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