Chris Brown amazed the crowd at the 2011 BET Awards last night in L.A. The Shrine Auditorium was on its feet as Chris hit the stage twice, truly defining why he is a great performing. Breezy took home four awards, despite the controversial mishap surrounding the Viewers’ Choice Awards that left everyone in a awkward position.  PHOTOS x […]

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My blogs haven’t been as frequent as when I first started.  I think at some point, the more you know, the angrier you get. The angrier I got, the more defeated I felt as a civilian against “Big Brother”.  Its like, how do they get away with this shi*? Why aren’t people taking to the […]

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I, like many, dwelled on the notion that Wall Street not only retained the culprits of the Financial Collapse but also defended the need to award such bloodsuckers. John and Jane Doe in Middle America were filled with indignation. Capitol Hill and top officials of the Obama administration were just ‘outraged’. The CEO’s of AIG […]

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“Danielle, please write a blog.” I get scolded by Russell whenever I run into him.  I decided today, out of all days, deserve some attention. Today marks the anniversary of the Iraq war. Seven years later and we are no more ‘safer’ today then we were then. Thinking back on Bush’s Mission Accomplished sign, I […]

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I’ve been beyond surprised at the negative feedback my post has received.  As shocking and dubious as the claim sounds, it’s as black and white as I have described the situation to be. People are assuming I’m omitting information and quoting things out of context , I wish it was.  I feel people talk out […]

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It has been a few months since I have written a blog for GlobalGrind due to a few factors including writers block and a frustration with ‘the system.’  There’s a not-so-new story that’s back in the media with little progress, and not enough attention. It has struck a cord with me and had my writing […]

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Fox news always has a culprit for all things negative in America.  No jobs?  Blame the Mexicans and not the governments policies shipping jobs overseas.  Drug abuse in America?  Blame the Mexicans for making them instead of Americans dependency on it.  Swine Flu? Yes Fox news has gone as far as saying that illegal aliens from Mexico […]

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In this day and age of op-ed’, blogs, and so-called news sites, it is difficult for one to know what’s actually news and what’s an opinion or lie.  Newspapers, journalists, and news media use to be the most reliable place to go to for truth and investigative reporting to out the truth.  Today the line between […]

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In today’s New York Times Op-Ed, Jake DeSantis, an executive VP of the AIG’s Financial products unit wrote a resignation letter to the chief executive of the company.  In it, he defends his work as a financial products salesman and deserving of his bonus with the argument that he wasn’t ‘involved – or responsible for- […]

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It’s been 56 days that Obama has been in office and yet screw-ups of the Bush adminstration is still in effect, yet they are trying to put all the blame on Obama and his adminstration.  Insurance giant AIG disclosed last saturday that they were paying $165 million in bonuses for the 08′ year, and that’s […]

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The ultimate American Dream use to be that of owning your own home. The classic American Dream. What would one do to attain  such a goal?  Work hard, save, and cave in on predatory lending practices. The latter being the quickest route.  Across the country, the wildfire foreclosure rate is putting cities in crisis. Property taxes have […]

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It’s been a minute since my last blog, but between work, packing to move, and coming down with this flu that’s going around, I haven’t had time. What I heard yesterday just got me too riled up to not vent.  The House of Representatives voted tuesday to approve the Captive Primate Safety Act (HR 80), […]