Sorry for the misleading headline, kids. In reality, this was probably the dullest public gathering I’ve ever been to . . . outside of church and some local planning meetings. The moderator was tipsy. And the debate? Positively high school. Instead of engaging each other with facts, arguments,[...]
Posts Tagged ‘women’
July 24th, 2015 - 12:32 pm § in Politics
Kshama Sawant & the Great Seattle Rent Control Debate .. by David Preston
What would you do for a laugh?
Nigga Turtles, a YouTube video created by ITSREAL85VIDS brings both anger and laughter. Basically some guy had a great idea. He decided to take an old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle movie and do voices over it. Sad to say the first time that I saw this video, I was laughing. As I was reviewing [...]
June 16th, 2015 - 3:08 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Are you Black?
We are just going to act like some Black people were not acting like Bill Clinton was Black because he played a mean saxophone, smoked weed, and cheated on his wife. Ignoring the fact that his politics were extremely White. On the other hand, some Black people were calling Tiger Woods white becaus[...]
I am Filipino
In some respects I feel like I am Filipino. I know I would have been treated differently by some Filipinos if I could actually say I had Filipino blood in me. I still have to show Filipinos pictures of my family for them to believe that I am a Cordova, or that I know anything […][...]
Why I am not praising Caitlin
Caitlin, formerly known as Bruce Jenner has become the face of the Trans Gender community, despite the fact that Jenner’s reality does not reflect the majority of Trans Gender people’s reality. All I have heard about Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover shot is how “beautiful” so[...]
May 11th, 2015 - 7:30 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Poetry Session/ Now I feel ya/Scarface
For some rappers/poets in the 90’s social consciousness and hip hop were synonymous. One of the greatest and most respected artists from that era of hip hop is Scarface. On top of his solo career, Scarface is also a member a rap group named the Geto Boys. Scarface has many songs that touch o[...]
Global carbon dioxide concerns
The Earth’s CO2 levels have reached 400 parts per million globally for the first month since record keeping began. The Earth is already dealing with rising seas, storms of monumental proportions, wildfires, and extreme weather all caused by global warming. As CO2 levels increase, what el[...]
Upsetting
You can not be an advocate for the Black community if you are intimate with people of other ethnicities. Wow, really? You have to be kidding me. Its disappointing that some African Americans feel this way. This made me upset even before I had children of my own. This thought process w[...]
Can someone call a doctor?
While we complain about our broken healthcare system in the United States, there are 5 billion people worldwide who lack access to surgical care. http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32452249 &nbs[...]
Seat at the table mentality should be dead!
“Lebron James is more powerful than Adam Silver(NBA commissioner)” I laughed at that statement when I heard it. I corrected it. Lebron James could be more powerful than Adam Silver, if the brotha wasn’t scared of independence. You can have the potential to be more powerful than[...]