars Give Gangsta Rappers An Award?

The pressure is on.

You know the trolls of the racist right are out! Ever since Jada Pinkett Smith made the call to boycott the Oscars after another year of no Black nominees, conservatives have jumped on the bandwagon to attack her, Spike Lee and President Barack Obama. 

The concern trolls, the White extremists and the flagrant flamers are working overtime in trying to undermine the message. 

The most common theme among conservatives is "BET gave awards to Black people, what's the big deal?" or "You guys should stop complaining, the movies sucked!". 

The creator of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag April Reign praises Jada's boycott. She believes the time is now to address the controversy and keep pressure on the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences to change course, fast. 

The Drudge Report (which I refer to as the conservative Craigslist) spotlighted the washed up celebrity Janet Hubert's vicious rant on Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband Will Smith.

Hubert, who once played Aunt Vivian on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was fired out the cannon. She blames Smith for getting her blackballed in Hollywood. She jumped on the concern troll wagon telling stories about how Will's refusal to stick up for her during a contractual dispute lead to the bitter feud. Hubert says that Blacks have more concerns than some statue. I happen to agree with her only in that sense. But unfortunately, if this is swept under the rug, we condone this and that's what Hubert is missing. 
Michael B. Jordan in the movie Creed.
Conservatives have seen Aunt Viv's rant as a way to denounce the boycott. 

But it hasn't stopped many others from rallying to her defense. George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, Lupita Nyong'o, Idris Elba, Michael Moore, David Oyelowo, Whoopi Goldberg, and even Oscars host Chris Rock have spoken in favor of Jada's boycott. 

Spike Lee appeared on Good Morning America to say that he'll be watching a New York Knicks game instead of watching or going to the Oscars. Lee said that he supports his brother Chris [Rock] and his decisions are his to own. He also said that Academy's president Cheryl Isaacs Boone is a sister of the cause but in a dilemma of her own creating. 

A British film critic agitated the controversy even more. Mediaite reports that Jason Solomons basically said that Blacks should be snubbed if they're  playing minstrel characters. He said that black people shouldn't win covet nominations for playing "gangster rappers" like the Straight Outta Compton cast, or an "African savage" like Idris Elba‘s Beasts of No Nation character.

Now this probably a member of the Academy voting committee basically saying that Black talent isn't valued.


Thursday, January 14, 2016

Once Again #OscarsSoWhite Is Trending!


If it wasn't for #BlackLivesMatter, I wouldn't have notice this stuff. I've normally avoided watching award shows.

I don't care for them.

But now I am going to start caring because it's starting to look a little more Whiter and less colorful.

And for that, it spawned the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite.

Again, the Academy Awards is facing harsh scrutiny over nominating only White actors, directors and producers over the Black and Hispanic talent.

None of the 20 main spots were given to any actors of color. Especially the Black ones.

The Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is about to be boycotted.

Straight Outta Compton, Creed, Concussion, Beasts of No Nation and The Hateful Eight were snubbed.

Me and S. Baldwin see this as a disgrace of talent and deliberate attempts to undermine the great feats of Black, Hispanic and Asian actors and actresses.

If this is supposed to be LIBERAL HOLLYWOOD, wondering who's in charge of the nominating committee?

There are four acting categories with 20 slots each. Not one of those categories have a Black actor or director nominated for the award.

Will the #BlackLivesMatter activists try to convince Chris Rock bow out of hosting duties?

Will Chris Rock address the controversy?

Does The Academy Awards Nominations Deliberately Shut Out Black Entertainers?
Yeah. I believe it's terrible for Hollywood to shut out great talent.
Nope. It's not a big deal. Maybe the talent wasn't good enough for the nomination.
Quiz Maker



Thursday, December 24, 2015

Man Who Injured Tracy Morgan Heading To The Iron College!

I'm back y'all!

The former Walmart driver was served in the accident that seriously injured famed comedian Tracy Morgan. The accident ended up killing his friend Jimmy Mac (aka. Jimmy McNair).

The trucker Kevin Roper denied guilt in the accident. He was riding his rig on 24 hours of no sleep.

He ended up blazing through a construction area on the New Jersey Turnpike. The trucker didn't pay one bit of attention and ended smacking up the hummer limousine which Tracy and Jimmy Mac were in.

The comedians were coming from a gig in New Jersey and they were on their way to Baltimore when this jumped off.

The trucker is now facing some time in the iron college. Now the vehicular homicide charge could carry up to 20 years in the iron college. Given that Roper may have had many run-ins with law enforcement from reckless driving, he will be barred from driving for the rest of his life.

Walmart had to choke out a lot of money to the family of Jimmy Mac and Tracy Morgan.

Tracy Morgan Crash: Truck Driver Indicted In New Jersey
The former trucker got served. Kevin Roper was found guilty in the death of Jimmy McNair and severe injury of Tracy Mogran.
They cannon fired Roper and many other drivers who failed to follow their standards of safety.

Roper's failure to take a rest break ultimately led to this tragedy.

Congress passed strict rules when it comes to commercial driving.

Roper must have ignored that when he believed he could finish the task in 30 hours without at least an 6 to 12 hour sleep break.

Roper is from Alabama and he's now being held in county lockup. His sentencing may come before the end of the year.

World News Today send our prayers to Tracy Morgan. We wish him well on his journey to recovery.

We hope he could put this ugly memory behind him.



Thursday, December 10, 2015

The Ladies Of Comedy Are Not Joking About The Inept Congress!

Sofia Vergara added her voice to the campaign
Sofia Vergara joins entertainers in a public service announcement demanding Congress pass reasonable gun control laws. I can imagine Republicans are going to ignore them. I can see conservative agitators call them "limousine liberals".

Amy Schumer, Julliane Moore, Jennifer Anniston, Sarah Silverman, Sofia Vergara, Sarah Silverman, Nathan Lane, Debra Messing, Kevin Bacon, Michael J. Fox, Olivia Munn, and Kristen Schaal joined the president in a PSA. The entertainers plea to Congress do something about gun violence.

The PSA is called "We Can End Gun Violence".

"This new video sends a clear message that we will rally together to help end gun violence. The gun safety movement has grown tremendously over the past few years and what’s more: we’re winning. We’re defeating the gun lobby in statehouses across the country and making it clear that we won’t sit idly by while 88 Americans are killed by gun violence every day and hundreds more are injured," President Barack Obama said.

The recent San Bernardino shootings are now being morphed into an Islamic State themed terrorist attack. The terrorists murdered 14 people and injured 31. They were killed in a hail of gunfire.

The one before that was Colorado Springs. The terrorists was shooting at law enforcement and residents fleeing from the Planned Parenthood location. The terrorist murdered 3 people and injured 12. The law managed to apprehend the terrorist. He will face a jury on capital murder.

The one that didn't catch too much attention was in Colorado Springs. The terrorist went on to murder 4 people and injure many before the law put him down quickly.

The one before that was Umpqua Community College. The terrorist went on to murder 10 people and injure many before he would take his own life.

And we can go on and on and on and on....



The #NotOneMore campaign is launched by the Organizing for America campaign. The president is pressing for reasonable gun control laws.

Now Americans are starting to notice that gun violence is the number one threat in the United States.

#BlackLivesMatter, the Council on American Islam Relations (CAIR), Planned Parenthood, and other organizations are rallying people to demand change. They are demanding for Congress to change course or face an usurping.

Amy Schumer appeared in the video
Amy Schumer.
It's starting to work in a slow, painful and yes frustrating way.

People in the city of Chicago are calling for the firing of Rahm Emmanuel. The embattled mayor has seen his city seen mass murder on a daily basis. Even the police force is committing mass murder.

The people of Baltimore managed to get Stephanie Rawlings-Blake to fire herself out the cannon. Baltimore has seen many mass murders within this year. That doesn't include the death of Freddie Gray.

Jon Stewart of Comedy Central came to The Daily Show recently to slam House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate leader Mitch McConnell for failing to pass a simple law. He demands Congress pass the 9/11 Responders Health bill. Stewart was frustrated with lawmakers inserting partisan pork into bipartisan bills so they can blame the president for a government shutdown.

Stewart retired from the show and passed it to Trevor Noah.

These latest actions are starting to get attention by the junk food media. The junk food media is also getting tired of being labeled "liberal" by the agitators and presidential candidates. The junk food media gave the Republicans 3:1 television coverage.

And yet, the conservative concern trolls ignore all the pleas.

I've seen it in the comment section. I've seen it in the social media pages. I've heard it on radio, teleivsion, print, and internet websites. All I hear from conservatives is tongue and nothing more.

Republicans are so freaking inept. The Republican candidates running for president, the Congress and the conservative agitators spent more time pissing off Blacks, Hispanics, Muslims and women.

Liberalism (or perhaps progressive views) are on the rise in the United States. Conservatives are trying to delay and/or deny the inevitable.

They don't see that their policies are out of touch with the United States. The rise of Donald Trump is possibly one of the recent surges in conservatism.

I can imagine that annoying conservative agitator calling them limousine liberals.

Friday, October 09, 2015

Raven-Symoné: I Wouldn't Hire Any Black Sounding Names!

Raven-Symoné is a certified nut job. She says that if she wouldn't hire any Black sounding names. Yet, her name is!

The View co-host is a very eccentric woman. The entertainer gave up the squeaky clean Cosby, Disney kid image and came out a raging lesbian and celebrity agitator. She's a kush rolling, Marlboro Light smoking, multi-hair dying, nutjob who fell off the wagon.

Since the Cheetah Girls broke up, Raven went wild. She had a secret pregnancy. She got involved with bisexual model/actress AzMarie Livingston and running her mouth like she's a genius of Black culture.

Raven-Symoné Pearlman joined The View in Spring 2015 along with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Bahar, ABC's Paula Faris, comedian Michelle Collins, actress/activist Candace Cameron-Bure (of Full House fame).

The ladies debate the latest "HOT TOPICS" and often get a controversial theme going.

Today on Friday's episode of The View, Raven-Symoné does something that's not so Raven.

She pops off about the know-hows to an earning a career. She claims that having "Black names" won't get you hired.

On a segment titled "Are You Judged By Your Name?" the former Cheetah Girl, donning a fire engine-red mohawk, said she wouldn't hire anyone with a "black" sounding name.

“Can we take back 'racist' and say 'discriminatory,' because I think thats a better word,"  she said while laughing. "And I’m very discriminatory against the words like the ones they were saying in those names. I’m not going to hire you if your name is Watermelondrea. That’s just not going to happen. I’m not going to hire you.”

Cue the irony.....What's her name?

I bet you money, that if she wasn't a somewhat successful entertainer, I bet you she wouldn't get a job because she has a "BLACK" sounding name.

I miss them days when she played a "bubblehead" on television and not one in real life.





Wednesday, September 23, 2015

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah!

Trevor Noah announces his lineup for The Daily Show.

The anticipated return of The Daily Show comes Sept. 28.

Trevor Noah will take the helm of Comedy Central's primetime political satire show. The South African comedian and writer was chosen after Jon Stewart retired from the program. Stewart host the program for over 15 years. Stewart recently won an Emmy for The Daily Show.

The program was an anchor to liberals who enjoyed Stewart's hard hitting satire towards Washington lawmakers and media agitators. Noah came to The Daily Show in 2014. His memorable segment "Spot The Africa" was an instant hit.

The Nightly Show begins Season 2. Larry Wilmore is the host.
When Stewart announced his retirement from The Daily Show, Comedy Central confirmed that Noah will take the helm. Stewart ended his reign in July.

Noah is mum on the new set and what's expected from his reign. He admits that he's got a lot to fill, but he's willing to make it happen.

He confirms that Kevin Hart, Whitney Wolfe, Republican contender Chris Christie, Ryan Adams and surprises.

The Daily Show will premiere on Monday. The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore is already in Season 2. Wilmore was picked as Stephen Colbert's successor. Colbert had went to CBS to become the host of The Late Show.






Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Tracy Morgan: I'm Coming Back To SNL, Baby!

Tracy Morgan returns. This is the memorable scene of Cop Out. Tracy and Bruce Willis were featured in this movie.

A year since the incident that nearly killed famed comedian Tracy Morgan, he announces a return to his old stomping ground.

Tracy will be the host of SNL this coming season. A triumphant return.

He still recovering from physical and brain injuries. He will have to learn how to walk again and regain his motor skills. But all that said, he is determined to bring the funny back to his fans.

On the New Jersey Turnpike, a driver from Walmart crashed into the limousine carrying Tracy and three of his friends. The driver, Kevin Roper of Georgia was charged with vehicular homcide (via manslaughter) in the death of James "Jimmy Mack" McNair. He also injured three others in the vehicle.

Roper who was on 28 hours of ride time was not paying attention to a construction slow down. His driving time was supposed to be less than 15 hours on the road.

Walmart settled with undisclosed amounts to keep the negative publicity off them.

Matter of fact, Walmart immediately fired Roper out the cannon. They told him that he owes them for the damaged truck and stock that was loss in the accident.

Roper is innocent until proven guilty. If he's charged in vehicular homicide (via manslaughter), he could land him 40 years in the iron college.

World News Today wishes Tracy a speedy recovery. We hope the best for him and his family.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Tracy Morgan: Walmart F**k Up My Career!

I'll be back. 

Last year, famed comedian Tracy Morgan was on the Turnpike in New Jersey in his tour van. It was a dark night and traffic was light. There was construction on the turnpike and the van slows down.

All of sudden, this semi-truck slams right into the van. It crushes the van like a tin can. In the vehicle was Tracy, his manager, his mentor James McNair and bodyguard.
Bad wreck left Tracy Morgan hurt badly.
While his manager and bodyguard escape severe injuries, Tracy was hurt badly. He suffered a broken leg, broken ribs, a broken nose, and brain swelling. It traumatized him. He's slowly regaining his walking but is forever ruined by this experience.

So today in federal court, Morgan brought the truck driver's employer to court. The company that employed the driver is the world's largest retail store. Yup, Walmart.

Kevin Roper mugshot in county lockup.
Walmart reached a settlement with Morgan after last year's deadly crash.

The driver Kevin Roper was fired out the cannon. He got served with vehicular homicide and failure to control. He's awaiting trial. If found guilty, Roper gets 30 in the iron college.

Walmart CEO Greg Foran also released a statement today to offer his sympathies to everyone involved in the accident. “While we know there is nothing that can change what happened, Walmart has been committed to doing what’s right,” he sad. “We are pleased to have reached an amicable settlement that ends this litigation. We are deeply sorry that one of our trucks was involved.”

Of course, Foran had a lot of sympathies to give. This two employees were shot by a crazed gunman. Marcell Willis, a U.S. Air Force officer went into in a Grand Forks Walmart and opened fire on two workers. He didn't know them or had any issue with them.. One worker was killed in this another is fighting for life.

World News Today send our prayers to Tracy Morgan. We also send our condolences to James McNair, Gregory Weiland and Lisa Braun. These were the victims in the Grand Forks Walmart shooting.

Thursday, April 02, 2015

Deputy Dogg!

Big Snoop posed with man working for the 5-O in Texas. The law wanted to fire the man for the pose.


Big Snoop Dogg once again pisses off the racist right. Back in March he appeared at the SXSW in Austin. He posted his daily routine on Instagram. The social media and the junk food media is pissed that the rap veteran posed with a Texas state trooper.

According to the Texas Department of  Public Safety,Trooper Billy Spears got reprimanded by superiors for allowing rapper Snoop Dogg to take a picture with him.

The Dallas Morning News reports Clevenger said the Gilmer-based trooper was called to Austin two weeks ago to help work during the music festival. Spears was in uniform with the distinctive Stetson in a secured area when the rap star and actor stopped and asked if he could get a quick photo with the trooper.

Clevenger said Snoop Dogg’s publicist took the picture.

Snoop Dogg posted the picture on Instagram, along with the line, “Me n my deputy dogg”

DPS officials saw the posting and cited Spears for deficiencies that require counseling for posing with a known criminal.

Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop Dogg, has been convicted several times of drug possession. In 1993, he faced a murder charge when his bodyguard shot and killed a rival gang member. Snoop Dogg and the bodyguard eventually were acquitted of the charge.


Clevenger said that Spears, had no knowledge of drug convictions.

“Troopers get called down to work these events all the time and sometimes people want a picture with them,” Clevenger said.

Because the action taken against Spears called for “counseling” and was not a formal disciplinary action, the trooper has no means of appeal.

The counseling reprimand read: “While working a secondary employment job, Trooper Spears took a photo with a public figure who has a well-known criminal background including numerous drug charges. The public figure posted the photo on social media and it reflects poorly on the Agency.”

A photo posted by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on



An entertainer poses with the law and the Texas Board of Safety orders the officer to get counseling.

There's something else brewing between Spears and his superiors. He once complained to higher ups about inappropriate behavior by some in the uniform.

He believes its retaliation.

Snoop Dogg teams up with Pharrell again. His newest album BUSH will be released on Columbia Records in May. Last album was a reggae album when he called himself Big Snoop Lion.

Snoop Dogg appeared with Hulk Hogan at a honorary WWE introduction. He also was at the Justin Bieber Comedy Central Roast.



Conservative Outrage Over Trevor Noah!

The right complains about Comedy Central's Trevor Noah. He was chosen to be the new host of The Daily Show. Jon Stewart is leaving the show after 16 years hosting it.

Moments after Comedy Central announced Trevor Noah as the new host of The Daily Show, many on the racist right and the irrational left are calling the comedian/actor an anti-Semite and racist.

For what reason?

Because he tweets some jokes that some agitators never got. The agitators zeroed in on jokes that were posted to Noah's 2 million followers on Twitter. Some pointed out a few offensive jokes about women, Israel and  the Jews. Some criticized his stance on America.

Comedy Central is standing by Noah.

I mean the social media is catnip to agitators and the business community. Many people are often scrutinized for their online behavior. It's unfortunate that the social media can make or break someone.

Noah is a South African comedian who joined The Daily Show late last year. He was the international correspondent. Many conservatives zeroed in on his routine when he discussed the "Spot The Africa".  They claim that the joke was comparing the U.S. to the South African apartheid.

Noah, remarked the "Hands Up Don't Shoot" meme that conservatives are roundly denouncing.

When he was chosen as the new host, the media started to vet him.

Soon the agitators from Newsbusters, The Daily Nothing, and the conservative Craigslist have put his face on their pages. Of course, their readers and followers have often remarked about it in the "nicest" way.

The word vomit from conservatives is predictable. Insert a racial slur, a racial stereotype, claim liberal this, Obama that. Add a ton of condescending remarks about comedians and Hollywood. Throw in mentions of Africa, Muslims, Netanyahu and the Islamic State and sure enough, we a party going on right there in the comment section.

Noah will do fine. Fuck the haters.

If they don't understand the comedy, that's their problem. But if you're a comedian who talks about issues and spin it into comedy, you're going to be provocative and it's going to be truthful.

I mean if you criticize Israel, should you be labeled an anti-Semite for it?



Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Jamie Foxx: Got Flack For Knocking Bruce Jenner's Transformation!

Entertainer Jamie Foxx as Ugly Wanda from In Living Color.

Obviously, the entertainer Jamie Foxx meant no harm. He was roasting controversial celebrity Bruce Jenner. His jokes lead to an outcry by some on the social media.

The patriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner clan has decided to transition into a woman. Jenner, a former Olympic gold medal athlete and occasional actor told his wife Kris about his transitioning to becoming a woman. This sparked a major feud between them and they went through a divorce.

Jenner is also under investigation for vehicular homicide after his SUV plowed into two vehicles killing a driver. It was on the Pacific Coast Highway and LAPD are trying to determine if Jenner was on the phone when this occurred.

At the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Foxx hosted it and got a little bit of flack for this video.



Foxx hosts The Foxxhole on SiriusXM . He is a comedian, singer and director.

He's pretty tolerant of the LGBT community.

The LGBT community is not having any of it. They call upon Foxx to apologize.

Just recently Indiana's Republican governor Mike Pence got his share of controversy.
Jenner is transitioning into a woman.
The governor passed a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The law is a backdoor for openly discriminating against someone based on religious grounds. The LGBT community is pissed that this law could generate into businesses in the state turning away customers because of their sexuality.

Pence had just recently announced he will call upon Republican lawmakers to specifically eliminate any traces of anti-gay rhetoric in this law.

Pence is floated as a potential clown for the nomination.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Jessica Williams "Rules Out" The Daily Show Hosting Duties!

Heavy speculation that comedienne Jessica Williams will replace Jon Stewart of The Daily Show. She shot this notion down. But why are the rumors still around?

Heavy speculation in replacement of Jon Stewart focuses on freshman member Jessica Williams.

Rumors are swirling that she's a frontrunner to being the new host of The Daily Show when Stewart retires from it.

She was hired in 2012 and really lit the place.

See what happen was this cult comedy Hot Tub Time Machine 2 displayed Williams as the new host of The Daily Show fueling heavy speculations that she will end up being the replacement for Stewart.

Comedy Central and MTV Networks are tight lipped on the replacement.

Williams took the the social media to say she's not in the race.






The talk is that Jon Stewart is retiring from The Daily Show. That got the left all in a tight. They really need the Loserville bashing and Republican trashing. The clown car will be entertaining and without Stewart making them look even more nuttier than there usually are.

With Stephen Colbert taking to CBS, John Oliver to HBO, who's going to be the next host?

Monday, September 22, 2014

Kenan Thompson Leaving SNL!

Famed comedian is set to exit SNL.

Famed comedian Kenan Thompson could be heading for the exit at 30 Rock.

The comedian who often did impressions of Rev. Perm, Steve Harvey, Oprah, Miss Cleo, and numerous other celebrities will be coming back for the 40th season of the famed Saturday Night Live. However this will probably be his last season on the famed sketch comedy.

In his teenage years, he was an original cast member of Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series All That. Thompson is also known for his roles in the sitcom Kenan & Kel and the films Good Burger and Fat Albert. In his early career he often collaborated with fellow comedian and All That cast member Kel Mitchell. He ranked at #88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

Thompson was a featured player until 2005 (spanning the 29th and 30th seasons), and was promoted to repertory player at the beginning of season 31 (the 2005-2006 season).
Thompson acting like Raven-Symone.
Thompson has been a cast member on SNL for eleven seasons, breaking the record for the longest serving African-American cast member previously held by Tim Meadows, who stayed on the show for ten seasons. Thompson is now the senior cast member on the show, after Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers left the show. He is also the third-oldest current cast member after Michael Patrick O'Brien (born 1976) and Bobby Moynihan (born 1977).

Thompson also holds the record for most celebrity impressions performed on the show, performing 108, beating Darrell Hammond's previous record of 107.

TMZ wrote that Thompson was set to leave the show before Season 41, to focus on other projects.

Lorne Michaels urged Thompson to stay for the remaining season.

Jay Pharaoh and Thompson both criticized NBC and Michaels for the show lacking Black female comedians.

SNL hired comedienne Sasheer Zamata to calm the criticism. She comes after a six year hiatus since the departure of Maya Rudolph.

Michael Che is leaving The Daily Show after being a correspondent for less than year to take over as head anchor for Weekend Update.

Famed announcer Don Pardo died last month before the taping of new episodes. We here at Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Don Pardo.

Kenan is a funny guy. We at Journal de la Reyna wish Kenan the best on his career post SNL.

Black Jeopardy skit with Louis C.K., Jay Pharoah, Sasheer Zamata and Kenan Thompson.



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