Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Perseids are coming! The Perseids are coming! Yaaaay!  Observing Photo Gallery Magazine Archive Shop at Sky Dan Durda Bulletin at a Glance News Observing This Week’s Sky at a Glance Community The Sky is Not Falling July 30, 2010 … Continue reading →

July 29, 2010 11:48 AM Shirley Sherrod Vows to Sue Andrew Breitbart Posted by Brian Montopoli Ousted USDA official Shirley Sherrod said in a speech to the National Association of Black Journalists in San Diego this morning that she will … Continue reading →

  July 29, 2010 ColorLines Direct. News and commentary from ColorLines.com What’s Next for Arizona’s SB 1070?Activists storm the state as lawyers hunker down for a long fight.ALSO: A Breakdown of Legal Challenges to SB 1070   Scenes from SB … Continue reading →

Here is an update on the Sean Bell case that made headlines over four years ago. I have posted on this case here, here, and here. The family of Mr. Bell and his friends harmed that night, have been awarded … Continue reading →

Cult Leader to be Retried on Rape Accomplice Charges by Larry Keller  on July 28, 2010 A proponent of multiple wives, polygamous prophet Warren Jeffs appears destined to have multiple trials. The Utah Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed Jeffs’ two convictions … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1976:  “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,” Lou Rawls Born:  Roy Milton, 1907 *************************************************************************** 1948   The only time in music history that two brothers charted on the same day with separate singles on separate labels happened … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1983:  “She Works Hard For the Money,” Donna Summer Born:  George “Buddy” Guy, 1936 ***************************************************************************** 1936   One of the best blues guitarists of the ’50s, Buddy Guy, was born today. He was so infatuated with the guitar … Continue reading →

Through the years while I have been blogging, I have many times used the famous Jim Crow Museum as a reference for when I needed stereotypical and racist images that explained how America condoned the assaults upon the humanity of … Continue reading →

“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I first spoke of the Mammy Statue in my “Towards The End Of Aunt Jemima” post back in 2007. Here is an excerpt … Continue reading →

#1 R&B Song 1957:  “Short Fat Fannie,” Larry Williams Born:  Jazz musician Charlie Christian, 1916 ******************************************************************************************* 1959   The Drifters recorded the samba-style “Dance With Me” (#15 pop, #2 R&B), heralding the Latin influence on Jay & the Americans, Tony Orlando & … Continue reading →