Black & White Blog

Can Whites be discriminated against? Was Judge Sotomayor wrong?

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:02:34 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Since almost the moment that Judge Sotomayor had been named as a Supreme Court nominee, I have been asked my thoughts on the 19 firemen in the “reverse discrimination” case. Now that the Supreme Court has responded, I will further clarify my thoughts. First, let me explain my thoughts on “reverse discrimination”. It [...]

Obvious facts in teen health study

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:21:40 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Do you ever read an article, about some scientific study about this or that, and you just say to yourself – “Scientists are just so stupid. I knew that.” Of course scientists aren’t stupid. But some of the studies they do have to make you wonder. Like a recent study on 20,000 young [...]

Remembering Michael Jackson

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:41:01 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA I was speaking with friends yesterday and today about the sudden death of Michael Jackson and we recalled many things. I want to take a moment to share some of those thoughts with you. I can recall being a very young child and hearing ABC 123 from the Jackson 5. To this [...]

Transformers 2 - controversy or not?

admin — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:52:26 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA Transformers 2 is now in theaters, so the question of whether the hype is equal to the film is about to be answered. But setting aside the lack of logic, the overabundance of CGI and explosions, and the failure to have a script worthy of the Saturday morning versions this was [...]

Will there ever be justice for Oscar Grant?

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:13:40 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA Oh my god. Could it actually be that Justice will be served in a case where a police officer shot, and killed, and unarmed young Black male? The end of the preliminary trial for ex-BART officer Johannes Mehserle has ended in Oakland, still without the media coverage that such a case deserves [...]

DMX should love Arizona

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:12:36 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA Did You hear about the slap in the face of Justice? I’m not talking about the defense’s claims in the Merserhle case (he killed Oscar Grant on January 1st this year), but DMX in Arizona. Yes, DMX – otherwise known as Earl Simmons or by his inmate number - has skated [...]

Judge Sonia Sotomayor - the wrong woman for the Supreme Court

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:30:41 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Without doubt, I know that this will piss off many fellow Hispanics and Latinos, but it has to be said. Judge Sonia Sotomayor should not become a Supreme Court Justice. It’s really simple. The reason is blatant and hated by most liberals and Democrats. But we are speaking about the Law, and the [...]

BART officers protect the Blue Wall, insult justice, at Mehserle hearing

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:34:14 +0000

Written by Michael Vass The hearing for ex-officer Mehserle continued today with more of the expected. Police officers are holding up the Blue Wall, and the major news media is backing them up to an extent. Justice continues to look far away. In the latest insult, officer Marysol Domenici under cross-examination by Deputy District Attorney David Stein, [...]

ex-officer Mehserle on trial for Oscar Grant murder - justice undone

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 10:00:36 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA And so it begins. Almost 6 months ago to the day, the year 2009 rang to life. At almost the same time Oscar Grant’s life came to a close with a sharp bang. That bang was a gunshot through his back and into his lung. Oscar Grant was lying on the [...]

41 years and counting for Dr. Martin Luther King

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:12:32 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA It’s been 41 years so far since the death of Dr. Martin Luther King. In that time, my lifetime as I was born 2 days after his death, many things have changed but some have not. One of the more surprising things is the fact that this celebrated Civil Rights champion [...]

Hip Hop and Washington DC – going back to the beginning

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:28:57 +0000

Written by Black Entertainment USA Rap and Hip Hop today has taken a huge leap backwards, which is actually a great thing to happen. When I say backwards I mean to the beginning of the entire genre of music. Back before there was the current mainstream of gangsta rap there were the diversified and influential styles [...]

Movie Preview: The Princess and the Frog

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:00:09 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Ok, so call me late to the party. I don’t follow kid’s films much, nor do I follow Disney. So I missed a bunch of the controversy that is The Princess and the Frog. Perhaps you missed it as well. The film will be released in December of this year. Here is a [...]

Reply to John T. Simpson of Big Hollywood

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:35:38 +0000

Written by Michael Vass This post is a response to John T Simpson, who cited my post on reparations on his blog. Please review his blog post at Big Hollywood to see what I am addressing. John T. Simpson, First I would like to thank you John for citing my blog and one of numerous posts I [...]

Jamie Foxx vs. Miley Cyrus - Foxx is a loser

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:48:48 +0000

Written by Michael Vass “It takes a lifetime of work to create a reputation, and mere moments to destroy one.” I think we all have heard some variation of the above quote. Everyone except Jamie Foxx it would seem. Honestly, I know his grandmother taught him better than that. Yes I am speaking about the attack that Jamie [...]

Phil Specter is convicted and America yawns

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:19:27 +0000

Written by Michael Vass Phil Specter was convicted of murder today. And basically no one cares. Think about it, an entertainer from decades ago, with an odd lifestyle, brutally murdered his girlfriend, and was engaged in a long-running court battle with high paid lawyers pulling every trick they could manage. Does this sound familiar? It should since these [...]