Black History Month: Day 5 Teach one so they won't forget..

Who has not heard of Brown vs. Board of Education? Linda Brown's parents wanted her to attend her neighborhood school. The problem schools were white only in her neighborhood. Brown declared schools could no longer discriminate by having all white schools only. It was Charles Hamilton Houston, the architecture of the strategy for the case of Brown v. Board of Education. Houston, was the mentor of the former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Houston used his intellect to help his people. Houston loved his people.


Fort Wayne did not love its African-American children. It was not until 1989 that Fort Wayne Community Schools and a group of parents agreed to an out-of-court settlement to racially balance its 53 schools. The settlement would end in the 1997. Race would be used as a factor to remove African-Americans from their neighborhood schools.


Today, East Allen County Schools are resettling African-Americans students from their neighborhoods School. This is Fort Wayne, Indiana. There is a saying if we don't remember our history we are doomed to repeat it. We are in the repeat mode in 2011.

Dr. Wendy Robinson would become the first African-American Superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Black History Month; writing to educate-Day 4

Some want to know if one month of Black History is enough? One month is all that is needed to fuel the hunger for knowledge and encourage the journey to reeducate the miseducated.

February begins the celebration of Black History Week.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson born in 1875 and died in 1950 began Negro History Week in 1926, chosen in the second week of February between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, which evolved into Black History Month in 1976. Dr. Woodson authored the book, The Miseducation of the Negro. Dr. Woodson was known as the Father of Black History and the love of his people.

Shai Wakefield-Cross sing and sing some more Star Spangled Banner

So Shai Wakefield-Cross can sing, but some Indiana folks would like for her to sing the Star-Spangled Banner a little more traditional.

I think I should go to the games in Martinville, Indiana and sing the natinal athem real loud and they will never complain again about how someone sings the Star Spangled Banner.

These folks is jealous because you sang this difficult song without any background music..you go on and sing some more.

Black History Month: Appeal to your readers-write your stories-Day 3

Long before Frederick Douglass started his newspaper the North Star,there were African-American newspapers. Many were short lived. Some Africcan-American newspapers shelf live was limited by finances, death and other were seized and destroyed.

James Williams writes about the "Freedom Journal". The "Freedom Journal" editor was John Russwurm, America's first African-American college graduate. Russwurm words, " We wish to plead our own causes.. Too long have others spoken for us. Too Long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations in things which concern us dearly, through in the estimation of some mere trifles; for though there are many in society who exercise toward us benevolent feelings; still (with sorrow we confess it) there are others who make it their business to enlarge upon the least trifle, which tens to the discredit of any person of colour; and pronounce anathemas and denounce our whole body for the misconduct of the guilty one,", quoted by Williams.

That quote sound like today rather than back in 1827.

To plead the cause of the African-American meant to send these thoughts out into other places, communities of African-Americans. David Walker felt that for change in communities a plan was needed to be shared amongst the group. David Walker wrote the famous "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" after working to deliver the "Freedom Journal" in other places.

Williams writes about other writers. Writers who would create newspapers to appeal to the people about their role or place in America as African-Americans. There was a dispute between Samuel Cornish and Russwurm over the issue on whether or not African-American should emigrated back to Africa. After Russwurm death, Cornish changed the name of the "Freedom Journal" to "Rights for All". Cornish did not believe in the back to Africa movement. Cornish would later edit another paper called "The Weekly Advocate" in 1837 that lasted until 1842. A long time for an African-American newspaper expressing the views of African-Americans.

Other radical writers came forward like Frederick Douglass, such as Ida B. Wells. Wells newspaper was investigative reporting. Wells was documenting the number of lynchings that were occurring among the African-Americans males. Wells was also accusing raced whites males of killing African-American businessmen. If it was not true when Wells wrote it, it became truth, when Wells own newpapers printing company was burned to the ground, which she published under the name of the "Memphis Free Speech" in 1892.

The cost to be outspoken was a high price for those African-Americans who voiced an oppositional viewpoint in constrast to the raced white establishment. The price was even higher for thosevcourageous voices that opposed African-Americans who believed in only complacency with the raced white establishment. William Monroe Trotter, a Harvard graduate had lots to say about the willingness of African-Americans to just settle by compromising and not arguing for a voice in their America.

Williams writes that Trotter attacked the great Compromiser,Booker T. Wahington, who was loved by both raced whites and African-Americans. Trotter began "The Guardian" in 1901, in Boston. "The Guardian" would attack Washington compromising position as not good enough for all African-Americans. To attack Washington the model Negro for raced white, Trotter would end up fined and jail during the Boston Riot.

Trotter used his newspaper to attack the belief that one voice speaks for the whole race best interest. Trotter set the pace for these other voices to emerge from the diverse community of the African-American community. Williams writes, Robert Abbott of the Chicago Defender in 1905 created a new type of African-American newspaper. A sensationalizing type newspaper that was going to pay for itself by getting the word out about segregation and discrimination. Marketing to the people taste for the seedy side of the community would generate revenue to substain the longevity of the African-American newspaper.

Abbott's newspaper encouraged African-American migration to the North, with information about jobs and the need to leave the "hell hole of the South". The dream of a better place than the oppressive south helped grow the circulation of the Defender. By 1917, "Pittsburgh Courier", "The Baltimore Afro-American" and hundreds of other African-Americans newspapers were expressing a view from prominent African-Americans living in the city about a live that was so different than the south.

In closing Williams writes about The Crisis. W.E.B. Dubois was the editor of the publication belonging to an organization that fought for the betterment of life for African-Americans. The N.A.A.C.P. was the organization that funded the Crisis Magazine, the most powerful voice of the African-American community.

Thousands of African-Americans newspaper exist today, because of the diverse voices that is throughout the world. Not only are African-American and raced white churches the most segregated during Sunday services, so are our African-Americans and raced white newspaper readership on a daily basis.

S/N; I delivered some of these newspapers to many homes when I was a little girl in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Black History Month : Day 2 -Expressing an Oppositional Point of View

Sometimes a story may not be pretty but the first amendent allows us to say somethings that others are not in agreement. And you may have to start your own media revoluation to tell the story.

Frederick Douglass is well known for being an abolitionist. Douglass escaped slavery and was outspoken about the institution of slavery. Douglass wrote a book called The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, An American Slave. Douglass started the most prominent newspaper for African-American, to voice his opposition to the institution of slavery. Douglas published an African-American newspaper in 1847 in Rochester New York, called the North Star. The credo expressed by the newspaper: " The object of the North Star will be to attack slavery in all its forms and aspects advocate universal emancipation exact the standard of the colored people; and to hasten the day of freedom to our three million enslaved fellow countryman." according to the Black Press and The First Amendment by James D. Williams.

Douglass would change the name of his paper from the "North Star" to "Frederick Douglass Paper" in 1851. Douglass later would start a magazine called the "Douglass Magazine" during the Civil War. Douglass used the Magazine to encourage African-American males to join the union Army in order to gain their freedom from slavery. Douglass believed that if African-Americans volunteered to fight in the country battle the country could not refuse to give the African-Americans their freedom. So the same sentiment was written and drafted in the Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in need of African-Americans to win the war against the confederate soldiers.

From an earlier post.

Mary Harvey talked to Tom Joyner : Silence is not good

Tom Joyner tells Mary Harvey blasting her ex husband Steve Harvey is dummy down the issues that are important to the community. Mary rebuttal is that she will not be silenced by her husband or those who believe her mess should be handled behind closed doors.


Mary is battling the victimization of battling a more financially and powerful ex husband. It may not be a physical rape but she labels the victimization as a type of rape that is not addressed in the community. A rape that has left many women who are driven into silence and that silence eat away at their dignity. The bigger issue is that silence has harmed a woman that is victimized when she is not equally yoked financially as a powerfully ex husband. The only story that gets told is that of the one with the gold, who has access to the lawyers and the media.

Mary challenges the court system and the media by using the limited resources for such women. It may not be a pretty picture, but that does not mean it goes unreported or untold.

Mary Harvey Speaks To Tom Joyner [PART 1] by TheYBF.com


Mary Harvey Speaks To Tom Joyner [PART 2] by TheYBF.com

Black History Month 2011 : Why write-Day 1

Reprint from an early year:
The article The black press: setting the political agenda during World War II - African Americans and World War II is written by Charles G. Spellman with additional information on the black press. I will read it later.

CREDO FOR THE NEGRO PRESS

I Shall Be A Crusader...

I Shall Be An Advocate...

I Shall Be A Herald...

I Shall Be A Mirror And A Record...

I Shall Have Integrity...

I Shall be a crusader and an advocate, a mirror and a record, a herald and a spotlight, and I Shall not falter.

So help me God.

The Credo, wrtten by Journal and Guide editor P. Bernard Young, Jr. represents a declaration to provide truth, honesty, and service to the black community. When the Credo was written, the black press was the sole "Voice of the Negro." As a crusader, the black press fought vigorously for Negro rights. As an advocate, the black press fought vigorously to ban "Jim Crow" laws which legally sanctioned segregation. As a herald, the black press was the bearer of both good and bad news, always heralding those causes that others would suppress out of bias or perceived lack of interest.

The black press gained its respectful reputation for being the "Voice of the Negro" in the early days of segregation and unconscionable discrimination. African Americans were often negatively depicted in the white media. The negative images were reflective of the perceptions held by many whites, resulting in the development of the advocacy movement by the black press.

In the early years of the black presence in America, access to the white press was denied to the "Negro." As a result, African Americans founded their own newspapers. In 1827, Samuel Cornish and John B. Russwurm established the first black newpaper, Freedom's Journal writing in an editorial:

"We wish to plead our own cause. Too long have others spoken for us. Too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations in the things which concern us dearly."

Although Cornish and Russwurm were primarily concerned with negative aspects of the colonization of free African Americans and the gradualism of emancipation as advocated by the white press, they addressed many issues of concern to their readership. From this auspicious beginning, the black press became the primary voice for information and journalistic expression in the black community. That role remained a key one up to and during World War II.

When the war began, the news and information needs of the black community increased. The absence of news about African Americans in the segregated white media inspired additional coverage by the black press. As the only means of constant mass communication information particularly relevant to the African American, the black press assumed the awesome responsibility of relating the activities of the war to its readership. As reporting increased, so did newspaper circulation. Since the primary news of interest to African Americans appeared in the black press, it reached its peak circulation during the war years. The Pittsburgh Courier had a circulation of 350,000; the Chicago Defender, 230,000; the Baltimore Afro-American, 170,000 and the Norfolk Journal and Guide, 100,000.

The black press enhanced the political awareness of its readership during World War II while mobilizing black public opinion. As America went to war to fight against Nazism and Fascism abroad, the black press formulated a political agenda at home. Theoretically, "the [black] press did not tell its readership what to think; it told its readership what to think about."

The black press reported vital information that increased awareness about war activities and black participation in the armed services. As significant political information about the state of black affairs in the Armed Services was gathered and reported in the black press, black opinion leaders emerged. Ministers, politicians and community leaders were responsible conduits for spreading the word about the war. Consequently, government, political, social, and wartime issues were covered with great care. Important issues concerning the acceptance of African Americans in the armed forces, the types of jobs African Americans would have in the armed forces, the treatment of African Americans in the Armed forces, and whether or not African Americans would be allowed the "right to fight" for their country were among the most important issues covered.

What emerges from the analysis of news coverage is a composite picture of a black press that generally supported the involvement and participation of African Americans in the war effort. For example, the Afro-American Newspaper, based in Baltimore, Maryland, led the way. In an editorial entitled 'We Are For War," September 16, 1939, the editors provided the following reasons for supporting the war:

1. The War would stimulate black migration to the Northern industrial states, a benefit to the race,

2. The War would mean eventual freedom for African Americans, and

3. African Americans were against Hitler because of his race hatred of Jews.

In a strategic move, the press began to look carefully at the Nazi situation, comparing Nazism to racism. It was concluded that there was little difference between the two. Although Hitler had not been guilty of oppressing African Americans, his hatred of Jews sent a clear message that Nazism and racism were based upon similar principles. One black newspaper, The Pittsburgh Courier provided a detailed analysis of Nazism and racism by comparing Germany and Georgia. It suggested that the only difference between the two was that Germany was planning to do what the South had already done. This vivid comparison caught the attention of the black press readership, mainly because "Negroes" had been so negatively affected by racism.

As the black press continued to address issues of concern to the black community, its role and function began to crystalize. It becomes clear, through editorial analysis, that the black press was a "team player." While some editorials justly questioned the segregationist and discriminatory policies of the military, a sampling of messages disseminated through the black press about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor reveals substantial support by the black press for the nation's war effort.

For example, the December 11, 1941 edition of the Savannah Tribune declared "The Black Tenth is ready," referring to the 10% black population, but wondered whether the country would let African Americans fight. The December 13, 1941 edition of The Afro-American headlined 'Mr. President, Count on Us;' "Strongly proclaims an allegiance to America" appeared as a headline in the December 18, 1941 edition of the Chicago Bee. One of the strongest statements appeared in the California Eagle. The editorial vowed that the newspaper would "Continue to fight against segregation and discrimination but indicated that it would also emphasize citizenship duties since quasi-democracy in America was superior to Fascism and therefore Nazism." As the war progressed, so did the vigilant news gathering and reporting efforts of the black press. Issue oriented messages were regularly sent to a large, disenchanted black audience anxious for information about their friends, relatives and loved ones.

A primary concern to the audience of the black press was the unequal treatment of African Americans in the military. Although abhorrent social conditions related to inequality at home garnered much of the national news, the black press was also instrumental in seeking military justice for soldiers. As wartime casualties increased, so did the numbers of black men and women soldiers. As the number of soldiers increased so did the number of complaints about social injustices. Many were stationed in southern towns where race relations were at best poor. Many of the young men and women were from the North and had not experienced the "Jim Crow" laws they were subjected to upon their arrival. Soon, the black newspapers published stories detailing the complaints of soldiers. Selected opinion leaders were motivated to action after reading the complaints, focusing on the segregationist policies of the military and seeking social justice for the troops. Titles of selected articles appearing in the black press clearly document some of the concerns and issues:

"The Army's policy of racial segregation," Chicago Defender, April 18, 1942

"Military justice," Pittsburgh Courier, December 11, 1943

"Will They try to Discredit Our G.I.s?" New York Amsterdam News, December 2, 1944

"Wacs who staged a strike to protest discriminatory treatment and hostility directed at them," The Afro-American, March 31, 1945; Pittsburgh Courier, March 24, 1945.

Rather than suppress these politically oriented issues about the conditions affecting the lives of black soldiers at home and abroad, the black press chose to aggressively pursue and report all the news, whether good or bad.

On the home front, one of the most significant issues was "the fight for the right to fight." This struggle evolved because of the armed services practice that clearly restricted the use of Negroes in combat missions. Justifications for the practice were the Negroes perceived inability to fight, the impression that Negroes were afraid to fight based on their performance in World War I, and the fear that Negroes could not be trusted with weapons. As a result, the armed services developed a practice to only employ African Americans in menial service jobs behind the lines. The practice relegated black soldiers to a degraded status and further perpetuated their status as second class citizens.

The "right to fight" campaign was supremely important to the cause of equality. To be successful, the fight for the "right to fight" campaign needed wide coverage. The editors of blakc newspapers concluded that a positive record of combat service would significantly further the cause of the African American's civil rights. The editors also wisely concluded that "full equality" could not be achieved for African Americans without a combat record that showed black contributions to the war effort. With this goal, the editors of the black press began to write stories reflecting the right to fight campaign strategy.

To further emphasize the necessity for the success of the "right to fight," the November 27, 1943 edition of the Journal and Guide highlighted the importance of black soldiers being allowed to fight in combat units. "If Negroes didn't fight on the front lines and stayed behind the lines, it could be reasoned that they were not fully entitled to their full share of the fruits of society."
The idea of African Americans actually fighting in combat situations was not received well nor fully accepted. However, the task of the black press was to convince its readership that full participation in the war effort, including combat, would eventually pave the road to freedom, justice and equality. The black press also had to show its readership that World War II was not just a "white man's war." Without black participation in the war effort, losing the war abroad could mean absolute defeat at home. What emerged from this strategic thinking was a struggle for victory on two fronts: victory at home and victory overseas. The double "V" victory struggle became a cause celebrated by the black press. The official campaign was named "The Double V Campaign." For readers of the black press this campaign slogan meant there could be no victory at home without a victory against the Axis powers abroad.

None of the accomplishments of the black press would have been possible without the help of black correspondents who were information gatheres and writers. Most messages and articles were processed through a government censor to make certain vital classified information was not revealed. Even so, the right and need to know about the war effort was significantly enhanced by the presence of black war correspondents. The Pittsburgh Courier, The Afro-American, Chicago Defender, and the Norfolk Journal and Guide had foreign correspondents. The National Negro Publishers Association and the Associated Negro Press filed sotries with several newspapers during the war.
Vincent Tubbs of the Baltimore Afro-American, one of the most notable foreign correspondents, was the first black journalist in the Pacific, arriving in March 1943. He filed numerous stories about conditions affecting the black troops. He later became a movie publicist in Hollywood.

The black press during World War II was the single most important information source for African Americans. The black press set the political agenda for African Americans and was a crusader for human and civil rights. When soldiers were treated badly, the black press investigated and printed the facts.

The primary function of the black press during World War II was to impart vital military, political, social and cultural information to its readership and to ultimately have a significant impact on military and political awareness and participation.

Key objectives were to impact the opinion formation process of the black reader and to move its readership to active participation in the affairs of state and country. The desired result was full citizenship rights. Based on a theory of social responsibility and the Credo for the Black Press, one can only conclude that the black public was well served by the black press during World War II.

Mount ETna --The Volcano Trip

I have taken many pictures of Mount Etna from Belpasso and Santa Motta. Mount Etna is one of three volcanoes in Italy. Mt. Etna is the largest and highest active volcano in Italy.To get to Mt. Etna you can travel by car, get on the Etna Cableway and than a ride in it's Land Rovers to see into its craters.

But, There is no way, I could travel to Italy and not stand amongst the 500,000 years old lava rocks. I got my change on January 29, 2011. Although, I did not travel to the craters. I did get to experience the snow that had accumulated on the volcano. This volcano is at 10,000 ft or more in height. This volcano continues to have eruptions and just had one in the early part of January 2011. One eruption cause lava to destroy villages and took eight years to cool.

But, it was pretty calm the day we stood on top of Mt. Etna.

School Choice gets Akron Ohio mom five year sentence

Judge Patricia Cosgrove of the Summit Court\nty Court of Ohio sentenced a mother who lied about residency to 5 years of prison. The mother, Kelley Williams- Bolar lied about where she lived enabling her children to attend a school in another district.



Why Judge Cosgove imposed such a harsh sentence for such a minor infraction of the law is baffling and unreasonable. Which probably explains why the Judge suspended all but 10 days of the sentence. The simply solution would have been to pull the children out of the school. So, I am left with the question as to the Judge motive behind sending the mother to jail, albeit for only 10 days and the felony charge. According to the story, "The 40-year-old single mother and high school teaching assistant has served nine days of her sentence." The Judge says she was sending a message. A message to who?


"Judge Patricia Cosgrove has received special recognition for the Akron Bar Association for her work in mentoring students, and participates in the Minority Clerkship Program established by The University of Akron School of Law and the Akron Bar Association. She is proud to be one of the three Summit County Common Pleas Court Judges to participate in the ReEntry Court Program for convicted felons. This program is dedicated to helping individuals returning from prison make a successful transition back into society by addressing issues of employment, housing, and substance abuse."

UPDATE: Oops, I was wrong Williams didn't get five years, the Judge actually sentenced Williams-Bolar to 10 years. A jury found her quilty and her 64 years old dad, Edward L Williams for falsification of records. Not only was Williams-Bolar found guilty so was her 64 year old dad, can you believe that!

There is a petition

Mary Harvey speaks and defense her Youtube videos

Updates: There has been a blackout of the orginial videos under SuperMaryHarvey, Steve Harvey ex-wife Mary Harvey on Youtube. The Texas Court is being petitioned to gag Mary and her opinions about her relationships with her former husband.

United States Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton and Egypt people not in agreement

Protestors are being attacked by the government and it is peaceful as suggested by Secretary of State HIlliary Clinton.



UPDATE: by the after noon,Telecoms' Vodafone states Egyptian government ordered mobile service suspended in certain areas.

Allen County and Fort Wayne Indiana is growing its unemployed

January 2011 suggest that Allen County is still in a downslide when it comes to employment. Perhaps that is why Vice President Joseph Biden is visiting Indiana after the State of Union address. Although Allen County unemployment dropped from 10.4 to 9.4 %, it seems to do little to increase thoses in the workforce. What happens in Allen County truly has an impact on the second largest city in Indiana, Fort Wayne. This trend came be seem as far back as 2009 for the city.

In July, 2009 Fort Wayne lost 4,000 from its workforce compared to June 2009. When in June the unemployment rate was 11.5% with the workforce was at 214,013. But in July the workforce was around 210, 378. Those working in the labor force remained pretty close between 189,425 in June and 188,109 in July. Did a lot of folks retire or something? In the 30 day period less than 2000 are reported as unemployed. It was during this same time period that we began to see a drop in Fort Wayne unemployment rank from 11.5% to 10.6%. Coincidence?

Well, when the unemployment number began to rise, again we see this bizarre activity. In October, 2009, we saw the unemployment creep upward to 10.5 %. But drop to 9.7% in November. At the same time, we saw the labor force in November go from 205091 to 202979. While the unemployed fail less than 70, going from 19,955-20,506.

It seem even by a drop in the number in the labor force and a drop in those who were employed did little to impact the drop in the number of the unemployed. And as the labor pool increase the unemployed increase as well as those who were employed. Coincidental?

Mt. Etna and Belpasso, Italy

On a clear day, I can see Mt. Etna !

Oprah has a sister

Oprah knew of her half brother and half sister, named Jeffery who died 1989 and Patricia Lee-Lloyd who died in 2003. But, now, she finds out she has a living have sister, also named Patricia.


Oprah other half sister, has two children, Oprah nieces, Chrishauda and Alisha. Oprah has a new niece, Aquarius and nephew, Andre.

This is a heartwarming reunion. In the fact that Patricia never gave up in searching for her birth mom. After, being close several times, she could not get others to confirm her suspicious that she was indeed Oprah's half sister given up for adoption.

The missing piece was finally collected when she visited a relative of Oprah. Oprah believes that her newfound sister has brought healing to her mother, herself, and the children of her deceased sister. And Oprah wanted to share a positive story that would not get twisted by the media.


Anyone who has researched family history will embrace this story of geneaology tracking. Folks filter through millions of pieces of parers to find a hint of family familiarity, especially adopted children. Oprah sister is just one story of tackling the daunting task of creating their own family trees. Uncovering surprises is almost a given in geneology searches, such as President Barack Obama.

Oprah brings Steve Harvey and his Ex-wife together: Lawsuit

Is Mary Harvey the reason why Oprah did not give multimedia king Steve Harvey a show? According to a Part 3 Youtube, Mary Harvey is being sued by her ex-husband because he did not get an Oprah slot. (Watch Video below)




Well what did Mary expect?

First Mary sues for divorce. Perhaps, she trusted her attorney (who by the way was representing her husband in the divorce) too much and gets almost nothing after 10 years of marriage. She does get a grand sum of $1000, that's one thousand dollars monthly in 2005. They might as well had went pro se in the court for that little piece of chunk change. But, after a couple of years, it seems Mary got to thinking, that something is not right about her rags to riches back to rags journey.

Second, Mary did the unthinkable, she sued her ex-husband Steve and the conflict of interest representing attorney. Mary had a story to tell. But, becauseof her ability to settle a case for $10,000,000, (yep much more than a mere $1,000 a month,), Mary did not have to plea her case in court. But Mary's allegations may have reached some other powers to be, if not a jury of her peers..and Mary says she is being blamed because the powers to be did not give Steve a shot at a show.

So Mary is using the court of public opinion to express herself (and do a little advervisting at the same time) on Youtube. SuperMaryHarvey, is what she is calling herself while talking and showing documents on the YouTube. Showing the type of documents that women write to get married men caught. But, the wife reads them, shakes them at their husbands and then tears them up. Not Mary, she know these kind of documents are used to embarrass folks. It seems, she has a paper trail left of other women in her marriage. You know the kind of evidence that normally would be used to prove adultery.

Some of the women who have viewed the Youtube story are a little upset with SuperMaryHarvey. Some are suggesting she is trying to get back at Steve and tell her to get on with her life and some call Mary bitter because Steve is climbing higher. SuperMaryHarvey says it's the last straw getting sued by her ex-husband.

I say Steve is trying to bring a sista down.

You see it was fine and dandy for Steve to tell all those other women he brought into his marriage that he was married. But, when the wife stepped out the picture, some of those empty promises to some of them women had to be fulfilled. So, a new wifey entered the picture. They both brought a past. Marjorie needed a male figure for her children it seemed since the babies daddies were going straight to prison, and Steve needed a mommy for the son at least until he turns 18. In order to not pay more child support (Steve), the child of SuperMaryHarvey, had to go with moneybags(Steve) because Steve knew he was going empty out poor Mary.

Steve probably had no idea, that poor Mary was going to turn into SuperMaryHarvey overnight.

Steve Harvey's Ex-Wife Mary Harvey Stabs New Wife Past on YouTube

The former wife of comedian Steve Harvey,turned guru relationship expert, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment, Mary Harvey is on YouTube to tell us other people were involved in her marriage to Steve Harvey. SuperMaryHarvey, what she calls herself on the YouTube, is using the internet to inform the public, she owns up to the fact she was married to a serial cheater.

And SuperMaryHarvey belief system allowed her to stay in the marriage. It was Sharon Carson who wrote about this belief system being compromised when women devalue themselves to keep a man, when she wrote her version of Act like a Lady, Think Like a Lady.





SuperMaryHarvey, perhaps knew her marriage was ending when she "intercepted a phone call". A phone call from a woman to her home "private number" asking to speak to her husband. A call that was not about business but was on an intimate level not unlike the letter she received years ago. SuperMaryHarvey would discover too late that years of marriage does not mean shared loyalty in a serial relationship.


SuperMaryHarvey took to the YouTube this weekend, to give her response to Why I Got to Think Like a Man. A book written by outsiders, Shanae Hall and Rhonda Frost in response to her ex-husband book,Act Like a Woman, Think Like a Man But SuperMaryHarvey ups the ante and gives us in her own words a rebuttal to her ex-husband book and endorses Hall and Frost. A book, I suggested that Steve penned to tell women they should know when they have an unfaithful man, but women took it instead as a how to guide* on how to get a man. SuperMaryHarvey in essence is saying wait a minute Steve, I got something to say.

I feel another book is coming real soon that is not going to be pretty. We are going to listen because this is a woman, who trusted her ex husband divorce lawyer and didn't expect to be shafted by the two men. Business before personal issues got SuperMaryHarvey axed from ownership in all properties and co-ownership in the businesses. Gives new meaning to the saying, he who has the gold rules.

* Steve Harvey released a new book in 2011 actually titled, Straight Talk, No Chaser: How to Find, Keep, and Understand a Man.

UPDATE: Steve Harvey is suing ex-wife over failed opportunity to get a show from Oprah:

Teflon Todd C. Leary

Former IU basketball player Todd C. Leary was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of probation Monday morning in Allen County Superior Court for his part in a multimillion-dollar loan misappropriation scheme. However, Leary could end up serving home detention instead of prison time.

Italian police arrest French al Qaeda suspect in Naples

Reuters * Man, 24, of North African origin, detained in Naples * Believed to
be recruiter, trainer * Arrest coincides with threat alert in western Europe

NAPLES (Reuters) - Italian antiterrorist police have arrested a French man
suspected of belonging to al Qaeda and capable of securing explosives,
sources close to the investigation said on Sunday.
The operation took place in a night raid in Naples between Sept 4 and 5 and
France has filed a request for extradition of the 24-year-old suspect, who
was of North African origin and considered dangerous, the sources said.
"In France, he is accused of participating in subversive activities," one
source said.
There was no word on whether the man was linked to any immediate threat but
news of the arrest coincides with a heightened alert over security in
western Europe.
Last month, French authorities said they had received news that a suicide
bomber was preparing to attack the Paris metro system and Western
intelligence sources also said they had uncovered plans for a coordinated
attack on European cities.
Police declined to give details of the Naples arrest but the sources said he
had been under observation since late August and computer materials had been
seized from the place where he was staying in the city centre.
Elements in the Naples investigation linked the arrested man, identified
only as R.H., to the possible use of explosives, one source said.
"He had equipment that could be used to measure out commercially available
components that would allow the construction of a bomb similar to the one at
the Santa Barbara barracks in Milan," the source said.
In 2005, a Libyan man threw a homemade bomb at the army barracks in Milan,
losing a hand in the explosion and slightly injuring a soldier.
Intelligence reports and arrests show militant Islamic groups linked to al
Qaeda, especially in North Africa, have been active in Italy, mostly
recruiting and financing for attacks planned elsewhere in Europe.
Italian troops are stationed in Afghanistan and Lebanon, but Italy pulled
out of Iraq in 2006. "Our hypothesis is that he came to Italy to recruit and
train others and to pick up false documents and weapons as other individuals
we have investigated have," one of the sources said.

Italian Interior Minister Maroni was quoted in a newspaper interview Sunday
as saying Italy is "prepared" for a terrorist attack. "But - as shown by
what happened last year in Milan when a foreigner blew himself up in front
of a military barracks - the situation is complicated."
Last year, a Libyan man set off a small bomb while trying to enter an army
barracks in Milan, seriously injuring himself and slightly wounding the
guard who stopped him. Maroni said at the time that the man appeared to be
opposed to Italy's military missions overseas. Two other North Africans were
also arrested in the case.

What is the African-American bloggers saying about Bishop Eddie Long?

It seems at least two of the four accusers in the alleged Eddie Long sexual misconduct debacle are not waiting for a private day in court, as dictated by their attorney, Brenda J. Bernstein. Bernstein is known by African-American bloggers as the attorney who represented Genarlow Wilson during an appeal for his 10 year mandatory sentence on aggravated child molestation in 2005. Outraged about the harsh sentence handed down by the Georgia Court, the African-American bloggers blogged about the injustice of the sentence for a teenager engaged in oral sex with another teenager.

The other thing bothering the blogosphere was the lack of information about the case in mainstream media. So the African-American blogosphere began a campaign to bring public awareness to the case via the social media. In October, 2007, after two years in prison, the Georgia Supreme Court ordered that the honor student be released, ruling Wilson’s sentence was indeed cruel and unusual punishment.



African-American blogosphere have not been as active about the same sex incident involving teenagers. Do we view sexual activities between an older adult with a young teenagers as part of growing up? Is it an acceptable behavior within the African-American community? Is it something that those who are involved in should chalk up as part of their sexual experience? What about those involved a married person engaged in sexual liaison with a young teenager? What about a church leader who is married and involved in extramarital affairs with young teenagers?

Do we even consider such coupling an issue in the blogosphere? But what if we have laws on the books against such behavior, is it legally wrong? Could you find your minister guilty in a court of law if evidence support such illegal activities?

Is the African-American blogosphere really about addressing those issues having a negative impact on the community. If so take at peek into what the two accusers have to say about one of the leading African-American ministers:

Jamal Parris lives in Colorado.



Spencer LeGrande lives in North Carolina.

Jamal Parris speaks out about Bishop Eddie Long

Do not judge, or you too will be judged

Do not judge or you too will be judged has rained down on my head. The guilt from premature finger pointing assuredly come back to those who suggest Bishop Eddie Long may be guilty of the allegedly charges of sexual misconduct.

I can not do the battle of scriptures. I once asked my mother about a woman who kept saying she could see Jesus as she paraded back and forth across the pulpit,as I tried to no avail to also see him. I was told it was her faith that allowed her to see him.

More faith to want to see him.

More faith, not that the woman was lying because I didn't see him. Her faith had allowed her that moment. So, I understand those whom faith in spiritual leaders even when they do wrong. I tend to believe in a good tree cannot bear bad fruit. It is not that my standards are too high, but the biblical teachings about your deeds.

What does this mean, this means I need to do a better job of understanding the scriptures for me not to do battle with others on their interpretion. It means, I must truly believe when I tell others, that everyone that says, Lord, Lord is not necessarily looking out for the best interest of the congregation.

So do let us pray for all involved in the sex scandal and may the sex scandal continue to strengthen our faith in all that is good.

New Birth Missionary goes hard for Bishop Eddie Long

Bishop Eddie L. Long Sermon: Between a rock and hard place

Disclaimer: I am researching some laws in Georgia, but this does not mean I have come to a definite legal conclusion on the allegation levied at Bishop Eddie Long. It seems Georgia has a law against sodomy. But that could be why we have yet to hear from Bishop Eddie Long on his alleged sexual behavior with young men. or because Georgia has a law against having extramarital affairs@ § 16-6-19, [a] married person commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor. But @ Actions for childhood sexual abuse:
(a) As used in this Code section, the term "childhood sexual abuse" means any act committed by the defendant against the plaintiff which act occurred when the plaintiff was under the age of 18 years and which act would have been proscribed by Code Section 16-6-1, relating to rape; Code Section 16-6-2, relating to sodomy and aggravated sodomy; Code Section 16-6-3, relating to statutory rape; Code Section 16-6-4, relating to child molestation and aggravated child molestation; Code Section 16-6-5, relating to enticing a child for indecent purposes; Code Section 16-6-12, relating to pandering; Code Section 16-6-14, relating to pandering by compulsion; Code Section 16-6-15, relating to solicitation of sodomy; Code Section 16-6-22, relating to incest; Code Section 16-6-22.1, relating to sexual battery; or Code Section 16-6-22.2, relating to aggravated sexual battery, or any prior laws of this state of similar effect which were in effect at the time the act was committed.



These alleged charges could mean settlement to prevent charges of criminal behavior. The Bishop it seems has been placed between a rock and a hard place which could be the Sunday sermon for --- some of African-American churches in the community.


And if you check out (b) of the last legal code: The statute of limitation has not expired:

b) Any civil action for recovery of damages suffered as a result of childhood sexual abuse shall be commenced within five years of the date the plaintiff attains the age of majority.

The age of majority in Georgia is 18, different than the age of consent at 16. Check out the ages of these young men:

Spencer LeGrande civil lawsuit papers.
Jamal Parrish civil lawsuit papers.
Anthony flagg civil lawsuit papers.
Maurice Robinson civil lawsuit papers.

Any feedback?

The African-American church ungodly ministers-Bishop Eddie Long

Bishop Eddie Long is rumored to be stepping down from his pulpit at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Bishop Long has been allegedly engaged in extramatrial relationships with young men. The Bishop mega church is host too many of Atlanta prominent and influential African-Americans. Like minded folks tend to support one another. In essence, if one can not be a mountain, folks will attach themselves to the mountain. So, it no surprise that the rapid rise of the church as both a prosperity and political church increased membership to over 25,000 members.

The massive number of members will not be enough to protect Bishop Long from the media scrutiny of the alleged charges levied by multiple young men. The charges that the married Bishop not only engaged in sexual activities with young males, but used church money to shower these young men with gifts. The congregation is being asked to respond, but instead are bond by their oath of silence. The congregation oath of silence is to not question the behavior of the Bishop. The confusion among those watching is understanding how such a large congregation were unable to not protect children. The question needing an answer is not whether or not Bishop Long is a homosexual. But whether or not there are members of leadership who simply sanctioned nappropriate behavior toward children in the church as a part of the body of the church?

To suggest that Gay rights is the issue, is to blame the Gay community for what is wrong with some leadership in some African-American churches. Members who promote the lifestyle of street wrapped in a high-end church membership social status and not with the biblical calling of the congregation. By Bishop Long denouncing the homophobia of the black church it allowed members to not question hpedophiliac behavior amongst its members.. Bishop Long should be required to step down by the membership to protect the church and other children, if true. Bishop Long is alleged to have recruited young males from the church.

The congregation has to do better than explain away such behavior based on the legal age of consensus as being under 17 in Atlanta. The church doctrine does not teach promiscuity as explained by Paul. The teaching of Paul suggest marriage as a choice, when you can no longer control your sexual urges. What I am saying, here is that some in the African-American Christian community are attempting to excuse extramarital behavior in a committed relationship that is taught as sacred. Except when you are caught, than you just ask for forgiveness and no need to learn to temper the behavior. Rumored to be dozens of young men is not a simple fall from grace, but a call for the congregationfor an accounting from leadership. These young folks are saying this is not acceptable behavior to be allowed by members of the African-American church from their so called religious leaders. Will the congregation hear these young folks out or just move their children to another church?

For shame, many of these ministers are closing rank to protect not Bishop Long, but to prevent the media from naming names. By naming names, some other churches and their congregation will hear the cries of their own children who have been silenced by the vows taken by the adults in the body of the church. It is time for them to take back their churches and demand that the such leadershio get out of their pulpits.

Governor Mitch Daniel Not Indiana Potential for President after Bayh Retired

Indiana could always grab national headlines, by claiming a possible Evan Bayh for President of the United States of America. Bayh was Indiana's career politician believed destined to occupy the White House. At least that was the dream sold to Hoosier political campaign donors, especially after Huntington very own Dan Quayle captured the title of U.S. Vice-President.

Bayh's appeal for the high office drew millions of dollars. Dollars that would support his continued run for re-election. Until the popularity of an African-American Democrat, Barack Obama, cut Bayh's run short. It became clear that the million dollar war chest of Bayh was not enough against the newcomer. Obama began the change maker who took the Democrats in his first attempt straight to the White House.

Bayh unable to compete against Obama, decided to retire from politics. Bayh, the Indiana homeboy campaigner existing the political arena, would leave a void in Indiana fundraising. Unless, they could find someone in Indiana who was political connected to the White House. So,Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will fill in as the new poster boy for Indiana Presidential hopeful in 2012. The political game is not about winning the Presiential seat, it is more about fundraising opportunities for both parties. It does not matter that Governor Daniels is too short to win. Indiana needs to raise money to support local candidates. So, Daniels does not have a prayer in winning the Republican nomination for President. But as long as he stays in the news both parties can collect dollars from the those who want to believe in the dream, that an Indiana Governor can take the White House.

Navistar chooses Lisle, ILlinois

Yep, it wasn't too much of a surprise that Navistar picked Lisle, Illinois to built its headquarter. Fort Wayne is not committed to educating its workforce. So, there is no future growth for Navistar in Fort Wayne, but Illinois has a crew of skilled workers in waiting. So, Fort Wayne will no longer be able to use the Navistar name. Fort Wayne did not care about the workers, it was the Navistar name it needed to attract new business.

Now what will the economic development think tank do? Built schools in the central city, again? In the meantime there is still General Motors..what u say Gary, Indiana?

Todd Leary former IU Basketball Great and BiG Al Thift Store

Do you think Todd Leary, Indiana former basketball star is feeling the weight of Indiana unemployment rate orthe almost $300,000 to the court? Leary was given this sweet plea deal in Allen County Court avoiding 17 other felonies that would have sent him to prison for a long time. Instead, he was placed under house arrest and now Leary has been allegedly charged with raiding foreclosed homes. The scheme had to do with helping folks crawls into foreclosed home to steal appliances. The appliances were allegedly sold to a thrift store owner, for real. Leary supposedly obtained information on the foreclosed homes from the sheriff's office list of foreclosed homes. That information was shared with folks who would steal appliances from the homes.

Job hunting could be hard on a person when they are under house arrest in Indiana Indiana is known as not the smartest state rolled out a 10.2% unemployment rate in July beating out the national average at 9.6%. Indiana has climbed as high as 10.6 % for unemployment, which is not good for young folks, like Leary who is 39. Even with the baby boomers reaching retirement age, doesn't look like life is not going to be able cut Leary any more slack..not more get out of jail free cards are left.

Discovery Channel Building has been invaded by a hostage taker. James Jay Lee is the alleged invader making demands on the television program. Allegedly, Lee is concerned about the lack of solutions to global warming and suggest that the Discovery Channel focus on these solutions utilizing a book by Daniel Quinn, MY Ishmael.

I thought the Doctor getting stuck in the chimney was a head shaker. The doctor attempted to climb into her boyfriend home who she was feuding with and got stuck in the chimney and died.



Now, we have a person who is so upset with the Discovery Channel that he has decided to turn himself into a human bomb to save the planet.

David Letterman and Biz Stone, Late Night and Twitter at BSU

Distinguished Ball State alumnus David Letterman, host of CBS's "Late Show," will return to his alma mater on Friday, Sept. 17, 2010 to host a conversation with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone about social media. The exchange between the late night broadcaster and Internet pioneer is part of the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series, established by the university in 2008. It will take place beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Emens Auditorium on campus.

Tiger Woods and Children

Tiger Woods has ended his marriage. This means Tiger is single with children. Tiger can not pick women more wisely after the sex scandal that threaten to end his career. Woods can now focus on his children and his career. Let his healing begin.

American Morning brings Dr. Laura's Caller, Jade

Well here she Dr. Laura's Caller. You know..Jade..the African-American woman who had to listen to Dr. Laura use the N-Word over and over again.



Thanks

American Morning

Divided we fall: Shirley Sherrod and the NAACP

It seems Shirley Sherrod knows that leadership can make mistakes. Sherrod forgives the NAACP President Ben Jealous misstep in not questioning the media depiction of the work of an African-American elder in her civil rights battles. Sherrod remains loyal to the NAACP as she throw her support behind the miseducated and misguided President Jealous.

Below read the letter:


Jacqui,

Back in March, I delivered a speech to an NAACP Freedom Fund banquet in my home state of Georgia. I drew on my personal life story to urge poor people, white and black, to pull together and overcome racial divisions. We have to understand that our struggle is against poverty and against those who are blocking our path out of poverty.

Unless we figure this out, I warned, our communities won't thrive and our children won't prosper.

As you know, a Tea Party blogger named Andrew Breitbart released an intentionally deceptive, heavily edited clip from that speech to make it look as if I was delivering exactly the opposite message. Then Fox News blasted that false message across America's airwaves, creating a firestorm that led to my ouster as the USDA State Director here in Georgia.

Not long ago, I sat here in my living room in Albany, Georgia for an afternoon of deep conversation with NAACP President Benjamin Jealous. As he has done in public, Ben movingly apologized for the fact that the NAACP was initially hoodwinked by Breitbart and Fox into supporting my removal. I told him what I want to tell you.

That's behind us, and the last thing I want to see happen is for my situation to weaken support for the NAACP. Too many people confronted by racism and poverty count on the NAACP to be there for them, especially those in rural areas who often have nowhere else to turn.

People ask me, "Shirley, how are you getting through all of this?" I tell them that, if they knew what I have lived through, they'd understand that these current challenges aren't about to throw me off course.

When I was 17 years old, my father was murdered by a white man in Baker County, Georgia. There were three witnesses, but the grand jury refused to indict the person responsible. I knew I had to do something in answer to my father's death.

That very night, I made a commitment that I would stay in the South and fight for change.

I have lived true to that commitment for 45 years. I didn't yield when, just months after my father was killed, they came in the middle of the night to burn a cross in front of our house with my mother, four sisters, and the baby brother my father never got to see still inside.

And I'm surely not going to yield because some Tea Party agitator sat at his computer and turned everything I said upside down and inside out.

I learned a lot of lessons from my parents growing up, but one of the most important ones is what my mother taught her children after our father was killed. She told us we mustn't try to live with hate in our hearts.

My mother led by example. Just 11 years after that cross-burning incident, she became the first black elected official in Baker County, and she's still serving, still working to bring people together.

You and I have to keep working as well. Change has to start with us. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support I have received over these last few weeks. It means so much to me and my family.

But you and I have to make sure that people all across the country who wage a daily struggle against poverty and racism have support networks as well. And that's why your personal involvement in sustaining the NAACP is so critical.

The NAACP confronts the virulent racism that my family and so many other families have had to endure. But it is also leading the way in breaking down the structural barriers that block so many people's paths out of poverty.

In our struggle between the "haves" and the "have-nots," they want to keep the poor divided - and we have to insist, by our words and our actions, that there is no difference between us.

As we move forward together, I urge you to remember this: Life is a grindstone. But whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.

Thank you for all you are doing to challenge poverty and racism. I look forward to working and struggling right by your side.

Sincerely,

Shirley Sherrod



I thank you Shirley for all that you do and have done.

Jacqui Dowdell

“In America: See How They Run,” CNN’s Soledad O’Brien talk with Charles Rangel

Transcript:

WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: He has been through this 20 times before, but this time, this campaign, is unlike any other for Democratic Congressman Charlie Rangel of New York. It comes as he defiantly faces charges by the House Ethics Committee, along with challengers and changes in his own home district.



That's where Rangel gave CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien exclusive access as he campaigned and celebrated a milestone. This is the first report in Soledad's new "IN AMERICA" series, "See How They Run."



(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)



SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): On his 80th birthday Representative Charles Rangel didn't look like a man facing 13 charges of ethics violations.



(on camera): You did not look like a guy who was facing ethics charges.



REP. CHARLIE RANGEL (D), NEW YORK: I'm the best 30-second dancer you…



(LAUGHTER)



O'BRIEN: Oh, that's what the secret is?



RANGEL: The secret is…



O'BRIEN: Keep it to 30 seconds.



RANGEL: … you've got to know when to start and know when to stop.



How are you doing?



UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.



O'BRIEN (voice-over): To Charlie Rangel, everyone calls him Charlie…



UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He is the greatest.



O'BRIEN: … now is not the time to stop.



(on camera): With the investigation, is it going to hurt your chances of re-election?



RANGEL: No.



O'BRIEN: not at all?



RANGEL: No, no, no, no.



O'BRIEN: Why not?



RANGEL: Why would any intelligent person scream for an investigation if he thought it was going to embarrass his family and community or the Congress or the country?



O'BRIEN (voice-over): While Rangel may be causing headaches on Capitol Hill, the lion of Lenox Avenue still roars defiantly in Harlem, where we had exclusive access to Rangel for three days as he campaigned for re-election while staring down an ethics investigation.



(on camera): Do you think it's going to impact the election?



RANGEL: Yes.



O'BRIEN: It is, how?



RANGEL: I'm going to get a larger turnout and heavier vote.



O'BRIEN: Really.



RANGEL: This is great, yes.



O'BRIEN (voice-over): What became clear is that his re-election may depend less on the ethics allegations than on whether he has kept pace with Harlem's changing demographics. The capital of black America is now majority Latino.



UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think the legacy of the congressman is really how he has embraced, how he has represented all of those diverse groups. He has been there fighting on their behalf as immigrants, as Latinos, as African-Americans, as Asians.



O'BRIEN: The 15th Congressional District also has rising numbers of gay white men like Cator Sparks, who is a block association president.



CATOR SPARKS, WEST 122ND ST. BLOCK ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: People just want people in office who are going to get things done. And, you know, we've looked over a lot of different politicians' problems in the past when they've done pretty horrible things. And I don't think Charlie Rangel has done such horrible things considering his whole entire record.



O'BRIEN: The avenue nearby is named for Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who Rangel defeated 40 years ago. Powell also faced ethics charges. Now Powell's son is running against Rangel in the Democratic primary.



ADAM CLAYTON POWELL IV (D), NEW YORK CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE: The fact that he could do himself a great service to his constituents of the 15th Congressional District, a great service, and to this nation a great service by stepping down, by allowing us to turn the page and move forward, because otherwise he's going to be labeled as a crook.



BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: These allegations are very troubling.



O'BRIEN: President Obama has said he hopes Rangel's long career ends with dignity.



(on camera): There are people who read his remarks on CBS as saying time for you to go.



RANGEL: Let me tell you, the president is a politician like everybody else. He obviously didn't mean what people thought he meant. There is no one probably except Nancy Pelosi that he calls more to thank you for what you've done. He would have to know that people in my district know the role that I played with him.



And I may not be the best congressman in the world, but there's no one better than me running.



O'BRIEN (voice-over): Rangel says his constituents will see the charges as politically motivated.



(on camera): Why do you have so much support?



RANGEL: Because they see themselves…



O'BRIEN: What do you mean?



RANGEL: … in the unfairness of this whole thing. Seldom in America do you find someone screaming before hearing or a trial not getting it by the press or by even your colleagues. It's a very, very unusual situation.



O'BRIEN: So when you say…



RANGEL: Except African-Americans have felt this before.



O'BRIEN (voice-over): He refuses to contemplate a deal and demands an open congressional hearing.



(on camera): Is it racially motivated? You, Maxine Waters, is it at its core or is in some ways is race…



RANGEL: I think that the numbers look odd in terms of the number of African-Americans that have been brought before the Ethics Committee.



O'BRIEN (voice-over): Rangel says his constituents know all about fighting back.



RANGEL: I'm not going anywhere. You can depend on that.



O'BRIEN: Unless the voters or the House Ethics Committee decide otherwise.



(END VIDEOTAPE)



O'BRIEN: Walking down the street, Wolf, we were constantly interrupted, people rushing over to say, we support you, don't let them get you down.

And here's one reason he has been so successful. Rangel's district is the smallest geographically in the nation, all vertical, it's all high-rises.



And Rangel says in spite of the changing demographics, Harlem remains black in culture and in spirit. And he'll tell you he has been working hard to embrace the Latinos and the white newcomers who share his politics -- Wolf.



BLITZER: Soledad O'Brien, thanks very much, the first in a series that's going to be airing right here in THE SITUATION ROOM. Appreciate it very, very much.



O'BRIEN: You bet.

CNN In America: New Orleans Rising from Katrina and the BP Oil spill??

Dr. Laura should be apologizing for more than the use of the N-Word

Jade a caller pulled Dr. Laura Schlessinger out of her comfort zone in talking about "blacks" on the radio. Dr. Laura got too comfortable with Jade and used the N-Word repeatedly, claiming Jade who is "black" lacked a sense of humor. Dr. Laura expressed the fact that racial jokes should be laughed at and did not mean a person was racist. Dr. Laura used her own "black" bodyguard as the butt of a racial joke.

Dr. Laura even suggest that "black" people voted for Obama because he was "half-black". Of course she apologized if she offended her listener..No you jerk you offended many in the African-American community with your generalizations.

You, Dr. Laura thought if President Obama was elected, you would no longer have to listen to the complaint about the injustices experienced by "blacks" anymore. Unbelieveable.

We're looking Kelly Dodson

Fantasia and Alicia Keys Damage control

It appears that Fantasia has a song out about the conflicting roles women play with each other when sharing a man. Why does the women battle while the man just pops his collar?

MELANIE L. CAMPBELL RECEIVES WOMAN OF POWER AWARD

MELANIE L. CAMPBELL RECEIVES
WOMAN OF POWER AWARD FROM
NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE
Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Angela Bassett, Roslyn Brock, and
Laila Ali among honorees



Citing her impact on voter engagement and reform, her leadership after hurricane Katrina, and her ability to bring together powerful women to address issues related to women and minorities, National Urban League president and CEO, Marc Morial, called the proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, one of the hardest working women in the civil rights community.

Richard Womack, chair of the National Coalition, said "Melanie certainly deserves the Urban League's prestigious award. Since joining the National Coalition over 15 years ago she has implemented several successful civic engagement and leadership training programs empowering youth, young adults and women."

"Under Melanie's leadership the groundwork was laid for the record-breaking voter participation we experienced in 2008. As a matter of fact, black youth voted in record numbers in 2004. Melanie has also quietly helped pave the way for more African American's to assume leadership positions across the country," Womack added.

Campbell is the former director of the Mayor's Offices of Youth Services for the late Maynard Jackson in Atlanta; holds a B.A. from ClarkAtlantaUniversity; was a resident fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics at HarvardUniversity; and is certified in executive non-profit management by the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute Executive Program.

CBS News correspondent, Michelle Miller served as mistress of ceremonies for the luncheon. In addition to Campbell, 2010 Women of Power honorees are:

Sports: Laila Ali, Professional Boxer
Entertainment: Angela Bassett, Actress
Technology: Angela Benton, Founder & Publisher, BlackWeb 2.0
Civil Rights: Roslyn Brock, Chairman of the National Board of Directors, NAACP
Civil Rights: Dr. Beverly K. Mitchell-Brooks, President & CEO, Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas
Corporate: Gale V. King, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Nationwide Insurance
Global Affairs: Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U. S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations.

SEC slams Navistar International Corporation

On Aug. 5, 2010, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued a cease-and-desist order against Navistar International Corporation (Navistar), CEO Daniel C. Ustian (Ustian), former CFO Robert C. Lannert (Lannert), Thomas M. Akers, Jr. (Akers), James W. McIntosh (McIntosh), James J. Stanaway (Stanaway), Ernest A. Stinsa (Stinsa) and Michael J. Schultz (Schultz).

Daniel C. Ustian, CEO of Navistar International Corp., parent company of Monaco RV LLC, and Navistar’s former CFO, Robert Lannert, have agreed to repay $2.3 million to settle a dispute with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the company’s reporting of financial results from 2002 to 2005.

More news on Navistar involves its stock

Kelly Dodson and Antoine Dodson: Voices of Permissive Crimes in the Hood

Kelly Dodson was asleep in her bedroom apartment when a predator broke into the room. Dodson battled with the intruder until her brother heard her screams. The brother fought off the attacker who escaped through the same bedroom window.



It is a terrifying scenario, especially with the predator still not apprehended. Even though he left behind a t-shirt and other personal items. Some are wondering why the Huntsville police have not been able to bring in the assailant to prevent future attacks from this person. Few would know about Dodson's attack if it was not for the rage expressed and the manner her brother articulated his rage to the television news camera.

Dodson's brother account generated some complaints on who should be able to tell the story. In addition, instead of a demand for the apprehension of the criminal, Dodson's words were putto music to generate an Itune. This only highlighted the lack of seriousness that is taking when a crime is committed in certain neighborhoods.



Some are calling the brother a hero for coming to the aid of his sister, others are waiting for justice for the sister, Kelly the real victim. Social Media can make a difference in this case see the report on a what happened to a jerk exposing himself next to an unsuspecting young lady. He was apprehended after a twit went out to the public within two days.

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