The Boondocks Aaron McGruder Goes IN On Tyler Perry

I've made no secrets about my dislike for "some" of Tyler Perry's work. I think some of it borders on ageless stereotypes that should have been buried years ago. But having said that,Tyler Perry's story is one that continues to inspire me in my journey to accomplish the things I'm trying to accomplish.I also think he is one of our greatest assets and would never disrespect him on a personal level.Unfortunately,I can't say the same thing for Aaron McGruder,the writer of The Boondocks. McGruder went in hard on Mr.Perry on last week's episode. At least that's what I've read. You see,I would NEVER in a million years watch a show that disrespects the legacy of Dr.King by raising him from the dead to declare that black people today are just a "bunch of niggas",and that's not even the beginning of some of his disrespectful antics. But hey,if it gets you laughs and ratings,why stop,right?
Well this latest thing may be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Not because it was totally disrespectful,but because the comments were made about Tyler Perry.And when you make comments about someone as powerful as Mr.Perry,you may want to make sure your accountant has your money straight because those checks may stop coming pretty soon.Comments made on the show suggested Mr.Perry was a down low homosexual who uses his Christian faith to mask his sexuality and that's just the beginning.
Whether any of that is true or not is not the issue for me. The issue for me is this. Seeing that there are a limited amount of brothas in a position to make power moves on the big and small screen,why not try to resolve this like men? If you have a disagreement,why not pick up the phone and say," Man,we need to talk"? Why not do that as oppose to putting your animosity in a character and airing it on national television? Then try to mask it as if you're not really talking about Tyler Perry,even though everyone knows you are. Then play it off as "it's just comedic satire". To me,a man that has to vent or disguise his opinion or frustration THAT way is the real "punk"(didn't want to use the derogatory term that originally popped in my head).
I've said it before and I'll say it again,WE ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY!!!!! If we would spend half the time looking in the mirror as we do blaming the media or society for our shortcomings,we could do some serious good for our community. But as long as we,meaning the consumer,contiune to support shows like The Boondocks,we will continue to encourage this kind of cowardly coonery!!

Chris Brown,"Tears" and The BET Awards

Before I give my opinion on this Chris Brown "crying" incident,first things first. Between Prince getting the Lifetime Achievement Award and El Debarge shutting it down for the old heads,I think I can proclaim that LIGHT SKINNED BROTHAS ARE BACK!!!! Only thing missing was a performance from Al B.Sure to make it official!!!Speaking of performing,does anyone know why Prince didn't perform? And why did they let the Trey Songz dude butcher Purple Rain? That was horrible!!!!! Thankfully Aunt Pattie(Labelle) saved the day. Also,I could have done without the performance from the girl with the crazy haircut singing "Let's Go Crazy" but hey,that's just me.
One of my favorite moments of the night was the MJ Tribute. Normally,I immediately change the channel when someone does an MJ Tribute. But ONE-I couldn't take my eyes off of Jermaine's hair and TWO-when I realized it was Chris Brown,I KNEW it was going to be good. But I had no idea it was going to be THAT good. Dude did his thing!!!! He may be the most talented artist out there(well,besides Usher). Chris Brown was scheduled to do this tribute last year,but he was in hot water for beating the crap out of Rhianna. Dude beat this girl up BAD!!!!!! I'm sure you've seen the pictures and heard all the commentary. I'm sure you know he lost a lot of fans over that and rightfully so. He also lost a lot of money and endorsement deals. Having lost all of those things is what lead me to believe the tears were fake.
WAIT A MINUTE.......WAIT A MINUTE........CALM DOWN......CALM DOWN!!!!!
Before all of you Chris Brown fans blow a gasket and stop following this blog please understand. I don't think it's a bad thing to fake the tears. It's actually a smart business decision. You top off the performance of your career with what looks like a sincere breakdown(and it may have been sincere).You get back in good graces with the fans who left you a year ago,and you create a buzz.And in entertainment,we all know,creating a "buzz" means you're creating dollars. So I think it was a good thing for him,regardless if it was scripted or not. But pssst......between me and you,I think it WAS scripted.

The Board Room Praise & Inspiration

The Board Room Jam Of The Week

It's Been A Year ALREADY!?

There has never been and there will never be a better entertainer than the King of Pop.
One of my favorite jams from MJ!

What The Hell Is Going On In Chicago?

Just another day in the Windy City. Clear blue skies, Cubs fans still dreaming about a World Series at Wrigley Field,sports talk radio going crazy over the possibilty of D.Wade or LeBron signing with the Bulls and ANOTHER SENSELESS MURDER!!!
These two kids were found on train tracks naked and with multiple shots to the back of the head.
When will it end?
Why are so many kids from this proud city acting as if they are in a war zone?
I recently heard a radio talk show host say,"Kids who get in trouble aren't bad kids,they just need to be mentored." I strongly disagree!!! Kids who want to be mentored,skip school once in a while or talk back to their parents. But THESE animals don't need mentors,they need Jesus.......and they can find him while being locked in a hole 23 hours a day in the roughest,toughest prison in the country. I have no sympathy for these animals who are destroying their own communities. They're making it unsafe for kids who are doing things the right way.
A few months ago,there was mention of the National Guard being put on the streets of Chicago. But,as expected,the usual suspects stepped in to voice their dismay. Of course,those usual suspects had no concrete alternatives to curb the violence.Just the same ol same ol "we got to do better in our community" speech they always give. I got an idea that may upset some people but,OH WELL!
How about this?
Start allowing the police to pull over kids(yes,BLACK KIDS)who they may suspect are gang memebers or may be involved in illegal activity. Do random searches on kids who are riding 3-4 deep with the music blasting. YES,I AM SUGGESTING THE POLICE START RACIAL PROFILING!!!!!! Why not.......nothing else is working!!!
FYI: There were 40 people shot over the weekend in Chicago!
Something has got to give!

Father's Day Foolishness

Sorry I'm a day late,but Happy Father's Day to all the MEN out there. Notice the emphasis on MEN? I did that because I've noticed a trend on Father's Day over the last couple of years. Some women celebrate Father's Day too. Many feel because they are raising their children without any help from the dad,they are Mothers AND Fathers. That is a lie from the pit of hell. I sympathize with those of you who have to raise your children alone. I'm sure nothing is worst for a child to ask their mom,"Where is my daddy?" Or "Why my daddy won't call me?".I have too many friends whose children ask them that all the time and I KNOW it's painful. I wish I had the answer as to why a man would not want to see his children,I really do. But having said all of that,that STILL doesn't mean you are Mama AND Daddy. That just means,you are a single mother who had a child with a man that is a spineless coward.

I think it is sooooo direspectful that on the ONE day out of the year Father's are honored,some women choose to honor themselves as "FATHERS" instead of saluting the men who are in their children's lives. A man can NEVER fill the void of a mother and a woman can NEVER fill the void of a Father. So please stop with the "MOTHERS ARE FATHERS TOO" attitude because not only is it not true,it gives the impression to your child that men don't matter.I could REALLY go in on this one but I'm learning to control my tongue so I will stop here.

Seattle Cop Punches Teenager In Face

I try to give officers the benefit of the doubt when it comes to brutality issues. If I had to deal with some of these unruly,disrespectful teenagers,I would be on the news every night.
Headlines would read,
"Short Cocky Officer Chops Another Citizen In The Throat,This Time For Running A Red Light".
See,I KNOW I ain't wrapped too tight,so there's no need for me to be in any kind of law enforcement.
Here's what happened:
This officer saw a guy jaywalking.....JAYWALKING and called him over to the car. While citing the guy for jaywalking,he saw four girls doing the same thing. When he asked them to step over to the car,they began cussing him out. When he attempted to arrest one of them(girl in video)her cousin got involved and that's when the officer went Floyd Mayweather on her.
Having friends who are police officers,I know first-hand what they have to deal with. There is a lack of respect and when there's a lack of respect,you have people acting the way these two model citizens were acting. But STILL,there was NO excuse for this. He should have called back up or SOMETHING.......I don't know. But I DO know,a white officer can't punch a black girl,in the face,in broad daylight with cameras and cell phones present and expect this thing to be resolved with an apology.

Cue Al Sharpton,a march,a lawsuit and nationwide attention on police brutality in
5....4.....3.....2....1 ! ! ! ! ! !

I'm with Rev.Al on this one.

Where's The Outrage Over Baseball's Lebron James?

I don't blog too much about sports,I leave that to my friends over at thestartingfive.net. Please check them out,they're part of My DNA(blogroll on right). After seeing this story all over ESPN and reading the blog on The Starting Five,I HAD to throw my three cents in.

The kid in the above picture is Bryce Harper. I will admit up front,this kid is the TRUF(that's "truth" for those of you not from Alabama).I saw a video of him hitting a baseball 502ft at age 15 and thought to myself,this is the baseball version of Lebron James. The media attention he was getting along with raw natural talent assured him he would be a very rich man after high school. But this kid DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AFTER HIS 10TH GRADE YEAR AND GOT HIS GED so he could go play ball at a JUCO(Junior College) and get to the big leagues.Last week,the Washington Nationals chose him with the overall #1 pick in the draft. I'm happy for the kid and can't wait to see what he does on the field.

But here's MY problem.
Why was there such an outrage when kids were skipping college and going straight to the NBA? But no outrage over Bryce Harper.
My opinion,some people have a hard time seeing young black men with millions of dollars. Sorry,but I just call'em like I see'em. Plus,college athletics has almost become the new slave trade. Colleges and Universities make tens of millions of dollars off of these kids,but penalize them if they get a job. Sure they get a free education,but how many jobs you know will pay an average of 3.5 million a year to someone fresh out of college?
The talking heads on ESPN and other members of the media thought it was a GREAT idea when the NBA instituted a plan to ban kids from declaring for the NBA draft until they turned 20 years old."Pundits" said,"they're not mature enough yet". Well, how in the world is it acceptable for those same circle of people to sit quietly while this kid DROPS OUT OF SCHOOL to go pro?
Is HE mature enough?
Why isn't anyone calling HIS parents out?
I have a 14 year old son who has played baseball since he was 4. I truly believe he has what it takes to make to the Major League one day. It's his dream,his goal and he's working VERY hard to make it happen. But he knows,regardless of how many people he strikes out or how far he can hit a baseball,if he doesn't continue to get good grades,there's going to be consequences and repercussions. The importance of having an education is STRESSED because there will be life after baseball. Sure the possibilty of him hooking his dad up with a big fat crib in Hawaii overlooking the pacific ocean would be nice.......VERY nice.........(daydreaming)........my bad,my bad.
Look,I know this kid is special.
I know he can hit a basball from here to the ATL(shawty).
I know he's the baseball version of Lebron James.
But what I DON'T know is.....why is everyone so quiet about this story?
WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE!?

Holla back,I want to hear your opinion on this one.

The Board Room Praise and Inspiration

The Board Room Jam Of The Week

It's The Summer,Get Your Body Right!

Alright Board of Directors,as CEO of The Board Room,I'm giving you an assignment for the summer,GET YOUR BODY RIGHT!
"African American women have the highest rates of overweight and obesity compared to other groups."
Don't get mad and start sending me crazy emails and text messages. That report comes directly from minorityhealth.gov.
Personally,I think the report should include men too. Speaking of men,fellas,why do so many of us go to the gym and lift weights all day but can't run a mile on the treadmill?
We ALL must step our game up and I'm leading by example. A couple of months ago,I decided to transform my body. I started by doing 5 miles 3-4 days a week on the stationary bike and drinking 3 liters of water a day.I went from 165lbs to 149 lbs. Now that I've trimmed down,I'm about to add 10 lbs of muscle,and NOOOO I'm not using any of those GNC products either. Your boy has been hitting those weights pretty hard and now I'm starting to see some results.I still have a long way to go but I'm determined to get there. Pretty soon,I will reach my goal and have the look I'm shooting for.
Here's what I'm shooting for(without the sagging pants)

calm down ladies......lol
Seriously,that's the look I'm shooting for. I should have it by the time I hit the beach later this summer.
I know some of you are already trying to get your Michelle Obama Arms on.....lol. But everyone else,I challenge you to set a goal and work your behind off to reach it. Let me know how it turns out.

WE NEED A HEALTHY BOARD ROOM!!!!!!!!

Black Music Month Moment:Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range.[2] Starting as a member of the doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records. After starting off as a session drummer, Gaye ranked as the label's top-selling solo artist during the sixties.

Check out this live performance from 1980.

S.C.GOP:I Was Born At Night,But Not LAST Night

You GOT to watch this interview.

BWHAHAHAHAHA..........now THIS is a good one. I thought I had heard it all but I must admit,the S.C. GOP has shocked me with this one. They want everyone to believe a BLACK man who no one has ever heard of, who has a crimnal record,has NEVER campaigned,NEVER had a fundraiser,NEVER had a website,NEVER even met with Black coalition groups in South Carolina,all of a sudden wins the Democratic primaryfor Senator. And there was no foul play? No machines rigged? OK,sure!
I will keep quiet for now but trust me,this ain't over. This is going to be
F-U-N-N-Y to watch unfold.

Black Conservatives Get A Dose Of Reality

Sooooo,what happened to all of those Black Conservatives who were suppose to "make their mark" on the political scene in 2010?

WAIT A MINUTE!

They did WHAT!?

They LOST!?

ALL OF THEM!?

Hmmm,how did THAT happen? I thought we were in a post racial America. I thought all of those appearances at the tea party rallies BLASTING the President for being "TOO RADICAL" was suppose to work. Oh well Angela McGlowan(pictured above),so much for "defending and promoting your Mississippi conservative values"......whatever THAT means. You know,we have a saying here in the state of Alabama,"at least we're not Mississippi". Well we USED to say that.After recent activites in THIS state,maybe it should be the other way around. Oh and speaking of Alabama. Has anyone heard from Les Phillip since he got a whopping 8% of the vote in the Republican primary last week? For those of you who live outside of Alabama and don't know who Les Phillip is,allow me to introduce you. He ran for a congressional seat in Northern Alabama. He ran this ad over and over and over and over during his campaign.

You see THAT?
THAT is the reason Black Conservatives didn't win a single primary. Well they won one somewhere......but he'll lose in November. Most of them have spent their money and efforts trying to convince the establishment,they're not like Barack Obama.
-Psst....those folks still aren't going to elect you. Don't take my word for it,ask Artur Davis.
When will you guys ever learn? You can be Conservative without trying to convince a certain segment of people that you're like them. Just be yourselves!! Take a cue from J.C.Watts,Colin Powell and Lenny McAllister. I may disagree with their political philosophy,but all three of them call it like they see it. They call out the President when they think he is wrong,and they call out the tea party and others within their own party as well. And they didn't have to run and apologize for doing it. I urge you guys to get a new game plan because that one is played out.

Barack "The Angry Black Man" Obama

"Where's the anger from 'this man'? ",Sean Hannity

"C'mon Man,get pissed off,show some emotion",James Carville

" For once,the President needs to 'act black' and GO OFF",Spike Lee
(who would probably be protesting if a white person said that)

"He needs to 'act like' a black President",Bill Meyer

All of a sudden everyone is an expert on how the President should react. Any competent human being should know by now, that "this man",as Sean Hannity likes to call him,doesn't operate that way. When he DID go off a couple of weeks ago in a closed door meeting with members of the GOP,many of them said he should "take a pill","calm down","don't try to lecture us". In short,here comes the "ANGRY BLACK MAN". These folks are worried about the wrong thing. What they NEED to be worried about is who is going to fix that oil leak!!! Besides,going off and cussing people out(in public)is not his style. Have they ever heard that the calmest guy in the room is usually the most dangerous guy in the room? Or in the President's case,the COOLEST guy in the room is the most dangerous guy in the room? I have complete confidence in the President. I just hope he doesn't allow these people to bait him into becoming "The Angry Black Man" many Republicans want to portray him as.

June Is Black Music Month

In honor of Black Music Month,I will be posting videos of some of my favorite old school artists this month. It's only right we start with my favorite band,the GREATEST BAND to ever hit a stage. Why they haven't received the recognition they so truly deserve is beyond me. Straight out of Philly,the group originally known as Raw Soul,got their start in the early 70s,touring with Marvin Gaye. Since then,they have sold out venues for the past 30 years.
I didn't have to research this. I've seen them at least 25 times(SERIOUSLY),so I know the story!
Here's Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly or as I refer to them........Frankie B and the Boyz.

Helen Thomas FIRED For Comments On Israel

In 1943,World War II was still being fought.That year some brave Jews started the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,which was meant to stop Nazi Germany from sending people from the ghettos of Warsaw to extermination camps. Unfortunately,they were not successful. That same year Helen Thomas began her long(and I DO mean LONG)career as a member of the press. Now,67 years later,she has been FIRED by her news agency. My bad,she has "RESIGNED" from her news agency for making the following comments.
"Israel should get the hell out of Palestine and return to Poland,Germany or the U.S."
I'm not going to get involved over whether she has a valid point or not.People who have followed the Middle East conflict know that THIS issue is something,that in MY opinion,will NEVER be resolved. However,I do have this question. Why is it people in this country like Limbaugh,Beck,Hannity,Savage and others can say anything they want to say about people of color,but the first utterance of something about Israel,people's heads must roll? Also,why is it nobody is taking a look at what started this chain of events in the first place? I understand everything about the State of Israel,I really do but when it comes to military action,people need to start looking at the Middle East conflict a little more objectively instead of having blind loyalties.

The Sad And Pathetic Fall Of Artur Davis

I apologize for the volume!


I'm not the one to say I told you so..........but.........I TOLD YA SO!!!!!!!!
A couple of months ago I called this race exactly as it happened. I told you this guy had NO chance to become Governor of this state. I also was one of only a handful of people who predicted Artur Davis wouldn't even win the Democratic nomination. Last night,not only did he lose but he got EMBARRASSED!!!!! He lost his own district by a margin of 30 points. Statewide,he recieved less than 40% of the vote. Today,many of his supporters are spinning his defeat as "a low voter turnout." While the turnout WAS low,many people I know went to the polls specifically to vote AGAINST Artur Davis.
It's really a sad and pathetic story.
A couple of years ago this guy was next in line to be the biggest star in the Democratic party. He had everything going for him. He was Harvard educated,he had the backing of all the black political groups in Alabama,he had a beautiful wife and he was a good friend of the President. HE HAD IT MADE!!!!
But then came the Healthcare Reform bill. Davis saw an opportunity to go after White Conservative votes here in Alabama. He had many people flooding his facebook page telling him how courageous he was to stand up against "Obamacare". Many of those people (who voted in the Republican primary)said they would support his efforts for Governor if he voted NO. Well,he voted NO! Matter of fact he was the only member of the CBC to vote NO!
Thinking that he had the "black vote" on lock,he started doing things that he thought would surely make him Alabama's first black Governor. Mr.Davis thought all he had to do was kiss a few white babies,talk politics on the back of a pickup truck in rural Alabama, play the race card against his white opponent at the end and everything would work out just fine. WRONG!!!! His white opponent,Ron Sparks, met with those same black political groups that Artur Davis ignored,explained the situation Davis was trying to make an issue out of and ASKED for their support. Artur Davis on the other hand,thought people didn't need those groups to win an election. In some states,that is correct,but not in Alabama. Many of you know I can't stand the term "Black Leaders".But one thing about certain "Black Leaders" in these older(and younger),seasoned,savvy black political groups in Alabama. They may not help you WIN,but they sure can help you lose. And last night Artur Davis found that out the hard way.