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archives THIS SENIOR CITIZEN NAILED IT! It sometimes take a little more than usual to inspire me. I can only write what I feel, and when I felt the passion of these contestants from the ACTSO Oral Competition recently held at Whitney Young High School, I couldn't help but share it with you! You will soon be hearing from the likes of a mini-Maya Angelou, a Denzel Washington and an Angela Bassett! After you see the HLN TV Show, you will know exactly what I mean! So set those DVDr's for Sundays Midnight on Channel 19! See ON-AIR Schedule for details! ______________________________________________________ BEWC: News and Information archives If there was one thing in life you could have that’s not money or anything materialistic, what would that one thing be? More time with self, family, or isolate? Better organization skills, get fit, lose weight, eliminate pain, procrastination, end a relationship? What would it be? Whatever it is, it’s just a thought, a plan away from being your reality. Be sure you’re not setting yourself up for disappointment by comparing yourself to others. Your journey in this experience called life, is unlike any other. Do what’s good for you, and doesn’t harm anyone else. Sometimes you have to leave others behind, in order to reach your destiny. Keep in mind, materialism will keep you trapped in trying to play the catch up game. Material things don’t keep you happy for long, only until the next gadget comes to market. A joyful journey will take you much farther than anything materialistic you can purchase. So! What will it be?
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Disbands: Leaves Their Job To Black Folks He said, "Sorry archives This was written at the turn of the century! From an N'Spirational Conversations Reader:
Thought you might find this interesting.
Written by a black woman in the 1900's
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Things The Negro Must Do For Himself By Nannie
Helen Burroughs The Negro puts too much of his earning in clothes, in food, in show and in having what he calls 'a good time.' The Dr. Kelly Miller said, 'The Negro buys what he WANTS and begs for what he needs.'
2. The Negro Must Stop Expecting God and White Folk To Do For Him What He Can Do For Himself. It
is the 'Divine Plan' that the strong shall help the weak, but even God
does
not do for man what man can do for himself. The Negro will have to do
exactly
what Jesus told the man (in John 5:8) to do--Carry his own load--'Take
up
your bed and walk.' He
must learn to 'run his community up'--not down. We can segregate by
law,
we integrate only by living. Civilization is not a matter of race, it
is a matter of standards. Believe it or not--some day, some race is
going to
outdo the Anglo-Saxon, completely. It can be the Negro race, if the
Negro
gets sense enough. Civilization goes up and down that way. Knowing what to wear--how to wear it--when to wear it and where to wear it, are earmarks of common sense, culture and also an index to character.
5. The Negro Must Make His Religion An Everyday Practice And Not Just A Sunday-Go-To Meeting Emotional Affair.
6. The Negro Must Highly Resolve To Wipe Out Mass Ignorance. The
leaders of the race must teach and inspire the masses to become eager
and
determined to improve mentally, morally and spiritually, and to meet
the
basic requirements of good citizenship. We should initiate an
intensive
literacy campaign in America , as well as in Africa . Ignorance--is a
millstone about the neck of the race. It is democracy's greatest
burden. Social
integration is a relationship attained as a result of the
cultivation of kindred social ideals, interests and standards. It is a
blending process that requires time, understanding and kindred
purposes to
achieve.. Likes alone and not laws can do it. The truth of the matter is that good service and conduct will make senseless race prejudice fade like mist before the rising sun. God never intended that a man's color shall be anything other than a badge of distinction. It is high time that all races were earning that fact. The Negro must first QUALIFY for whatever position he wants. Purpose, initiative, ingenuity and industry are the keys that all men use to get what they want. The Negro will have to do the same. He must make himself a workman who is too skilled not to be wanted, and too DEPENDABLE not to be on the job, according to promise or plan. He will never become a vital factor in industry until he learns to put into his work the vitalizing force of initiative, skill and dependability. He has gone 'RIGHTS' mad and 'DUTY' dumb.
He
must make a brand new reputation for himself in the world of labor.
His bad
job habits are absenteeism, funerals to attend, or a little business
to look
after. The Negro runs an off and on business. He also has a bad
reputation
for conduct on the job--such as petty quarreling with other help,
incessant
loud talking about nothing; loafing, carelessness, due to lack of job
pride;
insolence, gum chewing and--too often--liquor drinking. Just plain bad
job
habits! Taken as a whole, he is entirely too loud and too ill-mannered. There is much talk about wiping out racial segregation and also much talk about achieving integration. Segregation is a physical arrangement by which people are separated in various services. It is definitely up to the Negro to wipe out the apparent justification or excuse for segregation. The only effective way to do it is to clean up and keep clean. By practice, cleanliness will become a habit and habit becomes character.
To do
business, he will have to remove all typical 'earmarks,' business
principles;
measure up to accepted standards and meet stimulating competition,
graciously--in fact, he must learn to welcome competition. Otherwise, through indifference, as to the plight of the masses, the Negro, who thinks that he has escaped, will lose his own soul. It will do all leaders good to read Hebrews 13:3, and the first Thirty-seven Chapters of Ezekiel. A race transformation itself through its own leaders and its sensible 'common people.' A race rises on its own wings, or is held down by its own weight. True leaders are never 'things apart from the people.' They are the masses. They simply got to the front ahead of them. Their only business at the front is to inspire to masses by hard work and noble example and challenge them to 'Come on!' Dante stated a fact when he said, 'Show the people the light and they will find the way!' There must arise within the Negro race a leadership that is not out hunting bargains for itself. A noble example is found in the men and women of the Negro race, who, in the early days, laid down their lives for the people. Their invaluable contributions have not been appraised by the 'latter-day leaders.' In many cases, their names would never be recorded, among the unsung heroes of the world, but for the fact that white friends have written them there. 'Lord, God of Hosts, Be with us yet.'
The more things change the more they stay the same.
I don't pretend to be a comedian, but I do love to laugh! Sometimes I laugh for no reason at all. Laughter is good for the soul! Western and Eastern Doctors know that laughter can cure many diseases, as it releases enzymes in the body that drug manufacturers just can't seem to make a pill for! Thank God! So the next time you're feeling a little under the weather, feeling stuck, or just don't fell like your usual self, find something to laugh about! This may help! Enjoy! 2 Interviews: Richard Pryor View at Neo-Griot click here: http://kalamu.posterous.com/video-richard-pryor-two-interviews archives From an N'Spirational Conversations Reader: O x y m o r o n s 1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? 3.. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? 6. Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? 7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? 8. Why do "tug" boats push their barges? 9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? 10. Why are they called " stands" when they are made for sitting? 11.. Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"? 12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? 13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? 14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? 15. Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? 16. If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? 17. If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? 18. If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? 19. If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? 20. Why is bra singular and panties plural? 21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? 22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? 23. How come abbreviated is such a long word? 24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? 25. Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? 26.. Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one? 27.Christmas - What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks? 28. Why do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? When you figure it out. let me know! LOL!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Right around the holidays families get together and celebrate. There's always one family member who think they know everything! For those who think they know everything! * The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma. ****************************************** No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait... **************************************************************************** Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your Ass ) ************************************************************************ You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television. ************************************************************************** Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age or older. **************************************************************************** The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum. ************************************************************************* The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE Don't believe it? Find a deck of playing cards. *************************************************************************** American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class. ************************************************************************** Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise. (Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you ?) (That women are going the 'right' direction...?) ********************************************************************* Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning . ************************************ Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN ! ************************************************************************ **** The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. So did the first 'Marlboro Man'. *************************************************************************** Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE! ************************************************************************** PEARLS DISSOLVE IN VINEGAR ! ********************************************************************* T he three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. ********************************************************************** It is possible to lead a cow upstairs... but, not downstairs. ************************************************************************ , Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (I keep my toothbrush in the living room now!) *************************************************** And the best for last.... Turtles can breathe through their butts. (I know some people like that, don't YOU ?) So....................... Remember, knowledge is everything, so pass it on......and go move your toothbrush !!! ***************************** archives Happpy Father's Day!Empower a Father!A store that offers fathers for those who don’t have them has just opened in Chicago, where anyone of the female species may go to choose a father. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: WELCOME TO THE Father Store!! You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however, a catch... ! You may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may choose to go up floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! Happy Shopping!!!! A woman goes to the Father Store to find a father On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1: These fathers have children and take care of them. If you’re looking for a man who loves children, this is a good choice. The second floor sign reads: Floor 2: These fathers have children, but are not with the mother, who has the children, but he still takes care of them. This is a good choice also. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3: These fathers are single parent fathers, and looking for a woman with children to make blended family. Great choice! "Wow," she says, these are great choices, but I don’t want to stop here, there may be something better! She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads: Floor 4: These men are fathers with no children and looking for women with no children. They are very good looking, sensitive and patient. "Oh, My God!" she says to herself, "I can’t do this alone! I need help! Too many good choices. Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads: Floor 5: These fathers look like Denzel, Samuel L. Jackson and Richard Gere all rolled up into one. They are simply drop-dead fine, love to help with the housework, homework and massaging your feet! Did I mention they are all very romantic? They love to give flowers, write love letters, work long hard hours just to give you and the kids everything you need and desire. A woman never satisfied, she has to try the last floor because if it gets better than this, she has to know about it. After she reaches the last floor, the sixth floor, the sign reads: Floor 6: You are visitor 20, 130, 214 to this floor. There are NO fathers on this floor. They are all on the first five levels. This floor exists solely as proof that most women think they know what they want, but maybe not really sure due to what eveyone tells us what we want, desire, deserve, etc. We really don’t know what we want, thereby making it hard to please a woman with or without children. So please be very grateful for the father in your life! At least he’s there and you don’t have to go looking for him. And if you do have to go looking for him, you probably know where he is. If you can’t find him, spend some time with yourself, so when the right man/father/father figure shows up in your life, you can appreciate him on whatever level he’s on. Thank you for shopping at the Father Store. Watch your step as you exit the building, and have a Faith Filled Fantastic day! Happy Father's Day! Please send this to everyone you know for a good laugh and to all the women who can handle the truth! If you see a community of fathers, give thanks for it! We can’t do it alone, so let’s stop pretending we can. We all need MALE energy to balance out FEMALE energy! He’s the yin, we carry the yang! Stay on purpose, stay empowered! Stay tuned to MEN on Higher Learning, Ch. 19 Chicago. archives The entire senior class at Chicago's only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges. At last count, the 107 seniors had earned spots at 72 schools across the nation. Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman surprised students at an all-school assembly at Urban Prep Academy for Young Men in Englewood this morning to congratulate them. It's the first graduating class at Urban Prep since it opened its doors in 2006. Huberman applauded the seniors for making CPS shine. "All of you in the senior class have shown that what matters is perseverance, what matters is focus, what matters is having a dream and following that dream,"Huberman said. The school enforces a strict uniform of black blazers, khaki pants and red ties -- with one exception. After a student receives the news he was accepted into college, he swaps his red tie for a red and gold one at an assembly. The last 13 students received their college ties today, to thunderous applause. Ask Rayvaughn Hines what college he was accepted to and he'll answer with a question. "Do you want me to name them all?" For the 18-year-old from Back of the Yards, college was merely a concept--never a goal --growing up. Even within the last three years, he questioned if school, let alone college, was for him. Now, the senior is headed to the prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta , Ga. next fall. Hines remembers the moment he put on his red and gold tie. "I wanted to take my time because I was just so proud of myself," he said. "I wanted everyone to see me put it on." The achievement might not merit a mayoral visit at one of the city's elite, selective enrollment high schools. But Urban Prep, a charter school that enrolls using a lottery in one of the city's more troubled neighborhoods, faced difficult odds.Only 4 percent of this year's senior class read at grade level as freshmen, according to Tim King, the school's CEO. "I never had a doubt that we would achieve this goal," King said. "Every single person we hired knew from the day one that this is what we do: We get our kids into college." College is omnipresent at the school. Before the students begin their freshman year, they take a field trip to Northwestern University . Every student is assigned a college counselor the day he steps foot in the school. The school offers an extended day--170,000 more minutes over four years compared to its counterparts across the city--and more than double the number of English credits usually needed to graduate. Even the school's voicemail has a student declaring "I am college bound" before it asks callers to dial an extension. Normally, it takes senior Jerry Hinds two buses and 45 minutes to get home from school. On Dec. 11, the day University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana was to post his admission decisions online at 5 p.m., he asked a friend to drive him home. He went into his bedroom, told his well-wishing mother this was something he had to do alone, closed the door and logged in. "Yes! Yes! Yes!" he remembers screaming. His mother, who didn't dare stray far, burst in and began crying. That night he made more than 30 phone calls, at times shouting "I got in" on his cell phone and home phone at the same time. "We're breaking barriers," he said. "And that feels great." Now that my friends, is sooooooo inspirational! That's a conversation worth sharing, don't you think? archives The MLK that's never quoted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlvEiBRgp2M archives by Kate Howard March 16, 2010 African Ancestry Rick Kittles and vitamin D researchGeneticist Rick Kittles lands at O’Hare International Airport after giving a speech in South Carolina. He stops at home in Hyde Park only to put on a business suit. His day is far from over. He rushes to the Museum of Science and Industry to host and moderate a panel discussion on the value of science, a program broadcast live on PBS. Kittles confides he’s exhausted, but his presentation and joking manner stay lively at the museum. “It’s not often that we equate science with rocks, but I have four rock stars here today,” he says of the other scientists on the panel. When the event is over, a line of people form to shake his hand. After about 20 hugs and 30 pitches from organizations wanting him sponsor, speak or mingle at their events, he finally escapes with his staff to wind down from the whirlwind at a local restaurant. “I am in high demand because there are not many African-American men who do what I do,” Kittles says. “I help the descendents of enslaved Africans find their roots.” As co-founder and scientific director of African Ancestry—an ancestry tracing company based in Washington D.C.—Kittles and his partner Gina Paige have amassed the largest DNA database of African lineage samples, now numbering more than 25,000. The pair spearheaded the matching of people of African descent with a country of origin and, often, to an exact ethnic group. Paige's ancestors are from Nigeria. Kittles' are from Nigeria and Senegal. “Academic institutions, community-based organizations, etc., all would like to hear what I have to say and about my experiences,” he says. Kittles specializes in prostate cancer research at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He’s also an associate professor in the university's Biological Sciences Division, a community educator, and yet, he is most distinguished by his ability to trace the ancestry of African-Americans using genetics. It’s hard to find Kittles in his office due to his outreach schedule, his duties as a professor, and his extensive traveling, yet he claims that, in the last few years, his work is increasingly sedentary. The proof is in the fact that he’s on his third prescription for eyeglasses due to his close relationship with his computer monitor. Despite his fame related to ancestry matching, Kittles says most important contribution is his work in filling health care gaps. He leads a program on the South Side to help the underserved by holding events such as nutrition education seminars, human papillomavirus forums and a farmers market for improved access to healthful produce. “I study genetic and environmental risk factors for common diseases which disproportionately affect people of color—health disparities,” he says. Kittles doesn’t do all of this alone. His dynamic team of four provides hard work, enthusiasm and comic relief. Together, they boil down Kittles’ big ideas to feasible studies and concrete community projects to improve health among South Side residents. Kittles creates a space where people feel comfortable saying what needs to be said, especially with his team members, says Chartay Robinson, a member who serves as Kittles’ community program development specialist. She says she appreciates this environment because it makes for a more fruitful relationship for all. Robinson, who worked with Michelle Obama and Dr. Eric Whitaker—one of President Obama’s closest friends—says her relationship with Kittles evolved based on her experience working with prominent people of color at the University of Chicago and based on her deep understanding of the South Side. Kittles, who came to Chicago in 2006 from Howard University in Washington, D.C., needed guidance on how to address health care needs for this area. “My job is to help him accomplish his goal—which is to ultimately impact the health of the people of color who live on the South Side,” says Robinson. “He trusts my knowledge of how to position him in the community so the people who are in need of his services and information are in a place to be on the receiving end of a bidirectional conversation.” “I work hard to explain what I do to the community in, which I study which is why I do a lot of community engagement and building of community partnerships around health,” Kittles says. “Our community needs to be proactive not only about their health but about research. We have to be engaged early and be at the table because science and technology is a rapidly advancing field and so often historically we are left behind as after thoughts.” “Kittles was willing to roll up his sleeves and do what's needed to be done to let people on South Side know he was committed,” Robinson says. “We all know that it takes time to get people to change their behavior and way of thinking and I think that that is what Kittles has begun. The strides that he has made in only two or three years, it’s been a huge success.” Kittles’ other main collaborator is Paige, co-founder and president of African Ancestry. “I run the business and he does the science,” says Paige. There may not be much overlap in their work, but there is a lot of overlap in their values. African Ancestry has been a success, with notable clients such as filmmaker Spike Lee, singer-songwriter India Arie, and television personality Judge Glenda Hatchett. But Kittles and Paige don’t take all the credit for it. “The community created African Ancestry,” says Paige. “The demand was very clear. As a business person, starting the company gave me the opportunity to create and market a product that had never existed before to a group of people that I am passionate about.” Paige says that giving back an aspect of life that has been missing for African-Americans is important. “Knowing where you’re from is a critical component of knowing who you are,” Paige says. “There’s a void in the understanding of that identity. Then add on top of that, all of the negative stereotypes about being African-American, about Africa, and that just makes it an even harder task for people to be well informed about their roots. There is a lot of power in understanding that history doesn’t start with slave trade, and doesn’t start with victims. We are from a line of people with a strong, influential past.” “She’s the rock of us,” Kittles says of Paige. Robinson says there are very few people at the University of Chicago who can fill the role that Kittles does. Kittles has the ability to relate to his South Side constituents as a geneticist, as a male, and as an African- American. “When Dr. Kittles touches a member of the South Side community, I really feel like he’s touching a family member,” Robinson says. archives It warms my heart to know that all the years I've worked in radio and had the pleasure and priviledge of meeting met some of Chicago's Extraordinary Gospel Artists, they will finaly have a place in Chicago's History! Gospel museum to open in Bronzeville this yearSource: Defender.com
The Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum is expected to open later “This has been in the works since 2002 when we applied for non-profit status. Keeble is one of the founders of the Chicago Gospel Music Heritage Museum, When the option to use the boarded-up building, at 4108 S. King Dr., came up, archives An N'Spirational Conversations Reader sent this to me and I just had to share it with you!Enjoy!! It may not be inspirational to you, but it sure will make you life! Senior health care solution--according to Maxine ![]() So you're a senior citizen and the government says no health care for you, what do you do? Our plan gives anyone 65 years or older a gun and 4 bullets. Your are allowed to shoot 2 senators and 2 representatives. Of Course, this means you will be sent to prison where you will get 3 meals a day, a roof over your head, and all the health care you need! New teeth…no problem. Need glasses…great. New hip, knees, kidney, lungs, heart? All covered. The same government that just told you that you are too old for health care. Plus, because you are a prisoner, you don't have to pay taxes anymore. And who will be paying for all of this? IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?! archives HOW TO STAY YOUNG 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them.. That is why you pay 'them' 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. 6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive. 7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge. 8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help. 9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is. 10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER : Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. archives The New Motto for 2010!! Start it early!!! A Poem About Our Girlfriends Someone will always be prettier. Someone will always be smarter. Some of their houses will be bigger. Some will drive a better car. Their children will do better in school. And their husband will fix more things around the house. So let it go, and love you and your circumstances. Think about it! The prettiest woman in the world can have hell in her heart. The most highly favored woman on your job may be unable to have children. The richest woman you know, she's got the car, the house, the clothes ~ might be lonely. And the Word says, 'If I have not Love, I am nothing.' So, again, love you. Love who you are. Look in the mirror in the morning and smile and say, 'I am too Blessed to be Stressed and too Anointed, to be Disappointed!' 'Winners make things happen~ Losers let things happen.' Be 'Blessed' Ladies and pass this on to encourage another woman. 'To the world you might be one person, to me you are special! Share this link with your FAVORITE WOMEN about this! I JUST DID! "Worry about nothing, pray about everything!!!" archives Now, this is wisdom and worth reading. Consider your life and enjoy!
archives I had the pleasure of co-hosting the Emilie McKendall and Friends show at the legendary WVON 1690 Radio Station on the subject of the Burr Oak Cemetary Scandal. While there, I looked out the window during a commercial break and noticed all the cars coming and going. It really caught my attention when I saw a white Hearst pull in the parking lot. I had forgotten that a legendary Radio Personality, Wesley South, had made his transision, and the Repast was being held there at WVON. Seeing all the people come and pay their respects reminded me of just how precious our time is on this earth. The discussion of how the funeral industry is ripping us off is one thing, but more important is what we do with the time we have here on earth. Legendary Radio Personality Wesley South (Who paved the way for Emilie and myself to be siting in the studio broadcasting live on a Saturday afternoon) did what he loved. As a result of that love, he passed a lasting legacy on to those of us who carry on in his footsteps. I love broadcasting on the radio as much as much as the next Radio Personality, and would do it at the drop of a hat! (As I did when Producer Robbie Smith called and asked me at the last minute) So the question I ask is this? What would you do, at the last moment, that brings you joy! Whatever it is, DO IT NOW! DO IT TODAY! Tomorrow, this afternoon, or tonight is not a sure thing! Don't go to your grave not having done something that brings you so much joy, that you forget about time, money and everything else. So! What will it be? archives Happy New Year! New You! New Yang! My N'Spirational Conversation Readers send me so many goodies, I can't help but to share. It's so befitting for the new year. Thanks Frank! LIFE IS SHORT, BREAK THE RULES, FORGIVE QUICKLY, KISS SLOWLY, LOVE TRULY, LAUGH UNCONTROLLABLY, AND NEVER REGRET ANYTHING THAT MADE YOU SMILE!!!!!!! ![]() archives Remembering Percy Sutton It's a pleasure and honor to remember those who came before us to make our way smooth.
`````````` archivesTroi Tyler is Back on V103!Your Queen of N'Spiration is back on the air! That's the greatest Christmas Present yet!You may remember hearing Troi read the N'Spirational Conversations by Zelda Robinson on V103 for so many years, but Corporate cutbacks put an end to that!All good things must come to an end, but it doesn't mean forever! So be sure and tune in Sundays 7pm-1am. I leave CLTV reporting the traffic and run home so I can hear her!Hope you'll do the same!Radio just wasn't radio without Troi Tyler!! Be sure and call the hot line and let her know how much you miss her! (312) 591-V103!! ARCHIVES An N'Spirational Conversations Reader shared this one with me and I had to share it with you because it saddens me that athletes get paid the saleries that TEACHERS should get paid! What do you think? WHY ATHLETES CAN’T HAVE REAL JOBS 8. Boxing promoter Dan Duva on Mike Tyson going to prison: his locker: appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." and I don't care." F's and one D: "Son, looks to me like you're spending too much time on one subject." all the road trips: Phillips responded:"Because she is too damn ugly to kiss good-bye."
archives It's always inspirational to me to find ways to teach and fund media projects. Here's something for your creative mind! 2010 Knight News Challenge The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is accepting applications for the 2010 Knight News Challenge, a contest awarding as much as $5 million for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news. The deadline is Dec. 15. Do you have a big idea for informing and inspiring a geographic community? Does it include innovative use of new digital tools or processes such as social media, mash-ups or wikis? How about new ways to exchange information via hand-held devices like cell phones? Knight Foundation wants to know. Open to community-minded innovators worldwide, the contest has just three rules. Projects must use digital, open-source technology, distribute news in the public interest and be tested in a local community. To apply, or for more information, visit www.newschallenge.org also Here's a great mid-career Knight Fellowships at Stanford University. The deadline is coming up. There have have some important changes/updates to the program. Info is below. Knight Fellowships-Stanford University A year to make a difference for journalism... Think of it. A year to study and research, removed from the dailiness of newsroom deadline pressures, in the company of other accomplished journalists at Stanford University, one of the top research and innovation institutions in the world. A year in which you can pursue those fascinating threads of knowledge that get ignored when you're working on tomorrow's story. A year to hone your professional intellect for the rest of your career. A year to dive into the challenges and opportunities of 21st century journalism. What could be better? The John S. Knight professional journalism fellowships at Stanford offers such a year. We give outstanding journalists the chance to broaden and deepen their understanding of a changing world, while working on very real journalism issues. Our goal? To improve the quality of news and information reaching the public through the news media: print, broadcast and cyberspace. Changes to the Knight Fellowships Program It's not the same old story, not in journalism and not at the Knight Fellowships program. Beginning with the 2009-10 fellowship year, the program will put a new emphasis on journalistic innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. The program is transforming itself in order to serve the needs of journalism and journalists as much in the years ahead as it has in the past. The dizzying landscape of layoffs and consolidation, Internet media sites, citizen journalism and bloggers make journalism a chaotic and exciting proposition today. We are making bold changes to meet these new realities. To get more information or to apply, you must go to the Knight Fellowship website. DO NOT SUBMIT A RESUME VIA SNAILMAIL OR EMAIL A RESUME. Go to http://knight.stanford.edu/ and apply online on the site. Or click here: http://knight.stanford.edu/ ARCHIVES There's nothing more inspirational than knowing your history. Here's something you may not have known. Enjoy! From an N'Spirational Conversations Reader:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You should know by now when Dick Gregory speaks, the world listens. Thought you'd enjoy this!Dick Gregory on Obama, longevity, comic geniusesSteve Johnson Tribune reporter October 25, 2009 Dick Gregory did not think he would live to see an African-American president. "It caught everyone by surprise," said the 77-year-old comedian and civil rights activist. "If two white dudes were running in 2000, and one wins and the other one stole it, you almost think that would happen to a black." Then again, Gregory said he isn't so sure he can consider President Barack Obama's a "legitimate" win: "The reason is, Bush scared white folks so bad with the war and the economy," he said, "they forgot they wasn't supposed to vote for a Negro." Gregory will share his wit and wisdom in "The Color of Funny: Dick Gregory on Race, Comedy and Justice," a Chicago Humanities Festival forum, at 5 p.m. Nov. 8, at Northwestern University School of Law's Thorne Auditorium. "There's just nothing like Dick Gregory," said Stuart Flack, the festival's executive director. "He represents such a long slice of American history and American social criticism and all the different forms that it took. With someone like Dick Gregory you have an unbroken line from the mid-'60s into today." The event, featuring journalist Laura Washington questioning Gregory, was a rapid sellout. But before flying to Houston for a comedy appearance earlier this month, Gregory, speaking from the Washington, D.C., home of one of his 10 children, shared some of what has been on his mind. Longevity, for one thing. " Bob Hope lived to get 100," Gregory said. "But I think that was because Jesse Jackson, for 40 years, kept saying 'Keep hope alive!' " Gregory was ranked No. 81 on a Comedy Central list of the 100 greatest comedians, just below Sinbad (78) but just above Howie Mandel (82). He thinks he should have been higher, he said with a laugh, before adding, "But since it don't affect your pay..." The country has produced, to his mind, three comedic geniuses: "One was Mark Twain, and you shouldn't mention these other two within the same year you mention Mark Twain, he's so far ahead of everybody." Pause, pretend a year has passed. The two others? " Lenny Bruce and then Richard Pryor." Gregory thinks he learned his style -- he calls himself a "humorist," a storyteller, as opposed to a "comic," who delivers jokes -- the same place Aretha Franklin learned to sing. "I didn't like Bob Hope. I thought he was corny. There was no TV, and the radio, I thought, was kind of stupid. How stupid you gotta be to listen to a tap dancer on the radio? "So where did I learn my comedy? It dawned on me: It was the black church. The black minister. The black minister don't go to church on Sunday to be a comedian. That's just part of it. Here's a person that does not have Hollywood writers. You hear a new script every Sunday. And funny, and funny." Born in St. Louis, educated at Southern Illinois University on a track scholarship, Gregory started his comedy career and his family in Chicago. He moved here in 1956 and raised 10 children with wife Lillian in Hyde Park, before the family moved to a Massachusetts farm in 1973. "Chicago was just a great proving ground," he said. "In New York, you had to be tested and proven. You know, they had an attitude. But in Chicago, just bring it to me, man." The difference? "Chicago is the only town in America, and New York is the only city in America. When you're in a town, you have more leeway. You can take your time." It took Gregory five years to break the color barrier in nightclubs. "As a black comic, we were hustlers. Now, I don't mean that (to be) derogatory. It's like, if I'm not able to sell my oranges in a store, then I get me a little stand. I'm hustling." He was discovered by Hugh Hefner, who booked him to play Chicago's Playboy Club. "Back then about 93 percent of all nightclubs were owned by the mob and they didn't have the (fortitude)" to hire a black comic, Gregory recalled. "They're supposed to be so bad. Here, this little Hefner comes through and said, 'Come on in.' " In a January 1961 appearance at the Playboy Club, according to documentarian and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" executive producer Robert Weide, Gregory told this joke to an audience that included many visiting white Southerners: "Last time I was down South I walked into this restaurant and this white waitress came up to me and said, 'We don't serve colored people here.' I said, 'That's all right. I don't eat colored people. Bring me a whole fried chicken.' " He was a hit that night, would go on to be booked on Jack Paar's "Tonight Show" and make a national name for himself. President John Kennedy's assassination, he said, taught him an important lesson about the limits of humor. "At one time I thought that nothing took the place of laughter," Gregory said. "Then when Kennedy got shot I realized there was nothing laughter could do. It was music. That's the only thing that got us through." Gregory, of course, became as outspoken a civil rights activist as he was a comedian. And he has lived to see what he believes is genuine change. Southern Illinois University, in a town where he worked to integrate local businesses, brought him back to Carbondale recently to be homecoming parade grand marshal. "I think about how I aggravated them white folk down there," Gregory said. "To be down there and hear them old white folks (say), 'Welcome home, Mr. Gregory.' Wow, man. Have I died and gone to heaven?" Overseas, recently, he said he was asked whether the election of Obama had been the point of the struggle. "That would have been an insult," Gregory said. "We weren't out there, black folks and white folks, going to jail and getting killed, for a black president. We were out there fighting for the least amongst us to have the right to vote. Out of that came a black president." Tribune reporter Mark Caro contributed to this article. archives from an N'Spirational Conversations Reader: Enjoy! NOMINEE FOR "EMAIL OF THE YEAR"!!! After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said: 'Let me see if I've got this right. 'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning. 'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugsand sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride. 'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job. 'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams. 'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card. 'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps. 'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY?" WOW! How in the world can we expect our students to learn? What's the solution! send your comments to ARCHIVES
MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOT BROKE! Never has been. Never will be, so says Activist/Comedian Dick Gregory. We all sat in awe in hearing the story! (Airing in August on Higher Learning Network TV Show! Ch. 19 Chicago!) Nothing cold be further from the truth, especially since Michael Jackson owned 50% publishing rights on so many artists, includingd but not limited to The Beatles, Bob Dillon, Will.i.am, Bionce" and many many more! No one took Michael serious, just ask Paul McCartney (of the Beatles) did when he told Michael he should look into buying publishing rights. Michael did. Now Paul is mad about that. You can't be mad about something you told someone to do that you didn't do yourself. Michael was a smart businessman. He may have spent money like water, but his estate will continue to make money long after his kids are grown. How could he possibly be borke with financial intersests in so many top careers? Read between the lines people. Better yet, don't believe everything you hear on the news. Michael's estate is now listed in the BILLIONS, NOT millions! At some point and time, it should dawn on you that the mainstream media sells much more advertitising by telling non-truths, as soppposed to the real deal. There's a whole lot more that I can't pint in this colum, so be sure and check out the show, Sundays Midnighton ch. 19 Chicago! and on the web at www.HigherLearningNetwork.org ARCHIVES By now I'm sure you've heard the news. Chicago Radio is in the dumps! All my girls (Troi Tyler, Irene Mojica, SUNDANCE, Bionce' Foxx and Tom Joyner (and countless others, including myself) hve been released from our responsiblities in radio. That's corporate language. In the hood, "We've been fired! Just like everyone we suffer from economics! I didn't write this article, but I just had to share it with you. FYI For decades, Black America has been the victim of all kinds of media distortion. It doesn't take a keen eye to see the regression of images in the past twenty years, in the eighties Cosby was America's number one sitcom and twenty years later VH1's "Flavor of Love" held television's highest rated African American program. Historically, one critical form of communication – Black radio - was the antidote to that distortion, consistently standing as a reliable source of news, information and culture throughout local communities nationwide. Unfortunately, Black radio is swiftly becoming part of the problem, not the solution. It began, of course, with black-owned stations losing their independent voices and turning into sterile corporate jukeboxes limiting both information and community access, while feeding us music that reinforced the same stereotypes that for decades radio helped to defeat. Now the few surviving Black-owned radio stations are abusing their unique influence in the community to misinform listeners about the impact of a new Congressional bill designed to support the kind of independent, creative and positive musical artists we all have demanding.Cathy Hughes, Founder of Radio One, as one example, has been leading the charge against HR 848, an act of legislation that Hughes charges will “end black radio.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The facts on HR 848 are clear if you take the time to read them. Formally called The Performance Rights Act, the bill proposes what should be simple - paying performers royalties for radio airplay. Only the United States, North Korea and Iran don't pay royalties for performers on free AM/FM radio. Currently performers and recording owners are only paid in the States when their songs are played on satellite radio, cable stations and internet radio. Songwriters and publishers continue to be paid by AM & FM radio. So why should the performers be excluded? The fact is that most of music we love is not made by people who are that rare combination of singer/songwriter. When performers lose a route to compensation – especially in this age of the download – we eventually lose those performers. The equations is easy: no money=no performers, no performer=no music, no music=no Black radio in the long term. U.S broadcasters argue that they don't compensate foreign performers when they play their music. That argument loses an estimated 70 to 100 million dollars abroad for U.S. performers under the current law. Without reciprocity, American performers lose twice for their work here in the U.S. and abroad. The Copyright Act of 1909, was implemented before there was a record industry or recording artists. If H.R. 848 passes, it would finally allow the people whose talent makes the work come alive to be fairly compensated for it in any country where it gets played. American music makes up nearly 30 to 50% of foreign radio airplay. It's time for the U.S. to catch up with the rest of the free world. Naturally, radio stations – particularly Black radio stations – consider any new compensation for artists to be a financial burden, even as they continue to ask artists to perform free for radio promotions. Popular syndicated hosts Tom Joyner, Al Sharpton, Michael Baisden, Warren Ballentine, Yolanda Adams and hundreds of radio stations have all followed Hughes' lead, merely reinforcing the broadcasters’ mandate. Hundreds of public service announcements and interviews about the bill have lacked clarity and an opposing side of the debate. Still, Black radio's cry to "Save Black Radio" has been heard loud and clear by legislators who have added several safety measures to help broadcasters in these tough economic times. H.R. 848 takes into account smaller radio stations. Noncommercial stations such as NPR and college radio stations would pay only $1,000 per year. Religious broadcasts would be exempt. And any station making less than $1,250,000 would pay no more than $5,000. Chairman John Conyers and his committee also have stated there would be no payment for any station making less than $5 million annually for two years due to the tough economic times. The facts when debated are quite clear. But Black radio has a problem much larger then any pending legislation. It's been suffering on life support for a while but no one's leading. While minorities make up well over a third of the population, less then seven percent of stations are owned by minorities.Radio broadcasters have done a number on Black America over the past fifteen years. First, by allowing a "pay for play" list of hip-hop that distorts or alters the mind set of the next generation with a steady diet of misogyny, violence and drug culture. We all sat back and watched while BET and Black radio simply mirrored the local news at eleven, reinforcing stereotypes and replacing lyricists with the lyrically challenged. Black radio is syndicated 25 times more than its white counterparts, reducing the historic community connection of local personalities. When you limiting the voices you can control the messenger and the message. Sadly, Black radio is black these days only in name. From Radio One to Clear Channel, the independent voices have been silenced and critical information has been replaced with jokes, condensed play lists and little to no local community or grassroots outreach of the kind that established Black radio’s power. There's more to H.R. 848 than radio is telling you. Paul Porter is the co-founder of Industry Ears, a non-profit that seeks media justice. archives Black Male Academy The media consistently shows us the negative side of Black Men in America. All that negativity is finally turning around. Here's something I thought you and someone you know could benefit from. SPREAD THE WORD! Here's an email from someone doing their part. Hopefully you'lll read this and NOT keep it to yourself. We make a difference by everything we do and DON'T DO. So please do your part and help save a BLACK MAN! NOW!! TELL SOMEONE! "My dean and I are launching an 18-month Academy here at Pennfocused on preparing Black males for admission to Ph.D. programs in education immediately upon completion of their undergraduate studies. We will begin the Academy this fall with 10 Black males who are in their junior year of college; I would love to have some juniors from the Univ. of Wisconsin apply. Check it out here:http://www.gse.upenn.edu/blackmen Please forward this link to Black male undergraduates on your campus and encourage them to submit applications by August 21st: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/blackmen. Again, the Academy is only for Black men who are starting their junior year this fall and planning to graduate in Spring 2011. Many thanks, _____________________________________________ Shaun R. Harper, Ph.D.Higher Education Management Program University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education 3700 Walnut Street, PME 425Philadelphia, PA 19104 archives There's nothing inspirational about living from paycheck to paycheck! No one likes to be broke. Legislation has a lot to do with that. The state of Illinois began its fiscal year 2010 without a state budget due to state lawmakers’ inability to reach a consensus on a fair, responsible, and balanced budget. Over the past week, human services providers across the state, unsure of their futures, have either terminated staff or cut pay, and, in some instances, shut down operations altogether thereby endangering public safety and public health, undermining our state’s already frail economy, and threatening to reverse decades of improvements in child well-being. And while state lawmakers continue to collect their paycheck, many of the clients these providers were serving – i.e., the poor, disabled, children, and seniors – now find themselves without a safety net to grab or a lifeline to call. At a time when many Illinois families, children, and neighborhoods are already feeling the pain of job loss, housing foreclosure, and spikes in child neglect, violent crime, substance abuse, and domestic violence, the ILAACP believes it is unconscionable for state lawmakers to eliminate the very services that citizens will increasingly rely on to weather these tough times.NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT!!! On July 14th, the Illinois General Assembly will reconvene in Springfield to once again consider passing a fair, responsible, and balanced budget; a budget that provides for the health, safety, and welfare of the people. Please take an active role in helping yourself, your family, and your larger community, by engaging in at least one, if not both, of the following two activities: Contact Your State Legislator:Your state representatives and senators are in their district offices between now and July 14th. Call your legislator's district office, or meet with them, and share how their inaction on passing a fair and equitable budget has negatively impacted you, your family, and/or your community. Need help locating your state legislator? Click here. Need help with talking points? Click here. Attend July 14th Rally in Springfield:Illinois Action for Children, along with several other statewide advocacy organizations, is organizing a rally at the State Capitol Building in Springfield, IL for Tuesday, July 14th at Noon. Action is also coordinating free bus rides and pick up routes. For more information, please contact Nataly Barrera at barreran@actforchildren.org or 773-697-6126. Now that you know better, you can do better! You do have a choice to make something happen, or sit by and watch what happens. Which one are you? archives Michael Jackson's Memories Live on! No one from this planet is getting out alive! As with the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, we all have to go! My only wish is that the Jackson family is allowed to mourn in peace! It's bad enough being an international figure, but to have to mourn in public has to be heart wrenching! There's nothing more heart breaking than NOT to have lived a purposeful life. Don't be sorry for Michael, he lived life to the fullest, despite his idiosyncracies. He was a shing example for us all to realize our own dreams. In the scheme of things, it's not important that he missed his childhood and didn't get a chance to play as other children. He made up for it when he purchased NEVERLAND and idenitfied with Peter Pan, living out his childhood fantasies. It shouldn't matter that he may have had personal self esteem problems, which seemed to be evident with all the plastic surgeries. Even though it appeared that ne hever wanted to age (as in lack of facial and chest hair, usual signs of aging) and lived in fantasy land, he still lived a well lived life. As a perfectionist, one will never be satisfied, so don't do that to yourself! Do the best you can ad move forward. It doesn't matter that the life you live is not in agreement with others. What matters is that you can live your life well and sleep well at night. We are not the judge and the jury and have no right to determine if he was or was not someone who preyed on children. I believed Michael was still a child himself. No grown man in his RIGHT Mind would sleep with kids on a continuous basis, unless they were truly childlike themselves. Only a child would sleep with another child. Michael had the heart of a child and probably felt like he could only trust children. I am sure the powers that be wanted him broke because he didn't play politics. (like former Governoer of Illinois, Rob Blagoyovich didn't.) You see what happepens when you don't play their games. Remember the incident with Tommy Matolla (Mariah Carey ex-husband whom she divoreced after a short while because he was to controlling!)) who was accused of calling Michael a racial name and Michael had to call in the forces. Music insiders say this was all of this due to failing sells on the Sony label. You know the music industry is scandalous? Look at the history of how it has robbed scores of artists in the past and continue to do so today! When artists receive that $50,000 (or whatever amount they hook you with) advance, believe me you will have to work that off and make lots of sales! The music industry does not give up easily. With the onslaught of the internet slowing down sales (ie. Prince selling his latest CD ONLINE ON! GET MY DRiFT?) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. read between the lines, people! When it's all said and done, whatever and however Michael chose to live his life, he lived it the best way he knew how. He may have been exteeme in his thinking and behavior, but as an individual, isn't he allowed to be what he wants? No matter what, he brought us all joy! Remember that and we'll all sleep well at night. His memories and his music live on in the lives of us as well as our parents, our children, grandchildren, and future generations to come. Keep the Jackson family in your prayers and also pray that you too can live a purposepful life as Michael did. In the words of one of his famous songs, " Now you should be starting something!" Long live the spirit of The King of Pop, Michael Jackson! archives Happy Father's Day! to all the fathers of the world! Here's something special I hope you can appreciate! enjoy! New "Daddy's Little Girl" Video by Recording Artist Peter Love Family and Friends (Loved Ones), Have a beautiful day and Happy's Father's Day to you or your Daddy! :-) Click on the link below to hear and see my new "Daddy's Little Girl" video on YouTube. It was a long and arduous process, but well worth it. It was done from the heart. I hope you like it. Please e-mail me your feedback or post a comment about your thoughts of the video YouTube's comment page. We would love to know your feeling about the video. Thank you very much. With love, Peter Love www.peterlove.biz www.myspace.com/peterlovesoc www.socfoundation.peterlove.biz www.myspace.com/peterlovemusic archives There's nothing more inspirational than to recieve acknowledgement that you do matter, especially if you are African Amercican. We have been treated as 2nd class citizens since slavery, and the powers that be have finally come to their senses. Read this article and continue to pray for peace and prosperity for all. Apology for Enslavement and Racial Segregation of Blacks BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL RESOLUTION OFFERS APOLOGY FOR ENSLAVEMENT AND RACIAL SEGREGATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS
“Numerous states and even corporations such as J.P. Morgan and Aetna have apologized for their role in slavery and
“I am pleased that Congress has officially offered an apology for slavery and it’s long overdue,” said Senator Brownback.
“Last year’s historic vote in the House on a similar Slavery Apology resolution put us squarely on the path toward reconciliation
After making detailed findings regarding slavery and the system of de jure segregation known as “Jim Crow,” the resolution
This resolution is not novel or unique. In 1988, Congress apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans held during WWII. In 1993, Congress apologized to native Hawaiians for overthrowing their king. In 2005, the Senate apologized for its failure to enact anti-lynching legislation. Last year, the Senate adopted as part of the Indian Health Bill an amendment apologizing to Native Americans. The resolution, therefore, addresses a glaring oversight that Congress has not, on behalf of the nation, acknowledged and apologized for slavery and Jim Crow.
The measure is supported by various civil rights groups, including the NAACP and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. For more information contact: Kate Cyrul (Harkin) 202-224-3254 Brian Hart (Brownback) 202-228-3107 Steven Broderick (Cohen) 202-226-7916 archives `````` The Black Man In Charge of The White House Rear Admiral Stephen Rochon is the White House Chief Usher. The Louisiana native is in charge of the domestic staff at the White House, and making sure everything runs like clockwork. He is the eighth person and the first black person to hold this position. He was appointed to this position in 2007 under President George W. Bush after the previous usher retired after 20 years of service, and the Obamas decided to retain him. f Mrs. Obama wants an environmentally-friendly, American-made swing set for Sasha and Malia, he’s testing the equipment on her behalf. Now that's inspiration! archives This is really something special. Here we have a ten-year old, African American boy, making an eloquent public oration on the use of the "N" word. Click Below! archives For the baby boomers! Comments Made in the Year 1955! That's only 53 years ago! Wow! Seems like yesterday! Makes you feel old? At least you're living to feel anything! Being alive is truly inspirational! Enjoy these tidbits from a reader!
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archives archives It's always fun to go back in time! Someone sent it to me, and I'm sharing it with you! Enjoy! DON'T CHEAT! YOU MISS THE FUN! Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway -but the Hershey Man will know! YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH This is pretty neat. DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST! It takes less than a minute . Work this out as you read . Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those waste of time things, it's fun. 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but fewer than 10) 2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold) 3. Add 5 4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while you get the calculator 5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ... If you haven't, add 1758. 6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. You should have a three digit number The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you want to have chocolate each week). The next two numbers are YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it is!!!!!) THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS. chocolate Calculator. I't's often said that as much money as African Americans spend in this economy, we should own radio and television stations. Since WNUA 95.5 (FORMERLY SMOOTH JAZZ) has changed it's format to Spanish Radio, the handwriting is not only on the wall, it's IN THE AIR!Until the African American and Latino community come together, Corporate America will always get the bulk of our spending dollars. Until we join forces and make sure our dollars are appreciated, we will always be preyed upon by those who control the media. In the meantime, here's an article I thought you could apprecaite.Clyburn & Co. Seek Treasury Help for Minority BroadcastersLegislators request assistance along lines of auto industry in letter to Treasury Secretary GeithnerBy John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/21/2009 5:37:03 AM MTA Clyburn is already taking steps to help minority broadcasters. No, not Mignon Clyburn, the South Carolina utility regulator who is the Obama administration's pick for a Democratic seat on the FCC, but her father, James Clyburn (D-S.C.), House minority whip. The senior Clyburn has joined with a dozen other House members to ask Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner for financial help for minority broadcasters similar to the help the government is giving auto dealers. Among the suggestions are helping free up credit as Treasury did in the Auto Supplier Support Program, bridge loans or government-backed loans. The legislators, which include Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), argue that minority broadcasters have been among the hardest hit by the economic meltdown, which they say threatens to "erase the modest inroads" minorities have made in the broadcast business. The say they are looking for a helping hand, not a handout, and that what is at stake is more than just the bottom line. "Like so many businesses caught in the maw of the most severe recession and contraction of credit since the Great Depression, minority broadcasters are not failing businesses looking for a free pass," they said. "[T]hey are looking for continued access to capital to continue their otherwise fundamentally sound operations. And while many jobs are at stake, a more important principle--the government's fundamental interest in promoting a diversity of voices, including service to underserved communities--is severely threatened." They want Geithner to reply by June 5. They also sent copies of the letter to acting FCC Chairman Michael Copps as well as representatives of Fannie Mae and the FDIC. The Obama administration has made broadcast diversity a priority of its communications agenda. That priority has been echoed by Copps, whose FCC has taken steps to improve data collection on minority ownership, essentially teeing up the issue for his successor, FCC Chairman designate Julius Genachowski, in the hope that it will be on top of his agenda as well. The full text of the letter is below: Dear Secretary Geithner, The ongoing economic and credit crisis has had disastrous impacts throughout every sector of our financial system. Among those hardest hit are minority-owned enterprises, and in particular, minority-owned broadcasters. We write to request that you take immediate action to ensure these minority-owned entities are able to weather this financial storm and emerge as viable and thriving companies when the economy and credit market conditions stabilize. As you are aware, it is a long-standing policy goal of the Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to promote diversity within the telecommunications marketplace, both with regard to content and ownership. For too long, the telecommunications industry has been dominated by multi-billion dollar conglomerates with considerable economic strength. Minorities are currently underserved and underrepresented in ownership of broadcast media stations. Less than seven percent of full-power radio stations today are owned by minorities, and minority television station ownership is negligible. Like so many businesses caught in the maw of the most severe recession and contraction of credit since the Great Depression, minority broadcasters are not failing businesses looking for a free pass; they are looking for continued access to capital to continue their otherwise fundamentally sound operations. And while many jobs are at stake, a more important principle - the government's fundamental interest in promoting a diversity of voices, including service to underserved communities - is severely threatened. Many minority broadcasters are experiencing severe financial distress. Although profits are down dramatically, business fundamentals remain sound. Despite the historically steep barriers to credit these enterprises have faced, minority ownership groups are well-operated with decades of executive broadcast management experience. In addition to the credit crisis, also weighing heavily on minority broadcasters is a significant decline in advertising revenues, particularly the loss of automobile advertising, which comprised a substantial source of revenue for minority-owned stations. Let us be clear: It is absolutely essential that we do not allow this once-in-a-generation financial crisis to erase the modest inroads minorities have made into the broadcast industry. To assist these firms in this time of crisis, we urge you to take bold and decisive action to support minority-owned broadcasters. One proposal we suggest you consider is the enactment of a facility similar to the Auto Supplier Support Program announced on March 19, which will help restore credit flows to the broadcast sector of the economy. Other options we suggest you consider include temporary bridge financing or government-backed loans, until the economy improves, the financial system recovers and credit begins to flow more freely again. We respectfully request that you review these and other options to assist minority-owned broadcasters. We also would like for Treasury Department staff to meet with representatives from minority-owned broadcast entities, as well as representatives from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, so that you can be fully briefed on this urgent situation and discuss possible options to address this crisis. We would also appreciate if members of your team could brief our staff at their earliest convenience on the Department's response to this request, but no later than Friday, June 5. " So what. Now what? 1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." 2. New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." 3. And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say:and; "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl” Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd r un over Joe's Mom, too." 4. Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." 5. Football commentator and former player Joe Theismann, 1996: "Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." 6. Senior basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh : "I'm going to graduate on time, no matter how long it takes." (Now that is beautiful) 7. Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: "You guys line up alphabetically by height." And, "You guys pair up in groups of three, and then line up in a circle." ![]() and now, the good news!
What you say, what you do and who you are. Marketing Guru Seth Godin shared this with me, and I am s haring it with you! We no longer care what you say. We care a great deal about what you do. If you charge for hand raking but use a leaf blowerwhen the client isn't home If you sneak into an exercise class because you were on the wait list and it isn't fair cause you never get a bike If you snicker behind the boss's back If you don't pay attention in meetings If you argue with a customer instead of delighting them If you copy work and pass it off as your own If you shade the truth a little If you lobby to preserve the unsustainable status quo If you network to get, not to give If you do as little as you can get away with ...then we already know who you are. archives Now you know I will always give it to you straight. As a broadcaster and fan of Tom Joyner, I must admit that Steve is telling the truth. It might not seem fair, bu this is the business of radio! Don't like it, then do somethig about it! You have the power, you just don't know it! Stop listening! How will that help? If you're not listening, you probably won't hear the advertisements and go out and buy anything! If you don't buy what they're selling, someone will lose out, and it won't be you! In the meantime, read this: Steve Harvey says V103 change that bumped Tom Joyner was Clear Channel's doing, not hisPhil Rosenthal Media April 10, 2009 Like any other comedian capable of packing a venue, Steve Harvey is usually able to turn his aggravation into something funny. Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune How often do we complain to each other? What good does it actually do? Who should we really be complaining to? Should we stop complaining and put a plan into action? These are just some of the thoughts I had after reading this article. See if your thoughts are similar. If not, think about this. Do you like what you hear when you turn on the radio? If no, why not? What can you do about it? After you read it, drop me a line and share your thoughts. http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/tom-joyner-steve-harvey-tavis-smiley-and-impoverishment-black-media archives I simply love it that the powers that be are upset that someone has come along to take the negative image off the word FELONY.A couple of years agaon I hosted an event on the west side of Chicago in which I met a blind man and his wife who had the VISION to do such a thing. A new chance is being given to those who have been incarcerated in the past, by giving them employment with a new organization with the name FELONY included.Felony Franks' Hot Dog Stand Hires ex-offenders.Here's a short piece from the news."CHICAGO — A Chicago alderman says he doesn't mind that a businessman plans to open a hot dog stand in his ward and hire former convicts to work there, but he does object to the stand's crime-linked theme. Alderman Fioretti said Friday his Second Ward on the city's West Side has major crime problems, so he thinks the stand's name, Felony Franks, is simply not in good taste. Fioretti also objected to several slogans, including: "Food so good, it's criminal," and "Home of the misdemeanor wiener." Stand owner Jim Andrews, though, says he thinks the tongue-in-cheek name and a menu that features such items as "burglar beef" and "chain gang chili dog" will help to erase some of the stigma that being a former convict carries." OK! That's his opinion, and he's entitled to it, but I bet he'd have a different opinion if someone in his family need a job and he couldn't get them on at city hall! I am so excited about what he's doing for the community, I look forward to having him on our TV Show! What do you think? archives If you are a true TJMS Fan, then you'll act on this! I listened to Tom Joyner while I was in college, waiting for the day to graduate and become the best female radio peronality I could possibly be, and make a difference in the lives of all those who listended. I listened faithfully to Tom Joyner and was thrilled that he knew who I was (after working at sister station WGCI/1390AM) and lovingly referred to me as "Z" (somethng my friends called me) and he didn't even know me that well. Tom is personable like that! I was even more thrilled to sit and chat with him at the I Roc The Mic Conference in Miami 2007, where all the DJ's showed up who also wanted to be in the company of greatness! As broadcast professionals, we have privy to info that most will never have. Well, today, I am speading the word! Radio (Corporate America) does not care about you! They only care about the money you spend! You have more power than you will ever know! Read this message from Tom, and act on it NOW! Tom Joyner, March 25 Yesterday there was an outpouring of love and support for the TJMS through e-mails, texts and phone calls letting us know how much we will be missed on Chicago radio. Many of you were looking for a call to action, and to you I say this: One, thank you for caring enough to take time out of your busy life to |
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