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Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens is unhappy with the player’s union: “Honestly, I’m disappointed in the union. The second time that we’ve kind of used their services, I’ve been very, very disappointed in that,” he said on an ESPN radio show from the Super Bowl.

Owens was defended by the NFLPA when he fought the Philadelphia Eagles’ suspension of him in November 2005, and in this matter. The Eagles contended that after they suspended Owens for “conduct detrimental to the team,” he owed them $1.725 million of his $2.3 million signing bonus. They withheld his remaining paychecks, but still fell nearly $800,000 short of the total they’d sought. (more…)

For African Americans – It’s not a Black Thang, or a Female Thang by Bruce Banter

If you are like me, you are tired of hearing white commentators in the mainstream media suggest that the entertaining political hype between Obama and Hilary is a dilemma of race vs. gender. Chris Matthews of MSNBC is one of many that imply that this is a black thang for African Americans but an issue thing for whites and a women thang for females.

This flies before all the facts of our voting history. (more…)

Face the Nation says Democrats & Republicans don’t talk War

The Clintons covered a lot of slimy ground in the run-up to South Carolina. They dismissed the relevance of Barack Obama’s victory, chalking it up to black voters supporting their own. They put racially loaded jabs in blackface, through stooges like BET founder Bob Johnson. And they lured Obama into daily, petty spats that left his whopping victory feeling like a sideshow to the squabbling. Yet, for all their high jinks, the Clintons are not responsible for injecting race into the campaign; they just rudely forced everyone to acknowledge it.

Obama has eagerly embraced the notion of his racial transcendence. He has cast himself as the embodiment of a post-racial America and not so subtly compared his call for political civility to Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equality. The latter appropriation is untidy, at best, but nonetheless compelling to his supporters. They summed up its conceit with an optimistic chant Saturday night: “Race doesn’t matter!”

If only it were so. Read more

We normally begin our awards with a song that in some way represents us but is also pretty popular. Unfortunately this year we didn’t quite find that tune, and we just picked a verse of a song as our anthem, so without further delay let’s get into this year’s anthem and the 2008 Playahata.com awards. Please rise for the playing of “Can’t Win For Losing” by Little Brother.

“Yo listen, I used to do it for the fans / until I realized that they never understand what I was feeling as a man / fickle as Tray Bickle / They either hating you or they a Stan / Then I said I’d do it for my fam / Until I realized that they didn’t give a damn / I stepped outta they comfort zone, now I can’t step, can’t step inside my mother’s home situation so nuts / So much for trying to be the man / Then I said I’d do it for the props Til I realized that the props always seem to stop when people can’t keep you all to themselves / Takeyou home put you in their little box / Then I said I’d do it for my city / Til I realized that I should have been warned / I stepped inside the ring rocking my best apparel, my eye on the sparrow / But this Torero couldn’t take the Bull city by the horns/ So now I’m back on my ‘me’ shi+/ Cause me and my team gone make it do what it do / had a long hard talk with my peeps and Charlie P, she said forget’em son do it for you!! (more …)

Today’s photos of the day 1.cartoon of Hilary telling Dr.King, Dream only counts if you are President. 2.Hilary said Obama had represented Tony Rezko, the indicted Chicago businessman whom she referred to as a “slum lord, here she is pictured with Rezko.3.Crazy NYPD handcuffs another 5 year old.4. Actor, Sylvester Stallone admits HGH use for ‘Rambo’. says he used human growth hormone to get buff for the new “Rambo” movie, and defends its use…. eat ya heart out Tyler Perry,50 &Mary.5.Tree Man ‘Who Grew Roots’ May Be Cured this is just amazing.6.Opinion-Is the Case Against Hillary Clinton valid based on Bill behavior? 7.Celebs who died before 30
8. Hilary’s rezko quote and lie

Fox network -John Gibson’s mocking of Heath Ledger’s death because he played gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain is drawing ire.No Apology forthcoming.

Chuck D was one of the names that surfaced after Jay-Z resigned from his post at Def Jam Records. So far it appears that Island Def Jam hasn’t decided to replace the mogul.

Chuck D shared his thoughts on the situation. He said, “It’s really disappointing that Universal decided not to replace the vacated Def Jam job. It’s sort of expected, and a primary reason why the music business has collapsed. The sports world relies on a mix of business people, coaches, ex-players and players to further an organized growing path in what it does. It’s why it does well and we remain fans. I’m embarrassed at how musicians and artists in other genres of music make us appear to be greed-infested, structureless idiots when it comes down to the organization of black music and culture.” (more…)

Church was probably empty but hard to imagine his message resonating with anybody. Especially in Harlem

Rapper Lil Wayne arrested for drug possession

Rapper Lil Wayne was arrested for felony drug possession early on Wednesday when his charter bus was stopped at a California-Arizona border checkpoint, authorities said.

Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was arrested in southwestern Arizona on suspicion of possessing cocaine and ecstasy, as well as drug paraphernalia, authorities said. He was being held in Yuma County Jail on a $10,185 bond. (more…)

Laker Legends spar over Obama by Ooh Papi

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has dunked on Magic Johnson. The laker Center has pulled into the 2008 campaign fray this week.According to The Huffington Post.In a radio ad airing in South Carolina, Abdul-Jabbar’s former teammate Magic Johnson endorses Hillary Clinton and suggests that her chief rival, Barack Obama, is an overreaching rookie.

“We won our first game on a last-second shot,” the former L.A. Lakers point guard says in the ad. “I was so hyped. But veteran, Kareem said, ‘Take it easy rookie, it’s a long season, it’s a long road to the championship.’ He was right. Kareem said he is right again and wants Magic to fall back since he is a rookie (more…)

The Razzies are reserved for the worst of the worst and Murphy scored five of the nominations for his roles in the movie Norbit, including worst actor and actress.In addition to the move’s title character, Murphy donned a dress as Norbit’s obnoxious and obese wife and layed on a thick accent as an old Asian man. For that, he’s named as a contender in the Worst Screen Couple and Worst Supporting Actor categories. We decided that each of his characters was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations,” John Wilson, the founder of the Golden Raspberry Awards, told New York’s papers.Murphy’s multiple nominations stemmed from Murphy playing numerous roles and had a hand in the script. The comedy flop earned eight Razzie nominations, five of them for Murphy alone — the most any celebrity has received in a single year.

Bill Clinton has been Hilary’s pitbull in her run for the Presidency, so now will image of him being caught Dozing Off During Martin Luther King Presentation sway more voters to Edwards or Obama?
During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught nodding off. Not a good look for the Clinton’s especially with Mrs Clinton,losing major points with Black Voters after  trying to make a point about presidential leadership and diss Obama’s constant references to Dr King. Bilary said “Dr King’s dream began to be realised when President Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It took a president to get it done.”Obama responded “She made an unfortunate remark about Martin Luther King and Lyndon Johnson,” Edwards said the remark was “sad”.Mrs Clinton has since tried to clarify the comment, but the damage was done

Should he be fired for sexist remark?