All Blog Posts Tagged 'CNN' (7)

DC Area Why Tom Joyner is GLAAD

February 13, 2012

Raynard Jackson

Last week I wrote a column entitled, “Roland Martin Is Not GLAAD.” In that column, I discussed the unfair treatment of TV personality, Roland Martin.

I thought I was finished writing about this issue and was prepared to move on. But, after receiving tons of phone calls, voicemails, and emails about Tom Joyner’s “Letter to Roland: Make It Right,” I feel compelled to make another comment about the Martin…

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Added by Raynard Jackson on February 13, 2012 at 12:23am — No Comments

DC Area Roland Martin Is Not GLAAD

February 9, 2012

Raynard Jackson

I originally had absolutely no intention of writing about the recent flap surrounding TV personality Roland Martin, but because of the unfair treatment he has received; and his seeming inability to defend himself, I feel compelled to speak out.

Martin is a syndicated newspaper columnist, a political analyst for CNN, and host of his own TV show on TV One. During last Sunday’s Super Bowl, he tweeted: “Ain’t no real…

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Added by Raynard Jackson on February 9, 2012 at 12:29am — No Comments

DC Area Enough!!!!

May 19, 2011

Raynard Jackson

Rick Welts, “I’m gay.” Don Lemon, “I’m gay.” Will Sheridan, “I’m gay.” Uhhhhhhhhhh, ENOUGH!

Who cares? Does the public really care about their sex lives? Who these people choose to be romantic with is of no concern to me and should be of no concern to those who know them.

Rick Welts is the president of the Phoenix Suns professional basketball team. He is very well…

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Added by Raynard Jackson on May 19, 2011 at 12:00am — No Comments

Chicago-Midwest Veteran Activist/Journalist Mark Allen Appears With Rep. LaShawn Ford Live On CNN Tuesday, April 27th at 7:10 AM (CST) To Further Debate The National Guard in Chicago Issue !

Today, Tuesday, April 27th at 7:10 AM, I will appear live on CNN as a guest analyst along with Illinois State Representative LaShawn K. Ford to further the debate on whether or not The National Guard should be deployed to patrol Chicago streets this summer to help stop the rise in violence. Representative Ford has already publicly called for the National Guard as a soltuin to help stop the violence, but I will argue that…

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Added by Mark S. Allen on April 27, 2010 at 5:56am — No Comments

Chicago-Midwest Father Pfleger Agrees That National Guard In Chicago Equals More Shootings and Death - Why Do media and leaders ignore economic and social conscious solutions?

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Added by Mark S. Allen on April 26, 2010 at 6:57am — No Comments

DC Area The Media and Feminism—In The Woods

December 17, 2009

Raynard Jackson

Tiger Woods seems to be the talk of the town of late. I had decided not to write about the Woods’ situation, but after an avalanche of calls from friends and media, I deicide to share my thoughts on this issue. So, for my final column of the year, I will give you my take.

For those who have been living on another planet, let me give some background. Tiger Woods has been caught up in a storm of alleged mistresses who have come… Continue

Added by Raynard Jackson on December 17, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

DC Area CNN/Essense sponsors a web thing: Reclaiming the dream

http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=28395

This is poll that I believe that members of African Worldwide Community like The Black List and Brother Keidi Awadu's Living in Black would be able to not only answer the best but to help educate those of us who are caught into the web of the mainstream media polluted land.

We are… Continue

Added by BLACKWATCH - Dr. Brother Raheru Ptah Sun of Asaru on June 22, 2008 at 5:45pm — No Comments