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The Best of COP 24/7

2012-02-10T07:21:00.000-08:00

Everybody has a best of this or that relating to whatever they do "best." Singers have their "greatest hits" catalog. Talk shows don't mind sharing reruns of their best shows produced and writers often compile their best works into new best works for redistribution. So why shouldn't COP 24/7 not have a best of CorneliusOnpoint series like everybody else. Surely within the over 100,000 words of

Horizons Rising

2012-02-09T09:13:00.000-08:00

Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock In her new film, "Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock," Sharon La Cruise tells the story of her seven-year journey to unravel the life of Bates, a civil rights activist who played a key role as an adviser to the Little Rock Nine in the 1957 desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School. The film aired on PBS on February 2. At the Clinton

Triple Play Shuffle

2012-02-08T08:55:00.000-08:00

Its mid week and COP 24/7 goes into a triple play shuffle as I do a few updates, retakes and outtakes in this posting. As I've stated previously, my e-box runneth over and often times while considering lots of material I miss a few important items that should have made the cut. However as they say, "it is what it is," and we keep moving on. With that said, let's go for it.... The Equality

Being My Brother and Sister's Keeper

2012-02-07T02:56:00.000-08:00

COP 24/7 stands with community based and AIDS service organizations, consumers, advocates, activist, public health officials, stakeholders, allies and supporters as we recognize Black HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day 2012. We believe that "Changing the course of HIV and AIDS, 1 Black life at a time" beckons to Arkansas' Black communities to rise to the occasion of becoming more engaged with

Blogging the Frontier

2012-02-06T05:42:00.000-08:00

Monday, Monday! The day after the Super Bowl Sunday and how. It's all over and I'm ready to move on to the next whatever big thing that coming down the pike. Of course February is filled with days to celebrate from Valentines Day to Mardi Gras mash ups. What's a guy to do? Well, in our case, its keep on bringing you our special brand of news, views and so much more. Its COP 24/7 alive and well in

Super Bowl Fever Friday

2012-02-03T09:17:00.001-08:00

Alright its on! Super Bowl Weekend has arrived as if no anyone really noticed? There's the tailgating, bravado, testosterone, one upmanship and so forth and so on!! Its that time of every year that Americans go nuts awashed in beer and pizza galore. I'm not exactly a seasoned football fan but no one loves a party more that myself. So I'll be out and about looking for the best party with great

Raging The Machine Upward and Onward

2012-02-02T06:00:00.000-08:00

I've learned over the years, if you can't take the heat in the kitchen, then you need to excuse yourself from it. Of course there's always something heating up in the COP 24/7 kitchen and we've come to love it just fine, thank you. As we roll through this Groundhog Day on our way to our possible demise come this December according to the Mayan calendar, this forum vows to rage the information

Black History Month 2012

2012-02-01T10:00:00.000-08:00

Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro American Male Couples Welcome to Black History Month 2012! Its a period in which many forums, platforms, community based organizations and various entities will celebrate the lives, struggles, contributions and achievements of African Americans. Especially those of the 21st centuries embattled Black male which today faces what we've

Leap Year Unfolding

2012-01-31T15:27:00.001-08:00

The keyboards are always smoking here at COP 24/7 and today's no different. There's so much news, updates and break out stuff coming our way that we have to dodge a few of them. In the meantime, as the in box keeps filling up, I plan to keep pumping it out as Arkansas only daily updating blog for the LGBTQ community and beyond. Now let's get to work... Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis

A Trending Zip Line

2012-01-30T09:09:00.001-08:00

Germ Free via Handwashing If you would like to participate in The Global Handwashing Day survey, its due on Tuesday, January 31. They will be reviewing all of the feedback and produce a short report on Global Handwashing Day 2011. That feedback will also be used in planning for this year's celebrations. The link to the survey is below. You can find further links to the Spanish and French

Friday Forward Rush

2012-01-27T06:51:00.000-08:00

COP 24/7 every now and then finds its self backlogged with more info than it can handle, sort, read or flip through. Believe it or not, this forum actually reads most of the mail it receives and all of your comments, back talks, rants and what have you don't get tossed becasuse we're busy with other matters. Of course everything doesn't make the cut, but for the most part if it reaches out and

A COP 24/7 Tipping Point

2012-01-26T08:44:00.000-08:00

Fear. Adrenaline. Wheeee! The Geico Piggee says it all and I just love it. Its exactly how COP 24/7 gets produced every day and then some. Thinks this mash up drops without any effort, think again my readers. This exercise in citizen journalism actually does take place over a "24/7" time period as I check in on various news cycles, updates, breaking news and that all important e-box that brims

Wednesday Lavender Lenses

2012-01-25T12:52:00.000-08:00

The Graying of HIV: Strategies in Survival COP 24/7 in its ongoing effort to address issues and dilemmas involving HIV/AIDS in Arkansas. This forum wanted to expand the scope of this health crisis and as a result will be doing a multi part series on the the impact of the Affordable Health Care Act as well as the lack of preparedness of service providers to deal with patients, clients and

Tuesday Take OUT

2012-01-24T04:31:00.001-08:00

The days are clicking away at a steady pace and this forum is staying the course with tapping out the latest updates, send ups, mash up and so forth and so on. Its COP 24/7 on the move in our efforts as Arkansas only daily updating LGBTQ blog to keep you informed, empowered and entertained in 2012. We know that if you are thinking about it, then most likely we're talking about it. Lets get busy..

Up Periscope 2012

2012-01-23T06:04:00.000-08:00

January has been percolating with so much new year news that often some items that need follow ups sometimes get left unvisited. However, as time would have it such matters just can't be left undone as if they were not interesting in the first place. Therefore, COP 24/7 makes every effort to update or recheck any outcomes that make the cut, not to mention when you our valued readers call it to

COP:24/7 : Blackout Free and on the Move

2012-01-19T14:45:00.000-08:00

Never let it be said that this forum doesn't keep its ear to ground on all the issue breaking news and beyond. No matter how hard I attempt keep up, there's always something that I miss, get late notice or for some reasons may not resonate with me on the first notice. Nevertheless, COP 24/7 keeps coming out of the box while kicking it up dust when needed. This forum was front and center during

STOP SOPA AND PIPA NOW!

2012-01-18T07:22:00.000-08:00

IF SOPA AND PIPA ARE ENACTED....THIS IS WHAT THE INTERNET COULD LOOK LIKE.CALL YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND SENATORS.WWW.CONGRESS.ORG

The COP Catch Up

2012-01-17T10:09:00.000-08:00

The Big Chair felt just as comfortable as I left it this past weekend as I parachuted into "La-La Land" better known as Los Angeles, California. I was there for the winter board meeting of The National Association of Black and White Men Together and enjoying the company of the local chapter, BWMT-Southern California. I realized that it had been many years since being in that city and boy it was

Remembering The King

2012-01-16T09:50:00.000-08:00

Living in the Dream Every time I hear Dr. Kings iconic speech "I Have A Dream" it continues to remind me that even though it was given some five decades ago, it still resonates, vibrates and illuminates the importance of his work then and certainly now. As an advocate and activist, I have always taking the position that the "civil rights" he demanded was pivotal to the "human rights" angle that

Keep on Moving Thursday

2012-01-12T09:45:00.001-08:00

National Stonewall Democrats Announces New Leadership National Stonewall Democrats is proud to celebrate the New Year with the announcement of a new executive leadership team. Jerame Davis has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. The group’s board of directors has also elected a new executive committee. Davis has been serving as the NSD interim Executive Director since

The Wednesday Bump

2012-01-11T07:05:00.000-08:00

Little Rock: Raising the Rainbow 2012 Profile Little Rock's 11th place ranking among the "gayest cities in America" poll has been and is still being widely discussed and debated. The blogs, vlogs and wagging tongues from all points have decried everything about the listing and it's methodology. One such Arkansas Times blog reader stated, " how could Little Rock be listed when you can been

COP 24/7: Here, There and Everywhere!

2012-01-10T07:00:00.000-08:00

It's the second week of 2012 already and its taking off like a bat out of hell. No soon than the Christmas decor came down and the final New Year's salutations were completed the schedule of this and than starting popping off like fireworks. Just in the past week there's already been the firsts fundraiser of the year with plans of more community events coming out of shoots galore. Wow, here we go

Realty Bites:Generations on Shoulders

2012-01-09T10:21:00.000-08:00

Gen Silent: Elder LGBTQ Community Standing in the Shadows of Closets I had chance this weekend to catch the online stream of Gen Silent, the award winning documentary from Stu Maddox who wrote and directed the feature. The video above is clip of him giving an overview of the film and his enlightentment while filiming. Gen Silent is a stark and troubling look at the complex issues of aging in

The Friday Flow

2012-01-06T09:36:00.000-08:00

Wow, the first week of 2012 is rocking and rolling, getting this new year in gear to take COP 24/7 upward and onward. With two computers burning, producing this forum in its present form requires some man hours but its the "messaging" that we offer daily that I hope will eventually make a difference. What COP 24/7 needs is your ongoing support either through following us, subscribing, and of

The Backtalk Edition 2.0

2012-01-05T12:09:00.000-08:00

Its the first Thursday throw down of 2012 and we're off to roaring start! I expect it to be quite a year for COP 24/7 considering its a political year to boot. As a provocateur in chief, you must always find yourself prepared for slings, arrows and the occasional "bullet point" that could drop in the e-box. Since the inception of this forum I have always been about interaction and stimulating