Ooh... Thanksgiving!!!

Yes, the BIG day is tomorrow.. Thanksgiving Day.. The day to be thankful for all good and to feel blessed for overcoming all bad..

This year, I have a lot to be thankful for....


In April, I moved back to Louisiana from Missouri.. Missouri have lots of good [St Louis, the bomb outlet mall within driving distance, and challenges.. yes even challenges are good]... and, unfortunately, Missouri also had lots of bad [thus the move].. but I will not focus on those.. I am truly thankful for where I am now.. I am surrounded by family and friends who are truly a blessing. God brought me to where I am today. Even though the year started off rough, I made it through and I am still pursuing...


I am also thankful for my current job. From January to March of this year [ and the whole 2007], I worked at a company called Leggett and Platt as an electrical engineer.. I loved the opportunities the job offered, but still I was lacking.. From May to August, I worked at a company called Nerjyzed as a game programmer. I loved the work aspects, but the move from MO to LA also brought a HUGE pay decrease and with the current economy and my 50 mile commute my pockets was often dry..lol But now.. Oh now.. I am employed as a software programmer with the LA Dept of Justice... Everything is just about right. So I am truly thankful that God opened this door for me. 'There is good awaiting for everyone, just keep living'...


I am thankful for my boyfriend.. Yes, he have his faults [so do I] but he is the greatest and I truly love him.. Last year, my love life was close to hell.. I had a boyfriend who cheated, cheated, and cheated again. I was truly in the dark, but now I can smile. That bad relationship opened my eyes to good.. 'No one is exempt from bad, so when bad presents itself you MUST rejoice because that means that good is in store for you' I like to say 'you must go through the bad to get to the good'...


Umm.. this year... I am also thankful for opportunities.. Although it have only been about 330 days, I have learned A LOT. I feel that I have truly evolved. God is not done with me yet.. I know He have a purpose for my life so I will keep living...


Actually, I am thankful for a lot of stuff.. I am alive.. I am breathing.. I can smile.. I have a sane mind..


It's crazy, but I never really sat back and thought about all of my good things.. Why must Thanksgiving be the day that I declare my thanks? What about the other 364 days? I guess because it is declared 'Thanks'giving so it just stands out like that.. Who knows..

But I am truly thankful for all things and people God have blessed me with..

Also, I am thankful for all the people who have smiled at me. A simple smile and 'hi' goes a long way. Even the conversations that I have in the elevator are fulfilling. It's the little things that have the biggest value..


Ooh.. Somebody in my office.. JUST.. emailed this to everyone so I thought I would share.. [It's a lil blurry so... here are the words... 'It could be that the purpose of your life is to only serve as a warning to others']

I will try not to go on and on.. But I told something similar to this to my boyfriend about a couple of weeks ago.. Everything happens for a reason. Some stuff happens to you solely to be a blessing to others so just because something bad happens to you, don't pout.. REJOICE!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

I bust your windows out your car....

Jazmine Sullivan is the girl. Her song 'Bust Your Windows' is definitely the business.. For all those who haven't seen the video, check it out below...

Anywho... Her song and video brought back some painful/humorous memories for me..

But first, about the vid - At first, I was like 'Yo, Jaz.. Why not ask the dude first? I mean, your dude could just be trifling and those panties could have been there since before ya'll hooked up' But then she mentioned 5 years and I was like 'Do ya thang'...lol

Jazmine is the female, for real. A lot of chicks just take that bs from the dude and cry about it later. Home girl took action and I most def respect that..

Watching that video brought back some memories that I buried a year ago...

I was talking to this dude. More so 'friends' for the majority. Towards the end, we/I did the 'relationship' thing and that is when all mess hit the fan. I found out ole' dude had about two others and a new son [that he failed to mention... ever] Needless to say, I got even..

I aired all of his business out on MySpace [personal, sexual, the works] and added everyone within 50 miles of his hometown as a friend... Yeah, like Jazmine says 'You might say that it was juvenile, but I think that I deserved to smile'..

And that I did.... Every once in a while, I think back to that day and get a nice lil laugh...

Ahh... memories....

BCFx: Doug Williams Edition

I am so excited that the new version of BCFx is coming out for Bayou Classic.

Since I had a hand in making the game, I know an awful lot about it. BCFx stands for Black College Football Experience. It is centered around the football game and the bands of HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities]...

Being a HBCU Alumni and a current grad student of one, I am overly excited..

The game will be featured during the Bayiou Classic. On the 28th [the night of the Battle of the Bands], Nerjyzed [that's the people who develops the game] will promote the game. That event will start at 9pm and last until midnight. Passer-byers will be able to 'experience' and pruchase the game. [I, for one, will be purchasing]..

The game features the best soundtrack in the land. Those who love going to SWAC football games and those who love to sit by the band will love this game. The game features sounds of real bands and there is also a Jukebox module that allows you to listen to the songs outside of the game.

My fav part of the game is the DRUMLINE minigame. Using drums [the same that can be used for Rock Band], players can actually participate in the drumline and can enjoy playing the drums to their favorite songs..

Oh and let's not forget the highlight of the game... FOOTBALL -- Classic mode, Season mode, etc.. FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL!!!!!

Want more specifics, check out http://www.nerjyzed.com/

BCFx: Doug Williams Edition is, in my opinion, the top game of the season.

My mom, however, does not think so. She has some rare/want-to-forget memories of Doug Williams. My mom graduated from Grambling the same year Doug did. I'm not going to go into details but my mom is NOT Doug's biggest fan...lol

So if you are in the area... Go check out Nerjyzed at the Bayou Classic.. They will also hold a BCFx Sideline Show during the Bayou Classic game..

Be there or be bored....lol

GO JAGS!!

WTH???

Basically, WTH??

Ok, I'm watching The Game.. And they threw me for a freaking loop.. What the hell is up with Melanie??

At the beginning of the season, Melanie was down for Derwin. But because a freaking bump came in the road, she hopped in bed with her supervisor.

I am not sure what the writers are trying to do, but the whole side-ho personality of Melanie is so cheap.. She used to have values now she is bragging on sleeping with 4 guys in one year. Girl, that is so cheap and not cute..

The Game better step it up, because they are about to lose another viewer..


RECAP:
Ok.. That first part was written before the show actually went off.. Since I seen the whole show.....

I am COMPLETELY disappointed. Melanie pretty much told Derwin.. 'I will f** you on Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other day I can f** whoever but you can check in on those days when I am available'.. And Derwin pretty much said... 'Yessa messa'.....lol I won'tbe surprised if Derwin goes back to Janea.

It is obvious the Derwin loves Melanie. Yes, he messed up in the first season. But in the second season he realized his faults and fought for Melanie, literally. And now, even in the third season, he loves and is willing to act like a freaking wimp just to be with her..

But Melanie, on the other hand, is a straight up whore.. I mean, really... She is bouncing from man to man. She ran to Derwin's door and once things got hard she hopped in bed with her freaking supervisor. All these girls always act surprise when they find out that they is a side-whore.. It is no freaking surprise. And now Melanie is trying to play both Derwin, a man who loves her dearly, and her hot in the pants supervisor.

For one thing, Melanie is weak.. She knew Derwin was about to have a baby at the beginning of the season so why is she acting up now..

I am disappointed with the writers. I doubt that I will run to the TV on Fridays like I used to.

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

With Christmas steadily approaching [less than 30 days away], I'd thought this would be a good time to start my wish list.

Even at 25, I, too, have wishes. Christmas is NOT just for children.

Side note: Before I start to seem selfish, let me add.... My favorite time of the year is Christmas time because it is one of the few times when everyone is joyous and kind. Everyone is warmth with a smile and family and friends are always an arms length away. This year for Christmas, I plan to adopt an Elderly. It is a program that I mentioned to my church. The plan is to befriend an elder, cook them a feast [meal], take part in an activity or go on an outing, then on Christmas Day give them a surprise [gift].


Ok.. Since I made it clear that I am NOT all about the presents... Let me continue...

My Wish List:

1. XBOX 360.. Although I just brought me a Wii in June, I want a 360. My main reason for wanting it is my past employer.. I worked for a company called Nerjyzed. They are the producers of a game called 'BCFx: the Doug Williams Edition' and 'BCFX: the Black College Experience'. BCFX came out this time last year and the Doug Williams Edition will come out this year for Bayou Classic .. [YAY!! Go Jags! I will be all up in that dome...lol] Since I had part in making the game, I know majority of the aspects. Even though I am female and not really a football watcher, I actually like BCFx. It is not 'just' about the football.. There is this cool halftime mini game that lets you take part in the half time show. If games are not really your forte, you can also view halftime shows. [The line-up and steps can actually be found on real fields].. Another great aspect is the soundtrack.. It features the sounds of REAL bands. NOTE: If you love going to black college football games, then you will love BCFx. It have all the favorite tunes of most of the HBCUs. Now my FAV part of the game is the Drumline game. You can use the drum sets from Rock Band to play the drums. It is similar to the scenes in Drumline [the movie] when they play the drums. You actually are on the drum line playing the drums to the beat. I'm probably not giving the drumline portion enough justice, but, in my opinion, it is the GREATEST!!! So I have to have BCFx... And honestly speaking... I am only buying a XBOX 360 because the Nerjyzed games is only sold for the 360. Now if I am willing to buy a whole console just for a game, it must really be a good game. And this is coming from a girl who really doesn't like football.. Check it out.. http://www.nerjyzed.com/
2. This sort of goes with No.1 but Rock Band 2. I never played 1, but the excitement have reeled me in....lol
3. The Sims 3!!!!! To ALL who live under a rock and who never had a chance to play Sims... IT IS THE GREATEST!!! I have been on Sims since 2001. The Sims 3, however, tops any Sims that came out already and Sims 2 was the business.. Sims 3 is due out in January, but I already pre-ordered mines last month.. Can't wait for that to come out.. Check it out at http://thesims3.ea.com/
4. A digital camera.. I have one now, but it sucks...... Back in October 2006, I was on a trip in California.. I left my digital camera in my rental car and never seen my beloved camera since. About two months after I planned a trip to New York [yeah 2006 was my year....lol] and needed a camera so at the time I brought a camera that I thought was good.. NOT!! Turns out.. it was nothing compared to my old camera so now I am looking for a replacement.. Specifically: Nikon - 12.9-Mega pixel Digital SLR Camera - Black Model: D90
5. A Laptop... My current one is falling apart so I am in desperate need for another one. Wal Mart had a sale on laptops 2 weekends ago and, like a fool, I was in line a lil before 8am. I waited and waited until they said that they was sold out. I disappointedly drove back home. Now the search is on for a new one. I don't have one in mind. It just have to be very portable [smaller than 15" screen]... My new laptop will be strictly for my writing so all of that other stuff doesn't really matter cause I won't download or install anything on it [except for Word]..
6. Sims Computer.. Yes, maybe crazy but I need a computer just for my new Sims 3. Did I mention that it is coming out in January?? I am so excited....lol For that computer, I need a quad core processor in order to handle my game.. Everything else HAVE to match the Sims specifications...

That's about it.. Nothing too major.. Just a few things... I will try to slip this letter in Santa's mailbox soon. After that, I will just make sure that I am good cause I refuse to get coal this year..... again.... lol Just playing...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Life Choices;;

This morning, I have been in some heavy soul/mind thoughts.. It has gotten to the point where I couldn't even concentrate on my work so I had to blog about it to hopefully get it off of my mind...

Everyone makes like choices and decisions. Some of those choices or decisions would be considered right and some would be considered wrong [based on one's own opinion].. Doesn't matter the choice, it is that person's choice.

Who on this earth can judge another person? Everyone was born a sinner. Knowing and unknowingly, everyone makes wrong decisions or choices. No one is exempt from displeasure or wrongness. The point is that classifying wrong or right is an opinion. No one on this earth is perfect so no one can throw the first stone...

I tell my boyfriend all the time ... 'Don't throw stones cause they hurt coming back.' Meaning, don't judge someone else situation because once the spotlight is on you, your faults and wrongs will come out.

I try not to judge some one's situation because like my friend's dad always say.. 'Everyone have a story'. Everyone does things for a reason so unless you lived their reason you don't know their story.

My philosophy is to just do me.. If I think what someone did was wrong, I will never blast them about it because I don't know their reasons behind it.. I would, however, make sure that I don't do that wrong.

I can't change someone nor judge... I can only handle me.

So as long as I am right in my eyes, then I am right to me...

Vick-less

About a year now.. the NFL have been Michael Vick -less......

That whole situation still puzzles me and even now I must still ask 'Was it really that serious?'

I just read an article [well not just.. more like 3 day ago, but still] that said that Michael Vick is making close to 12 cent an hour. 12 cents an hour? I mean, really. Who can live off of that? True, he is in jail and most likely won't be buying any dogs anytime soon, but 12 cents. That's like an inch worth of gas.

Here is a man who was making millions this time two years ago. He probably was planning his vacations, deciding on some new business ventures, and probably had a lot of endorsement deals lined up. But today.. *shaking my head* His major decision is deciding how to pick up the soap without bending over..
[Ok, ok.. jokey joke time over...lol]

On the real though.. All of that over some dogs...

When I was living in Missouri, I seen advertisements everyday about Cock fights. That's when you pay to see chickens fight.

Are chickens not animals too? Does chickens not deserve the same respect as dogs? Why is it that a man can fight chicken but not dogs? Hmmm... Conspiracy much??

Still Michael Vick is in my prayers. I just hope he saves that 12 cents an hour cause I doubt when he get out he will have a prosperous football career. It is just a shame that it had to end that way cause he was in his prime and was a beast on the field.

How much is TOO much??

Alright.. I consider myself to be a nice person. I try to help those as much as I can but how much help is too much help??

My senior year in college I worked in my university's Career Services office. There was one lady who worked there who used to always ask me for computer assistance. Either it was creating a document in MS Office or helping her with email tasks. I didn't mind helping her cause it was usually something easy and never really time consuming.

After graduation, I moved up north. Even with the distance, she still called time to time wanting help. Again, I helped cause it wasn't really a big deal. As time went on, she started emailing me documents that she was doing for work with the hopes that I would fix her problem then email it back to her. Again, it only happened at the most five times and the problems usually consisted of adding a watermark or doing columns, etc so I helped her out..

It have been 2 years since I graduated and the lady is still asking me for help. Today took the cake.

She was doing some type of online test. I'm guessing to get MS Office certified or something. Anyways... The test consisted of questions in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and she called me during every portion. Again, the stuff was easily explainable, so I helped.... up until the 6th phone call. It got to the point, where I was on the phone for minutes as she read each question line by line and then I guided her through the steps. I kept doing it thinking that the current question that she was reading was the last one, but, to my dismay, I would always hear 'Ok, the next one'..

I mean, seriously, why do people sign up to do something that they can't do. That is like a person applying to be a pilot but never stepping foot on a plane. So why would she apply for a position or take a test of that nature knowing that she will need constant help.

I don't mind helping people, but how much is too much..

The trip part is that I am at work.. [I know, I know.. Blogging at work, a BIG No-No. But in my defense... All day, everyday, I sit in front of this computer and design web-based applications. It is IMPOSSIBLE for me to actually work my whole time here and not go crazy.. Yes, I get my work done, but I would go insane if I HAD to look at this code for 8 hours straight. So the Internet is my only source of sanity.. But back to the blog....]

Like I was saying.. I am at work. So for approximately 30 minutes [with breaks] I had my cell phone glued to my ear as passer-byers heard 'Click on this', 'Go there' and 'Wait, what?'

Okay that last one came after my aggravation sat in. There was many times when I just stopped listening so after I snapped back I had to give my cue... 'What?'...lol

Maybe it was wrong, but after the 100th question, I gave a lame excuse to get off the phone... Imagine me actually having a meeting a work.. If she would have left the help with the first three phone calls then 'cool', but she kept calling.... and kept calling..

To top it off.. I didn't even get a 'hey' or anything.. Just a 'I need your help'.. The nerve..

Judges have a say-so in the naming of Black babies

Clip taken from The People's News

After Judge Cabrera’s historic ruling, little Clitoria Jackson will likely undergo a name change.

“It’s so hard to keep coming up with something unique,” said Uneeqqi Jenkins, 22, an African-American mother of seven who survives on public assistance. Her children are named Daryl, Q’Antity, Uhlleejsha, Cray-Ig, Fellisittee, Tay’Sh’awn and Day’Shawndra.

In a decision that’s expected to send shockwaves through the African-American community—and yet, give much relief to teachers everywhere—a federal judge ruled today that black women no longer have independent naming rights for their children.

The rule applies to all black women, but Cabrera singled out impoverished mothers.His ruling stemmed from a lawsuit brought by a 13-year-old girl whose mother created her name using Incan hieroglyphics.



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I'll be the first to say that this is just wrong, but, painfully to say, sometimes needed.

Don't name your baby girl Clitoria, people. I mean really.. That is too close to clitoris. People just need to think about the lifespan of baby names.. If your child was President, would you want the name Clitoris plastered across the screen.

Just a tip: If you won't be comfortable calling a 50 year old successful executive that name, then please don't call your baby that either.. Oh and naming babies after body parts is OUT!!!

7 Reasons to Drink Green Tea

Clip taken from Yahoo! Food

7 Reasons to Drink Green Tea

+ CUT YOUR CANCER RISK
Studies have found that people who regularly drink green tea reduce their risk of breast, stomach, esophagus, colon, and/or prostate cancer.

+ SOOTHE YOUR SKIN
The tea is a natural antiseptic that relieves itching and swelling. Try it on inflamed breakouts and blemishes, sunburns, even puffy eyelids.

+ PROTECT YOUR SKIN
Green tea applied directly to the skin helps block sun-triggered skin cancer.

+ STEADY YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
People who sip just half a cup a day are almost 50 percent less likely to wind up with hypertension than non-drinkers.

+ PROTECT YOUR MEMORY, OR YOUR MOM'S
Green tea's big dose of antioxidants fights the free-radical damage to brain nerves seen in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

+ STAY YOUNG
About 10 ounces of green tea a day will deter your body from absorbing artery-clogging fat and cholesterol. A healthy body leads to a healthy life.

+ LOSE WEIGHT
Green tea speeds up the body's calorie-burning process.

The Pregnant Man

This topic popped up a few months ago and as quickly as I found out about it, I forgot about it. But recently, I just read that the pregnant man is pregnant again....

Scanning the Internet, I ran across this quote:

"We are a man, woman and child. It's ironic that we are so different but yet,
we're just a family, just the same as anyone else," he said.

I find a couple of things wrong with that statement. Thomas, formerly Tracy, Beatie said '....We're just a family, just the same as anyone else.' I find that statement to be false. The man in every one's else family was not born a woman. The man in every one's family did not go through hormonal changes to make themselves a 'legal' man. The Beatie family is NOT the same as anyone else.

I find a couple of things old with their situation..

[1] Tracy was not happy with her life so she decided to change into a man. So basically she did not want to be a woman anymore. She was attracted to woman and, in my opinion, 'thought' that it would make her situation a lil more 'correct' if she played the part as a man. So time passed, she met a woman, fell in love, then got married. Although Tracy didn't want to be a woman anymore, she still wanted to partake in the joy that only women share by birthing a child. That is the mark of a confused young lady.

[2] Nancy, Tracy's wife, doesn't consider herself a homosexual. Tracy was born a female. She have the mindset of a female thus she is a female. It doesn't matter what Tracy did with the government or doctors, she is still a woman. Plus, just to put it out there, I don't think that Tracy have a piece down there. So, they are either dry humping or using a lesbian's friend. Either way, Tracy and Nancy are both lesbians.

[3] Tracy thinks that she is actually a man. That is the problem with the world today. People think that they can be God or change things that God made. Just because you don't like who you are and just because you took some pills and signed some papers that does not magically make you a man.. Maybe she feels that because she likes women that she must have been wrongly gendercized.

[4] They consider themselves a 'normal' family and will raise their children to think that transgenders and homosexuals are okay. More and more homosexuals and transgenders are birthing and adopting babies, so more and more babies are being taught the mindset that homosexuals and transgenders are right. After a while, the world may start to think that heterosexuals are the wrong ones.

I do have one question though.. How will they explain Thomas' baby pictures to their daughter? Thomas was a woman up until a few years ago. All of his baby pictures are of him as a female.. That poor girl might grow up thinking that she will grow up to be a man just like her dad-mom.

KKK

The Ku Klux Klan -- *shaking my head in disgust*

Well, the KKK is in effect. On my drive to work this morning, a local radio station was discussing an event that happened this past weekend. A lady from Oklahoma drove down to Louisiana to be initiated into the KKK.

The plan was:
The lady gets initiated then go back to Oklahoma to recruit more members.

Was it a successful? NO!!!
As it turns out, the lady wanted to back out of the initiation process during the initiation but the KKKs was not letting that happen. That lady was then shot in the head. As a means to cover up the crime, the KKK members took the bullet out of the lady's head, then dropped her in a nearby canal. The KKK members even went to a local gas station and asked the attendant for 'the best way to get blood out of clothes'.. H-I-Larious.. [Not the killing part, but just their inquisitive nature].... All members involved are in custody on $500k bond.

I live in Southern Louisiana and, per the radio, I found out that there are at least 5 chapters of KKK within a 100 mile radius of my house. Through the US, there are over 500 chapters with over 8,000 members.

I think that all KKK members are ignorant and cowards. For all KKK members that are reading, you are ignorant and a coward.

Like I always said, time and time again, racism still exists but it is more undercover. There are laws the frown upon racism so anyone who participates in any acts will be held to lawful consequences. Those racists knows that if they perform outward acts that their freewill will be over.. That is why the KKK members hide behind their white sheets.

It is just a shame that things have to happen so boldy in order for people to actually see it...

I, for one, am not afraid of the KKK. I am not afraid of ignorance and I KNOW that GOD is protecting me.

Martin ---

Martiiinnnnn --- One of the funniest shows of all time.

I'm a member of Blockbuster so for the last two months, Martin: DVD Set have been on the top of my queue list. I have laughed, laughed, and laughed some more. I grew up on Martin, but when the show was on I was only about 12.. So some of the jokes and episodes went straight over my head. But now, I can't stop laughing.

I'm only on the second season and third disc, but I have already nagged my top 10. Topping that list is the episode when Martin proposed to Gina.

Like some men, Martin was scared to settle down. He took it as far to say that Gina was trying to trap him. It was not until one of Stan's poker buddies dropped some wisdom.

"A young fool grows up to be an old fool."

'So true' I thought as I just sat and shook my head. A lot of young 'players' live their lives thinking that it is cool to bounce from one female after another but once they get older they are left standing alone.

I must admit when Martin finally proposed right to Gina, I shed a tear.

It started off as a semi-sketch... First Pam skipped her self over with that crazy British accent talking about 'Flowers for the lady'... I was rolling. Then Cole, poor Cole, walked over, after being called three times, and started having convo with Gina. It was funny when Cole started reading the script then Martin asked him if he drunk some of the wine. I tell you, Cole helps make the show. Then Tommy, walked up, blah blah blah. Nothing really too funny with that scene except at the end he told Martin that he needed to bring his girlfriend to the bathroom cause Gina was jumping up and down... And my favorite part....

Martin had the most serious face on and he stared Gina in the eyes as Brian McKnight started singing.. At that moment is when I started thinking...

Love is a wonderful thing. Don't get me wrong, it is very confusing, but.. a wonderful thing. When you find that special someone things just fit. All dark clouds fade away and rainy days turn clear. Being in love is the one thing that can't be faked. Some tries to imitate it, but only real love shines. When you love someone, everything else disappears. Everything is right, real, and true...

Love, experienced correctly, is a very wonderful thing..

Blacks vs Gays

I was doing my daily Yahoo! News search when I ran across an
article about how Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake was both performing, separately, at a Madonna concert.

At the end of the article, Britney was quoted as saying:

"I am the luckiest girl in the world," she said, "but am sad because African-Americans are equal finally, but gay marriage is not."

Two things came across odd in that statement: [1] Why is she the luckiest girl in the world? Is it because people saw her past behavior as a promotional stunt and now they are congratulating her for wearing no underwear, shaving her head, and losing custody of her children? [2] Why are African Americans and gays compared in such a manner?

For one thing, being gay is a sin. Now that may come across offensive to some, but that is how I feel and how I was raised. In the Bible, it mentions man and woman. NOT man and man or woman and woman. Being gay is not a right and being granted equal marital rights is definitely not a right.

However, being respected and thought upon as equal is a right. No race on this earth is better than any other race. Racism is still alive and strong. Because of ignorance, Blacks have been degraded and looked down upon just based on the color of their skin.

But being gay is a choice. No one is born gay and if someone says otherwise then they are a lie. A person chooses which gender they prefers.

Blacks and gays should not be compared in such a manner.

I, for one, am against gay marriages and the fact that people are actually comparing the equality of blacks.... [Just to point out, just because Obama was elected that does not mean that Blacks are magically equal].... to the fact that gay marriages are banned is immoral.

Just thinking about it, it makes me outraged. How can African Americans' equality be compared to gays' equality. African American is a race of people. African Americans are people just as a white person is a person. The equality of African Americans should not be looked as the same of gays.

It is funny because a lot of people probably thinks this way. A lot of people probably compares the result of the election to the result of Proposition 8. In my opinion, thinking this way proves that African Americans are not really equal. In fact, it is belittling. People probably look at the equality of African Americans just as they look at gay marriages. Well that was made evident by Britney's quote.

Obama is fighting for change, but unless he first targets the mindset of Americans, he have a fight ahead of him...

Whitney Houston's new CD set for 2008 release

Clip taken from omg! Yahoo
Whitney Houston will release her first album of original material since 2002 later this year, BMG Label Group chairman/CEO Clive Davis said Thursday.
Four songs have been completed for the as-yet-untitled project, and four more will be put to tape later this month, Davis said during Billboard's Music & Money Symposium at New York's St. Regis Hotel.
"We're on track for a holiday release," he said. "We're not going to compromise who she is to fit into today's hip-hop radio market. The public wants Whitney material."
Tracks earmarked for the album have been produced or written by Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am, producer/songwriter Sean Garrett and R&B singer Akon.
Houston, 44, has been dogged in recent years by drug and health issues -- including rehab stints in 2004 and 2005 -- a legal dispute with her father, John Houston, rumored financial problems and a troubled marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown that ended in divorce.
Her last album, "Just Whitney," debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 in December 2002, and quickly slipped down the rankings. It was her first release since 1998's "My Love Is Your Love."