Mistaken identity: Joe the Plumber's bumpy 15 minutes Oct 19, 2008
McCain, who'd spent the previous two debates pressing the dubious argument that his opponent's tax scheme would cripple small businesses (and thus stifle job growth), couldn't have been more excited if he'd discovered a video of Obama in a threesome with Bill Ayers and Angela Davis. He'd been shopping the pilot for his new TV series ("Barack vs. the Blue-collar Heroes of Ohio") for weeks, and now he'd found his leading man -- a hardworking, straight-talking, beer-drinking guy named -- God be... (Detroit Free Press)
The Secret Life of Bees: A Honey of a Film Oct 17, 2008
" For the past 10 years, she has been raised by been the prisoner of her father T. Ray (Paul Bettany), who runs a peach farm. Lily is dreamy, wistful, self-hating and suicidal; T. Ray is a sullen beast, punishing the girl by making her kneel on grits (coarse-ground corn meal, to those of you those of me who are ignorant of Southern cuisine). Lily has her own roiling karma. No question, she is bad luck for the people she loves. Two of them die violently, two more are attacked by racist whites.... (Time.com)
BET Awards events Oct 16, 2008
A town hall discussion with rap pioneer MC Lyte, Brown University professor Tricia Rose, director Shola Lynch activist Moya Bailey and journalists Michaela Angela Davis and Lola Ogunnaike. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at student center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
BET Networks Hosts Two Powerful Panel Discussions at Clark Atlanta University in Support of the 2008 'BET HIP HOP AWARDS' on Saturday, October 18 Oct 10, 2008
Hosted by MC Lyte and Moderated by Michaela angela Davis, Town Hall Event "Fly Girls Vote: Hip Hop Women for Change" on Saturday, October 18 Explores the Legacy and Future Women of Color Hold in American Politics ... The panel will be hosted by hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte and moderated by cultural critic and journalist Michaela angela Davis, and panelists include Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, activist Moya Bailey, and more. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
DEATHS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008 (26) Oct 5, 2008
Survivors include his wife, Tina Usry Parker of Monticello; his son, Jacob Parker of Monticello; his unborn child expected to be born in March of 2009; his mother, Florence Wallace Parker of Monticello; three sisters, Helen Banks and husband, Bud of Monticello, Sandra Davis of Monticello and Debbie Thomas and husband, Randy of Concord, N.C.; his father and mother-in-law, Dozell and Virginia Usry of Wilmar; his sisters-in-law, Angela Davis and husband, Randall and Allison Walls, all of Wilmar;... (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Want scrappy, vibrant political debate? Look to the artists Oct 3, 2008
For his Port Huron Project, Mark Tribe re-enacted and filmed three famous speeches from the 1960s and '70s in their original locations: Angela Davis in Oakland, Calif. talking about civil liberties; one by Cesar Chavez in Los Angeles calling on underpaid farm workers to fight for an overhaul of the economic system; and one by Stokely Carmichael, staged in front of the U.N., protesting the racism and exploitation of the Vietnam War. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Negatives in Palin makes Reagan comparison a reasonable one Sep 14, 2008
A basic understanding of macro-economics & Soviet history would tell you that the USSR would have collapsed, just about when it did, if Angela Davis had been POTUS. All Raygun's Cold War ferver did was move the US from the world's largest credtor nation to the world's largest debtor nation. He was an unmitigated disaster. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Oh Baby! The Spears-Palin Connection Sep 4, 2008
(Code words secret Muslim, angry black woman, "Angela Davis- clone" and uppity may be substituted as needed here ... (Code words secret Muslim, angry black woman, "Angela Davis- clone" and uppity may be substituted as needed here. (Washington Post)
Dennis, Davis united in marriage (42) Aug 31, 2008
Serving as bridesmaids were Twinnia Dennis, Charlene Dennis, Eleasha Morrison, Angela Davis, Shakeamna McDougald, Shant en Martin and Darlene Harrington. O rena Drake was miniature bride and Zakeius Martin was miniature groom. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Michelle Obama: Family-Values Feminist - or Phony? Aug 29, 2008
If your Mama is Angela Davis trying trying to pretend to be Harriet Nelson, its a good thing that she only had to do it once. I personally cannot wait to see Angela return as she urges on the rioting when she and her crowd are sent back to Chicago. (Townhall.com)
Mother Knows Best Aug 29, 2008
I cant wait to see her urging on the riots in her Angela Davis Reality the day after her husband is shifted back to Chicago. (). (Townhall.com)
CHP officers cleared in Fresno case Aug 28, 2008
McAfee -- whose father, Rodger, was a San Joaquin Valley grower and prominent political dissenter who once posted bail for political activist Angela Davis -- was asked to leave the hearing, and Makel then left the witness stand to arrest him for making terroristic threats. In a case that featured two radically different versions of almost every event from the moment Kaleigh was arrested, McAfee may or may not have knocked into Makel in a hallway adjacent to the hearing room, and Makel may or may... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Isn't she lovely? Aug 26, 2008
The infamous New Yorker cover summed it up by caricaturing her as a slinky, Afro'd Angela Davis, saucily giving her man a so-called terrorist fist bump. Which is probably why her remarks to the convention on Monday night were the opposite of political, the antithesis of the angry opener delivered by Zell Miller in Boston in 2004, or for that matter, the whacked-out feminist barn-burner given by the truly exotic (and scary. (Salon)
Monday altercation at New Hope leads to broader conversation on violence and drugs in schools Aug 21, 2008
I love this school, said Angela Davis, who was New Hope Elementary School s Parent of the Year. Davis said she s had friends leave the school because of the large number of problems. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Obituaries 8-19-08 Aug 19, 2008
She is survived by two daughters, Angela Davis and Angel White, both of Memphis, Tenn. three sisters, Wanda Camp, Joann Pouge and Teresa Case, all of Memphis, Tenn. (Seantobia Democrat, MS)
Arsenio Hall to Host The Blacklist: 100 Greatest Power Moves, Five-Part TV One Original Special Premiering Sunday November 9 Aug 14, 2008
The special will include commentary from scholars Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante and William Jelani Cobb; cultural critics Chuck D, Michaela Angela Davis and Emil Wilbekin, Hip Hop pioneer Russell Simmons, rising politician Kevin Powell; and a host of celebrities and comedians for a lighter and somewhat irreverent view of the Power Moves. "Viewers love list shows, and at TV One we wanted to create one that would not only capture attention, but would provoke discussion online and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Is Obama the end of black politics? Aug 7, 2008
It is hard for any outsider to fully understand the thinking that led many older black leaders to spurn the candidacy of a man who is now routinely pictured, along with '60s-era revolutionaries like Angela Davis and Malcolm X, on the T-shirts sold at the street-corner kiosks of black America. ("You'd be real embarrassed if he won and you wasn't down with it," the comedian Chris Rock joked to a Harlem audience while introducing Obama last November. (International Herald Tribune)
Don't miss: Mark Tribe and the Port Huron Project Aug 1, 2008
Angela Davis' 1969 speech at deFremery Park in Oakland will be given Saturday, with a screening of "Chicago 10" and discussion Friday. Get reacquainted with the not-so-distant past in a powerful way. (San Francisco Chronicle)
PART II: Former homeless man creates art Jul 27, 2008
A teen in the 1970s, he remembers the Black Panthers, Angela Davis and the black organizers who ran antipoverty programs in the city's minority neighborhoods. He said he was hugely influenced by Martin Luther King Jr. and his message on promoting harmony among the races. (New Haven Register, CT)
Mercurio: Sense of humor could hurt Obama Jul 23, 2008
And the magazine did cross a line by portraying Michelle Obama, whose own political philosophy remains largely unknown, as some sort of modern-day Angela Davis. But the candidate is being ill-served by surrogates and supporters who believe that a magazine's attempt at satire could fuel wild misconceptions among uninformed voters. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Valley edges North in 4A title game, 2-1 Jul 21, 2008
"The Tigers, who tied the game late Saturday on Angela Davis' RBI double, left four runners on base in the title game."We had no choice, we have to load the bases," said Dicus of the seventh inning strategy. "We have to play for the force out there. "We practice that situation all the time. The girl made a nice hit, what a great way to end the state championship.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
A Perception Problem Jul 19, 2008
When Democratic strategist Mark Siegel first saw this week's New Yorker cover with in Muslim garb and wife, Michelle, with a huge afro looking like '60s Black Panther activist Angela Davis, he could imagine a million of the satirical images distributed on flyers around the country. This would not be good for a presidential candidate just now introducing himself to a whole new set of voters who didn't participate in the Democratic primaries, and who have heard little about him beyond the Rev.... (Newsweek)
Five Huskies named to SEISC North first team Jul 18, 2008
WACO senior shortstop Kara Lowe was selected to the second team, and senior Rachel Miller, junior Arial Davis and freshman Angela Davis earned honorable mention for the Warriors, who finished 8-9 in the SEISC North. Golden Triangle Media. (Washington Journal, IA)
Culture elite's protection of the Obamas Jul 18, 2008
The cartoon is a caricature of Michelle as an urban terrorist in an Angela Davis afro with an AK-47 slung over her back and a bandoleer of ammo in the Oval Office doing a fist-bump with a Barack decked out in turban and Muslim garb. On the wall hangs a portrait of Osama bin Laden. (San Francisco Chronicle)
KATHLEEN PARKER: It's just a satirical cartoon Jul 16, 2008
The senator, dressed in Muslim garb, is fist-bumping his wife, who sports an Angela Davis afro and wears a rifle slung over her shoulder. Get it. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
America's Satire-a-Thon Jul 16, 2008
The senator, dressed in Muslim garb, is fist-bumping his wife, who sports an Angela Davis afro and wears a rifle slung over her shoulder. An American flag burns in the fireplace, over which hangs a portrait of someone resembling Osama bin Laden. (Townhall.com)
Campaign '08: Satire Backfire Jul 16, 2008
The new president knuckle-bumps the new first lady, who sports a full Angela Davis afro, fatigues and an AK-47. The accompanying cover story is just the kind of paean to Obama one would expect from that particular magazine, arguing that he is not "some sort of anti-establishment revolutionary" and even "genuinely deferential to core philosophical insights of the right.". (Investors Business Daily)
How to cover the cover? Jul 15, 2008
She could pass for Angela Davis during her exile-in-Cuba phase. The final touch is the American flag burning in the fireplace under a portrait of a glaring Osama bin Laden. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'NEW YORKER' COVER SHOWS OBAMA IN TURBAN WITH GUN-TOTING MICHELLE... Jul 14, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: Ya can't make it up - Politico (The Drudge Report)
A childhood dream takes center stage at acting showcase Jul 13, 2008
Angela Davis' performance of a 'Talking Heads' monologue might be what gets her all of her noticed ... Angela Davis, performing a comedic monologue from a stage show called "Talking Heads," is hoping they see those things in her ... " Applause mixes with laughter. Five minutes and Davis' act is over. A team rushes out to change the set. For years, talent scouts have been coming to Conti's studio in search of the right actor for their next play, commercial, movie. The last big name to show up... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Woman ordered to prison for welfare fraud Jul 5, 2008
That's the ruling of a federal judge in the case of Angela Davis, now of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Last October, Davis admitted that between early 2001 and April 2006, she concealed her husband's presence in her household in order to get nearly 34,000 in Social Security benefits to which she was not entitled. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Rights, Arms and the Man Jul 2, 2008
Maybe Angela Davis, H. Rap Brown and perhaps the CEO of the Brady Campaign. The Left uses the black art of word manipulation to control the masses. (Townhall.com)
Huskies hammer WACO for 19th-straight win Jun 26, 2008
Freshman Angela Davis reached on a dropped fly ball, and senior Sabrina Jepson followed with an RBI single through the left side. With two outs, senior Kara Lowe hit an infield single, and eighth-grader Devon Gier, running for Davis, scored on the play. (Washington Journal, IA)
Who Is the Donna Reed of This Election? Jun 24, 2008
And Scoot'r-d: At least McCain wasn't having an "Angela Davis to Mary Tyler Moore makeover.". The political issues got a good (and long) hammering out in a called "McCain the Victim". (Slate)
Michelle Obama's inexpensive 'View' dress flies off the racks! Jun 22, 2008
Michele still looked like an Angela Davis who is set to overthrow our country. It made me sick to hear Joy on the view suck up to Mrs. Obama. (Los Angeles Times)
Recalling Revolution Jun 20, 2008
Other pieces, such as Julia Page's video that uses a historic Angela Davis speech, incorporate past works in different ways. Johnson says that, as a whole, she sees today's artists taking on many of the same issues as their activist forebears, but with a more nuanced perspective. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
BET News' Critically Acclaimed Town Hall Series Returns With 'HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II: WHERE DID THE LOVE GO?' to Examine the Troubled Relationship Between Black Men and Women Jun 20, 2008
Participants in HIP HOP VS. AMERICA II include David Banner (rapper/producer); Lil X (director); Talib Kweli (hip hop recording artist); Lyfe Jennings (R&B recording artist); Lola Ogunaike (journalist); Allison Samuels (Newsweek magazine); Nelson George (author/director/producer); Kevin Powell (writer/cultural critic); Michael Eric Dyson (author/professor, Georgetown University); Deelishis London Charles (winner, Flavor of Love 2); Angel Lola Love (video model/actress); Kim Osorio (author);... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Commentary: Mrs. Obama finds tabloid love Jun 20, 2008
Ogunnaike: She appears to be far more Clair Huxtable than Angela Davis ... And she appears to be far more Clair Huxtable than Angela Davis. (CNN -- Showbiz)
A banner news day for Michelle Obama Jun 19, 2008
She's no '60s radical, a la Angela Davis, but she's not the "Cosby Show's" Claire Huxtable either. With time and a lot more reporting, we might learn just who Michelle Obama is. (Los Angeles Times)
Keeping the edge Jun 11, 2008
Storyteller Angela Davis led the first event at the Percy library on June 5, attracting over sixty students, Worsham said. The Washington County Library System's Summer Library Program is sponsored by the King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2, the Mississippi Library Commission, the Greenville Rotary Club and Pizza Hut. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Behind the Scenes: Is Barack Obama... Jun 11, 2008
"He can't say, 'I'm a white guy named Barack Hussein Obama,' nobody's going to buy that," says cultural critic Michaela Angela Davis ... As Michaela Angela Davis says, it's a step in the right direction that we are even having this discussion as all. (CNN -- Law)
ALL Kids program gets national recognition Jun 5, 2008
Regional coordinator, Angela Davis, tries her best to educate the people of her region about the ALL Kids program. Presentations can be made at churches, schools, provider locations, club meetings and other group gatherings. (Clanton Advertiser, AL)
COURT NOTES 05/16/2008 May 16, 2008
Angela Davis, 25, of Lackawanna Avenue, Blakely; arrested Jan. 11 by the Pennsylvania inspector general and charged with unlawfully obtaining public assistance. Jessica Gibbs, 23, of North Edwards Court; arrested Jan. 22 by Scranton police and charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. (Scranton Times, PA)
Rosalie Ritz, 84, sketched notorious court cases Apr 23, 2008
In 1972, the AP Managing Editors association presented her with a special award for excellence for her drawings of the trial of Angela Davis, a San Francisco college professor ultimately acquitted of murder charges in connection with a Black Panther shootout. Ritz was also a wife and mother of four daughters, a tournament-winning golfer and a social activist who took a slum building in Oakland, Calif. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Rosalie Ritz, 84, artist at high-drama trials Apr 22, 2008
In 1972, the AP Managing Editors association presented her with a special award for excellence for her drawings of the trial of Angela Davis, a San Francisco college professor ultimately acquitted of murder charges in connection with a Black Panther shoot-out. Ms. Ritz was also a wife and mother of four daughters, a tournament-winning golfer, and a social activist who took a slum building in Oakland, Calif. (Boston Globe)
Common ground on housing choice Apr 14, 2008
In an interview with The Cavalier Daily, Angela Davis, director of resident life, argued that the current arrangement creates an "artificial separation by area." Making this decision for students "will increase diversity within first-year dormitories." The 800-pound gorilla hiding in her remarks is the well-known stereotype of Old Dorms as white and Greek-oriented, while New Dorms is less so. The existence of this divide shouldn't be surprising. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Rider tops Dripping Springs, 3-2, to reach 4A ... Apr 12, 2008
Angela Davis pulled Dripping Springs closer late in the game on a 30-yard kick into the wind. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. (K-Eye News, TX)
Not their choice Apr 10, 2008
Angela Davis, assistant dean of students and director of residence life, told The Cavalier Daily last Tuesday that taking away dorm choice will allow for greater diversity in dorms. She is certainly right, but the University seems not to be asking what that sort of diversity means. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
LCSD honors parents of the year Apr 8, 2008
Rachel Cannon is Caledonia Middle School s Parent of the Year; Susan Comer is Caledonia High School s Parent of the Year; Angela Davis is New Hope Elementary School s Parent of the Year; Paul Gerry is New Hope High School s Parent of the Year; Gail Denise McGee is West Lowndes Elementary School s Parent of the Year; Tony Sherrod is West Lowndes Middle School s Parent of the Year; and Tameka R. Rice is West Lowndes High School s Parent of the Year. The state Board of Education introduced the... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
U.Va. alters dormitory preferences Apr 2, 2008
In its present state, the housing process can result in "artificial separation by area,"said Angela Davis, associate dean of students and director of resident life. "We want people to choose their housing option according to a program.". (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Calif. Senator Calls For Repeal of Anti-Communist Laws Apr 1, 2008
Angela Davis, who was imprisoned for her association with Communists, was later acquitted of all charges and rehired by the university after courts ruled her dismissal to be unconstitutional. But Lowenthal s bill has sparked controversy among those who say the threat of communism is alive and well. (Fox News)
Recreating '68 Mar 31, 2008
The people trying to control the U.S. via revolution are your average insane hemp-wearing, pot smoking, commune-type militant who most likely studied loading and firing under Angela Davis at UC Berkley. For those who don t already know how dangerous these peaceful activist groups are, the Recreate 68 web site gives a full manifesto of tactics necessary to destroy the U.S. government and wealthy and middle-class Americans: Sometimes we need to move back [to 1968] to move forward. (Human Events Online)
Behind bars and out of mind Mar 20, 2008
As Angela Davis says, "the prison has become a black hole into which the detritus of contemporary capitalism is deposited." We relegate our social and economic problems to the prison system while a group of corporations profit from the whole mess. We must reorient our discussions about the prison system toward a more productive conversation centered on inequality. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Indonesian ambassador to speak in Louisville Mar 19, 2008
To register, contact Angela Davis at (502) 574-2400 or angela. davis@louisvilleky. (Louisville Business First, KY)
This 'Girl' has an abundance of ideas Mar 17, 2008
Let's begin at the beginning, though: Two girls in parochial-school uniforms are talking in a school restroom, where one of them has decorated a stall with posters of Angela Davis, Ralph Ellison, Malcolm X, and her other heroes. A middle-aged woman is consulting a young psychic. (Boston Globe)
Anniversary events honor Martin Luther King Mar 15, 2008
Speaker: Angela Davis. "National Action Network: 10th Annual Convention," Peabody Hotel, April 2-5, hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Activist Angela Davis to speak in Hilo Feb 27, 2008
Activist and history professor Angela Davis will speak on "Race, Gender, Politics, and Prisons" Thursday at 7 p.m. in the University of Hawaii-Hilo Performing Arts Center. The program is free and open to the public. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
IWU's Soul Food Dinner serves up talk by CNN journalist Feb 25, 2008
Soul Food Dinner speakers have included Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III, and, last year, activist Angela Davis. The dinner menu included fried and jerk chicken, candied yams, collard greens, corn bread muffins and peach cobbler. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
53 comments Feb 14, 2008
Yes, Barack Obama is the most liberal presidential candidate in all of history with the exceptions of Gus Hall and Angela Davis. He is an outstanding orator who speaks in broad generalities. (Human Events Online)
Breathe in, breathe out. Then get crazy. Jan 28, 2008
To help him, former Black Panther Angela Davis turned him on to meditation, which he did until 9/11, when, he said, he felt overwhelmed by the crisis in the world. During this time, a friend who taught yoga invited him to a class. (San Francisco Chronicle)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Jan 25, 2008
As part of the Organization of Black Students annual Kent Lecture, civil rights icon Angela Davis will address the issue of unfinished work in the struggle for equality in America. This lecture will focus on the current state of democracy in America and the social challenges that remain for its multicultural citizens. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Barack Obama Jan 25, 2008
Angela Davis {activist and academic. He is being consumed as the embodiment of colour-blindness. (Guardian Unlimited)
BET Networks Celebrates Black History Month With an Entertaining Lineup of Music Specials, Blackbuster Movie Premieres, and Ground-Breaking Documentaries Jan 24, 2008
HISTORY MAKERS: COURAGE -- Through the revealing personal stories of influential African Americans such as Nikki Giovanni, Vernon Jordan, Angela Davis, Harry Belafonte, and many others, viewers are shown the importance of following your own path and standing up for what you believe in despite the opposition or consequences. 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT on BET J. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
South Carolina debate sheds different light on candidates Jan 23, 2008
Angela Davis of Orlando, Florida Great Debate. Glad to see the realness of each person come through. (CNN)
Loretta Ross headlines Chicagos King events as memorial speaker Jan 11, 2008
Civil rights activist Angela Davis will present the annual Kent Lecture, sponsored by the Organization of Black Students. Her topic will be How Does Change Happen. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
