George Cook of Let's Talk Honestly Interviews reporter Mike Hixenbaugh of the Rocky Mount Telegram, the reporter covering the case of missing and murdered black women in Rocky Mount for the local paper. They discuss:
*How the police are handling the case. Is race a factor?
*How the locals in Rocky Mount feel.
*The overall lack of news coverage.
*The current status of the case.
*How Nancy Grace and Fox News both bumped stories about the murders, and more.
Use link below to listen to the interview: http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHSpecialReport.html
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
News and Views: 8-14-2009
News and views from around the world:
The world oldest map found in Spain
Omorosa Finds Her Calling In Religion From the Womanist Musings Blog. Excellent perspective on how Omorosa is being used by the racialized/sexualized corporate media and mainstream society to tell American women not to be like her because of her supposed unladylike behavior.
George Sodini- Racist and Misogynist! Again, a very excellent post from Womanist Musings.
The world oldest map found in Spain
Omorosa Finds Her Calling In Religion From the Womanist Musings Blog. Excellent perspective on how Omorosa is being used by the racialized/sexualized corporate media and mainstream society to tell American women not to be like her because of her supposed unladylike behavior.
George Sodini- Racist and Misogynist! Again, a very excellent post from Womanist Musings.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Another commentary on IRs
The bigot from Chicago:
"I find it interesting that the black people are constantly dropping the race card, but interracial dating is very much in vogue these days. I am from the north, Chicago area, and I am of an age that probably tarnishes my views on this subject, but I have always thought that it is a good idea to keep the races as pure as possible. Dating and having children together are two separate areas, I realize, but I do not like the idea of different races even dating. I do not have one prejudiced bone in my body, so I am NOT coming from that direction in the least. My son dated two biracial girls and I could not have loved them more, but I was pleased that their relationships did not lead to marriage."
TO THAT PERSON FROM CHI-TOWN, YOU ARE RACIST PURE AND SIMPLE!!!
AND ANOTHER THING THAT PERSON FROM CHICAGO NEEDS TO CONSIDER IS THAT RACES ARE NOT PURE, NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL. PERHAPS THAT PERSON OPPOSE TO IR BECAUSE IT THREATENS ONE'S SENSE OF RACIAL/ETHNIC HIERARCHY. AS FOR BLACKS PULLING THE RACE CARD, WHAT ABOUT WHITES WHO DO? HOW ABOUT STEVE SAILER, WHO OFTEN DOES IT WHEN HE WRITES HIS COLUMNS AT ISTEVE.COM? OR JARED TAYLOR, WHO CONSTANTLY WRITES ABOUT THE INUDATION OF EURO-AMERICANS THROUGH NONWHITE IMMIGRATION AND INTERMARRIAGE AT AMERICAN RENAISSANCE MAGAZINE? OR DAVID YEAGLEY WHO RAVE AND RANTS ABOUT BLACKS TAKING OVER AMERICAN CULTURE? WHY THEY AREN'T CRITICIZED. I DON'T BUY IT FOR ONE MOMENT THAT "I'M NOT PREJUDICED" CRAP. YOU ARE AND IT'S TIME FOR THE CHICAGO PERSON TO FACE IT.THAT'S ALL THE RANT I HAVE REGARDING THAT IDIOT.STEFANIE
"I find it interesting that the black people are constantly dropping the race card, but interracial dating is very much in vogue these days. I am from the north, Chicago area, and I am of an age that probably tarnishes my views on this subject, but I have always thought that it is a good idea to keep the races as pure as possible. Dating and having children together are two separate areas, I realize, but I do not like the idea of different races even dating. I do not have one prejudiced bone in my body, so I am NOT coming from that direction in the least. My son dated two biracial girls and I could not have loved them more, but I was pleased that their relationships did not lead to marriage."
TO THAT PERSON FROM CHI-TOWN, YOU ARE RACIST PURE AND SIMPLE!!!
AND ANOTHER THING THAT PERSON FROM CHICAGO NEEDS TO CONSIDER IS THAT RACES ARE NOT PURE, NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL. PERHAPS THAT PERSON OPPOSE TO IR BECAUSE IT THREATENS ONE'S SENSE OF RACIAL/ETHNIC HIERARCHY. AS FOR BLACKS PULLING THE RACE CARD, WHAT ABOUT WHITES WHO DO? HOW ABOUT STEVE SAILER, WHO OFTEN DOES IT WHEN HE WRITES HIS COLUMNS AT ISTEVE.COM? OR JARED TAYLOR, WHO CONSTANTLY WRITES ABOUT THE INUDATION OF EURO-AMERICANS THROUGH NONWHITE IMMIGRATION AND INTERMARRIAGE AT AMERICAN RENAISSANCE MAGAZINE? OR DAVID YEAGLEY WHO RAVE AND RANTS ABOUT BLACKS TAKING OVER AMERICAN CULTURE? WHY THEY AREN'T CRITICIZED. I DON'T BUY IT FOR ONE MOMENT THAT "I'M NOT PREJUDICED" CRAP. YOU ARE AND IT'S TIME FOR THE CHICAGO PERSON TO FACE IT.THAT'S ALL THE RANT I HAVE REGARDING THAT IDIOT.STEFANIE
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Virginia Dotson beaten by Columbus Police
Isn't any wonder why POC don't trust the police? They abuse their power more often than any other.
Is there a serial killer killing black women in Rocky Mountain NC?
Is a serial killer murdering black women in Rocky Mountain North Carolina. Six bodies have been found and three women are currently missing.
The bodies of,Tahara Sheniece Nicholson, 28, Jackie Thorpe 35, Jarniece Latonya Hargrove, 31; Ernestine Battle, 50; and Melody LaShae Wiggins, 29, were all found in the same area.
A sixth body discovered in February has yet to be identified, and three other missing women with similar descriptions and backgrounds – Christine Marie Boone, Renee Joyce Durham and Yolanda Renee Lancaster – remain missing. Learn more about this story by using the link below:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHSpecialReport.html
The bodies of,Tahara Sheniece Nicholson, 28, Jackie Thorpe 35, Jarniece Latonya Hargrove, 31; Ernestine Battle, 50; and Melody LaShae Wiggins, 29, were all found in the same area.
A sixth body discovered in February has yet to be identified, and three other missing women with similar descriptions and backgrounds – Christine Marie Boone, Renee Joyce Durham and Yolanda Renee Lancaster – remain missing. Learn more about this story by using the link below:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHSpecialReport.html
The 9 Lives of Marion Barry. Monday Night on HBO
On August 10, 2009 on HBO at 9PM Eastern Time. The documentary follows the life of Marion Barry from militant, to civil rights leader, to mayor, to prisoner, to mayor of Washington DC again. Check out the trailer below:
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html
http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/blacknewsblackviews.html
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Naomi Sims, 'First Black Supermodel,' Dead At 61 (PHOTOS)
Naomi Sims, 'First Black Supermodel,' Dead At 61 (PHOTOS): "The New York Times reports that model Naomi Sims died on Saturday at age 61. The cause of death was cancer.
Sims was considered the 'first black supermodel' for appearing on the cover of Ladies Home Journal in November 1968, a time when African-American models were few and far between. She subsequently modeled for designers like Halston, Fernando S�nchez, Teal Traina, and Giorgio di Sant'Angelo. She also appeared on many other magazine covers, and two images-- a 1969 cover of LIFE and a 1967 New York Times fashion magazine over--are on display in the Metropolitan Museum's 'The Model As Muse' exhibit."
Sims was considered the 'first black supermodel' for appearing on the cover of Ladies Home Journal in November 1968, a time when African-American models were few and far between. She subsequently modeled for designers like Halston, Fernando S�nchez, Teal Traina, and Giorgio di Sant'Angelo. She also appeared on many other magazine covers, and two images-- a 1969 cover of LIFE and a 1967 New York Times fashion magazine over--are on display in the Metropolitan Museum's 'The Model As Muse' exhibit."
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