44-D’s was given official press credentials by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences® and we’ve been bringing you up to date information on the 82nd Academy Awards® nominees, films, and ceremony activities all month.
Now it’s time to join us in voting for your favorite movie, performer or category. Just select each nomination category [...]
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Posted on March 01st, 2010 in Books, Breaking News, Economy, Education, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Entertainment, Films, Media, Music, News of the Weird, Open Threads, Popular Culture, Sports, TV, Weird/ Quirky News or Facts
Morning WSY Family! How bout some laughter this week?? Let’s start it off with the one and only Jackie “Moms” Mabley!!
Posted on February 27th, 2010 in Books, Celebrations, Entertainment, Films, Music, Popular Culture, Sports, TV
Associated Press~~It was a winning night for “Precious” at the 41st NAACP Image Awards.
The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture and outstanding independent film at Friday’s ceremony. Stars Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe, screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher and director Lee Daniels also won.
Daniels [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010 in Barack Obama, Books, Breaking News, Celebrations, Education, Empowerment, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Media, Our Communities
Obama to Sign Executive Order Supporting HBCUs
Date: Friday, February 26, 2010, 5:58 am
By: Denise Stewart, BlackAmericaWeb.com
President Barack Obama is expected to sign the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities on Friday afternoon, making more money and support from the federal government available to the institutions, beginning with the 2011 budget.
“This is a [...]
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 in Barack Obama, Bitchiness, Books, Engagement-Debate, Hall of Shame, Media, Our Communities, Politics, Rants and Soapboxes
By Miranda, SG2 and Shanti
Here WEE go AGAIN, WEE Peeps! Tavis thinks President Obama needs to put forth a Black Agenda.
Tavis Smiley has announced his plans to hold a forum in March in Chicago. Now what, pray tell, in the HELL does Tavis have to say to Black folks in Chi-Town about holding President Obama [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2010 in Books, Education, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Our Communities, W.E.E. Team Family
Leon Dash, Author of Rosa Lee
Tonight at 8pm est, join the WeeSeeYou family in discussing “Rosa Lee’s Story” with Professor Leon Dash.
On Thursday, Febuary 18th at 8pm est, WeeSeeYou will host a live call-in discussion with Pulitizer Prize winning journalist Leon Dash.
Over the past few months, we’ve read, discussed and revisited Professor Dash’s award winning series “Rosa Lee’s Story” (the basis for the book Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family In Urban America). This series [...]
Posted on February 15th, 2010 in Books, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Films, Music, Popular Culture, Sports, TV
The crack epidemic refers to the surge of crack houses and crack cocaine use in major cities in the United States between 1984 and 1990. Fallout from the crack epidemic included a huge surge in addiction, homelessness, murder, theft, robbery, gang warfare, and long-term imprisonment. The first effects of the epidemic started in the early [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2010 in Books, Education, Encouragement, Engagement-Debate, Our Communities
Rosa Lee Cunningham, could not read. Her daughter Patty, could not read. She never encouraged her children to even attend school, let alone care what grades they received. Somehow, the whole “get an education” thing, just never resonated. There was a time she saw a glimmer of what she could learn as a student herself, [...]
