Category Archives: Communications

Thursday Open Thread | Remembering Toni Morrison😢😢

Posted on August 8, 2019 by rikyrah

We lost one of the giants this week when Toni Morrison died at the age of 88. There really are no words to describe how brilliant Ms. Morrison was, and what she brought to the world as a FREE Black … Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama Speaks at Simmons College Leadership Conference in Boston, MA

Posted on April 7, 2018 by rikyrah

ICYMI, through all; the NOISE & FAKE NEWS Michelle Obama is the reassuring voice we all need right now pic.twitter.com/NJIR8ArT9H — NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 7, 2018

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Vermont High Schoolers Just Destroy Fox News About The Ethics Of Journalism

Posted on January 27, 2015 by rikyrah

Vermont High school journalism students DEBUNK THE FOX FUNK! One can only imagine what kids are being taught in the private conservative schools.

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Sybrina Fulton’s Letter to Michael Brown Jr’s Family

Posted on August 18, 2014 by rikyrah

Hat tip Yahtc. Thank you! Sybrina’s letter to the Michael Brown family: To The Brown Family, I wish I had a word of automatic comfort but I don’t. I wish I could say that it will be alright on a … Continue reading →

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Michael Brown Jr.’s Family Outraged!: Ferguson Police Chief Staging a Character Assassination on Their Son

Posted on August 15, 2014 by rikyrah

Please tell me how or why we should believe that Michael Brown Jr. would roll up in a store and steal cigars the day before he was to enter college? Why is Chief Jackson out in front of the camera … Continue reading →

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Video | Changing Coverage of Black Males in Media

Posted on May 6, 2014 by rikyrah

Hat tip Rikyrah & Black Politics on the Web We not going to let Paul Ryan or anyone else DEFINE US. On April 24, Armstrong Williams led a thought provoking discussion centered around the images of African American males in … Continue reading →

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Videos| President Obama Takes Interviews Local This Week

Posted on February 21, 2013 by rikyrah

Front page of USA TODAY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 Obama supported on guns, debt Divided and dissatisfied with both sides, public is less aligned with Republicans By Susan Page, @SusanPage, USA TODAY   President Obama starts his second term with a … Continue reading →

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Video | “LYIN RYAN” Thanks To Twitter, Media Forced To Call Out Paul Ryan’s LYING

Posted on August 30, 2012 by rikyrah

Ya got nothing to offer AMERICANS but LIES, Paul Ryan. HERE’S THE TAKE DOWN OF PAUL RYAN’S SEA OF LIES: From Salon:  Paul Ryan’s brazen lies: His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty Source Salon Paul Ryan … Continue reading →

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President Obama Holds Presser For Media Jackals

Posted on August 20, 2012 by rikyrah

From WaPo:  Obama to media:  Romney’s Whole Campaign is Based on Lies Obama was questioned sharply by a reporter who pointed to the Priorities USA ad featuring the dead woman and the Obama campaign’s pressure on Romney to release his tax … Continue reading →

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Two Speeches, ONE VISIONARY | AMERICANS, YOU DECIDE

Posted on June 14, 2012 by rikyrah

MITT ROMNEY SPEAKS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO– JUNE 14, 2012 PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO- JUNE 14, 2012

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