I know many of you know the Shirley Sherrod story. She was the one who was forced to resign due to Andrew Breitbart posting an excerpt of a speech that Sherrod gave in front of a NAACP group on his website. He said that her speech was of racism. The speech was reviewed and found that it was taken out of context.
It was announced that she plans to sue Breitbart. Rose Sanders, Sherrod's long time attorney, said she did not know when or where the lawsuit would be filed or how much would be sought in damages: "She has to make sure it will be filed in a place where people are just."
Friday, July 30, 2010
BFT Discussion: How Do You Keep Your Kids From Drugs?
I just saw a guy that I grew up with and discovered that he is on drugs. I immediately thought about my own children. What do you do when you find out your child is on drugs. I am not talking about weed. I am talking about crack, powder cocaine, methadone, prescription drugs, etc. How do you protect your children from it? Let's discuss!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
BFT Discussion: Black Folks Raise Your Kids So That They Don't Do This
BFT Family Member, Mr. Stax shared a youtube video on the BFT Fan Page on Facebook. I checked the video out and it is appalling. Dads, more than ever, it is time you step back in to your children's lives. Your children need your love and wisdom. Mamas...it is time to be good role models. I am not talking to all parents but I am talking to the ones letting their children self-destruct. We can't be too proud to ask for help in raising our youth. You remember that saying "It takes village to raise your kids"? We need to adopt that philosphy again, at least in my opinion.
The video below shows nudity and strong language. I am so appalled at these girls and the people who are putting on this video. Please invest in your children by showing them there is another way. Show them that there is a whole world out there and that they don't have to use sex to get what they want because when they get the material thing they are seeking, it is temporary. They may also get something that is permanent like AIDS, which is something that they can get rid of. Then what? What will they do? Life is about decisions. If you are not educated or open to new possibilities, then it will show in the decisions that you make. Trust me...I have been there and still going through that.
The video below shows nudity and strong language. I am so appalled at these girls and the people who are putting on this video. Please invest in your children by showing them there is another way. Show them that there is a whole world out there and that they don't have to use sex to get what they want because when they get the material thing they are seeking, it is temporary. They may also get something that is permanent like AIDS, which is something that they can get rid of. Then what? What will they do? Life is about decisions. If you are not educated or open to new possibilities, then it will show in the decisions that you make. Trust me...I have been there and still going through that.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
BFT Remembers: Al Goodman of Ray, Goodman and Brown
It has been reported that group member Al Goodman of the legendary Ray, Goodman and Brown has died on July 26, 2010. At press time, the cause of death has not been determined.
Goodman was also part of the group The Moments where the song "Love on a Two Way Street". As part of Ray, Goodman and Brown, he made such hits as "Special Lady" and "Take it to Limit". Al Goodman and his talents will be truly misssed.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Smokey Fontaine: On The Road- Louisiana
Smokey Fontaine goes On The Road to Louisiana to explore African-American life post the spill for NewsOne.com.
BFT Discussion: Is America Ready To Discuss Racism In America?
After reviewing this clip and countless other clips and watching the news, is it time to discuss racism again here in the United States? Is the definition of racism being blurred? Does everyone understand what racism really is? What are your thoughts on all of this?
BFT Salutes: Deonte Bridges
Deonte Bridges moved the audience with his Valedictorian speech before fellow graduates, faculty, staff and parents at Booker T. Washington High School's graduation ceremony on May 28, 2010, at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center
Below Booker T. Washington graduate Deonte Bridges discusses how his valedictorian speech became a YouTube sensation.
Below Booker T. Washington graduate Deonte Bridges discusses how his valedictorian speech became a YouTube sensation.
BFT Remembers: "Roc" Star Carl Gordon
We have recently learned that actor Carl Gordon passed away at his home in Jetersville, VA at the age of 78. It is reported in the New York Times that Gordon died from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Below is part of the New York Times article on Gordon:
To television viewers, Mr. Gordon was best known as the patriarch on “Roc,” a situation comedy about a working-class black family in Baltimore, broadcast on the Fox network for three seasons starting in 1991. In a highly unusual move, Seasons 2 and 3 were televised live, an approach to sitcoms that had been attempted rarely if at all since the 1950s.
The show starred Charles S. Dutton as Roc Emerson, a sanitation worker, and Mr. Gordon as his proud, irascible father, Andrew. So proud was Andrew Emerson that he seeded the family home with pictures of Malcolm X and maintained that a certain member of the Boston Celtics was far too good a basketball player to be a white man:
“Larry Bird was born and bred in Harlem,” Andrew declared in one episode. “His real name is Abdul Mustafa.”
On Broadway, Mr. Gordon originated the part of Doaker, the upright uncle in “The Piano Lesson” (1990), by August Wilson, one of two Pulitzer Prize-winning installments in the playwright’s 10-part cycle about black life. He reprised the role in the television adaptation, broadcast on CBS in 1995.
Rufus Carl Gordon Jr. was born on Jan. 20, 1932, in Goochland, Va.; he later jettisoned the “Rufus.” When he was a child his family moved to Brooklyn, where he grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. As a young man he spent four years in the Air Force, serving as an airplane mechanic during the Korean War.
Afterward, Mr. Gordon attended Brooklyn College but left to work before graduating. By his late 30s he had reached a low point. He was twice divorced and seemed consigned to unfulfilling jobs, including sheet-metal worker and department store stockroom clerk.
One night, as he recounted in interviews afterward, Mr. Gordon fell to his knees, weeping. “Lord, tell me what I need to do,” he said. From somewhere within him, an answer arose: “Try acting.”
To Mr. Gordon, the idea seemed preposterous: he had never considered acting and had barely been to the theater. But who was he to question the Lord? Before long, he had enrolled in the Gene Frankel Theater Workshop.
There, as The New York Times later wrote, Mr. Gordon was the oldest student, the only African-American and the only one without a college degree. But little by little, audition by audition, he built a career.
Mr. Gordon’s other screen work includes the film “The Brother From Another Planet” (1984), directed by John Sayles, and guest roles on “Law & Order” and “ER.”
Among his other Broadway credits are the musical “Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death” (1971), with book, music and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles, and a 2003 revival of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” by Mr. Wilson, starring Mr. Dutton and Whoopi Goldberg. He also appeared in many productions by the Negro Ensemble Company.
Mr. Gordon is survived by his third wife, Jacqueline Alston-Gordon; a son, Rufus Carl III; five daughters, Gloria Gurley and Candise, Demethress, Yvette and Jasmine Gordon; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
When “Roc” went live, interviewers asked Mr. ordon and his cast mates if they were daunted by the prospect. Not at all, they said, for most, like him, were veterans of the stage.
“It feels good,” Mr. Gordon told The Chicago Sun-Times in 1992. “It’s like going back to Broadway.”
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
BFT Discussion: Do Guys Prefer Skinny Women vs. Chubby Women?
Do guys prefer skinny women vs. chubby women?
Below is Paul Carrick Brunson's response from One Degree From Me:
Below is Paul Carrick Brunson's response from One Degree From Me:
Thursday, July 15, 2010
BFT Discussion: Should You Put In Your Parent In Jail To Protect Your Credit?
What would you do if you found out that your parent has ruined your credit? They have gotten credit in your name and completely trashed it to the point you can get a job? Would you press charges? Thoughts?
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
BFT Discussion: Thoughts On Your First Date Being at McDonalds? Too Cheap? Thoughts?
What are your thoughts if it is suggested that the first date will be at McDonald's, Sizzler, or to a little hole in the wall? Is your date viewed as cheap? Is it better if the woman suggests it? Thoughts?
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Relationship Management - The Remix by Morpheus
This is a poem about defining and playing our roles in the black family. Morpheus allows his passion to spill out about the mixed up roles the exist in the black family today. He delivers a passionate heart fulled performance in this piece. This piece was composed and performed by Morpheus the webmaster. Engineered and remastered by Solomon Grundy.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Nicole's Corner: Being Pro-Black
Hey BFT Family! It has been a minute since I have done a Nicole's Corner. Well I think that it is time and I want to discuss being pro-black. I love my black hertiage. I love the fact that we are strong and resilient people. I love the fact that we are smart and intelligent (even though some of the world don't think we are). I love the fact that we are beautiful. This does not say that I don't like any other cultures because I do. I respect them the same as I do the black culture. My tastebuds tell me that I may be Latino in another life.
The one thing that I am feeling is that we as black people always seem to get the short end of the stick. Some of us don't think as highly as we should. I believe some of us don't think that we have the power to do anything. Guess what black folks?! We do have power! We have buying power! We have verbal power! If there is something that the black community does not like, we should stop supporting it as a group. Money talks in this society. We don't have to do it violently. Stand strong and stop spending your money.
What if a group put $1, $10, $100, or even $1000 in a pot to build and buy businesses? Could we get the type of movies made that depict us? Could we get the type of music out that is positive? Could we rebuild our schools and not depend on the government to do so? Could we have the resouces our kids need to make it in the world? Could we have health options?
Now I am not saying that my way is the only way but I do think that this is a start. If our forefathers could get through the Montgomery Bus Boycott and elect our first Black President, then I think that we can do anything we like but I believe it has to srart as a team.
Well this is the end of my time today. Think about what I said. Remember, I love you and there is nothing that you can do about it.
The one thing that I am feeling is that we as black people always seem to get the short end of the stick. Some of us don't think as highly as we should. I believe some of us don't think that we have the power to do anything. Guess what black folks?! We do have power! We have buying power! We have verbal power! If there is something that the black community does not like, we should stop supporting it as a group. Money talks in this society. We don't have to do it violently. Stand strong and stop spending your money.
What if a group put $1, $10, $100, or even $1000 in a pot to build and buy businesses? Could we get the type of movies made that depict us? Could we get the type of music out that is positive? Could we rebuild our schools and not depend on the government to do so? Could we have the resouces our kids need to make it in the world? Could we have health options?
Now I am not saying that my way is the only way but I do think that this is a start. If our forefathers could get through the Montgomery Bus Boycott and elect our first Black President, then I think that we can do anything we like but I believe it has to srart as a team.
Well this is the end of my time today. Think about what I said. Remember, I love you and there is nothing that you can do about it.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
BFT Discussion: Are Black Folks Racists?
Are black folks just as racist as some white folks? If so, is our racism warranted based on our history? Thoughts?
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