Activism
Cree Summer Has Done WAY More The Be ‘Freddie’ On “A Different World” (Video)
October 23, 2018
Of course, a lot of us are going to remember Cree Summer as super-cutie hippie Hillman chick on “A Different World” on NBC back in the day… but “Freddie” has done a LOT of work – in voiceovers. Check it out!
Recognize this voice? That’s right—it’s the sound of your childhood. As the vocal force behind Rugrats’ Susie Carmichael and Tiny Toon Adventures’ Elymyra, Cree Summer has made some of your favorite cartoons come to life.
– Great Big Story
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Animation, Celebrity, Craft, Series, Videos | 
Tags: Bringing a New Voice to Cartoons, Cartoon voiceovers, Cartoon voices, Cree Summer, Great Big Story, voiceover artist, voiceovers | 
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Steve Harvey’s Response To An Audience With A Stuttering Problem Is Literally Therapeutic (Video)
October 22, 2018
Respek on Steve Harvey’s name for this. All this. The sista is beautiful. It was just that her situation was ugly. But it looks like that is about to look up for her.
When an audience member asks about dating with a stutter, Steve opens up about his own personal struggle. This may be the most powerful moment yet.
– Steve Harvey TV
I sooo wanted to start this post with just how fine the sista in this is… But I wanted her to be taken seriously (just as she desires, per the clip). Of course, I did slide her into the Noon spot (because she is definitely some Eye Candy).
– @ojones1
Sports/History: Tommie Smith Raised A ‘Black Power’ Fist During The Medal Ceremony At The 1968 Olympics… With No Regrets (Video)
October 19, 2018
Talk about REPRESENTING! You know the black and white video at the Olympic games back, back in the day, with the raised fists in it? Yes, this guy, that part!
Tommie Smith sits down with Bill Rhoden to discuss the 50th anniversary of his iconic gesture at the Olympics and how it is relevant in these times.
Shout to John Carlos (the other athlete who raised his fist on the podium), too. Watch this though. Great insights on what modern day athletes can and should be doing with their platforms for humanity, applauding Colin Kaepernick for his taking a knee and taking a stand.
#BlackPride #Undefeated
Politics: Conservatives Love Kanye West’s Repping ‘Make America Great Again’ While Wanting Taylor Swift To ‘Shush’ Again (Video)
October 15, 2018
(Click here to watch on Facebook.)
Nope. Not gonna let Taylor finish… again.
How interesting… and predictable. Talking heads on the right want famous folks to ‘shut up’ and dribble, sing or whatever… unless they dribble the rhetoric they want to hear.
How dare Kanye West say President George W. Bush does care about Black people back in the day. Oh, wait. He’s spitting some of that ‘free thinking’ Make America Great Again (MAGA)? Ahhh, he’s a refreshing right-wing converted icon now.
(Hmmm… remember wifey Kim Kardashian West was just up at the White House months ago. Let’s see how all this plays out. Gotta find five years of reality TV footage for that “Who’s House? Trump’s House!” show premiering after the 2020 elections. Ha!)
And Taylor Swift. She is out of line with the right. Speaking out of turn, so according to the right-wing pundits, it is time for her to go back to singing and stay out of politics like a good girl.
Here’s The Breakdown.
– @ojones1
Activism/Politics: Dear Young People, “Don’t Vote” (Video)
October 8, 2018
This ad by Occupy Democrats is good, scary good. Don’t think it will ‘scare’ millennials, but maybe it will get them thinking… maybe even ‘dared’ into voting in next month’s midterm elections.
Hope so #KnockTheVote #VoteDammit
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Politics, Videos, Youth | Tags: Knock The Vote, Midterm Elections, Occupy Democrats, Rock The Vote, Vote, Voting | No Comments »
Environment/Activism: How Much Do ‘Black Lives Matter’ To This Louisiana Plant? Not Much… (Video)
October 3, 2018
Just off G.P. this should get a thorough looking into. Just think: It there is a chance that a deadly chemical, given off in the process to make recreational stuff, is killing off this predominantly Black Louisiana town, isn’t it worth study (and a fight, if true)? This 77-year old ‘fighter’ thinks so. So he’s taking on a giant chemical plant to save his community.
Posted in Activism, Business, Cover Story, Environment, Interview, Investigation, Science, Videos | Tags: AJ+, Breathing While Black, cancer, Cancer Alley, Cancer Capital Of The United States, Carcinogen, chloroprene, Denka, Dupont, environmental injustice, Environmental Racism, Gen R, Louisiana, Michelle Klug, neoprene, Reserve, Robert Taylor, You're Killing Us | No Comments »
Anti-Kaepernick Car Ranter’s Argument Is Wrong… Loud And Wrong (Video)
October 2, 2018
Getting the feeling, from this clip, that Graham Allen is the guy who should sit and pose for the picture in the urban dictionary next to ‘loud and wrong.’ When your argument’s base premise is FALSE and the fallen soldier you use as anecdotal support for your argument believed the OPPOSITE of what you argue… “That’s When Ya LOST” (word to Souls Of Mischief)!
In his latest VIRAL car rant Graham Allen tries to use Pat Tillman as a counter to Colin Kaepernick. Hasan Piker explains why this shameless “patriotsploitation†is a slap in the face to Tillman’s legacy and against his family’s wishes.
– The Breakdown
– @ojones1
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History: Did You Know The Panthers Were Instrumental In Bringing Healthcare To The Community (Video)
September 28, 2018
Just being a follower here, we can assume that you know that the Black Panthers were NOT just gun-toting White-hating anarchists and agitators. But this vid… this is for the one looking over your shoulder; the one that maybe you should invite over and give your chair and let learn the truth! The Black Panthers were not only stepping up to defend downtrodden people of color against abusive authorities, but they were stepping in where the authorities would not – providing food and healthcare programs unlike anything offered to brothers and sisters who would not get help elsewhere.
– @ojones1
The U.S. Tax Code Favors The Rich… Just Ask This Millionaire (Video)
September 27, 2018
Damn. Even this rich guy shows us his tax return. Waiting on you, President Trump…
This millionaire revealed his tax return to show just how much the GOP tax law favors the rich.
– NowThis Opinions
Yep. The rich get richer, as the poor get shafted. And make no mistake, Eric Schoenberg is playing the game as it is; taking every tax advantage afforded him (because, like President Trump says, he is ‘smart’). But at least he’s honest about what the ‘game’ really is.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Politics, Videos | Tags: Easy for the Rich, Easy for the Rich to Exploit the System, Eric Schoenberg, Exploiting the System, Exploiting the U.S. Tax Code, GOP tax law favors the rich, Millionaire, Now This, Now This Opinions, NowThis, NowThis Opinions, Patriotic Millionaires, tax law favors the rich, U.S. tax law favors the rich, Watch This Millionaire Explain How Easy It is for the Rich to Exploit the System | No Comments »
All Black People Have To Do Is Comply To Survive A Police Encounter, Right? Wrong! (Video)
September 26, 2018
This is why we kneel. Point. Blank. Period. Francis nails it here. Enough with this shite already!
Calm Black Man Tries To Comply With Mixed Instructions, Still Gets Brutally Tasered.
Francis Maxwell asks, I thought all black people had to do was comply and it would be fine?
– The Breakdown
– @ojones1
Meet The New Principal Of Newark’s Westside High School, Akbar Cook (Video)
September 25, 2018
Ellen always comes through with the great ‘feel good’ stories. This one on the brother Akbar Cook certainly ranks near the top of that stack. Watch.
Ellen sat down with Akbar Cook, Principal of a Newark, New Jersey high school, who after noticing at-risk students being bullied for dirty clothes, worked hard to install washing machines and dryers so the kids could do laundry. After hearing his story, Ellen teamed up with her friends at Cheerios to help Principal Cook continue to do good and support his “babies” at school.
Take care of the babies, Akbar. Our babies! And bless you, Ellen, for shining the light on this.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Education, Human Interest, Interview, Series, Television, Videos, Youth | Tags: Akbar Cook, anti-bullying, at-risk kids, at-risk students, Ellen, Ellen Degeneres, Ellen Show, New Jersey, Newark, Principal Akbar Cook, Westside High School | No Comments »
Barack Obama Is Campaigning For Your Vote This November. And It Is More Important Than Ever (Video)
September 19, 2018
Heart jumped when you read the title, right? Well, of course, President Obama is not running for the White House; the November vote having no bearing on the U.S. Presidency at all. However, he does want every American to vote this Fall. And he tells you why it is so important to do so; even though it is not for him, or for a new President… It is for YOU!
If you still don’t think the midterms will affect you, Barack Obama is back to spell out just how important they are.
– NowThis Opinions
Especially reaching out to the youngest voters. So many did not show at the polls.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Cover Story, Education, Opinion, Politics, Progressive, Speech, Videos | Tags: Barack Obama, Exclusive With President Obama On Why Midterms Matter, Midterm Elections, Midterms Matter, Now This, NowThis, NowThis Opinions, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Why Midterms Matter | No Comments »
Many Black Kids Cannot Swim. Really. And Here Is Why… (Video)
September 13, 2018
Wow, that’s a real thing. All my family can swim. My Dad learned as a kid, self-taught, playing in the ‘crick’ (creek) down the road. My baby brother was swimming by the time he could walk. So, I just kinda dismissed such talk as broad generalization; no real fact-finding driving the claim. Well…
In 2014, the CDC found that an 11-year-old Black child is 10 times more likely to drown than a White child the same age. The notion that “Black people can’t swim†may sound like a stereotype, but it’s a real disparity and it’s rooted in a history of discriminatory access to swimming pools.
– VICE News Tonight
Again, wow. And damn.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, History, Investigation, News, Series, Television, Videos, Youth | Tags: Black people can't swim, CDC, Centers for Disease Control, discriminatory access, HBO, history of discriminatory access, history of discriminatory access to swimming pools, Most Black Kids Can't Swim, Racism, segregation, Segregation Is To Blame, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, VICE on HBO | No Comments »
Jim Carrey Kicks Some ‘Real Time’ Wisdom While Proudly Sporting New Nike Kicks (Video)
September 13, 2018
I keep hearing this… “Canadians are so nice. Canadians are so nice.”
They can be nice, because they have healthcare!
– Jim Carrey
Mic dropped!
Tell you what: Jim Carrey just did it big for Nike. Fancy a bit of bold activism with your current fashion? Carrey’s your model then. Plopped right down on the set of “Real Time with Bill Maher” and showed the business world how Nike gets what amounts to a bold shoe commerical on ad-free HBO!
Actor and comedian Jim Carrey joins Bill and his guests – David Axelrod, Michelle Goldberg, and former Rep. Charlie Dent – on the Real Time panel.
– Real Time with Bill Maher
Shoe game dope. And par for the course when you get Jim Carrey on nowadays, you get wisdom mixed in with the whimsical. Great segment!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Comedy, Panel, Progressive, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Bill Maher, Charlie Dent, David Axelrod, HBO, Jim Carrey, Michelle Goldberg, Real Time, Real Time With Bill Maher | No Comments »
Dear #BurnYourNikes Movement, Nike Doesn’t Mind At All (Video)
September 6, 2018
If you feel like wasting some keystrokes, comment on the next vid you see posted by a ‘Nike burner’ that Nike doesn’t give not one aglet about #BurnYourNikes
(Oh, and an ‘aglet’ is that sheath or tip at the end of your shoelace. You knew that? Okay cool.)
See, this whole ‘we stand by Kaep‘ stance Nike is putting forth is still a BUSINESS move at its core. We know that, right? Right?? It’s a business move that folks (read: the majority of people that Nike wants to buy its products) who are cool with #TakeAKnee will vote in favor of… with their purchasing power.
This is why Nike doesn’t care if you set your shoes on fire.
– VICE News Tonight
Just like choosing to ‘vote’ for (buy from) Burger King because you like your burgers flame-broiled, or your way, or whatever the other fast food joints ain’t doing. Or vice versa.
And for folks who decide to NOT buy from them anymore, Nike is wagering (i.e. taking a strategic business risk) there will be few enough of them to not matter (to its BUSINESS). Buuuut… all this could make for some cool counter-hashtaggery to make the new ‘Nike haters’ hot though…
#KaepHatersDontMatter
Nah…
#GoOnAndBurnYourGear #NikeAlreadyHasYourMoney
Better…
#KaepGotPaid #NikeUsedMoneyYouPaid #MoneyYouJustSetAblaze
BARZ!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Celebrity, Fashion, History, News, Politics, Videos | Tags: Believe In Something, BurnYourNikes, Colin Kaepernick, HBO, Just Do It, Nike, shoes on fire, VICE, VICE News, VICE News Tonight, viral video | No Comments »
KevOnStage Explains “Why Nike Ain’t Worried” About The Boycott (Video)
September 5, 2018
He’s got a point. Several points. And anybody ‘big mad’ enough about Colin Kaepernick being a spokesperson for Nike’s new marketing campaign can have several seats… while we #TakeAKnee
(And they can grab a cape, because when they realize that Kaep will get a check while they rip/burn/etc. products on which they’ve already spent hard-earned money on, they will be SUPER MAD!)
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Business, Celebrity, Comedy, Fashion, Videos | Tags: Believe In Something, Colin Kaepernick, Just Do It, KevOnStage, Nike | No Comments »
Netflix Presents Ashtan Towles’ Experiences Tackling Race-Related Issues At Yale University (Documentary)
September 5, 2018
Grew up in the South, all her youth, and she made it through… admitted to an Ivy League university, no less. And STILL this sista cannot ‘get away’ from racism in America.
Imagine waking up to find your school trending because of a racist incident?
– Strong Black Lead
Yeah. Don’t EVER speak of America being post-racial. Even in the ‘affluent’ North. Yale was trending on racism.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Education, Film, Investigation, Videos | Tags: Ashtan Towles, Ivy League, Netflix, Racism, Strong Black Lead, Taking Up Space, Yale, Yale University | No Comments »
History/Activism: James Baldwin Called It Long Ago. But America Has Still Not Learned (Video)
September 4, 2018
Those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it. Only thing is, for minorities (read: Black people) in America, there is WAY more ‘doom’ at stake.
…what America still refuses to learn from history. Here are the lessons still unlearned from James Baldwin.
– Francis Maxwell
We keep thinking that this Administration, this social reality, this America, is something ‘new’… but nah… Baldwin saw this in his day, over and over, and would have probably seen it all coming.
– @ojones1
“Chescaleigh” Examines The History of Asian Sex Stereotypes (Video)
September 4, 2018
You saw the episode Franchesca did on Black female stereotypes, right (here)? Well, she’s got one for Asian stereotypes, too. Lotta stereotyping we have going on in our society…
If you take a look at popular culture there’s a pretty strange divide between Asian women and Asian men. Asian women are adored and fetishized by men of many ethnicities, while Asian men are rarely seen as sex symbols of any kind. Why? Well, these stereotypes don’t come from nowhere, they actually evolved from a long and twisted history of war, trade, and persecution of American citizens. Watch this MTV Decoded episode with Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey to learn more.
– MTV Decoded
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, History, Progressive, Series, Videos | Tags: Breaking Stereotypes, Chescaleigh, Decoded, Franchesca Chescaleigh Ramsey, Franchesca Ramsey, Hstau Liao, Lily Du, MTV, MTV Decoded, MTV News, stereotypes | No Comments »
Four-Year-Old Superhero Helping Homeless People (Video)
September 3, 2018
Here’s something sweet to finish off the holiday eating. Swear this’ll hit you in the feels. Little bro is adorable, and his living out a message on how we should help each other is at just the right volume… LOUD and CLEAR! Great clip.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Human Interest, Videos, Youth | Tags: 4-year-old is the superhero the world needs, Feed the Hungry, Humankind | No Comments »
