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The Help: We’ve come a Long Way Baby!!
By Agnes Cross-White on Monday, September 19th, 2011
I am not a usual fan of the movies. I find most to be insipid, violent and of poor quality. Most “black” movies are degrading, exploitative and usually depict us as ignorant, uneducated people incapable of putting together a sentence without murdering the English language. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the depiction of black women, who are labeled with the same adjectives that were used in the past, but, who also must carry ...
The Reason The Black Vote is Irrelevant
By Agnes Cross-White on Thursday, August 4th, 2011
For more than a hundred years Black Americans fought to get the vote. We saw ourselves beaten, murdered and suffered all forms of degradation in order to do one thing-VOTE. Considering our history of disenfranchisement, it is heartbreaking to come to the realization that the vote we fought so hard for is now irrelevant. The majority of the Black vote goes to Democrats. One would have to go back more than 50 years to find ...
With Friends Like Obama, Who Needs Enemies?
By Agnes Cross-White on Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Last Sunday, I stood on a street corner in Houston, Texas waving a flag, an Israeli flag. I had joined a peaceful protest in support of Israel and to celebrate Israel’s 63rd commemoration of its founding. Across the street at this busy intersection may have been about 100 screaming, loud and obnoxious Palestinian sympathizers carrying signs calling Israelis “war criminals and oppressors.” Often they would speak in Arabic saying vile things like, “Kill the Jews,” ...
Donald Trump: Shut Up
By Agnes Cross-White on Monday, May 9th, 2011
Last month President Obama posted the long form of his birth certificate, finally. You are taking credit for having forced the president into doing something, saying “that no one else could do it.” Kudos to you, but enough is enough. You are behaving like a buffoon. I am no fan of the President. I didn’t vote for him in 2008. I will not vote for him in 2012, not because, I believe he was not ...
Planned Parenthood and Black Genocide
By Agnes Cross-White on Thursday, April 28th, 2011
“A black child has a 50-percent chance of being aborted and, if born, a 70-percent chance of living in a single parent home.” Another hot button issue is on the agenda of Congress, it is the defunding of Planned Parenthood. Are you aware that this organization receives one-third of its funds from taxpayers. That amounts to 360 million dollars annually. Are you aware that Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion care provider in the country? ...
When Does the Talented 10th Become the Accomplished 75 Percent?
By Agnes Cross-White on Thursday, March 17th, 2011
In 1787 Richard Allen found the AME Church because he had not been allowed to pray in the front pews of St. Georges Church, Philadelphia. He did not stand up and curse the elders of the Church because they slighted him. Instead he gathered his forces, prepared himself and formed his own church, where people of color could worship. He turned a negative into a positive without engaging in unacceptable behaviors.Black education is in poor ...
History, Remembered?
By Agnes Cross-White on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
I think that once one reaches a certain age, one sometimes becomes more reflective, as well as introspective. Do the dates of February 12 or February 22nd have any significance? Well, if you were born prior to 1960, you probably do know these dates. February 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. He was the 16th President of the United States. He was a man whose wisdom, tenacity and resoluteness brought the horrible scourge of slavery to ...
A Matter of Principle
By Agnes Cross-White on Saturday, February 5th, 2011
February is designated as Black History Month. It is the time that we celebrate and pay homage to African-Americans and remember our contributions to the nation and the world. It has been my experience that “everyone,” from schools to major corporations look for something or someone “black.”Personally, I have never been a fan of black history month. I have always contended that blacks  are and have been an integral part of American history.  Our history ...
Is the Tea Party Responsible for the AZ Shooting?
By Agnes Cross-White on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
That is the most ridiculous statement that could ever be conjured up. But members of the press and political pundits are revving up their propaganda machine to place the blame of a madman’s action on the Tea Party movement and conservatives.Before the bodies were even removed from the Safeway parking lot, the vicious pundits and politicians began to prepare the ground for their unsubstantiated attack on the Tea Party, conservatives and conservative media.Keith Olbermann, the ...
Bah Humbug, Happy Holidays
By Agnes Cross-White on Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
It is the Christmas season, my most favorite time of the year. I love everything about the season, the music, the decorations and most of all remembering what the season is all about, the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. I just love this time and I find myself smiling more, especially since I no longer have to play Santa Claus.Every year the Grinch tries to steal everyone’s joy because they are just a ...