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At first this blogger was just going to leave the whole issue of TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington’s statement that he “Didn’t know any black entrepreneurs” alone at one blog post. But after a series of emails, a video follow-up, the one above, was in order. And to really hammer home the point that what Michael … Read more
More at Zennie62.com Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries file for divorce? Shocker! After just 72 days, or just over two months, social media maven and celebrity Kim Kardashian filed for divorce from Kris Humphries. According to TMZ.com, the reason the pair split was cited as “irreconcilable differences.” Kim wanted to continue living in Los Angeles, … Read more
Kim Kardashian has confirmed today that she will be filing for divorce against Kris Humphries. This is ridiculous. It was YESTERDAY that Kim’s Fairytale Wedding was playing on E! This marriage according to People Magazine only lasted 72 days and Ryan Seacrest weighs in: ” “I’ve spoken to her briefly and she says she’s sad … Read more
Let’s just get this out of the way: The Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton is the greatest NFL Rookie QB ever. Win or lose, the game he played against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday was just plain excellent. He was 22 of 35 for 290 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Newton’s Quaterback Rating was 117.6. … Read more
After blogging about Ricki Lake, this blogger just happened to run across a video featuring actor and now Dancing With The Stars competitor David Arquette when he appeared on David Letterman in August to talk about his appearance on the show. The clip has a segment where David makes a comment about Hope that sounds … Read more
Last week, a bit of a row ensued when Tech Crunch Founder Michael Arrington appeared on a segment of a CNN special on black entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and, under questioning by Soledad O’Brien, said “I don’t know a single black entrepreneur.” This blogger got wind of Michael’s comments because a friend, Marco Brown, a … Read more
As Dancing With The Stars progresses in a fashion not unlike As The World Turns, we learn that Ricky Lake, with a new 20-pounds lighter body and great legs, is talking about how her sex life has picked up. In fact, the suddenly-horny actress and entertainer talked about it so much her words wound up … Read more
A friend of mine said something that made me think. While riding on BART, she complained yesterday that she was “sick and tired of protestors using Oscar Grant’s name to justify their actions,” and said that City Hall Plaza should be called Frank Ogawa Plaza – which, by the way, is the current name of … Read more
For some reason undoubtedly due to a nutty travel schedule, Halloween just plain caught this blogger by surprise. Now, the real date’s Monday, but the original plan was to dress up as a Sith Lord, complete with cape, and go out. Not happening. I just didn’t plan for it. Instead, eager to see both the … Read more
One look at the Google Trends shows “Stanford Football” as one of the top five search terms, and within that, at least as of this writing, the top three news results all from the website of The San Francisco Chronicle, and not one of them from this blogger (which will change once I work my … Read more
The number one Google Trend search term is “daylight savings time 2011” and for the second consecutive day. The only explanation for this is many think today is the day that clocks are to be set back – as in “spring forward, fall back” – when it’s Sunday, November 6th that’s the day – in … Read more
Now that this first really wild and crazy Occupy Oakland week has come to a close, this space has rounded up the first set of video interviews of Oaklanders on the issue, and with more to come. The first video is the interview with friend and Oakland District Four Councilmember Libby Schaaf, which was made … Read more
Today, starting at 4PM PDT, we have Cal vs UCLA, then Stanford at USC at 5 PM and both are key Pac-12 battles of teams that really do have “storied histories” to mock that overused term for a moment. Cal comes to LA to play a rather injury-riddled UCLA team, with its coach Rick Neuheisel … Read more
Ok, folks, here comes that one day sure to screw up your life for at least 24 hours, if not the entire week: Daylight Savings Time 2011. That’s the day, Sunday, November 6, 2011, when you have to set your clocks forward – not backward – one hour. (Remember, that’s one week from now.) That … Read more
After looking like they were dead, two World Series Games down to the Texas Rangers, the St. Louis Cardinals came back to win World Series Game 7 in somewhat less dramatic fashion, 5 to 2. After trailing 2 to zip, the Cards tied the contest, then pulled ahead to win. Now, as the Dallas Morning … Read more
There have been about seven episodes of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 17 and this season is the All Star Season – meaning that the contestants are all former contestants who made it far, but didn’t win. The cast members who were notorious and who fans just loved, and that is probably why I actually … Read more
It’s funny who you run into while traveling around the country, as this blogger does. In this case, I happened to sit next to an engaging and talkative man who works for Microsoft. He proceeded to tell me a lot about the company that Bill Gates built and threw in some fascinating Google info, too, … Read more
Famed activist and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore issued this Twitter tweet just 33 minutes ago, as of this writing: @MMFlint Michael Moore Leaving NYC, on my way to #OccupyOakland. Will stand with everyone there, mid-afternoon. #OWS 33 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Reply Judging by the timing of the tweet, that he … Read more
As of this week, Zennie62 on YouTube passed the 30 million mark of videos viewed. The channel was established on October 8, 2007, and now has grown to the rate of adding about 1 million new views each month. Zennie62Media wishes to thank the many people who now regularly check out this channel on YouTube, … Read more
More at Zennie62.com After Occupy Oakland, and the Tuesday police violence, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has a new problem: fighting calls to resign from people like Current TV’s Keith Olbermann. There are times when the Lord puts you in a place to see how the sausage is made. As one who’s worked for two of … Read more
This Oakland-based blogger just felt an earthquake that turned out to be centered about 1 mile east of Berkeley and hit at 5:37 AM. The US Geological Survey website reports this: Size 3.6 Date-Time Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:36:44 UTC Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 05:36:44 AM at epicenter Location 37.873°N, 122.251°W Depth 9.7 … Read more
Let’s just analyze this new ad that Herman Cain has on Youtube for his Presidential Campaign, because last night on Anderson Cooper there was an analysis of this by both sides and neither thought too favorably of it. The ad has a man, Mark Block, speaking about Cain’s campaign and how there has never been … Read more
Occupy Oakland explodes (photo by The Black Hour)! If there’s any gauge of the saying “The Whole World’s Watching!” It’s Google Trends, which, again, has Oakland, California among the top two for something negative: the last time was for the Oscar Grant Riots. Only the Oakland Raiders have enjoyed trend ranks, and for good news … Read more
This is a paper I wrote for my Contemporary Global Issues Class regarding Water Shortage. I am not including the bibliography, as this is a blog post, but if you need to know where my sources are feel free to contact me. By Nikky Raney Water Sanitation The water crisis may not seem realistic to … Read more
Occupy Oakland and Occupy San Francisco are being evicted. Apparently the police in both Oakland and in San Francisco, are in the process of using tear gas and a sound cannon (in Oakland) to arrest Occupy Oakland, and Occupy SF participants. As of this writing, 75 people were arrested. The Oakland Police raid of Occupy … Read more
Video streaming by Ustream Occupy Oakland is being evicted as of this writing – 75 people arrested and tear gas was used. This live steam shows gives up to the second reports about the pre-dawn raid that started at 4:30 AM, and is going on now. This blogger, back from Georgia, was wakened by the … Read more
When Carson Palmer signed the deal to join the Oakland Raiders last week, thus effectively replacing Raiders Quarterback Jason Campbell, who was out with a broken collarbone, this blogger said in vlog form that it wasn’t a trade that I would have made. Not that it was a bad trade, but the Silver and Black … Read more
Atlanta, Georgia – As regular readers of my blog know, I travel back and forth between Atlanta and Oakland. Mom is here, and much of my occupational and personal life is in Oakland. At first, I really didn’t know anyone, and being 40 miles outside the city makes it harder still to meet folks. Fortunately … Read more
If anyone wants to see the new power in Oakland, just look at the incredible production of media driven by the amazing activity of protestors involved in the Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street movement. While mainstream media reporters unfairly focus on the actions of a few Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street people, what … Read more
Occupy Oakland (4 of 20), a photo by glennshootspeople on Flickr. If anyone wants to see the new power in Oakland, just look at the incredible production of media driven by the amazing activity of protestors involved in the Occupy Oakland / Occupy Wall Street movement. While mainstream media reporters unfairly focus on the actions … Read more
The World Series is won when one team wins the best of seven games. Right now, heading into World Series Game Four, the Texas Rangers, who return to the MLB Championship Series just one year after losing to the San Francisco Giants, find themselves behind a game to Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals. … Read more
Albert Pujols did his best Babe Ruth and Reggie Jackson imitations in hitting three massive home runs, as the St. Louis Cardinals powered their way to a demoralizing 16 to 7 rout of the Texas Rangers on Saturday. With that performance, Pujols becomes only the third player in major league baseball (MLB) history to hit … Read more
Reuters reported October 21, 2011 that Michele Bachmann’s campaign staff in New Hampshire has quit. This is very good news for other Republican candidates, because New Hampshire is an important state (it’s my state, but it’s also the first primary state). There is speculation that Bachmann doesn’t even care about winning New Hampshire: ” “It … Read more
More at Zennie62.com Two activist legends, Folk Singer Pete Seeger and University of Professor Cornell West made headlines for being involved in protests that are related to Occupy Wall Street. First, the 92-year-old Seeger, best known for his 1950s hits walked with ’60s folk singer Arlo Guthrie and about 1,000 Occupy Wall St protestors Friday … Read more
More at Zennie62.com I created this video “way back” in 2007 and during a Democratic fund raiser at the Sheraton Palace in San Francisco, where the guest of honor was then-DNC Chairman Howard Dean. The question is a simple one: why are you a Democrat. But as simple as the question may be, it’s an … Read more
