MO 'GONE!

SO AS OF 3-18-09, THE MO'NIQUE SHOW ON 102.1 FM WILL BE CANCELLED. NO MORE BATHROOM TALK, NO MORE "WHAT YOU GON' DO NOW", NO MORE "AFTER THIS WEEKEND I WILL NEVER", AND NO MORE LAUGHS FROM MO-NIQUE, NIQUE, NIQUE, NIQUE, NIQUE IN THE AFTERNOON (ITS THE MO'NIQUE SHOW!)

IM SILENTLY CRYING. HOW WILL I GET THROUGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC? THIS SHOW BROUGHT BACK TALK RADIO. THOUGH MO'NIQUE WAS CLEARLY INEXPERIENCED IN THAT DEPARTMENT, SHE WAS DEFINITELY COMICAL AND ENTERTAINING. AND THOUGH THE SHOW DIDN'T LAST LONG, I WILL REMEMBER IT FOR A LONG TIME. 

NO MORE REAL, NO MORE LAUGHS, NO MORE LOVE.....

MO'GONE

So, I know its kinda late in the day, but I couldn't let this go by without saying a few words about this wonderful day. Today, the Obama family became The First Family. 

President Obama is fully aware of the hard work that awaits him during the first couple of years of his term. He has a lot of weight on his shoulders, most of which he took on himself. The American people are looking towards him for more than hope, more than change, but for a full reconstruction of this nation. 

I, on the other hand, look to Obama only for leadership in which the position holds. America has had its ups and downs and no one man has ever been responsible for either. As an American people, we must step up to home plate, swing, and hope for a grand slam! Obama is only one hitter. We all must do our part in order to make it home. 

Though I, like millions of others, are full of pride on this day, not only do I celebrate and rejoice, but I prepare to make conscious changes in my personal life. Obama set a goal for himself in which has has achieved. Now its time to set goals for myself and make drastic steps in the right direction to achieve those goals. Obama's road to success should be used as a template to reach the unreachable. 

As the Obama family retreats to their respective bedrooms in the White House, I will lay in my same ole bed and prepare for a new tomorrow. I hope you will do the same. 

Congratulations, President Barack Obama and the First Family for making history! 

Words cannot express how I feel at this very moment. On behalf of America, "Congratulations, Mr. President!" 

Today, November 4, 2008, history has been made. Current history books need be destroyed, for there is new text to insert. This very moment has earned the right to be apart of grade school and higher education curriculum. This day is much more important than just a historic election; it is a giant leap in a new direction for a country that has been status quo for hundreds of years. 

Barack Obama has promised changed. He cannot do it alone. It is the responsibility of ALL Americans to put forth true efforts for a better tomorrow, a better year, a better generation, and a better nation. 

"Let us summon a new patriotism"  -Obama

When the realities of today set in on my heart I will visit again. 

YES, WE DID!

Something For the Books!

Yes, George, hold your breath. A new tomorrow is near. 

With only hours left at the polls, millions of votes have been cast. Many Americans are anxiously awaiting for a new president that will lead this country out of chaos. For many, hope rests in presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama. And though blog aren't "supposed" to be biased, my money is on the Hawaiian native as well. 

I don't have many words to express on this day. I am slightly nervous and over-anxious to know the outcome of this important, life-changing race. My only prayer is that God shine upon this country by giving America a president who was born to lead. 

As my heart races and my palms sweat, I will remain hopeful for a greater tomorrow. 

There is change you can believe in. 

YES, WE CAN!

WTF?!? They are trying to take Beyonce!!!

Why in the hell does Beyonce look white in this new Loreal ad? I don't want to hear that this ad will sell more Loreal, because ANYTHING with Beyonce's name, face, or seal of approval will sell. There was no legitimate reason for her skin tone to lightened for this ad. 

Im sure a spokesperson for Loreal will probably come forward and say something like, "The lighting in the studio was overwhelming and the end result was a lighter complexion on Beyonce." Negative. That will not fly. I want my BLACK BEYONCE BACK NOW!!!

THE BEST DARN PLACE ON EARTH!

It may be odd to hear someone say that they are in love with a school. But I can honestly say that I am so in love with TSU. I'm am so optimistic about its future, despite its rocky past. No good thing happens without first experiencing the bad. 

TSU is on its way to new heights. I hope to be apart of the journey as it ascents to Mt. Olympus! 

Being away this past year made me realize that I belong with TSU. I want to work hard for a school that has worked hard for its community, its students, and its faculty and staff. 

That's all I really wanted to say. 

TSU, TSU, I love you!

Black America: A work in process

I cannot sit back and watch the documentary done by CNN on the negative that plagues “Black America” and not wonder why everyone creeps around the obvious. “Black America” is treated the way we are treated because it is what we allow. For so many years, African-Americans (or Black if you prefer) came before today and fought a fight that they could only hope would be won one day. Unfortunately, we are still fighting that same fight today, its just a different argument. 

So often I hear Black people say that the “White Man” is trying to hold them down. What exactly does that mean? I fail to believe that the “White Man” awakes every morning, with the sunshine on his face, with thoughts of how to keep the “Black Man” down. What do Black people do for themselves? When will we wake up and realize that no one owes you anything? The plain reality of it is you are the only one who can change your current situation. You are the only one how can make a success or a failure of your life. 

All night I have been watching this documentary and hearing people say that the police have it in for Black people. The thing is, if you never put yourself in the compromising situation where the police would have to be present, than there would have never been an opportunity for the police to bring you down. So many Black men want to be drug dealers and gangbangers, but so few want to be educators and law officials who have the power to change the way America sees Black. 

A large percentage of Black America is constantly looking for a scapegoat. “Well, Im a failure because I didn’t have a daddy”. Ok. So now what? You will continue down the same path and create children who will also grow up without a daddy? Yes, a father figure is pertinent to a healthy growth period in a child’s life. However, it does not warrant or promise a life of failure and crime. If for every thing that we lack in life, we give up or fail, what would we accomplish? The reality of it is, we recognize what we do not have and then we find a way to make it work with what we do have. So you never knew your father? But you knew a hardworking, loving mother and nurturing, caring grandmother, and an aunt, and cousins, and uncles, and a grandfather. There were/are figures in your life that are guiding you to a promising future. If you do not follow, that is by choice, not by chance. 

I, for one, am proud of be of African-American decent. Though it disturbs me to know that so many of my fellow “Black Americans” are content with mediocracy, I can only have that same hope of my ancestors that we will rise one day. We will rise not from the shackles, but from the self-destruction that is killing us slowly. 

At the end of the day, the only one who really cares about your life and anything in it, is you. If you want something better, seek out better. Stop blaming others for your own shortcomings. When its all said and done, the blame is on you. 

“Black America”: A work in progress.