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cloudy days ahead…

By on December 16, 2010 in going to hell in a handbasket, it's in the genes, made for the maury show, supermarket dreams on a bodega budget, tagging out

Oh Heidi, Heidi, Heidi… I know it’s hard to stay relevant in television these days. Especially when you’re a visibly aging weather girl for the weekend evening news report show.


(SIDEBAR:. I so didn’t even know there was a evening news broadcasts on the weekends! Who’s watching the news on a damn Saturday??)

But sweetie, filing false rape reports is not the way to way to do that sunshine.

Personally, I believe you should serve every last day of that year long jail sentence. Perhaps that will give you some time to think about all the ACTUAL rape victims whose REAL cases weren’t being investigated while the police went on this wild goose of yours.

DEAD FISH EYES

Oh and good luck with that job suspension… Seems like a shitty economy to be playing the reindeer games with your livelihood. Sure hope your attention-seeking ass saved up for a rainy day.

keep a candle lit…

By on December 15, 2010 in desperate cry for help, end of days, made for the maury show, pocket full of dirty tissue

There seems to be a lot going on this morning. From what looks to be another serial killer in Long Island to the shoot out in a Florida school board meeting to Juarez, Mexico reporting it’s 3,000th homicide of the year, its a busy news.


Ironically, one story that does not seem to be getting any air time, except from a few conscious bloggers and on my not-so secret political correspondent crush, Marc Lamont Hill’s Twitter feed is the non-violent protest (they’re refusing to leave their cells to work or eat) Georgia State Prisoners have been staging for the past six days.

Apparently the inmates are refusing to work and eat until they are granted:

- Fair wages for their labor

- Educational Opportunities including vocational and self-improvement opportunities

- Basic Healthcare

-An end to cruel and unusual punishments

-Decent Living Conditions

-Nutritional meals

-Access to families

-Just parole decisions

Um, not ONE of these requests seem unreasonable to me.

Yet, they’re being dragged from their cells, beaten, denied hot water or heat and alternatively thrown in solitary confinement to force them to go back to work. Guess they don’t give a damn if they don’t wanna eat, huh?

Regardless of the crime- who’s mad at a con for wanting to pick up a book or a trade? Uh, not me. Lord only knows what kind of sickness and contagious diseases are running rampant inside them dirty ass prisons… If we’re not using cruel and unusual punishment on terrorists, why would we utilize it against our own citizens? I mean, just because you’re in jail, doesn’t mean you have to live like an animal. Why shouldn’t they have a decent cell? Or get to see their families. Maybe those visits will be motivation to act right. As for pay, the average prisoner only makes 5o cents an hour. these guys are making NOTHING. Come on, that’s ridiculous. Oh and you know what, since all the right-wing parents of little fatass kids are beefing about our First Lady wanting to ‘dictate “what’s on their school menus- just go on and give the damn apples and bananas to the prisoners.

Word.

So even if there are no breaking news headlines every hour on CNN, by all means, get to praying.

All those men are asking for is a little bit of decency and to be treated like human beings. And if it is not given now, please believe when they are all finally released, most will probably return the favor to their respective communities.

BLANK STARE

** Snatched this from The Crunk Feminist Collective’s post on the matter:
Below is a list of prisons where prisoners are still on lockdown & where you can call to express concern.

Hays State Prison—706-857-0400

Macon State Prison—978-472-3900

Telfair State Prison—229-868-7721

Smith State Prison – 912-654-5000

The Georgia Department of Corrections is at http://www.dcor.state.ga.us and their phone number is 478-992-5246


when lightskin was big in da hood…

By on December 14, 2010 in keep hope alive, supermarket dreams on a bodega budget, why we as a people can't get ahead

Yesterday afternoon I came across a well written criticism of Kanye’s West upcoming video, Monster. (Read it HERE) The writer, Melinda Tankard Reist takes serious issue with all of the dead bodies strewn throughout the promo. And not just because it’s kinda distasteful to have corpses literally hanging around from the rafters, but be really because, from the clip it seems that all the bodies are women. And truth be told, there is a certain unavoidable subliminal message conveyed when the only bodies being desecrated and discarded are female. It’s called gendered violence.


Now with all that said, I actually respect Kanye’s willingness to take everything to the limit- even if it makes folks question whether you have a thing for necrophilia. BLANK STARE.

Shoot, it takes a lot to make a hit song that really sticks with folks nowadays.

So, I’m not jumping to judgement until I see the entire video. And I’ll also keep my fingers crossed that there are a bunch of dead male bodies chilling in Nikki Minaj’s segment. To make it equal and whatnot…

*shrug*

But morning, I got to reminiscing about the days that it didn’t take FOUR people and a graphic ass video to make a song memorable. You know, when ONE dope ass rapper could create a banger that was so hot you didn’t even need the video (that was clearly conceptualized ny people under the influence of more than a little licca and probably cost all of $50).

Exhibit A: Redman’s ‘s Time 4 Sum Aksion

Keep it real, if you were older than 8 years old at the time that this song dropped, it was your shit. Forreal. And if you weren’t, get into it now.

Oh, by all means, feel free to thank me later.

keep it rockin’ giveaway….

By on December 13, 2010 in we love the free

More giveaways, more giveaway, more giveaways!!!


So in direct response to what can only be described as a lackluster year for album releases (i.e. SouljaBoy’s tragic Soundscan numbers), I’ll be doing my part to help the entertainment industry by gifting one Moments member a gift card for 10 Free Songs on iTunes.

And even if you don’t give a damn bout that new Diddy-Dirty Money foolishness dropping tomorrow… Who couldn’t use some new Jazmine Sullivan on the iPod or MP3 player of choice to help you zone out during these frantic last minute holiday shopping days?

Exactly.

Here’s what you need to do to win:

MANDATORY

• Leave Me A Comment telling me one bad habit you plan to leave behind in 2010.

• If you’re not already, Be/Become a Mitzi Moments Subscriber (you MUST verify your email subscription to qualify).

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THIS CONTEST ENDS AT 9:30A.M. on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2010. It is only open to residents in the continental U.S.

page-turner winner…

By on December 10, 2010 in we love the free

Love, love love Fridays! Especially when I have something good to talk about. So without further ado, the winner of the Mitzi Moments Holiday Page- Turner Giveaway is…


AMANDA S.

Congrats my dear on winning an autographed copy of Raised By The Mistress by Jamilah B. Creekmur.

And it just so happens that as of today, the memoir has sold out for the THIRD time on amazon.com!!!

WOOO HOOO!!!


To claim your prize, at your earliest please forward your mailing addy to: mitzimoments@gmail.com

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