Barack Obama Action Figure

Wassup Y'all!

As I continue onto another venture under The Greater Good umbrella, I would like to inform you of my licensing venture with Jailbreak Toys for the Barack Obama Doll I have for sale. The Doll is being sold for $13 dollars and is a must have as we go into the christmas season. Get it before the inaugaration before its gone!
For any inquiries feel free to contact me at 404.713.9446.

Kids Are Brutally Honest!

Man I love kids. As an assigment for one elementary class, the students were to draw a picture of someone they wanted to be when they grew up. One student drew a picture of her mother.



Where is your mind at?
Her Mom actually works at home depot and she is supposed to be selling a shovel!

Haha!

Exploding Whale Day

On this great day November 12th 2008, 38 years ago someone came up with a bright idea to make a 45 foot, 8 ton whale explode. The premise of the explosion was to get a dead whale that washed ashore back into the ocean and allow the parts of the whale to be eaten by sea crustaceans. Sounds pretty reasonable. Well at least thats what they thought would happen.

Watch the clip!!!

Release of the Week!

On 11/08 this weekend the Air Jordan Hi 1 Premier released with intense acclaim and I consider it a must have for sneaker heads everywhere. This is the first Retro 1 with a laser print edition on the shoe and the price is going for $115 dollars. With its cool color combination and old school gum bottom, this sneaker easily takes the cake for release of the week. So go out to your local Mom and Pop shop and stick your feet in these velvet interior laced Phenoms!

Obama Acceptance Speech!

Rosa sat, so Martin could walk, Martin Walked so Obama could run, Obama ran so We all could fly!



Thank You,

Wasssaaaapp!!

I could remember a time when people use to watch the Superbowl just to watch the commercials. People still watch the commercials but there just not as funny as years before. Well what I have below is one of the funniest Superbowl commercials ever. However, it has been revamped to accomodate for our current economic crisis. Shit is crazy funny. Enjoy!

Voter Registration!

My Fellow Americans!

I stand here today in awe of our great country. We as a people have risen to new heights on this great day. In New York on the day of October 10, 2008 the voter registration deadline has concluded and a surmountable amount of American citizens have risen to the occasion of allowing their voices to be heard. My fellow Americans, when our voices come as one we will all speak volumes of unison. Unison in one word, FREEDOM! Freedom from the tyranny of foreign superpowers building nuclear weapons of mass destruction, freedom from foreign oil dependency, freedom from left wing lobbyists influencing our government for personal benefits from our hard earned tax dollars. Freedom from a country where capitalism will never be contorted for avidity. My people, we have reached a milestone however, our journey is yet not complete. Because regardless of the amount of citizens we had register to vote, those who will actually go out to Vote will be far less than those who registered. In the past two election years the number of registered voters were 10 to 15 percent higher than citizens who actually went out and voted as stated in the census.
Here is where my soliloquy stops and where my reality checks in: Although, voting is still high amongst registered voters, the fact that there are people who have registered yet did not vote disturbs me. Its similar to training for a marathon and when they day finally arrives for you to race, you don't FEEL LIKE RUNNING! Well my people I will tell you who is not ever tired of running, HATE! People who hate the fact that because of ones' skin color he or she should not be in a position of power, regardless of the fact that the person is best suited for the job. And guess what my people, that person with hate votes. And yet you may say well "My vote doesn't count because this is a democratic state anyway", or "This state has been a republican state for decades, my vote doesn't count". EVERY VOTE COUNTS and while you lay dormant in your own denial we have people with these views voting:



So you have registered, the battle is won, now my people lets win this war, GO OUT AND VOTE!

This has been a public service announcement from the people of "THE GREATER GOOD".

K.R.E.A.M.

What you want me to do!! I'm Sorry! I'm Back!! Wit some more fire for your ass. This right here is for all my Sneaker Heads. I mean real Sneaker Heads. No, not the Hype Beast Sneaker Heads, No, not the weekly emails from Black Chamber Sneaker Heads. I'm talking to the "I gotta hide new kicks I buy from my mama sneaker heads". Im talking to the "I work in a sneaker store just for the discount" Sneaker heads. (Which I can relate to). Im talking to the "I got more Sneakers than my girl got Shoes" Sneaker Heads. The Sneaker Head that is not defined by what's the newest sneaker release but whats the newest style he or she finds in thier daily scavanges around NYC or wherever you come from. This right here is from a Group called U.N.I. and the song is called Kicks Rule Everything Around Me.

Enjoy!!

And for my real sneakers who know how to stylin on em (Thats Atlanta Lingo for all yall northeners)leave a comment in the comments section about what exclusive sneakers you got that could rock wit my Brooklyn Sky T-Shirts. I got all the shirts you see on your right on sale for $20 Dollars. Call 404.713.9446 for an order.

K.R.E.A.M.

Song of The Week!

M.I.A. has one of the hardest songs out for the third quarter in the music industry. The name of the song is called Paper Planes and you must pay attention to a song that has over 17 million Youtube views. 17 MILLION? My thoughts exactly! WOWWWWW!!! If you tube charged ten cents per view it would put M.I.A close to over 2 million dollars. The song is amazingly catchy and I love her style plus the plug-in of BROOKLYN in the music video always helps. At 0:57 seconds into the video you get a shot of Fulton St. and Bedford Ave. Big Ups to M.I.A.

Enjoy!

OG Charles Barkley's

Whats good people? This insert right here is for sneaker heads around the world. The CB4's (Charles Barkley's) are coming back in the OG Colorway, high tops at that. Don't drool too much over the key board because you have lots of time to wait until purchase. The shoe will not be dropping until next year second quarter. I know, I know its a long time, but hey at least I'll have a shirt design created to match the release so haters wave at you from a far. Till' then you can rack up on the current designs I have that you see on your right. 404.713.9446 to place an order.

Fashion Police with Guns!

I was so appalled from reading the article below which discusses a teenager who was arrested for his pants hanging to low below his waist, I had to just share this information with you all. If this was the case in New York City, over half of teenagers would see central booking. This is straight B.S. And for those who disagree explain to me exactly why it is a crime to have your own fashion sense while other teenagers wear scantily clad attire, goth attire and skate board attire with pants so tight it causes low sperm counts etc. etc. Leave a comment after you read this if you feel me or even if you agree with what happened to this teenager below, because best believe this law may be coming to a neighborhood near you. Then I wont be able to wear my T-Shirts that you see to the right on sale for $15 Dollars (hit me up at 404.713.9446 for any design) with my fresh cut jeans that hang slightly, yes slightly off my waist.




Florida's Fashion Police Put Teen with Low-Riding Pants Behind Bars (Associated Press 9.17.08)
A judge has decided a law banning sagging pants in Riviera Beach, Florida, is unconstitutional after a teenager spent a night in jail on accusations he exposed too much of his underwear. Julius Hart, 17, was charged last week after an officer said he spotted the teenager riding his bicycle with 4 inches to 5 inches of blue-and-black boxer shorts revealed. Hart's public defender, Carol Bickerstaff, urged a judge Monday to strike down the sagging pants law, telling him: "Your honor, we now have the fashion police." Circuit Judge Paul Moyle ruled that the law was unconstitutional based on "the limited facts" of the case. Technically, however, the charge hasn't been dropped yet: a new arraignment awaits Hart on Oct. 5. Voters in Riviera Beach approved the law in March. A first offense for sagging pants carries a $150 fine or community service, and habitual offenders face the possibility of jail time. Proposals to ban saggy pants are gaining ground in several places around the U.S., and have met with opposition from civil liberties advocates who say they will lead to racial profiling against young African-Americans. The fashion is believed to have started in prisons, where inmates are not given belts with their baggy uniform pants to prevent hangings and beatings. By the late 1980s, the trend had made it to gangster rap videos, then went on to skateboarders in the suburbs and high school hallways.

Where Are They Now!

Wassup Y'all! I play this game with my coworkers once in a while called, "Where Are They Now". Basically, you have to name a long lost celeb or one hit wonder and come up with an idea about what they are currently doing with themselves. So here we go:

"Where are they now"?

First Up, Jaheim! Where are you now?



Jaheim is probably out in Upstate NY singing carols in bonfires with Roman Catholic Child Survivors.

Thank YOU!!!
THANK YOU!!!

Song of the week......Love Lockdown!

Kanye West's new song that premiered on the MTV Awards. Click The Link Below to Download!
Love Lockdown
DEF JAM

http://www.zshare.net/audio/18889318d410cff9/

Vote Vote Vote!

I had to just take a break from fashion and laughin' to discuss this years election. This years election has been the most discussed election in my lifetime. And if you're an 80's baby like myself you will agree that with the current status of the economy and the future of our Nation in serious misfortune, our votes are more important now than ever before. Therefore, I have posted up a link that will allow you to determine whether you have signed up to vote, what the location is of where you will be voting at in November and if you are not registered to vote, what you can do to vote. This year is like no other and if you want to make a difference in this election click the link below.

(https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx)

http://www.rockthevote.com

Real or No Real!

So I'm Cruisin Down the Street in My Six 4. Jockin the Chicks, Smackin the Hoeshey everybody welcome to another installment of Real or no Real. So I'm up in Wash Heights looking for one Hit Wonder M.I.M.S. but I end up bumping into a women selling the first realease of the Jordan six rings right in the middle of the street. Only for $100 dollars. I mean it seemed like a pretty well kept establishment you know her table was very clean and she even had a duster for the flies that were swarming around the sneakers. And I mean you cant beat a hundred dollars, man thats a deal. So I Picked up a pair of the sneakers and took a photo of it. Because obviously if you havent realized by now without even seeing the pics of the sneaker. They were definitely Fugazi. Aint no way you getting the six rings for a hundred dollars from some little old lady in the middle of the street. Maybe if we were in Cambodia that would be a sane statement. But this is New York. So if your lucky enough to catch somebody wearing these finely sown (Grandma Stitch) Italian cut (Alley Way Edit) Jordan's (Gordans). Please. Please. Step on his J's. And When he say's "hell naw, aint no way". Drop Kick his sneakers so hard that the laces tie into a windsor knot. I HATE FAKES! So Dont ever wear my Whole Click Dough Sick T-Shirt on sale for $15 dollars that you see on the right side of your screen. With a fake pair of J's. 404.713.9446. Hit me up.

Charlie Villanueva

Story: Woke Up. Mad tired. Head Hurt. Looked out the window. Saw a huge Feed The Children truck. I'm 22 but I was starving. Walked outside. Saw people carrying boxes of Vitamin Waters back to thier houses. Walked Even faster. Got close to the truck. Saw a Giant man in a Brown T-Shirt. CHARLIE VILLANUEVA! In Wash Heights? Ran Back Home. Grabbed my basketball and my Camera. Sped down the first flight on stairs. Fell down during the second flight of stairs. Camera made a wierd noise. Cried a little. Camera still worked. Smiled. Ran outside. Waited for Charlie to finish. "Yo Charlie whats good lets take a flic, sign my basketball". Charlie "No problem homie, I got you".

That was my reincarnation of what took place this past Sunday in Haiku form. Well ghetto Haiku form. Anyway, a premier NBA basketball player giving back to the neighborhood he grew up in. Very RARE! It moved me so much that I decided to volunteer for Feed The Children and I think you should too! You know why? Because its all for THE GREATER GOOD!

Sakk Passe!

All my Haitians stand up! Sac Pa Se'! I just wanted to introduce you to my man Haitian V. Also one of the models for the Brooklyn Sky Clothing Line you see to your right. On sale for $15 Dollars for any article of Clothing you see. Just hit me up at 404.713.9446. Pardon me for the shameless plug-in. Back to the Haitian sensation that has taken the Haitian stereotype to a whole other level. Haitian V! He is a comedic genius who views the world through the eyes of a modern day Haitian immigrant. The clip below is of Haitian V and his experience with a kid selling candy for his basketball team in the New York City Subway. Let me know what you think about him. Leave a Comment!

I Know You've Never Seen These Before!

I was traveling with a couple of people from corporate Foot Locker on Friday and we traveled to a new Nike ID store located on 21 Mercer Street in China town. If you have ever felt like you have an outfit but can not find the right sneakers to match? Well then just design them! That's exactly what Nike ID's are, custom AF1, Dunks, Max 90, Max 95's etc. The price range is from $175 and up but the designs that you can create are limitless. Below are a few pictures and textures you can use to design your sneakers.

Song of the week......Drive Me Crazy!

What's up Y'all. I consider myself a music junkie and I'm always looking for new music to play before the radio sabotages it by playing it 30 times every hour. I found a new song from a rapper called 2 Tymz and the link to listen to the song is below. I don't think he's signed yet but if he keeps making music like this he soon will be. Let me know what you think in the comments section.

http://www.love1011.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player.html?art=186752&gateway=exiting

Gave em' the Business!

Back again people! Now I normally don't promote this but after years and years of gangsta rap and great rappers even dying behind their lyrics, has no one learned anything? I'm talking about Yung Berg! My man got his transformers chain stolen during a brutal beat down he received by members of a Detroit night club called Plan B owned by rapper Trick Trick, no not Trick Daddy, Trick Trick, we all know Trick Daddy won't buss a grape to make wine. Anyway, the altercation occurred from a previous situation where Yung Berg allegedly spit in the face of Trick Trick a few months ago. Now Months later Yung Berg enters the club owned by the man he spit on. DUMBASS!!!!! Maybe if he bought one of my shirts Whole Click Dough Sick as you see on the right for $15 dollars he can still front like losing a $70,000 chain don't mean nothing to him. Well hell it was a thought! Below is the new owner of no longer Transformer but now Decepticon Chain!

Driving Down The Block!

I know we've all heard of the Funk Master Flex Car Show and of course the television show called Pimp My Ride. But none of these shows have anything on Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. This is where your bank roll gotta come from old money. How else are you gonna purchase a custom 1953 Chrysler hot rod, the man in the picture below is Jay Leno. And this car can absolutely steal the show on any damn show he goes on. The heart of this monster is the V-12 Chrysler tank engine, which weighs 2,000 pounds all by itself. And the best part is that the mileage on this beast is 5MPG. Most of us wont even be able to drive this shit for a whole day without going broke. Imagine Driving Down the Block listenin' to Kidz in the Hall in this:

Anonymous Gangsta

I pulled this entry from Allhiphop.com in the rumors section. For those who have heard about the rumor about how The Game and Bow Wow made a $100,000 bet on a game of Madden 09'. Surrounding the rumor The Game said that Bow Wow should also throw in Ciara as a prize and Bow Wow replied that "C" was old news, then Bow Wow said that The Game should throw in Mia. Below is the recoil of such adolescent behavior, an Anonymous person sent an email to the editor of Allhiphop.com with a reply to what Bow Wow and The Game said. If many of you do not have a clue about what I'm talking about, thats exactly my point, Bow Wow or The Game have yet to comment:

Allhiphop.com

DON’T KNOW WHO THIS IS, BUT THE GAME AND BOW WOW BEST BEWARE!

I got this letter from somebody that refused to give their name. All I can say is they seem to know a lot and is appalled at the treatment of Ciara. Check it: I don’t know nothin’ about what is fact or fiction in this email. I said that, because it’s the truth -I know nothing. Typically, I know when something is real or fake. You know I am a Game fan and have actually resolved my issues with Bow Wow, who I used to love calling Wow Bow.

I GOTTA CALL OUT BOW WOW AND GAME.. THEY LEAVE ME NO CHOICE…

First, let me start out by saying this aint a attempt to get fame or money, so I will even remain nameless.. But it just so happens that the 2 lamest n***as on the planet (besides Soulja Boy), decide to disrespect my peoples (Ciara).. I know Game and Bow Bow personally, and they know my style and how I get down. Therefore, I don’t know why they would even come out they mouth sidewayz towards Ci Ci, and they know I will break they fukin faces..But before I do that, I’ma air they asses out, and pull the sheets off they ass real quick(no homo).. I’ma start with Game….

Game’s cousin f***s with my best friend’s sister, so we have been around each other numerous times, and he always on some “lets all chill” s**t. So one weekend, me and my squad was down in Memphis, because I was meeting with some people about a nightclub im about to open out there. My n***a’s sister call and says “Game and his people out that way doin promotion, and they gonna call ya’ll so ya’ll can come to a party they throwing”.. We aint have s**t else to do, so we accepted the invite when his lame ass called. Long story short, he claims the party got cancelled, and he wanted us to meet them at the strip club. So we did.. To make another long story short, Game ends up getting his d**k sucked by a stripper, that happens to really be a MAN. I will give him the benefit of the doubt, and say that he didn’t know she was a man at first.. When this n***a came from the V.I.P, he was looking all shook-up and s**t.. He wasn’t even gonna tell us, until another female that was on my d**k all night, called it out to everyone. (I had a REAL female).. Game gets all loud and starts poppin off in the club. I was laughing, cause I know who he really is, and all that bark don’t mean s**t.. Somehow the dude/female gets his number and calls Game 2 days later. Long Story short, the dude/chick threatened to leak it out unless he broke her off some bread, and took her/him on vacation. So this n***a ends up takeing the chick/dude to Vegas for a weekend, and shells out a few thousand.. I wish Game would try to deny it, because I have the instant messages they shared, and the pics that the dude/chick took on a camera phone of him and him/her. But Game will know ecaxtly who I am when he reads this, and I pray that he acts stupid and confronts me. But I know that wont happen cause he know my resume`, and how I rock..Plus, my money too long for that clown ass n***a to try me… Lets move on to Bow Wow….

I know Bow Wow through JD (and that n***a JD owe me money for that last studio he built too, but I wont put him out there about how he broke..don’t think I forgot n***a!).. But anyways, this n***a Bow Wow talks crazy gangsta these days.. Aint you the same n***a that was harlem shakein in videos, and singing about puppy love? You are a internet/youtube/106&Park gangsta.. He failed to tell the world about how he was sick as hell when Ci Ci let his ass go.. Or about how he was calling her phone, threatening to kill himself if she didn’t call him back.. Or what about last all star weekend Bow???????? We happened to be in the same hotel, and this n***a had a broad running around telling everybody on the strip how the n***a got drunk (off some Bacardi light) and s**tted all over his bed in the room…. Also, lets tak about Candace... The Candace that burned ya ass, and caused Ci Ci to stop fukin with you in the first place.. Or how bout we leak that video of you talking about my nigaa Jim Jones? Remember that? The tape where u said he needs to stop screamin BALLIN, unless he can afford to buy instead of lease? You paid my n***a, Ransom, good money to destroy that, cause you know Capo would beat ta lil ass.. Last but not least, should we speak about how my manz fucked ya momz at the Hamptons last labor day weekend? Lets save that for another time… I just wanted to air the n***az out real quick.. And both of ya’ll know exactly who the fuck I am.. Get at me if you feel froggy.. And if Ci Ci name come out either one of ya’ll mouths again, you already know what it is.. You food n***a!

Thats A Ma'n Baby! Austin Powers

This is the most confusing photo I have ever seen from a woman taking a nude photo. What we have here ladies and gentlemen is a photo of Serena Williams in last months issue of Jade Magazine. The reason why I'm so confused is that I don't know whether to actually like the photo or whether to worry about the fact that I may like men because of how manly the upper body of this photo looks. There's no hips! I'm so confused as to whether or not this is a man with a huge soft ass of a women or a woman with a huge cut back of a man. This is one of those horseman, what do you call them? A Minotaur. Yeah that's the name. And I like Serena it's just something about this photo! Am I the only one who thinks this?

Crack is Wack Campaign!

Greetings Crackheads, Dope Fiends, Glass dick oficianado's and people from the 70's. The following may offend you all in some form or another however, the truth hurts, therefore I would like for you to view the true definition of a crack head provided by the good people of urbandictionary.com:

CRACKHEAD

People of any race that live to hit that nasty-ass rock. Usually real thin, dirty and smell like warm trash and/or spoiled milk, fecal matter, rotting corpses etc. Frequently bobbing, weaving, twitching and glitching. Large periodic spurts of energy. Always got something for sale or knows somebody that has just what you need. The most severe crackheads can be viewed in the wild missing standard items such as shoes, socks and teeth. If you come into contact with a crackhead it is suggested to secure all valuables and avoid any physical contact or direct contact with their breath (could cause dizziness and/or vomiting). If you lose property to a crackhead, accept the loss. If you find yourself chasing a crackhead, accept the loss .. crackheads are fast, they be gittin somewheres.. You ain't catching no crackhead...

Then Agree or Disagree in the Comments Section Whether the following people above are considered crack heads! And Whether or not a national campaign should be created with the money we get from raising the shit of cigarette prices. And Put these faces and similar faces on a ad on the middle of the highway and scare the shit out of our youth into not not taking drugs. Well Maybe not the Chappelle one, that might just make kids use drugs.

So You Think You Can Sing!!

Damn where the hell is Simon Cowell when you need him. What we have here is a clip of Britney Bitch! Singing through her microphone without any sync on her voice. This is just the raw microphone and her horrific screeches into the sound set. Damn, her singing sounds like a dry mouth Camel singing for some water on 42nd street. I think Ashley Simpson could sing better than her. And the crazy thing is she is making a comeback on MTV's Music Awards. I wish her all the best with getting her life together but damn leave the singing to the muchachos on the subway trains at least I'd give them a dollar. I wouldn't even waste my time downloading your album for free. HatE. HaTE . HATE!

See more funny videos at Funny or Die

Kiss The Converse!

For All My 80's Babies who remember the movie The Last Dragon. The man who played the Shogun of Harlem, Julius Carry III died of pancreatic cancer this past weekend. Although he was seen in over 100 films. Many of us will remember him for his laughter induced role in the film The Last Dragon. I think Converse should make a campaign for the scene when Shogun told Leroy to "Kiss the Converse". That scene put Chucks on the map. I mean it helped a little. But on a serious note. Here is a clip just to remember the good old days when black men had jerry curls!



P.S. And I added a little delayed voice over effect like back in the day when you use to watch those Kung Fu flicks.

Finally A Black Man Who Can Swim. And The Whole World Knows It!

If you have been living under a rock please don't read the following news article below: Because it details the 2008 Olympics which has been pretty much on the news for the past week and a half. So if you don't know by now Micheal "Fish" Phelps has 8 medals and my man below has 1. But His one is more important than all of Fish's eight combined. Why? Because Stereotypes exist because there are some truth to them.
The article below explains it all. Of how the press stretched the BLACK fact so thin that cosmetic surgery couldn't repair these marks. Damn! So What if He's Black and He can Swim! I know I cant swim, I don't need to, Cuz I can RUN!!!JUMP!!!CLIMB!!!SHOOT!!! Shall I go on?



Riding Olympic wave Bronx-born swimmer now champ in Beijing
BY EDGAR SANDOVAL and CORKY SIEMASZKO
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Updated Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 1:05 AM


Hewitt/Getty

Cullen Jones' Olympic win will set a new standard for African-Americans.
Bronx-born swimmer Cullen Jones didn't just help power the U.S. relay swim team to Olympic gold - he just may have shattered the stereotype that blacks can't swim.

Although Jones isn't the first African-American swimmer to make the Olympic squad (he's the third), or the first to win a gold medal (he's the second), he figured in one of the most exciting races in sports history.

And that thriller will be replayed on Olympic highlight reels for generations to come. "I hope this exposure from the race today, a kid can see this and say, 'Wow, a black swimmer - and he's got a gold medal,' " Jones, 24, said. "The stigma that black people don't swim ended today."

"That's great," said Jones' teammate Michael Phelps, who also romped to victory today in the 200-meter freestyle for his third-straight gold medal of the Games.

As for Jones, the reason he began swimming in the first place is because the water nearly killed him.

Jones was 5 years old and living in Irvington, N.J., when his parents took him to a Pennsylvania water park to cool off. His mother, Debra, didn't want him to go down a slide in an inner tube because he couldn't swim.

Jones should have listened to his mother. When the inner tube flipped over, he panicked instead of letting go and then passed out.

It took CPR to bring him back to life. The next week, his mother sent him for swimming lessons at a YMCA in nearby Newark and then the John F. Kennedy Aquatic Center, which is also in Newark. Jones took to the water immediately, but wasn't a standout at first, his coaches said. "At first he was an average swimmer and he progressed," said Elliott Bradley. "The more he progressed, the better he got at it. I never thought he would go this far. I'm very proud of him."

Jimmy Wilson, the head coach at the swimming center, said Jones just worked harder than the other swimmers.

"His mom would have to drag him out of the water," he said. "He was very highly motivated. Some kids just have that glow in him. I just watched him grow."

When Jones started winning, his mom began taking him for specialized training, where he refined his swimming skills. For a time, she would get him up before dawn and take him all the way out to Long Island for 5 a.m. practices in Hempstead.

"She was very devoted," Wilson said.

Jones was acutely aware that he stood out in the mostly white sport. But it did not deter him. And if he felt uncomfortable, he did not let it show.

"My parents always believed in the fact that whenever you leave the house, you're representing the family," he said in a recent interview.

Jones' father, Ronald, who played basketball in the Bronx, died of lung cancer when the young swimmer was 16. He did not live long enough to see Jones win a college scholarship, an NCAA title and a multimillion-dollar Nike endorsement contract or help set the world record in the 4 x 100-meter relay last year.

Although Jones set an American record in the 50-meter freestyle preliminaries at Olympic swimming trials last month, he didn't qualify for any of the individual events in Beijing. So his only shot for a medal was Sunday's dramatic relay race, in which he swam the third leg.

Now Jones, who hopes to channel his Olympic success and good looks into a modeling career, is devoting himself to a foundation he started aimed at helping minority-group members learn to swim - and compete. He is dating Olympic swimmer Maritza Correia, and he still swims six hours a day, seven days a week.

Jones said blacks can swim as well as anybody. "Not many black people played golf before Tiger Woods," he said.

The Best Part of a Daily News Article are the Comments People make so here are a few:

SayWhat Aug 12, 2008 9:22:44 AM Report Offensive Post
"Wow, all these years I never knew about the stereotype that black men can't swim. I just figured they knew better money was elsewhere should they wish to pursue an athletic endeavor'

veni26 Aug 12, 2008 10:02:26 AM Report Offensive Post
Exposure to new experiences in life is so important. I think the source of this stereotype comes from the fact that most inner city blacks do not have formal training in swimming. There are limited facilities, esp. in urban area, and virtually no free training programs available. This is why so many young minority kids run the streets and get into trouble. It still stuns me when I meet someone from the WI/Caribbean who cannot swim and/or are afraid of the water. When you grow up around in communities affected by poverty, crime, drugs, un-employment, violence, "luxury activities" and "vacation sports" are the least of your concerns. The reality is, unless someone in your family swims, or you can afford private lessons, you're on your own and may never learn. Note the high number of minority swimming deaths just this summer alone in NY & NJ.

tejastiger61@yahoo.com Aug 13, 2008 1:01:41 AM Report Offensive Post
Jones statement "not many black people played golf before Tiger Woods" is so stupid and racist I can't believe he said it. And this piece of **** publication reprinted it. And why is it that the first time someone black does something like win a Olympic Gold Medal in swimming, something men and women the world over have been doing thousands of times for 100 or more years, They and I quote this rag " Cullen Jones is an ICON for African-Americans" Give Black people a break, and Cullen Jones his due for his hard work, ( the amount of pool time, weight lifting and other training the average person could not even attempt to imagine, let alone try to copy) Lets congratulate him for the huge achievements he has dedicated his life to. Not for something he was born with and has no control over. Of course I mean no disrespect to Michel Jackson. The first Black man to turn himself white, and into some sort of half man half woman, that is 100% weird. Now what was it we were talking about

Song of the Week....Being Weird is Actually Being Unique!

Shout out to Charles Hamilton. For many of you who do not know who this man is. One of the New Up and Coming Rappers out! 20 years old and running!

I want my Raise!!

Everyone needs a little laughter from time to time so I received this joke at work and I figured I'd share it with you guys. Enjoy!



I want my raise

I, the Penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons:

I do physical labor..
I work at great depths.
I plunge head first into everything I do.
I do not get weekends or public holidays off.
I work in a damp environment.
I work in a dark area that has poor ventilation.
I work in high temperatures.
My work exposes me to diseases.

Reply:
Dear Penis, after assessing your request, and considering the arguments you have raised, the management denies your request for the following
reasons:
You do not work 8 hours straight
You WORK IN SHORT SPURTS AND fall asleep after EACH brief work period.
You do not always follow the orders of the management team.
You do not stay in your designated area, and are often seen visiting other locations.
You do not take initiative - you need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift.
You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such as wearing the correct protective clothing.
You will retire LONG before you are 65.
You are unable to work double shifts.
You sometimes leave your designated work area before you have completed the assigned task.
And if that were not all, you have constantly been seen entering and exiting the workplace carrying two suspicious-looking bags. Furthermore, perhaps you should consider the following five reasons not to be a penis..

You're bald your whole life.
You have a hole in your head.
Your neighbors' are nuts.
The guy behind you is an ass hole and...
Every time you get excited, you throw up and then faint

Bush for Brains

My fellow Americans may we bow our heads in silence as we acknowledge the Greatest
President of our time. President George W. Bush... Sike! This dudes a friggin idiot and here are a few reasons why!

Is it Dame Diddy Dame Daddy or Dame Dummy...

..."Oh I get it He's Biggie and Your Puffy". Well we all know that Dame Dash can never be Puffy. My bad Sean Diddy Combs. Well my people, "Diddy" is back at it with his new show on VH1 called "I WANT TO WORK FOR DIDDY". The show is prettey hilarious and brings to mind the original MTV Hit, "Making the Band". The topic of discussion is the humiliating cheese cake walk to Brooklyn. Alot of people gave the "Making The Band" group alot of flac for making the trek across the Brooklyn Bridge. People said you could never be a real rapper and have that hanging over your head. Yet, if it were you... I think Everybody would make that walk across the bridge. At the end of the day its about Pride vs. Paper. in life sometimes you gotta learn to swallow your pride and get this paper. Or lose your sense of yourself for the lust of the green.

I know "The D to the A to the D.D.Y" is definitely gonna have some more embarrassing scenarios in this new reality TV show. So the question remains about the people on this show. Do you think that there straight suckers for putting themselves in situations that can define their 15 minutes of fame as being an embarrasment to thier families. Damn Maybe that was harsh but shit, none of my brothers could come back home after they walked a bridge for some damn cheesecake. Let me know how you feel? leave a comment...

BSKY Collaboration

Welcome. Your all welcome. The Greater Good always shows support for his fellow entrepeneurs. The following pictures that you see on your right hand side are from a designer called Brooklyn Sky. All designs and several more can be purchased through The Greater Good. Any one is welcome to leave feedback on any shirt design you see. All shirts are available for $20 dollars a piece. Shipping and Handling subject to destination. Email me at naduadjei@gmail.com with inquiries.

Violence is not the Answer
The Lettering is Made up of Guns Knives and Bats. The concept is ill because violence is not the
answer but if need be you know exactly how to get it on. Guns Knives and Bats.

Paper Chaser
There is nothing more you can say about this T-Shirt. If you chase paper, keep money coming in. Fast money, slow money, but never no money.

Whole Click Dough Sick
Every single person in my crew gets paper. Never ask a man another food. We all know how to fish.

You Should Know My Stilo
Swagger Drippin off you to the point where haters a steppin in your puddles. Stilo is an old school termanology for swagger.

Holla

The Greater Good

I decided to create this blog spot to allow everyone into the mind of Nana. I am beginning a venture opportunity that will allow me to use exactly what I learned in school and apply it with my creativity. I know there is so many of us that feel like we go into the workforce and don't use half the things we learn in college. Sometimes I feel like if you are going to work at certain jobs in "Corporate America" they should just let you come there straight outta High School. I sat in my cube several times and thought to myself "I didn't need to go to College for this &^%$. But hey, that's life. And although in life you have ups and downs you always can find a way through the downs in order to climb back up.

Therefore, I bring to you The Greater Good. My Clothing Line. Yes MY Clothing Line.
I will continue to go into further detail though the next several blogs I present online. However
for now I will leave you all with this quote:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others". Marianne Williamson.

The Greater Good. Coming Soon!