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Wichita NAACP to Celebrate the First Lunch Counter Sit In

Published in August 2nd, 2008

My fellow AfroSpear blogger, Kevin Myles is the director of the Wichita NAACP branch. On Saturday, August 9th, they are celebrating the courageous efforts of two dozen young members of the Wichita Branch NAACP Youth Council who in the summer of 1958 held a historic lunch counter sit in at a local drug store.
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Let’s Jam Some Soulfège

Published in July 15th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Music, Politics

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Readers do you remember Derrick Ashong who became blog famous for his interview outside an Obama campaign stop earlier this year? Refer back to my February 28th post on the young guy who gave answers to an impromptu street interview. Guess what? Homeboy is a singer and he’s pretty good too. Actually he’s the leader […]

White America Is Scared of Liberation Theology

Published in April 29th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Faith, General Interest, Politics

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I get it now. Having actually heard the entirety of Rev. Wright’s post September 11th sermon I realize now that people all over the country have miss-spun and misconstrued a sound bite to horendous and comic proportions. This is basic liberation theology that you’ll hear in at least half the black churches in America […]

Declaring War

Published in April 9th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Music, Politics

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Want to hear one of the first multicultural-multiethnic crossover groups to break out big on the popular music scene in the early 70’s? Tuesday Tunes is a day late but that’s alright. How about we call it a hump day special? We’re going back thirty years so allow me to declare WAR on your earlobes. […]

Is France in the Grip of Obama Mania?

Published in April 8th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Politics

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Have you been keeping up with the race on NPR? In her March 25th Morning Edition segment entitled “France Tracks U.S. Presidential Election” National Public Radio commentator Eleanor Beardsley talks about French impressions of the primary season. As it turns out our sometimes testy allies the French are following the primary contest as closely as […]

Memoriam and Future

Published in April 4th, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Politics, Society

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It is the 40th anniversary of the assasination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. There won’t be a day as historically significant as this one any time soon with the exception potentially of the innauguaration early next year. I don’t even know how to start or structure this post just with everything swirling thru my […]

Olympic Hancuffs

Published in April 2nd, 2008

Posted by Marty in Politics

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Wow, are the protesters ever serious this year? The Chinese crackdown on Nepal has created ripples to the heartland of the Games themselves. Dutch protesters with flags showing the Olympic rings as five handcuffs were arrested in Athens.

The Chinese may be banning transmissions to their own citizens but activists around the world are keeping the […]

Hillary’s 3:00AM Call

Published in March 25th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Politics

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Hat tip to Vanessa Byers at Vanessa: Unplugged! for this take on Hillary’s 3:00AM remark. Good laugh material to start off the day. Thanks V.

Only Abstinance Can Beat These Statistics

Published in March 24th, 2008

Posted by Marty in Faith, General Interest, Politics

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Have you been reading about the alarming statistics about teenage girls and STD’s these days? Premarital sex has poisoned 25% of them. If the consequences of behavior could ever be made more obvious than this I can’t imagine what it would be. So much for safe sex and secular sex education in America. It’s […]

Situational Justice Rears its Ugly Head Again (And It’s Another One of Hillary’s Friends)

Published in March 21st, 2008

Posted by Marty in General Interest, Politics

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Eliott Spitzer has to be the biggest idiot in the country right now. Fortunately he is also New York’s “ex-Governor” but he is still working overtime to get off the hook. He should have been trying to get off the hooker. Wait a minute, that’s exactly how he got in trouble isn’t it? I digress.
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