Tag: america
member name: Shun P.
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September 28, 2008 12:53 AM EDT --
Imagine if Barack Obama's daughter had a child out of wedlock... What would the response be?
Would there be an overwhelming embrace of family values or would there be an attack on . . . more
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July 13, 2007 12:48 AM EDT --
I hadn't been home in so long that I had to return to my beloved Chicago under the threat that my Momma was going to come to Maryland and pull me back by the hair which could turn out to be . . . more
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December 15, 2007 08:02 PM EST --
Some of you may have thought that I fell off the face of the Earth, but I am back to let you know otherwise. I used to be a Gather regular, but as of late I have started to put progressively more and . . . more
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September 21, 2008 10:23 PM EDT --
I was in the Home Depot earlier today reading an article while waiting in line. The article was about the result of a survey that spoke about the prejudices harbored by white Democrats that . . . more
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October 11, 2007 02:21 PM EDT --
America needs a superhero. Nowadays you need to have a cast iron stomach to listen, watch or read the news. The news events seem to get progressively wackier with each passing day one can't . . . more
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November 01, 2007 02:03 PM EDT --
I've put my pen down for longer than I would have liked. Things in my part of the world have been hectic to say the least. I have undertaken putting my money where my mouth is . . . more
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April 04, 2008 11:04 PM EDT --
Today isn't just another day April 4, 2008 marks 40 years to the date of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. There is no shortage of TV specials commemorating the life of Dr. King, . . . more
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March 28, 2007 12:02 AM EDT --
I started 2007 on a interesting note. I got laid off from my job, becoming part of the Bush Administration's growing unemployment numbers, but my underemployment was short-lived. I need that 9 to 5 . . . more
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August 08, 2008 02:11 AM EDT --
Ever since I kicked myself in the proverbial seat of the pants last fall and pushed myself back into graduate school. Now I find myself longing for many things that I don't have the luxury . . . more
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September 02, 2008 12:08 AM EDT --
I have always enjoyed the sordid game of politics, from the time that I cast my first vote in a 1993 election; it always struck me as an entertaining game of gotcha from people with a host of . . . more
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April 11, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
The comments of Don Imus have opened a festering wound that will never heal unless there is sincere dialogue in this country. I for one will not hold my breath in hope that there will be intelligent . . . more
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April 11, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
I for one am not surprised at the dialogue that was spewed by Don Imus on his program. This is something that I have grown to expect, the reality is that many Americans (non-black . . . more
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May 07, 2007 10:41 AM EDT --
We are a country that prides itself on the freedom of self expression, provided that someone's freedom doesn't trample or infringe on the rights of another. That is fair enough or so you . . . more
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April 15, 2007 11:34 PM EDT --
I like to pride myself on my mantra, “let nothing surprise you, human beings are consistent in that they are consistent in that they are inconsistent” Whenever I am insulted or I face some . . . more
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May 03, 2007 02:55 AM EDT --
I like to think of myself as a pretty intelligent guy. Not because my Dad made me read encyclopedias when the other kids were outside playing in my formative years or because I have a pretty extensive . . . more
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May 21, 2007 01:59 AM EDT --
I had always fumed about the notoriety and empty-headed lyrics of R. Kelly for quite some time now. Admittedly, during my time in high school in the early 1990's his music did cause me to bop . . . more
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March 09, 2007 12:27 PM EST --
It is dangerous times that we are living in. I’ll make it short and sweet if only for the purpose of staying on target. The week of March 4, 2007 brought us such headlines: Uncle mentors . . . more
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April 26, 2007 10:04 AM EDT --
The best way to conceal information from a person, group or a population for that matter is to keep them docile, medicated and distracted; when all of those said criteria is met you can hide that information . . . more
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May 07, 2007 12:58 AM EDT --
Politics is one of those subjects that you have to tread lightly on, because like religion, many people wear their political affiliations on their sleeve. Going against the grain of someone's . . . more
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May 24, 2007 02:38 AM EDT --
Should I scream? Should I cry? Should I do both? Maybe I should crawl into a hole in hopes that when I come out all will be well. Alas, it is an exercise in futility I fear, my head is spinning . . . more
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