tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70073515163489932772024-02-07T04:19:04.802-08:00Supreme IntellectRitch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-44575016937169378682014-11-24T08:15:00.000-08:002014-11-24T08:36:34.372-08:00Kid Shot While Playing on a Playground, or Raising Black Boys in 2014 America<div class="MsoNormal">
What make me saddest about the story of <a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/12-year-old-boy-in-serious-condition-after-being-shot-at-cudell-recreation-center-on-west-side" target="_blank">Tamar Rice</a> is the same thing that
made me sad about the recent stories of <a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/crime-law/family-of-man-shot-at-walmart-wants-answers-survei/ngzT4/" target="_blank">John Crawford</a> out of BeaverCreek
Ohio, and <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/justice/south-carolina-trooper-shooting/" target="_blank">Levar Jones</a>, and hell, it goes
back to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/05/nyregion/officers-in-bronx-fire-41-shots-and-an-unarmed-man-is-killed.html" target="_blank">Amadou Diallo</a> and beyond. There is this assumption of criminality when it comes to
black youth, which, thanks to media portrayals of “Black on Black crime” and
long held racial fears people believe as fact. Well, there is the fact that all
crime is segregated. 85% of whites are killed by other whites, so yeah you are
more likely to be victimized by a person with your own skin color no matter
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Then there is the blatant disregard for the humanity of
these individuals, John Crawford is seen on video wandering the store with an
item he purchased. He is on the phone with his girlfriend and before he can
even register what is happening cops run up to him, shout demands and shoot
him. I have gotten flustered in a long line at the Starbucks counter when I
can’t remember my order, I could not imagine having to process a situation where
cops run up to me guns drawn shouting and then shoot before I have a chance to
even consider the “best course of action,” In the video of Levar Jones the guy
has pulled up to the gas station fully expecting to go into the store. In later
news stories he said he didn't even realize the cop was following him. I have
had that experience before when I assume the cop is going right by me and,
nope, he is waving me over. </div>
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Imagine the situation: you pull up to a gas station, cop
pulls up to and starts telling you what to do. He asks for your license, and
although somewhat disgruntled you reach for your license and bang bang bang you
get shot. People can say that hey, you shouldn't make any sudden moves when
dealing with cops, and I agree you shouldn't, but if you think about your
everyday interactions with normal people who treat you like a normal person:
how often do you absentmindedly reach for things in your vicinity without fear
of being shot before you can blink. That is in many ways asking for these
individuals to not just be human, but super human, aware of not only their
intentions and movements and whatnot but how they will be perceived and
automatically assume that they will be perceived as dangerous, and don’t for a
second thing that you can forget that you are under the barrel of a gun, even
if the officer hasn’t drawn their weapon yet.</div>
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But whatever, let’s go back to just <a href="http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/12-year-old-boy-in-serious-condition-after-being-shot-at-cudell-recreation-center-on-west-side" target="_blank">Tamar Rice</a>. This kid
goes to a playground and fake shoots a bunch of kids with a toy gun. Cops show
up, shoot him, probably within seconds. They don’t mention any sort of standoff,
there is a kid, the assumption that he is armed, and he is shot dead. The 911
caller even says repeatedly that they thought it was a kid and the gun was
probably fake, but the cops show up and do what cops do when they fear black
men. They didn’t even see a kid. </div>
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Full disclosure for a second. My parents NEVER bought us toy
guns, for this very reason. They were very aware of how unfair the world was
and although they would never refer to the “criminalization of black bodies”
they knew that some toys could not be held in black hands. Three shots into
Darrien Hunt’s back proved that toy swords can be added to that list as well. </div>
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Even though my parents never bought us toy guns, we were
kids. We acquired them through various the means that kids acquire things and
we would play a variation of hide and seek where if you were found and didn’t
shoot first you were out. We were adolescents running around, often in the
dark, having the time of our lives. I have some of the fondest memories about
me, Addison, Joey, and Herbie sneaking around in bushes and tall grass playing
commando and terrifying each other for giggles. We were fighting wars together,
and vanquishing bad guys, and rescuing damsels in distress. We once jumped off
my uncles roof in tandem because that is what you do in action movies, and if
you ask Joseph Murray the story today he will tell it to you in a way that will
make you bust a stitch.</div>
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Even with my vast imagination of alternate realities and
dragons and demons I couldn't have imagined then that cops could have been
called on us preteen black kids running around on a summer night with toy guns.
That cops could have shown up real guns drawn, and yelling. I know I would
probably have done any number of wrong things in that moment, the least of
which would have been cry or wee myself. I am not sure I wouldn't have tried to
drop the gun, which according to the stories I have seen Tamar Rice had in his
waistband. I can’t say that I would not have made some random move that would
have made the cop think I was going for the gun to end his life. <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/4703574/ns/dateline_nbc-dateline_specials/t/behind-death-timothy-thomas/#.VHNX2ovF-So" target="_blank">Timothy Thomas</a>
was running away from traffic tickets and caught a hot one. </div>
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Basically what I am saying is it sounds like there really is
no position a black male can be in when the cops show up that will guarantee their
safety. <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/02/family-man-shot-while-handcuffed-did-not-commit-suicide/14986733/" target="_blank">Victor White</a> was handcuffed in the car when he somehow “shot himself. ”
Where am I getting all these names from? These are real people who were kids or
had kids and weren't always involved in criminal activity. <a href="http://nypost.com/2014/11/21/police-fatally-shoot-man-in-brooklyn-building/" target="_blank">Akai Gurley</a> was just
“taking the stairs” and now his 2 year old daughter won’t ever hear his voice
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Tamar Rice was a 12 year old kid who was doing stupid 12
year old kid things. He was sitting on a swing set with a fake gun. We can all
say that in hindsight his parents should have done more, or not let him out the
house with the toy or taught him how to react when the cops show up. These are
incredibly callous things to say to a parent. Anyone who is full time parent knows the palpable
fear we have 24/7 when we send our kids into the world and how we only rely on
faith that they will return safe and sound. Anyone who thinks they know the
exact formula for a healthy and safe 12 year old is nuts. Anyone who thinks for
a moment that they completely understood the magnitude of consequences for
their actions at 12 is lying to themselves or the world. We can say all those
things in hindsight because it helps our ego to feel like there is something we
could do to avoid these tragic circumstances. It helps us to feel some measure
of control, it is how our brains work. It is also what allows us to overlook
very horrendous act. The part that gets me is that Police are human beings too
and the inability of that system to admit mistakes and accept the consequences
is astonishing.</div>
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I am not saying that being a cop isn't hard. I really do
value the work they do every day and I understand it now in a way I never did
as a youth. It is tough to police people who don’t always want your help or
respect it. I have two sons. They are beautiful fun loving kids who I want to
see live long after me. I have to tell them these stories, not today, but one
day. I have to inform them about a world that doesn't just see them as human,
but as super human killing machines intent on destruction. They live in a world
that will only give them milliseconds to make the right choice and then judge
them harshly in hindsight through a lens of stereotypes and bias. </div>
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I spent the better part of a decade learning how the human
brain works. I can tell you for a fact that we are not objective beings. The
whole reason we established science is because we are not objective beings.
Everything we see goes through the emotion center of our brain before we even
process it. The benefit and flaws of a system like that are that bias is hardwired
in. We can try any number of methods and training to circumvent this system
but it is a part of us. We can tell ourselves that we don’t see color and that
racism is the specific purview of folks like the KKK, but that is not true to
who we are as a species. To our brain discrimination, prejudice, and bias are
essential components of our survival. We need to, as a human race confront and
deal with these issues, and to do that we need to first accept that when the
rubber hits the road we will ingroup/outgroup everyone where we see fit. </div>
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I am not really trying to save the world here. I am trying
to raise sons. I wish I could believe that some authority could give me the
right script for them to follow on a day by day basis for them to thrive in the
world. I don’t want to raise superheroes. I want to raise my boys into smart
and capable men. I want them to live in a world that treats them fairly and doesn't
immediately assume their criminality. As much as people tell me racism is over
I know better. I know the world is still unfair, and continues to be so for
little black boys like my sons. We have to navigate that world and I have to
help them with that, knowing they will make mistakes and praying that those
mistakes won’t be fatal. </div>
Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-20831610128900607072011-03-16T21:28:00.000-07:002011-03-16T21:28:17.533-07:00Zo! - Greater Than The Sun feat. Phonte | Official Music Video<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w4XUtmepds4?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe>Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-74561919549044189662010-09-21T15:40:00.000-07:002010-09-21T15:40:16.270-07:00Community: Study Break Mini Episode #2<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/ZPmoh2KPJGI/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPmoh2KPJGI?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZPmoh2KPJGI?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Don't look me in the face!Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-21276683099246796492010-09-18T10:00:00.000-07:002010-09-18T10:00:20.550-07:00*Official Video Remix* Antonio Dodson Wakes Up To Find Intruder In Her Bed<object style="background-image: url("http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/uc9SzBR6StU/hqdefault.jpg");" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uc9SzBR6StU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uc9SzBR6StU?fs=1&hl=en_US" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-15141431491129077432010-09-16T21:17:00.000-07:002010-09-16T21:20:23.342-07:00Does Marvel know what they are doing with Black Panther?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/preview/5a1768ci6406/prv6406_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/preview/5a1768ci6406/prv6406_cov.jpg" width="210" /></a></div>Marvel will be moving Black Panther over to the Daredevil title at issue #513. This is pretty sad since Black Panther once headlined his own title, at least two times. Unfortunately the powers that be believe that Black Panther can’t headline his own book. A lot of times the character gets marginalized to the “proverbial” ghetto and now he will be going to the literal ghetto. <br />
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This is different than when Priest had Black Panther trolling around the ghetto for the first few issues of his run. Especially when I hear the new writer saying things like this: <br />
<blockquote>The other aspect of "Black Panther: The Man Without Fear" that Liss finds intriguing is the chance to drop T'Challa, the former king of the fictional African nation known as Wakanda, into the middle of the crime ridden wasteland that the Kitchen has become post "Shadowland." "We're taking somebody who has always been royalty - his father was a king and he's been a powered superhero and a monarch for a large portion of his life. We're stripping all of that away from him. He has no powers. He has no Wakandan tech. This series is about somebody trying to figure out what he's made of and who he is. He's coming to this environment, which is so dangerous and troubled, to test himself," Liss explained. "That's what I really loved about this project. It was an opportunity to rethink a long established and iconic character in very interesting way. <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28364">-<span style="font-size: small;">Liss Sends T'Challa to Hell's Kitchen-</span></a></blockquote>Now, I don’t want to go entitled fanboy or anything, but this pretty much says that this writer does not know the history of the panther. Tchalla knows who he is. He lost his father at a young age, he was thrust into the spotlight of Wakandan politics as a child and built to be the leader of an unconquerable African nation. This was at a time when all of Africa was being carved out to britan, France, Spain and whomever else wanted to roll through with rifles. So from this we can gather that he isn’t some spoiled monarch, but instead a man born of steel and fire. He is a warrior whose people come to him every few years and deride him for leaving them behind. And what does he do? He takes their rituals head on and shows them why he is their leader. <br />
What I am saying is, Black Panther isn’t Batman. Running through the ghettos busting the heads of gangsters is small time to a man who spend his youth at the table with world leaders. This is a guy that has embassies, and an army, and a Panther God at his back. Why would he even CARE about what Tony Soprano is doing thousands of miles away from his birthplace. <br />
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To me it is lazy story telling. Don’t get me started on the idea of Wakanda being bankrupt. You can’t be sitting on all that intellectual property and technology and be bankrupt. Their children’s toys should be worth enough to the world stage to make them an economic entity. They could sell versions 3 or 4 of the kimoyo card and make Apple crap their pants.<br />
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On the one hand Marvel wants us to support their character, and follow him through his adventures. On the other hand they want us to forget their character’s history in favor of something that might be a cool story. The only problem is Priest wrote this story as Black Panther (vol. 3) #50 when Kasper Cole shows up. Only Tchalla didnt take on the gangs himself, he used Kasper to do it, to redeem himself.<br />
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I will say I appreciate that they haven't let T'Challa languish. They keep trotting him out in different versions and ways. I think they keep missing the essence of character. Marvel tends to like destroying their heroes for the sake of story. I hope they know what they are doing with T'Challa, but I have a feeling that they don't.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-11451269861523251382010-08-06T11:31:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:31:01.604-07:00Kanye West - Power (Split-Screen Cover)<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6r3qEK_UEs0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6r3qEK_UEs0&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6r3qEK_UEs0&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Pretty talented young guy.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-88484839561071681732010-08-06T11:30:00.000-07:002010-08-06T11:30:58.175-07:00Kanye West - Power (Split-Screen Cover)<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6r3qEK_UEs0/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6r3qEK_UEs0&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6r3qEK_UEs0&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Pretty talented young guy.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-46395616074803877232010-08-05T22:43:00.001-07:002010-08-05T22:43:35.957-07:00Janelle Monae - Cold War<object width="500" height="311"><param name="movie" value="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/q1ilHEEqBLEJ8eqf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://videos.onsmash.com/e/q1ilHEEqBLEJ8eqf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="311"></embed></object><br />
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This is pretty interesting, it seems this is a pretty personal song to her. I would not have known that.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-35481338697326904162010-06-27T00:24:00.001-07:002010-06-27T00:24:42.325-07:00my wife said she had a good time out for her birthday. thanks to those that made it out for making it special.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-38240504661996859622010-06-26T20:53:00.001-07:002010-06-26T20:53:43.077-07:00ice cream cake is a bad idea for bar hopping.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-74878927984838708552010-06-25T12:52:00.001-07:002010-06-25T12:52:58.705-07:00no matter what I will always prefer my hot dogs off a charcol grill.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-26560553331263530402010-06-25T00:46:00.001-07:002010-06-25T00:46:49.499-07:00That baby was yelling at my wife like she had smacked him in the mouth in front of the po-lice.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-32735165449813931882010-06-24T07:26:00.000-07:002010-06-24T07:26:12.268-07:00Janelle Monae: "Many Moons" Official Short Film (HD)<object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/EZyyORSHbaE/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EZyyORSHbaE&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EZyyORSHbaE&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />an amazing video from the incomparable Janelle Monae!Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-75899576652227978692010-06-20T12:42:00.001-07:002010-06-20T12:42:59.494-07:00Happy Father's day to the dad's out there, and to all the single parents as well, parenthood is a tough gig, but you all handle it well. :)Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-49746284026104082672010-06-20T10:33:00.000-07:002010-06-20T10:33:11.747-07:00Joel McHale @ Chicago Theater - Donald Glover 'n Danny Pudi : La Biblioteca<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/Bcqdnhs_ksE/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bcqdnhs_ksE&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Bcqdnhs_ksE&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Because these three guys are hilariousRitch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-16199534350879227672010-06-20T10:24:00.000-07:002010-06-20T10:24:55.315-07:00Fallout New Vegas Debut Trailer [HD]<object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/epFupigyIN8/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/epFupigyIN8&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/epFupigyIN8&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />about 6 months of my life are probably already dedicated to this game, <br />and to my dissertation of course... <br />maybe I should get that second thing out of the way before I even buy the game.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-15918454235750879432010-06-19T10:50:00.001-07:002010-06-19T10:50:32.798-07:00Surprised the wife with tickets to Dreamgirls at the Arnoff.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-72006352666752416072010-06-18T21:14:00.001-07:002010-06-18T21:14:30.016-07:00Calling it a night, get some good "no kid" sleep. You childless masses don't know how good you have it to get that every night. 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Fortunately J.J. Abrahams is also a man who loves a good action TV. After Alias faltered in the end J.J. was able to convince NBC to let him make another spy show, which I ain't mad about. So here it is, from today's upfronts, The show is called The Undercovers and it stars Boris Kodjoe (from Soul Food, Madea’s Family Reunion) and Gugu Mbatha-Raw (?) as Steven and Samantha Bloom, a married pair of CIA agents. Below are some clips and the trailer<br />
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I personally can't wait to see the show.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-64855607981250615132010-05-08T08:37:00.001-07:002010-05-08T08:39:38.689-07:00Just Michael Jai White Being Awesome<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
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I've liked Michael Jai White for years. he is a decent actor, and a phenomenal martial artist. Here he talks with Kimbo Slice about throwing a punch.<br />
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If you are looking for a good movie to watch on a Friday night I suggest you check out white in the amazing action flick <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Bone-Michael-Jai-White/dp/B002FU8JTW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1273332283&sr=8-1">Blood and Bone</a>.<br />
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And I would be remiss if I didn't point you in the direction of the best film of last year, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dynamite-Michael-Jai-White/dp/B002BWP3W0/ref=pd_cp_d_1">Black Dynamite</a><br />
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Buy them both today,Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-88189308423935705132010-04-30T11:59:00.000-07:002010-04-30T11:59:08.955-07:00F U Flowers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.iheartchaos.com/sites/default/files/fuck-you-flowers.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.iheartchaos.com/sites/default/files/fuck-you-flowers.png" /></a></div>Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-67026511448439080782010-04-30T11:51:00.000-07:002010-04-30T11:51:40.264-07:00Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beamin<object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/Ge4BEdyZ8bM/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ge4BEdyZ8bM&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ge4BEdyZ8bM&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><br /><br />Really Looking forward to the New Lupe Fiasco Album. <br />Lupe is truly an amazing talent that I don't think the "rap game" is ready for, but like Gnarles Barkley, Mos Def, Res, etc, I am really glad he is making music.Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7007351516348993277.post-23227482422492042632010-04-21T10:01:00.000-07:002010-04-21T10:01:35.872-07:00T-Pain and the Know Nothing Know-It-Alls<object style="background-image: url("http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/mtlHcl8WjCA/hqdefault.jpg");" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtlHcl8WjCA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtlHcl8WjCA&hl=en_US&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />I agree that most people should educate themselves about issues. The fact that T-Pain can't vote at all means that he is affected by the laws that govern the society even if he doesn't feel they trickle down to his life. Like it or not the things politicians do affect our day to day in a lot of ways.<br /><br />I mean, Obama changed the way my credit card bills look, how is that for affecting my life...Ritch Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17789245752733469728noreply@blogger.com0