Fall Check UpSeptember 10, 2009Raynard JacksonPresident Obama has been in office almost 9 months, so I have decided to give him a presidential check up.He ran the closest thing to a perfect campaign that I have ever seen. The campaign was disciplined, focused, and well managed. But, since being sworn into office, neither he nor his team has displayed any of these qualities.The administration seems to be all over the map and has done a horrible job with message control. Let me illustrate with his
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For Immediate Release:Friday, August 28, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.Saturday’s entire show will be an EXPLOSIVE show as we delve into the issue of relations between Black Americans, Africans, and those from the Caribbean.Our guests will be Mori Diane (from Guinea) an extremely successful businessman who is an American citizen. The second guest will be Gregory Simpkins, former
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August 27, 2009Raynard JacksonEarlier this month I wrote a column entitled, “The African and the Brother Man (you can read a copy of the piece on my website: www.raynardjackson.com).” I had no idea my piece would spark such a vibrant conversation among Blacks, Africans, Caribbeans, and others. Some agreed with what I wrote and others did not. Some agreed with me, but had issues with my verbiage. But, as legendary composer Quincy Jones told rapper Ice-T, “Ice, keep doin what you’re doin, man don’
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For Immediate Release:Friday, August 14, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.Saturday’s show will feature two exciting guests. The first guest will be Pittsburgh-based vocalist Antoinette Manganas, whose music encompasses contemporary adult pop, jazz and R&B. After years of being discouraged from following her dream of a music career, Manganas took a deep breath and jumped in four yea
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The “Right” Is WrongAugust 13, 2009Raynard JacksonAlways be weary when someone begins a sentence with, “I have the right---!” I can guarantee you that the next statement will not end with, “but I have a responsibility to--!”During these summer town-hall meetings, everyone has been asserting their “right” to be heard and speak before their fellow citizens. Well, the last time I read my constitution, I found no guaranteed right to speak at a public meeting, no right to be heard, nor a right to dis
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For Immediate Release:Friday, August 7, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.Saturday’s show will feature two exciting guests. With the beginning of the N.F.L. football season around the corner and the conditional reinstatement of Michael Vick by commissioner Roger Goodell, this week’s show will have John Goodwin, Manager, Animal Fighting Issues, from the Humane Society of the United St
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August 6, 2009Raynard JacksonI received a call from a good friend of mine earlier this week. He’s a Black gentleman who worked very high in the Clinton administration. He’s one of the top political operatives in the country.He called me because he wanted to get together and talk. He was extremely frustrated with his dealings with African leaders. He asked me why African governments seems to always hire white lobbying firms to represent them in the U.S., but then ask Black’s to join them in the s
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For Immediate Release:Friday, July 31, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.Saturday’s show will feature two exciting guests. The first guest will be Realtor/Owner/Investor in the Keller Williams Tampa Property Market Center in Tampa, Florida, Cleanza Lanier. She will discuss her career in real estate and how she became “Realtor to the Pros.” She is also a business consultant to several
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July 29, 2009Raynard JacksonMichael Vick has become the “Vick-tim” of his own choices and at the same time a victim of America’s hypocrisy.Vick (the Vick-tim) put himself in the position where he had to do time in prison. He was always made to feel above the law from his days at Virginia Tech. This led to his arrogance to the point where he felt he did not have to listen to anyone.But at the same time, Vick has become the victim of our hypocrisy. Putting aside all legal considerations, I am appa
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For Immediate Release:Thursday, July 23, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Ft. Lauderdale, FL.) - USTalkNetwork.com LLC is proud to announce that Talkers Magazine has recognized two of our talk show hosts.Andre Eggelletion, host of “The Experience”, which airs Monday through Friday from 9 -11a.m. and Raynard Jackson, host of “Talking Right with Raynard Jackson,” which airs on Saturday evenings, from 7-9 p.m. have been named to Talkers Magazine’s “Frontier Fifty.” The “Frontier Fifty” is a
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For Immediate Release:Friday, July 24, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-243-5955(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, July 25, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m.Saturday’s show will feature three exciting guests. The first guest will be Republican Party of Florida Chairman, Jim Greer. He will discuss how his party, along with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has established the model for the national Republican Party on how to build good relations with the Black community.The
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July 23, 2009Raynard JacksonAny political analyst will admit that the Republican Party is in a serious downward spiral, but the Florida GOP and its governor, Charlie Crist, give me some hope for the future.Jim Greer, the head of the Florida GOP, is the best party chairman in the country (Democrat or Republican) and their governor, Charlie Crist is by far the best governor in the country (bar none).Greer will be my featured guest on my radio show this Saturday to discuss what he and Governor Cris
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July 16, 2009Raynard JacksonAs the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) meets this week to celebrate its 100th anniversary, I am very conflicted. First, I want to congratulate them on their first 75 years. They did a marvelous job at a time when America needed a lot of nudging down the road towards equality. Their past 25 years, however, has not been so glorious.After 100 years, I think it’s time to ponder whether this organization is still relevant. I say, it’s tim
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July 2, 2009Raynard JacksonLike a candle in the wind,Your life came to a sudden end.With “A Child’s Heart,”You began your start.You brought joy to many,But in the end, you didn’t have any.You had money, fortune, and fame,If that’s all we remember, what a shame.Now, they all say, “I Want You Back,”But is that all just an act?They all said, “I’ll Be There,”I am not sure they really care.While you were making your journey home,Sharpton was already in front of the microphone.Trying to bask in your g
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For Immediate Release:Friday, June 19, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-588-5919(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m. where the entire show will be a celebration of Black Music Month.Saturday’s show will feature the multi Grammy winning Lerato "Lira" Molapo. She was born in Daveyton, South Africa, on March 14, 1979. After winning a competitions for young singers and songwriters, Lira started performing live at the age of 16, si
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For Immediate Release:Friday, June 12, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-588-5919(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, June 13, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m. where the entire show will be a celebration of Black Music Month.Saturday’s show will feature the legendary songwriter Lamont Dozier He rose to fame as one third of the legendary songwriting team of Holland-Dozier- Holland.His passion for music began in Detroit, where Dozier grew up listening to his father’s rec
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For Immediate Release:Friday, May 22, 2009Contact: Corey Halstead954-588-5919(Washington, DC)— Please join Talking Right with Raynard Jackson on Saturday, May 23, 2009 from 7-9:00 p.m. where the entire show will be a tribute to Wayman Tisdale. Tisdale died May 15th after a two year battle with cancer.Tisdale grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and played college basketball at Oklahoma University. He then went on to play 12 years in the N.B.A. (Indiana, Sacramento, and Phoenix). Upon retiring from the N.B
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April 2, 2009Raynard JacksonThe root of the word conservative is con. And that’s exactly what the American people have received from conservatives.Modern American conservatism was created out of an alliance between classical liberals and social conservatives at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Many credit philosopher Edmund Burke as the father of this movement. Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln stated that “conservatism is adherence to the old and tried, against the n
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March 26, 2009Raynard JacksonLast year, President Barack Obama ran the closest thing to a perfect campaign ever seen in this country. There was no senior level turnover during the campaign. There was no public feuding from various factions within his campaign (unlike Hillary Clinton’s). Even the transition was extraordinarily smooth.So, I am dumbfounded by all the drama surrounding the early days of his presidency. Seems like Obama went from a serious drama to a sitcom in short order. When he ma
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Posted by TheBlackList on January 15, 2009 at 9:26am
Raynard Jackson
January 15, 2009
Once again Republicans are showing how tone deaf this party really is. This time, the stupidity is emanating from the United States senate. President-elect Obama has nominated Eric Holder to be the next United States Attorney General. He will be the first Black Attorney General in our country’s history. Holder has served as a former Superior Court judge of the District of Columbia (appointed by, guess who? That pillar of liberalism—President Ronald Reagan). He
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