Alton Maddox - Frequently Asked Questions About Tawana Brawley

This link from attorney Alton Maddox's Web site has 30 frequently asked questions about the famous Tawana Brawley rape and kidnapping case. Some of the answers include responses to the following questions: who was Tawana Brawley? what happened to her? who was Steven Pagones? where was he on the night of her rape? what role did the NAACP, Al Sharpton, C. Vernon Mason, and the FBI play in this event? who was Harry Crist Jr. and did he commit suicide? how does Eliot Spitzer, Robert Abrams, Mario Cuomo, and Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani fit into this picture? how is it possible for Maddox to continue to publicly accuse Pagones of being involved in the kidnapping and rape of Brawley and Pagones can do nothing to him legally? what's Bill Cosby and Ed Lewis' connection to this case? and more answers to other frequently asked questions surrounding this case.

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Ban the N-Word (BN-W)

BN-W Snapshot - Think Like A Man - Mediocre!

Yes, n-word used multiple times – including as “nigolo.” (Pathetic!)  This film is really just big-screen hawking and product placement of Steve Harvey’s book, which is all throughout the film along with enough mentions of his Family Feud hosting gig to remind the gullible audience about buying into what Harvey is selling! The big booty/big ass references by Black men are so old school and disrespectful! The continued needless and inexplicable use of the n-word by Black men is simply a disgrace. Meanwhile, you don’t hear one whisper of a self-defeating self-imposed derogatory racial slur by the White cast members. You don’t hear them calling themselves cracker, honky, dago, wop or...

BN-W Snapshot - Tyler Perry's Good Deeds - Mediocre!

No, n-word not used.  Overall this film is the standard Tyler Perry writing with the positive messages about living your best life and ultimately doing the right thing. Yes, it has the struggling female with a child – this time she’s homeless and amongst the working poor – but it also has the well-to-do characters (males and females) who are miserable in a different kind of way – spiritually.   It would be great to report that this film was not only filled with uplifting messages but that it was also powerfully written; unfortunately that’s not the case.   We in the BN-W camp will always support Perry and his Tyler Perry Studios (TPS) but he has to be willing to let go of some of the control; he simply cannot do it all in a quality way.  There are really wonderful. ..

BN-W Snapshot - Safe House - Mediocre!

No, n-word not used.  This film is decent but nothing eye-catching or eye-opening.   It’s advertised as a big action thriller with a lot of intrigue and suspense but you get little of that.   There’s a lot of shooting and car chasing but why is never clear until more than halfway through the movie when you haven’t connected enough with the characters to care. Is Denzel really rogue or is he just a good guy who is tired of the...