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Online Guest Book for Michael Jackson

Posted in Michael Jackson on June 28, 2009 | 22 Comments »

Share your memories, thoughts and condolences along with fans from all over the world. Click on image below.   

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sat’day riddymz #13

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Life, Michael Jackson, Music, News, sat'day riddymz on June 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

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I Remember Michael Jackson

Posted in Uncategorized on June 26, 2009 | 27 Comments »

A coworker came by my desk to give me the news.
Hey Peacemaker, have you heard?
Heard what?
Farrah Fawcett died today.
Oh yeah, I heard about it a little while ago when I was listening to NPR.
So did you hear the other part?
The other part?  What’s that?
Michael Jackson had a heart attack and stopped breathing.
Over Farrah [...]

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Michael Jackson: the day the music died

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Entertainment, Life, Michael Jackson, Music, News on June 25, 2009 | 6 Comments »

I remember as a child, I first became aware of Michael Jackson with his song “Ben”. I was around 10 years old at the time and I remember thinking this is the sweetest song I’d ever heard about friendship. 
I remember when Off the Wall came out. I was 18 years old, full of “piss and vinegar” and was just [...]

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1958 – 2009

Posted in African-Americans, tagged on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Rest in peace.

Michael Jackson.
50 years.

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Bits and Bytes

Posted in AIDS, Activism, African-Americans, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Geopolitics, HIV, Haiti, Hunger, Iran, Life, United Nations on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

TheLoop21.com and the Magic Johnson Foundation have teamed up for an online AIDS awareness campaign this summer called Stop Black AIDS. Visit the site to get involved and participate in online discussions, read enlightening and thought-provoking articles (I found “the racial politics of AIDS” very informative), get their logo for your blog and sign the petition to [...]

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Transformers: Racism That Meets The Eye

Posted in Racism, tagged , , , , , on June 25, 2009 | 66 Comments »

Yesterday, I made it a point to go see “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” in IMAX. Ever since the last Transformers theatrical release I had been giddy for more.
Hours before I headed to the movies, I started reading posts online that discussed racism in the movie but still I pressed on to Showcase Cinemas and [...]

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“Bongo’s death lesson to remaining Thieves-in-Chief” by Nkawzi N. Mhango

Posted in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Albert Bongo Ondimba, Corruption, Exploitation, Gabon, Geopolitics, Knowledge, Leadership, Life, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Politics on June 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Albert Bernard Omar Bongo Ondimba, former Gabonese dictator, was but a symbol of rot, greed, shame, myopia, hypocrisy and controversy.
“I’m glad to be honest with you. I know that you don’t really rejoice from someone’s death”. One anonymous teacher was quoted as saying when the news of the death of the tyrant surfaced. This tells [...]

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