by Chum Sejimon | Jul 18, 2016 | Blog, Info, News, Politics News
It has been a year and a half since 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by police in Cleveland, Ohio. The tragedy quickly gained momentum in national media as Tamir became the newest face among individuals slain by law enforcement. MSNBC’s Joy-Anne Reid sat...
by Reneegede | Oct 30, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series… The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC recently reported on a news report written by Steve Benen about a “far rightwing” (i.e., American extremist fringe lunatic) and FOX television psychiatrist on his call for an...
by Reneegede | Oct 29, 2014 | Opinion
UI Meme of the Day, a Daily Series… Moment of Truth. There was a time when Tyler Perry actually challenged the generations of Black people of our history into our futures, but in his quest to become the first Black billionaire movie producer, he has formed an...
by Reneegede | Jul 31, 2014 | Opinion
Ah, it wasn’t that long ago that MSNBC’s Toure got in some deep muckety-muck for using the words “The power of whiteness,” in response to a transgender “Jewish” female who said that her ancestors survived the Holocaust, came to...
by Reneegede | Jun 12, 2014 | Opinion
Yes, “28 Years A Lie,” that was a play on words with the hit film “12 Years A Slave.” Now that I’ve got your attention, let’s focus for a moment on a recent news report about an M.I.T. Dean who managed to stay in her position for...
by Reneegede | May 28, 2014 | Opinion
Tweetist @hope_and_chains said and I quote “My family survived a concentration camp, came to the US with nothing, LEGALLY, and made it work.” Toure, media personality from MSNBC, tweets back to hope_and-chains “The power of whiteness.” Twitter...
by Reneegede | Mar 23, 2014 | Opinion
By now, everyone has heard the news that State Attorney Angela Corey has “upped the ante” on the conviction of Marissa Alexander from the 20 years that she originally did not deserve to three times that amount, or sixty years of prison that she does not...