Self-proclaimed "Factivist" 🙌🏾 Me’Shorn Daniels advocates for descendants of American slaves. He popped by my radio studio to illustrate how today's proposed reparations concepts are not properly focused. Me'Shorn's father Charles Daniels joined via telephone to give additional perspective. Both father and son feel that unity for all is attainable, and the first step is to end the COLOR (or RACE) designation on all government forms. Both men reject the term African-American, saying they are Americans with no connection to Africa. 🎙 LISTEN HERE #race #harmony #buildinglives #MAGTIEB = Make America Greater Than It's Ever Been pic.twitter.com/w5BKrq2uP9— Terry Meiners (@terrymeiners) July 26, 2019
Tag: race
Body cams tell the tale
Coming soon: a tribute website to police across America. Their frustrations are more evident than ever because body cams supply both sides of the story. As for the recent suggestion that Ferguson activists have been murdered, intense media scrutiny has not produced any conspiracy. There'll be no such intense media scrutiny of police deaths. That's why the public should be able to see newsroom cams. Shouldn't police tragedies earn equal media concern?
Greedy drama queen makes herself the victim after encountering autistic person
The headline above is a much more accurate reflection of this "story" generating millions of views online. As two people of color are awaiting the boarding process for a Southwest flight out of St. Louis, another woman of color, who is obviously on the autism spectrum, begins repeatedly telling them that they can be seated. The autistic person continues to say "there are seats over there, over there, over there." He repetition of the same phrases and over stimulated behavior make it obvious that she has mental disabilities. The African American woman who is being told that "there are seats over there" begins filming the autistic woman and then verbally taunts her while also claiming "I fear for my life." The filming
When Ricky is on, the WHAS call letters transform to WOKE
I love Dr. Ricky Jones. He brings passion to everything he does in life. He's black. I'm white. Neither one of us can totally grasp the other's challenges but our pigmentation certainly affords me an advantage in life. I can't fully change the trajectory of anyone's life; that's up to every person walking this earth. The one thing I can do is listen. And I do. During today's Ricky Jones radio appearance, a hateful person phoned my producer to declare that Ricky is an f-ing n-word. And this, my friends, is the crux of our societal woes. Racists slinging epithets instead of listening. A majority of people of all colors won't listen to anyone who doesn't
Bill Stokes, my brother from another mother
William Albert "Bill" Stokes died last week. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Seven years ago, he taught me one of the most enlightening, compassionate lessons of my life at a moment when I was way out of my comfort zone. The day after he and I co-hosted a mostly improvisational show in front of an African American audience, I wrote this blog post. It was truly one of the greatest experiences of my life. ----------------- BACK IN BLACK I have always had an affinity for African American people. Their music always moved me more than the bland songs sung by white performers. Their distinctly different clothing choices made me want to be colorful like them instead of rigid and uniform
Prince died on an elevator. Did he punch a higher floor?
Lyrics in the song When Doves Cry include "If the elevator tries to bring you down...go crazy. Punch a higher floor." We lost a music icon today. Prince died on a elevator inside his home. This NFL film perfectly summarizes the brilliance that was Prince. But he may have been a wee bit cray cray. This chat with Tavis Smiley expounds upon Prince's eclectic takes on the universe, race, his Jehovah Witness faith... ...and another interview diving into his life changes related to religion. On the same day we lost Prince, another string of head-scratching dialogue emerged in the form of Bernie & Hillary's Bad Lip Reading video. Ain't nothing making sense in this world any longer. Punch a higher floor.
“Hello, you must be FUBU!” #HillaryVictoryMatters
Thank God she didn't sing Beyonce's "Formation" lyrics about Red Lobster. But Hillary is down. with. the. struggle. On the eve of the New York primary election, old white lady Hillary Clinton sat down with New York City's #1 African American radio show on Power 105. It's a radio thing. You wouldn't understand. "How would your policies affect the average person like myself?" - Angela Yee, highly paid New York City #1 morning show co-host on "The Breakfast Club" The conversation is partly humorous but hits on multiple issues central to the African American community. Hillary panders but media friendlies quickly throw her some historical cover. Trump said she's lying about carrying hot sauce, a thinly-veiled reference to
Dropped into the midst of Black Privilege
I have always had an affinity for African American people. Their music always moved me more than the bland songs sung by white performers. Their distinctly different clothing choices made me want to be colorful like them instead of rigid and uniform like all of the white kids. In high school in the 70s I had a crush on Clemmie, a pretty black girl who never gave me the time of day. After school, I worked in the kitchen at the old Baptist Hospital and was treated like a brother by the mostly black staff. Even as a young kid, I envied African Americans for their spiritual freedom. I felt like people of color seemed to have more animated, joyous reactions to