Denzel Washington discusses The Great Debaters

Click the link below to hear Farai Chideya of NPR radio interview Denzel washington. The two talk about The Great Debaters a film in which Denzel directs and stars in. They also talk about Denzel's career and the future of black films.

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

Reparations Anxiety | The American Prospect

Reparations Anxiety | The American Prospect: "Brown University announced that it will give a $10 million endowment to local public schools to atone for its involvement in the slave trade. But reparations alone will not address the ongoing segregation of the American education system."

Back by Demand: My Essay on Violence Against Black Women: Four Past Cases The Media Ignored

Back by demand, my article on violence against Black women was featured at Killbigotry.com in October. My thesis is that mainstream media and society ignore violence against Black women because of the low value assign to Black life, especially Black female life in America.

Black Girls And Low Self Esteem

A must read article. Hatip to G. Cook of Let's Talk Honestly. Thanks.

Forum on Venezuela | venezuelanalysis.com

Forum on Venezuela | venezuelanalysis.com: "On December 2, by a slim 50.7 percent to 49.3 percent margin, Venezuelans rejected a slate of sixty-nine constitutional reforms championed by President Hugo Chávez. Fiercely debated in Venezuela, the referendum sparked a spirited discussion among our contributors.

Many of Chávez's proposals--lowering the voting age; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, race or disability; expanding social security; shortening the workweek; and requiring gender parity in candidates for elected office--were greatly admired. Other measures--such as the elimination of term limits on the presidency and the expansion of executive power to declare a state of emergency--were less well received."

» People Stop The Noose Insanity - By ¡Para Justicia y Libertad!

» People Stop The Noose Insanity - By ¡Para Justicia y Libertad!: "The media spotlight might have shone most intensely on Jena, LA, but a symbol of racial violence has been hung across America lately. There have been more incidents of hanging nooses and some are directly aimed at certain groups of people. It is hard to ignore where this country is headed, the current rise in noose sightings reveal an ugly truth about race relations in the United States."

Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2007

Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2007: "With a hidden FBI camera rolling inside a New York hotel suite in 2003, an unsuspecting Rev. Al Sharpton, Democratic candidate for president, spoke candidly.

Sharpton offered to help Philadelphia fund-raiser Ronald A. White win a multimillion-dollar business deal, if White helped him raise $50,000 for politics.

White offered $25,000. 'If you bring my guys up on this hedge fund, and I have the right conversation,' White said, 'I'll give you what you need.'

'Cool,' Sharpton said."

Is Megan Williams case in trouble?

In West Virginia a power struggle over who will actually prosecute the case and what charges will actually be filed seem to be bringing some uncertainty to the case of Megan Williams. Megan Williams was brutally raped and tortured by six whites earlier this year in a case that seemed to be open and shut. Now we find out that the State Attorney General Darrell McGraw and the Logan County Prosecutor are having a pissing contest to see who actually gets to try the case with the Attorney General going as far as saying that the county prosecute was in over his head. Read more on this story by clicking the link below:

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

Black cop a victim of racial profiling in Chicago?

In Chicago were police brutality towards African Americans is becoming an almost regular occurrence a black police officer has now been pulled over and harassed by police. He says the harassment continued even after he identified himself as a police officer. He says he had done nothing wrong and can think of only reason he was stopped. RACE. Click the link below to learn more about this story:

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

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.