[scifinoir2] Re: Fw: Rice's Star Ris experienced racism of any kind?ing Even as Public Sours

2006-01-01 Thread sancochojo
I think not calling her Black is a mistake as well. Again, we fall into the trap of being Monolythic and having little tolerance for decenting view points or ideas when it comes to Black issues. History as shown that a large number of Blacks did not fall in line with the approach of the Civil Rig

[scifinoir2] Three Black questions with high seed teams, and then there were none

2006-01-15 Thread sancochojo
It just saddens me to see 3 black head coaches of 3 NFL teams that were seeded very high and favorites in going to the Superbowl yet all went down in burning flames. One of the few times of having that many Black coaches leading major franchises into the playoffs at the same time and coming up empt

[scifinoir2] Three Black head coaches with high seed teams, and then there were none

2006-01-15 Thread sancochojo
It just saddens me to see 3 black head coaches of 3 NFL teams that were seeded very high and favorites in going to the Superbowl yet all went down in burning flames. One of the few times of having that many Black coaches leading major franchises into the playoffs at the same time and coming up empt

[scifinoir2] Latest CNN Article - Black Jesus movie!!!

2006-01-20 Thread sancochojo
Black Jesus film aims to start talk 'Son of Man' premieres Sunday at Sundance Friday, January 20, 2006; Posted: 4:08 p.m. EST (21:08 GMT JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) -- Billed as the world's first black Jesus movie, "Son of Man" portrays Christ as a modern African revolutionary and aims t

[scifinoir2] Re: Taking Black Family Trees Out of Slavery's Shadow

2006-02-06 Thread sancochojo
I agree. It made me give my grandfather a call and he start rattling off names, birtdays, location and everything. I'm back to about the 1870's now but now I have to take a trip to Jamaica, and someday Cuba to get more information about my family. I have to convince my grandfater to take a

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: King eulogists jab Bush at funeral

2006-02-08 Thread sancochojo
although it was funny I found the jabs were inappropriate but we as black folks like to be entertained and we love talkin' about people so they(the speakers) understood the audience very well. Even senior Bush knew what to do. If I was a speach professor I would have recommended to do the same we s

[scifinoir2] Re: FW: King eulogists jab Bush at funeral

2006-02-08 Thread sancochojo
nk this > man is one of the worst leaders of our time. The time for civility has long > past. as he would so eloquently put it, I say "bring it on" > > Tracey > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf O

[scifinoir2] Re: Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

2006-02-14 Thread sancochojo
okkk. So what does it all mean. He needs to resign? he needs to give a public appology? What? What will make the Left feel better? Accidents do happen. His partner is not filing any charges. ok, he broke some hunting law, but I don't know to many people losing their job for it. I think t

[scifinoir2] Re: Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

2006-02-14 Thread sancochojo
ght to react to this, it's part of what this Republic was founded > on. No sane person can approve of sitting down to dinner after > another human being has been injured to the degree that they have to > go to the hospital. Do we have to start administering Voight- Kampf &g

[scifinoir2] Re: Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

2006-02-14 Thread sancochojo
ps.com, "g123curious" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sancochojo: > > Are you serious? > > Well.. by your "logic" the Lewinsky-gate should have stayed private, > too. It was between 2 consenting adults and done in private. Plus, > Mrs. Clinton didn&

[scifinoir2] Re: Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

2006-02-14 Thread sancochojo
ller drug > > laws. It's > > politics in a human equation. If a man can get a > > slap on the wrist > > because nobody got hurt (this time), then why can't > > all men get > > slaps on the wrist when nobody gets hurt (this > > time)? T

[scifinoir2] Re: Cheney Apparently Breaks Key Hunting Rule

2006-02-14 Thread sancochojo
I think he should apologize, and I agree, that is one thing this administration finds difficult in doing. With that said, does the appology have to be public or to the victim privately. Who is to say he hasn't done that? If it is public, than he is not appologing to the victim but to the gene

[scifinoir2] 12 Things The Negro Must Do For Himself by Nannie Helen Burroughs

2006-03-09 Thread sancochojo
Its amazing something written by her in the early 1900's sometime during the 1920's. These seem to be the the same issues AA are still struggling with today. Be it true or a stereotype we are branded with these problems we can't seem to shake. At best we joke about it among ourselves or lau

[scifinoir2] Re: OT...did blacks do these things or not?

2006-03-17 Thread sancochojo
Its not even worth getting angry over someones personal page. Most people don't even know much of white american accomplisments let alone black american accomplishments. We as a society say thank you for what you gave society then we move on. There are a couple of books published that list ev

[scifinoir2] Re: "Dark Kingdom" Premieres tonight on Sci Fi

2006-03-28 Thread sancochojo
Its just annoying that fantasy is so Euro. No creativity or imagination. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I might have to check this out. When first reading the plot, I thought "boy does this sound cliched and familiar". But of course nowadays any fantasy film w

[scifinoir2] Re: New Potter book leaks in Canada, gag order issued

2005-07-12 Thread sancochojo
Boy. She is like a rock star. Do you guys hope to reach that level of fame with your novel, or do you think it is too extreme. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "brent wodehouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050711/wl_canada_nm/canada_media_potter_ canada_col >

[scifinoir2] Re: Imaro Lives! (Forwarded letter from Charles Saunders)

2005-07-14 Thread sancochojo
Heck yeah Dang, thats hard to believe. Let me make room on my bookshelf for some hardcovers. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Saunders is the author of the legendary "Imaro" 'sword and > sorcery" novels. It is great stuff featuring a b

[scifinoir2] Terry Mcmillian on XMradio this afternoon talking about her book

2005-08-03 Thread sancochojo
Terry McMillian was being interviewed on XMRadio, on a channel called, "The Power." which is the only national 24 hour all-Black talk radio program in the country. It was about her book, The interruption of everything. She was talking about how she found the books on the shelf, shamefull. She sa

[scifinoir2] Anybody read this article today...NO GREAT NOVELS THIS YEAR

2005-08-17 Thread sancochojo
NEW YORK - As the fall season approaches, the book world is still searching for this year's great American novel. "Looking across the landscape, there were supposed to be some literary novels that blew everybody away. But for various reasons, they didn't quite perform," says Jonathan Burnha

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-04 Thread sancochojo
There is enough blame to go around, for god sakes. Slow fed response indecisiveness of The governor what happen to the announcement of a State of Emergency by the governor. What happen to an announcement of martial law to prevent uneccessary looting. Lack of power from the Mayor Undependable loca

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-04 Thread sancochojo
ever did > so is part of the shift the blame program of the White house > > Tracey > > -----Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of sancochojo > Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 11:09 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.c

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
got a cut in salary, would you stop feeding your family and complain to your boss, its your fault why I can't feed my family? excuses, excuses. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nobod

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
, as Democrats yesterday acknowledged. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&ct=1375197&b=914257 > > --- sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
ered thousands of people and everybody is defending > him. > > I do not get it. > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Bosco Bosco > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 1:32 AM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Su

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
ere > the administration's priorities are. > > Tracey > > > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of sancochojo > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 12:09 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [s

[scifinoir2] Re: White House Shifts Blame to State and Local Officials

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
Our sheriff, Harry Lee, goes back in, he reconnects > the line. He posts armed guards on our line and says, "No one is getting > near these lines." Sheriff Harry Lee said that if America--American > government would have responded like Wal-Mart has responded, we wouldn't be

[scifinoir2] Whats up with the term Refugee????

2005-09-05 Thread sancochojo
No matter how many times some of the evacuees and political leaders say they are not Refugee's the media continues to use the term. From the liberal channels to the conservative channels. Why is the media so attached to that term? Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---

[scifinoir2] Ms Harry Potter agrees to Ebook her books...AT A COST!!!

2005-09-08 Thread sancochojo
Its about time, but man her publisher is asking for a kings ransom. At least $35 a pop. I normally buy ebooks so I can read them from my Palm or Laptop and most of them cost less than $10 and on average about $5 and she wants $35 and over $200 for all six. They must be mad!!! http://edition.c

[scifinoir2] Re: WSJ: New Orl. Elites Say "Let's Rebuild without the BLACKS"

2005-09-08 Thread sancochojo
Well you can't complain if you don't own anything. Nothing is free in this country, and white folks are not about to give up jack. We need to stop blowin' our money on fancy cars and learn how to buy real estate if we wan't to be a major player in these cities. DC is now majority white for the fi

[scifinoir2] Re: The Top 50 Sci-fi Shows

2005-09-29 Thread sancochojo
How dare they put Wild Wild West so low. Are they crazy. What happen to Sisco and Deep Space 9. The new Battlestar Galactica is over-rated. Sci-Fi Soap Opera. You can tell the voters ages because the high ranking shows are the most recent shows for the most part. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogr

[scifinoir2] Re: What does Sci-Fi have against Black people?

2005-10-10 Thread sancochojo
I know it is easy to complain about how we are portrayed in the media, but in a media and a country dominated by white people what do you think white people are OBLIGATED to do in Sci-Fi? There is no social law mandating black representation in Sci-Fi, if anything White folks would stick to the 12%

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
So what are you saying? We as black people cannot have a civil discource without killing each other. Is that what you are saying? We are uncivil and having differences of opinion is a hazzard to our health? So sad that one black person cannot disagree with another. Are you the same way when

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
ons to ensure that we can achieve full lives & not be "pigeon-holed". Sorry if this makes no sense (I'm very tired this morning so my thoughts may not be expressed in its true manner) > > > sancochojo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what are you saying? We

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
If anybody should have had some level of contraint because of how it could impact our community, it was Kanye West. I won't even address the manner in which he communicated his frustration. Such a comment was completely uncivil and it gained us nothing as a people, especially with those in of

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
"50 Cent epitomizes some many stereotypes just hearing his name alone makes me sick." I agree You said... "I really liked that he made use on his pop status to at the least bring to light a topic that needs to be addressed" Bush hates black people. How much debate can we get from that. Even

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
w/ voilent assault or even harsh verbal confrontations due to difference of views (I think we both agree here). But I do feel that those of us that express potentially destructive views should exercise restraint. Not saying don't express oneself but stop to consider what impact your words

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-03 Thread sancochojo
w/ 50 on that particular issue. he did also say that Kanye owes him I don't know the exact words used... if u do please tell me/us) but I do knw that he came off pretty arrogant (almost jeaulous) & this was his attempt 2 dis Kanye & steal his thunder 2 reclaim his popularity. I h

[scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West

2005-11-04 Thread sancochojo
You know, I think the second most overused word that we use in our community is "respect" Actually I think that only We(black folk)use it until its worn to the ground. The sad part is the ones that use it the most are the very people that do most of the direspecting of our people through the

[scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-04 Thread sancochojo
om: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Astromancer > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 11:18 AM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: 50 Cent Disagrees With Kanye West > > > > Yo, Semper Fi... > > sancocho

[scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-07 Thread sancochojo
: Astromancer > Date: 11/07/05 07:48:42 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...) > > Monefort Point Marines...Another well-kept secret...I have misspelled the > name because it escape me right now... > > sancochojo

[scifinoir2] Re: Blacks in WWI (Was "50 Cent Disagrees...)

2005-11-08 Thread sancochojo
This caught me by surprised too. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I never ran across so many people who had an interest in blacks in the military in one spot outside the military or VA...Wow! > > M C Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Had not heard

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Halloween' Producer Killed in Jordan Terrorist Bombing

2005-11-12 Thread sancochojo
Muslims do have values like anyone else. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And thus is the folly of this type of behaviour pointed out yet again. > Akkad produced "The Message" because he felt he *had* to do so. He > wanted to show the world that

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Halloween' Producer Killed in Jordan Terrorist Bombing

2005-11-12 Thread sancochojo
nfortunatley, have to battle. > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of sancochojo > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 23:25 > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 'Halloween' Producer K

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Halloween' Producer Killed in Jordan Terros echoed across the wrist Bombing

2005-11-13 Thread sancochojo
tive light. That's why people like Akkad fight so hard to dispel the > wrong-headed perceptions of their culture. > > -Original Message- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of sancochojo > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 00:37 >

[scifinoir2] Re: 'Halloween' Producer Killed in Jordan Terros echoed across the wrist Bombing

2005-11-13 Thread sancochojo
th > David. in the first minute of introduction they said, "this event, which > took place a thousand years ago, has repercussions that have lasted to > this day, and continue to shape the relationships between the Christian, > Jewish, and Islamic worlds". > > Don

[scifinoir2] Famous Black Military Units - Another Unit worth noting

2005-11-14 Thread sancochojo
Another Unit worth noting, "The Triple Nickel" When the all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Company, remembered by many as the "Triple Nickel," arrived at Fort Benning, Ga., for airborne training in December 1943, it marked a significant milestone for black Americans in the combat arms. Re

[scifinoir2] Re: White Flight -- In the Wrong Direction

2005-11-29 Thread sancochojo
I suggest everyone to read books written by Shinichi Suzuki -Ability Development from Age Zero -Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education -Young Children's Talent Education & Its Method If you want an understanding of his approach in teaching your child from an Asian(Japanes