I am going to Los Angeles in a few days and I wanted to test out my mobile blogging before I go. So I guess you can say that this a test.
Stay tuned to NewKarma's Adventures in la la land (my name for Los Angeles).
Peace!
angela yvonne
ayvonne@newkarma.net
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Sometimes it helps to take a moment to refect on the shit that pisses you off::
I guess there aren't as many things that piss me off as I thought.
This week has been a world-wind for those of us that volunteer for Barack Omaba's presidential campaign here in Atlanta. We found out Monday that he will be in Atlanta on Saturday, and just my luck...he will be at Georgia Tech (my place of employment - Yipee!). Yesterday we spent half the evening making signs for the rally (let me apologize in advanced to anyone that happens to get a sign made by me..YIKES). I also found out yesterday that the members of Obama's campaign from Illinois were in need of a press area for Saturday's rally, and as luck would have it, my office happens to be the best location (Yipee!). And my office is also the closest bathroom location so if the Senator feels compelled to relieve himself ...I am right there...LOL (ok, so I am pushing my luck here).
Needless to say the primaries in 2008 will be exciting and so will the presidential election. As far as I am concerned there is no other presidential decision in my eyes but Senator Barack Obama. He is truly a candidate for the people and could very well change the way the United States does business---from dishonest to honest, from for the politicians to for the people that have elected them.
If you don't have tickets to the rally in Atlanta yet for this Saturday, April 14th at Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Park at 10:00 am, you can download tickets at http://www.barackobama.com/.
If you would like to volunteer for his campaign here in Atlanta please sign up at http://www.georgiaforobama.org/.
Let's get to work!
Whew! With the last minute announcement that Barack Obama will be in Atlanta, I almost forgot to blog about the Don Imus "nappy-headed ho" DRAMA! The best question to ask here is what on earth made him think he had the right to disrespect our young, educated, articulate, and beautiful black women? Many in the media are making attempts to blame rap music for his action...WRONG!!! Don't get me wrong, I feel the way rap music and black media in general objectifies and demeans black women, but I have to save that for a later blog, it has nothing to do with this asshole.
The reason he feels he had to right to demean these women is quite simple...because HE is WHITE and they are BLACK. The white media has this sense of entitlement that makes them feel they have the right to demean races that they consider less valuable than their own race. We see it in the white controlled media everyday, when an white bride is missing there is NATIONAL attention, when a black bride is missing NOTHING, when a white child is missing there is NATIONAL attention, when a black child is missing NOTHING. When a white murder needs to be solved, there is NATIONAL attention when a black murder needs to be solved, NOTHING. It all relates to the mentality that the white media has create (and unfortunately the black population fallen into the trap set for them) that some how the life of a white person is more valuable that the life of someone black, that they feel that they can demean and call us nappy-head hos because we a less than human, that it doesn't matter how much education we have, how rich we are.
THIS HAS TO STOP!
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I've been so busy and still not busy enough (if that makes any sense). The first update (and the most exciting) is that fact that my brother has asked his girlfriend Melissa to marry him. They drove to beautiful Santa Barbara, CA and on a majestic mountain side my brother got down on one knee and asked Melissa to be his wife (wow, I am getting choked up just typing this).
Now, I have to say my brother has had two long-term girlfriends prior to Melissa, Kolini - Who I loved like a sister, but my brother being immature at the time cheated on her constantly, and Meghan - who I didn't like BUT I still love because she is my nephew's mother. But I have to say, when I first 
Melissa I knew she was THE ONE for my brother. She is beautiful, honest, and just REAL. She was just a good fit into our family from day one. She doesn't take my brother's shit, she is fun to hang out with, and she knows how to get crazy with my crazy ass family. I met her mother and father of Thanksgiving (they are from Wisconsin) and they showered my nephew with gifts, they drank booze with my family, it seemed like they were family already. I am so excited to have her as a future sister-in-law and I can't wait until they start having babies (( I would like to put in my request for a niece please....we have too many lil' boys in this family)). Congratulations you two. I love you!
