Sunday, February 22, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire Wins Best Picture At The Oscars!
One of my favorite films won "Best Picture" tonight at the Oscars!I'm so happy for all of those who were involved in "Slumdog Millionaire" because they received the recognition that they deserve.There was some very fine directing & acting in this movie.But,not everyone enjoyed the film,as the report in this video shows.There are protests going on at the Oscars because some Indians feel that this movie misrepresents their community.And they are very angry at the director,Danny Boyle.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Pat Buchanan Uses Statistics To Back Up His Racist Rhetoric!
I didn't expect anything less from Pat Buchanan.He served under President Nixon & Mr. Buchanan still carries those antiquated views towards race into the 21st century.During a debate over what Eric Holder said about race,he told Dr. Michael Dyson that he needs to worry about his "own" community instead of blaming the white race,which Dr.Michael Dyson was not doing!
This segment of Hardball really pointed out just how correct Eric Holder is.It demonstrates how intense discussions about race usually gets between blacks & whites.Pat Buchanan is being disingenious when he starts using statistics to make his points.Any educated person knows that statistics should be taken with a grain of salt.Why did Pat Buchanan throw out these numbers in the first place?Well,he wanted to divert attention away from the subject.Pat Buchanan hurled a bunch of insults at an entire race of people when he should have just debated Dr.Michael Dyson.
And poor Michael Dyson kept getting cut off due to "technical difficulties"!I guess they didn't want him to get his point across.They should have cut Pat Buchanan's mike off.Because his racist ramblings made him look a bit senile.It's 2009 not 1969!!!!!
Malcolm X Was Assasinated On Feb 21,1965
Malcolm X was a self-taught intellectual whose oratorial style would give President Obama a run for his money!"By no means necessary" was his motto.In other words,his speeches weren't about non-violent protestations in the face of brutality.He was the antithesis of Martin Luther King,Jr,but he compelled people to face racism just the same.Here's more on this great black leader from Wikipedia:
"Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,[1] was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans.[2] His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence.[3][4][5] He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.[6][7][8]
Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. By the time he was 13, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in the criminal underworld in Boston and New York. In 1945, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.
While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole in 1952, he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years, he was the public face of the Nation of Islam. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to his departure from the organization in March 1964.
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular, black nationalist Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a speech in New York."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest of the entry here.
Sorry to say,but this speech that Malcolm X gave is still relevant to this very day.
"Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,[1] was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans.[2] His detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence.[3][4][5] He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.[6][7][8]
Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. By the time he was 13, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in the criminal underworld in Boston and New York. In 1945, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison.
While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole in 1952, he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years, he was the public face of the Nation of Islam. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to his departure from the organization in March 1964.
After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular, black nationalist Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a speech in New York."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest of the entry here.
Sorry to say,but this speech that Malcolm X gave is still relevant to this very day.
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