To Tiger Woods: Grant me an interview after your hiatus. I’ll speak the truth. Contact me at editor@asnotseenontv.info.
To: YaVaughnie Wilkins – please speak to me when you start giving interviews editor@asnotseenontv.info
@corinh This is hilarious. May I post this on my blog, As Not Seen on TV?
Check out this report about the bonding in Haiti despite media reports on looting and lawlessness.
@IAmTheBrotha I have a feeling that with Apple’s technology, they are going to get you again. That’s OK. We’ll be pimped together!
Every 6 seconds one person, or ten people per minute, is infected with HIV/AIDS. Unfortunately, most of these people are black women in the United States.
According to the Center for Disease control, African American women account for over 50% of the newly reported HIV/AIDS cases. In fact, twelve percent of the entire population is comprised of black people, yet they have disproportionately higher AIDS/HIV rates.
You’re probably wondering: what does this have to do with media? It means that African Americans, particularly women, with HIV/AIDS are NOT Seen on TV.
When HIV/AIDS was thought to be a gay white male disease in the 80s, there was a huge uproar with new reports and free flowing information from ALL media sources. It wasn’t just because the disease was new, although that certainly had an impact. I really don’t think it had a lot to do with the fact that the persons infected were gay. I do believe that because the group affected were white men, all hell broke lose. Now that African Americans are the fastest growing population of the epidemic, it seems to be swept under the rug.
The whys of the increase do not matter, neither do the hows. What really matters in this case is the who.
I have seen posters, some magazines, and other ads with the colorful faces, but for some reason, this topic just doesn’t seem to be important enough to be flashed across TV screens at the rate at which it should be shown. I mean, we are still hearing about Tiger Woods’ mistake even though he said he needed a break to get things together.
So, why are we not hearing anything about this epidemic that is killing Black women at lightening speeds. Would the level of apathy be the same if the infected population was white?
Why do you think Black Women with HIV/AIDS are not seen on TV?
As you can see there is a great need for assistance in Haiti. My mentor, Lucius Gantt, President of All World Consultants, has a direct connection to Haiti. Donations of used clothes in good condition, toys, books etc. can be sent to Lucius at:
Box 2071
Tallahassee, Florida 32316
850-222-3475
They can also be sent to one of the groups listed below.
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Subject: Please help the people of Haiti
On the evening of January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti resulting in one of the worst natural disasters in history. Like you, I have been watching the coverage of the aftermath and asking what I can do to help.
Below are a few ways that you can make a difference. This is not a complete list of worthy organizations pledging to help, but I think it is a good place to start. If you know of any other groups, please post them on the wall at my Facebook page. I want to hear from you.
ON YOUR CELL PHONE
* Text the word HAITI to 90999 to automatically donate $10 to the American Red Cross
* Text the word “YELE” to 501501 to automatically donate $5 to Yele Haiti’s Earthquake Relief efforts
ON THE WEB
* UNICEF: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1
* DIRECT RELIEF: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://secure2.convio.net/dri/site/Donation2?idb=137039094&1170.donation=form1&df_id=1170
* YELE HAITI: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;www.yele.org/
* PARTNERS IN HEALTH: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homepage
* AMERICAN RED CROSS: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.1a019a978f421296e81ec89e43181aa0/?vgnextoid=a8712721ea326210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD
* WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://www.wfp.org/donate/haiti
* MERCY CORPS: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://donate.mercycorps.org/donation.htm?DonorIntent=Haiti+Earthquake
* SAVE THE CHILDREN: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://secure.savethechildren.org/01/web_e_haiti_earthquake_10
* LAMBI FUND: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/LambiFundofHaiti_1/OnlineGiving.html
* DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&hbc=1&source=ADR1001E1D01
* THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://www.theirc.org/donate/donate-now-haiti
* CARE: http://www.facebook.com/l/f59e9;https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?5000.donation=form1&df_id=5000
Please give what you can. The people of Haiti need our help.
Thank you.
Former Illinois Governor Rodney Blagojevich is in the news AGAIN! Apparently, Blago feels he’s was “blacker than Obama,” because “I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment.” Yeah, I really feel his “blackness” with one.
I’m not mad about what Blago said about President Obama because his history shows that he basks in media attention. Even he thinks his statement was stupid. I am mad, though (figuratively speaking), that the media fed into his madness, and are still reporting it.
Here are my thoughts on Blago.
Why is the media giving this guy so much attention? While I understand he was a recently terminated long-time elected official who did a pretty decent job (well, I think he did, anyway). Right now, he ain’t got no job, and has nothing but time to sit up and think of ways to get the media circus going. Since his attempt as a reality TV star did not work out, he had to come up with a Plan B. Or, is this Plan E? Either way, he watched the news and other shows to figure out how to get the attention he wanted. This was relatively easy since the media circus is always looking for tricks, no matter how ridiculous.
I personally think the primary ways he could get attention these days are:
- Kill somebody. Everyone knows “if it bleeds, it leads.”
- Have an affair. Patti would kill him, so he would actually be the lead story.
- Crash the White House for any reason. Definitely not original.
- Or, talk about President Obama in some fashion, particularly race. Bingo!
Since the first two options would remove him from the spotlight for good, and the third may land him in a jail cell with Drew Peterson since it was not an original act of stupidity, that only left option number four. Why not join the ranks of Senator Harry Reid and all the other politicians who feel that it’s ok to talk about the color and race our Commander in Chief? At least he didn’t use “Negro” in reference to President Obama.
Anyway, since I am not traditional media, I have given Blago enough of my time and attention. Therefore, I am done.
While listening to a couple radio personalities discuss the disappearance of Jahmeshia Conner in Chicago in November 2009, there was discussion that white female teens are reported as missing or abducted while black female teens are generally reported as runaways by news media.
I did find one CBS news story that stated Jahmeshia was reported as a runaway.
Is this discrepancy faulty reporting by the police, media stations, or both?
What do you think?
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Check out this video to find out who controls mainstream media. This message would never be seen on TV, but you saw it here on AS NOT Seen on TV.
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