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Millions are getting it: Trayvon Martin’s Movement!

March 23, 2012 by

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The media buzz had been crackling at high decibel all day, so I approached the rally in support of the family of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida on Thursday evening with much anticipation. The site had already been changed to a larger venue because of the anticipated crowd size, so I was not disappointed when I came […]

Resolution Naming Memphis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial City

February 22, 2012 by

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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL CITY Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968…  Whereas no appropriate monument dedicated to this architect of a better United States of America is currently erect in Memphis, Tennessee…  Whereas Memphis, Tennessee is predominantly populated by people of color, yet there is not one definitive […]

INTRODUCING New MEMPHIS WIREBLOG Column

December 11, 2011 by

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Man In The Memphis Mirror Answers to our QUESTION OF THE WEEK from people on the Memphis Streets This week’s question: DOES  OCCUPYMEMPHIS*  ADEQUATELY REPRESENT MEMPHIS’  99%  ?   Home About    

Poll: Are 99% & 1% Shared Ideas of Tea Party & Occupy?

November 19, 2011 by

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The Tea Party wants a “Hook-up” with Occupy Posted from OccupyMemphis.org: “If the Occupy Movement joins the Tea Party Movement our world would witness the greatest mistake in history. How could it not be, when Tea Party Republicans policies are steeped in filling the pockets of super rich billionaires like Koch Brothers?”  Click the link […]

What Does Smiley & West with AARP & NEA have in Common?

August 10, 2011 by

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Image via Wikipedia Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West are on the “road of discredit” and they seem to have joined the Tea Party ideology against President Obama.  They’re addressing issues, on the road, that seem innocence but, are they really?  These men are working uncover. S & W, not to be confused with the respected Smith […]

President Obama Discovers Green-Gold in Memphis

June 9, 2011 by

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For thousands of years Arabs walked deserts not knowing what lays underneath their feet would make the world kneel before them to have.   They lived as poor beggars having only tourist attractions as their only international industry; thereby, put aside in world commerce as backward with no real future, disrespected by the west as ignorant […]

Preview: President Barack Obama and Booker T Washington High Historical Video

June 7, 2011 by

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This is the most important education DVD in years. Hear and see President Barack Obama illustrate the importance of education, how his successful election to the Office of President came to past because of his parents’ strong position for him to have the best education possible, and how BTW students inspire him, as President of United […]

President Barack Obama & Booker T. Washington High

June 7, 2011 by

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This is the most important education DVD in years. Hear and see President Barack Obama illustrate how important education is, how his successful election to the Office of President came to past because of his parents’ strong position for him to have the best education possible, and how BTW students inspire him, as President of […]

Booker T. Washington High School: “Center of The Universe”.

May 14, 2011 by

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For months politicians in Memphis and Nashville have bombarded the Memphis City School system with negative attacks. They have passed laws with race as their number reason for doing so; along with their ideas that African-American city school students would pull down the grade value of Shelby County schools and increase violence to boot; that Memphis […]