Media Matters - O'Reilly to caller: "I don't think your assessment" that Oprah's "voting for [Obama] because he's black" "is wrong"

Media Matters - O'Reilly to caller: "I don't think your assessment" that Oprah's "voting for [Obama] because he's black" "is wrong": "Summary: On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who said, 'It sounds like [Oprah Winfrey is] voting for [Sen. Barack Obama] because he's black.' O'Reilly responded: 'I don't think your assessment is wrong.' In a recent speech, after naming several specific actions Obama has taken, Winfrey said: 'We need a president with clarity and conviction, who knows how to consult his own conscience and proceed with moral authority. We need Barack Obama.'"

Al Sharpton responds to FBI & IRS investigation

The FBI and IRS have started an investigation into Al Sharpton's finances with regard to his 2004 Presidential campaign. Now I don't know whether Al Sharpton is guilty of anything or not but if I believed in C-O-N spiracy theories I would find it odd that about a month after a march against the U.S. Justice Department that same Justice Department begins an investigation into one of the march's organizers. Click the link below to watch Al Sharpton's response to these charges.

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

Meghan Williams Update

Thanks Ann for keeping her alive in our hearts and minds. She needs all the help we can get.

American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76 - Wikinews, the free news source

American musician Ike Turner passes away at 76 - Wikinews, the free news source: "United States musician and songwriter, Ike Turner passed away Wednesday at his home in San Marcos, California. His wife did not give a cause of death, but mentioned that he suffered from emphysema. Ike Turner was perhaps best known for his work with his former wife, Tina Turner, as one half of the Ike & Tina Turner duo. During a career that lasted half a century, Ike's repertoire included blues, soul, rock, and funk. Alongside his former wife, he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and in 2001 was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame."

Ike Turner R.I.P.

Rock pioneer Ike Turner Dies at 76.

Rock pioneer Ike Turner, whose duet musical hits with Tina Turner brought him fame, died in San Diego suburb yesterday. He was 76 years old. He was an early pioneer in the 50s rock scene and had his first hit, "Rocket 88" back in 1951 and was well known with his duets with Tina Turner, whom he met when she was still a teenager back in East St. Louis in the 50s. He will always be remembered. Rest in peace, Ike.

Black woman missing, Denise Hart

Hi this is George Cook of Let's Talk Honestly. If you visit my site often you know how I feel about the lack of coverage missing black women receive in the media. On this page I will try to do my part to remedy that sad situation.
I will post a story about a different African American woman who is missing every week. This page will be updated every Wednesday. This weeks missing person is DENISE HART of Schenectady NY, missing since November 2007. Learn more about Denise by using the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/missingblackwomen.html

Black Male Appreciation

Black Male Appreciation: "Amid the profusion of dismal statistics about Black male students’ college-enrollment rates nationwide, the University System of Georgia recently showcased a ray of light: Over the past five years, Black male enrollment at the state’s 35 public colleges and universities has jumped 25 percent. That change has effectively closed Georgia’s gender gap in the rate of enrollment growth among African-American men and women within the university system."

Denzel's new movie, The Great Debaters

Check out this great movie trailers for the movie The Great Debaters starring Academy Award Winners Denzel Washington and Forrest Whittaker ( Denzel also directed ) The movie is based on the true story of Mel Tolson, considered one of the great African American poets and in the 1930's a professor at the historically black Wiley College in Texas. Washington will also play Tolson, who inspired his students to form the college's first debating team, which went on to defeat Harvard in national championships. Click the link below to watch:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html

WINDOWS 2 MY SOUL: The Documentary « no snow here

WINDOWS 2 MY SOUL: The Documentary « no snow here

More on Alexis Goggins « no snow here

More on Alexis Goggins « no snow here: "DETROIT — A 7-year-old-girl is being hailed as an “angel from heaven” and a hero for jumping in front of an enraged gunman, who pumped six bullets into the child as she used her body as a shield to save her mother’s life. Alexis Goggins, a first-grader at Campbell Elementary School, is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital in Detroit recovering from gunshot wounds to the eye, left temple, chin, cheek, chest and right arm."

Huckabee's Comments About AIDS Offends Ryan White's Mother

Some people need to be careful what they say.

Tribute to Cynteria Phillips

Cynteria Kimberly Phillips lived from 1986-2000. She was murdered in 2000, and her case has not been solved to date. Her case has been championed by Keona Wright due to the fact that she was failed by the system that was supposed to protect her in the first place. The background song is "IF" by Bread. This is for you, Cynteria, with love -- from KWH