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The Killing Of Unarmed Black Men

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 19, 2014

Posted in: Social Commentary. Tagged: Black Men, brother, Killing Unarmed Black Men, Murder, NYPD, Video. Leave a comment

Written by Akan Bosemann

Just watched the news at 11 and saw the horrific murder of an unarmed brother at the hands of the NYPD!!!

These murders of black men are constantly paid lip service, swept under the rug, easily forgotten, and or blamed on the victims.

Their killers are supposedly sworn to protect and serve. It’s is clear that the lay men’s definition of protect and serve isn’t the same as what it means for police.

It appears the cops are protecting and serving unarmed black men to death literally.

Why is it we have to walk the streets and be targeted simply because of the color of our skin, be killed by cops and treated as an after thought?

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the murdered brother, his family and children left behind.

I pray for the souls of those evil cops who took away that man’s life for nothing.

Seeing the video is beyond disturbing. Witnessing such an unnecessary and violent end of another human beings life is something I wish I could remove from my mind.

I could literally feel the fear and frustration in his voice throughout his encounter with the NYPD until his death at their hands.

These cops should be arrested, stripped of their badges, prosecuted and serve prison time for killing this man for no reason with an illegal choke hold.

The same Chokehold Johnnie Cochran fought against and successfully got removed from the police department use in California.

I pray for all of us Black men dealing with the daily struggle and burden of simply being who we are. For all of us daring to claim our God given right to exist. R.I.P brother.

Fuck the Police!!!

Feeling Eerie: A Poem

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 11, 2014

Posted in: Social Commentary. Tagged: Deja Vu, Eerie, Happiness, Life, Love, Pain, Poem, Poetry, Relationships. Leave a comment

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Feeling Eerie: A poem

by T.D Moody

I awoke this morning uncertain how the day would go

Now, it’s the sense of deja vu I’m getting

Feeling as though I’ve arrived at a destination previously

It’s that familiar sense of dread I feel,

Something sad is about to happen

Hoping that it’s not, yet sensing that it is

On A Hot Summer Day

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 8, 2014

Posted in: Image Gallery. Tagged: 2014, Clouds, Glory, Heavens, Image Gallery, NYC, Photography, Sky, Summer, Sun. Leave a comment

Glory Afternoon I took this photo mid afternoon catching a glimpse at glory in the sky

Glory II

When Greek Yogurt Giveaway Goes Right

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 7, 2014

Posted in: Food & Drinks. Tagged: Chinatown, Free Giveaway, Greek Yogurt, Oikos Greek Yogurt. Leave a comment

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: When Greek Yogurt Giveaway Goes Right: Where a little curiosity, patience, and perseverance went a long way.

So several weeks ago while in Chinatown we happened upon a sight to be seen. We couldn’t understand it at first, when we saw one Asian woman after another running with what looked at a distance like a small child in their arms as they came up the street in our direction. Treasure in the Distance

Then as they got closer we realized it wasn’t a child at all but two card board boxes containing something of great value and treasure the way it was being carried. I thought is this for a bank or business around here? As we neared the corner of the street we could see the back of a truck open with people lined up along the sidewalk for what the people on the truck were giving away. Truck in the Distance

It all became clear when I looked at the box and saw that it was in fact Dannons Oikos “Greek Yogurt” that was being given away free to the public. You know what had to happen next…that’s right folks we sucked it up in the heat to go and stand on line to get what we had coming. ;D

You could probably hear “Gimme da Yogurt, Gimme da Yogurt!!” LMAO!!!

On line for Greek Yogurt in the Hot Sun

Some of these women in line had partners waiting in line already and were greedily going back for third and fourth boxes. I just hoped there would be yogurt left by the time we reached the front of the line.

This crowd mobbed the sidewalk for that good yogurt.

Give us Yogurt!

That employee got photo evidence of the near riot they caused with their giveaway.

At the end of it all patience paid off as we ended up with 2 boxes of 24 containers of Oikos Greek Yogurt.

Yes we got our prize!

That right there is what we call when Greek Yogurt Goes Right aka a free months supply of Greek Yogurt. Yessum!!! 😉 Here’s to hoping we stumble upon more free giveaways this summer. Till next time this has been THEJNSREPORT’S: WHEN GREEK YOGURT GOES RIGHT.

Sunset At Randall’s Island

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on July 2, 2014

Posted in: Image Gallery. Tagged: Birds, Bridges, Clouds, God's Creations, Golden, Greater Light, Heavens, NY, Randall's Island, Randall's Island Bridge, Summer, Summer Sunset photos, Sun, Sunset, Trees, Water. Leave a comment

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: Sunset At Randall’s Island

Thought we’d share some Summer Sunset photos taken at Randall’s Island last week. Enjoy

Saw this flying and it just had to get got. Pride Month and all.

Our trip began with a walk by the water towards the Randall’s Island Bridge where some kids were flying the above.
Taking the Bridge during daylight hours

Taking the Bridge during daylight hours

Urban Farm Signage

We continued to follow the direction of the sign until we came upon this

Building Blocks

Little Building Blocks…silly me I thought we’d actually see an “Urban Farm”

Love this view of the city

Tree Limb Grips The Sun

The sun was still shining in its strength

Pathway

Sun Gripped Tree 4

Sun Out in the Open

Shaded Fields

Under the Bridge

Under the bridge at dusk Tri-boro Bridge

The good ole Tri-boro up close and personal Building in the Distance

By now we were getting tired and ready to head back towards the Randall’s Island bridge to catch the sun setting over the buildings and water.

Bird of Prey 8

A bird of prey swooped in from above

Look The bird of Prey is arriving.

Birds of a feather

Bird of Prey 3

Bird of Prey 5

This guy too told me to get his “good side” and so I attempted to do so

Bird of Prey 6

Next it came by for some profile shots

Bird Of Prey 7

Gull midflight

Bird of Prey 9

The sun began its descent more rapidly after shooting the above and what follows are magnificent in our humble opinion.

Sun Setting 5

Sun setting Golden Waters

Golden Waters II

If you look closely, aside from appearing like gold in the water, you can see the sun perfectly displayed at the bottom of the photo

Between the Trees

Time to head back across the bridge

The Bridge At Night

Sun disappears in view of surveillance cam

And last here’s a quick video of what it looked like real time.

Strawberry Topped Ricotta Cheesecake

Posted by THEJNSREPORT on June 23, 2014

Posted in: Food & Drinks. Tagged: 12 x 3 cake pan, cake pan, Cheesecake, cream cheese, cream cheese frosting, Deserts, Graham Cracker Crust, Heavy Cream, Lemon, Riccotta cheese, Ricotta cheese, Strawberries, Sugar. Leave a comment

Welcome to THEJNSREPORT’S: STRAWBERRY TOPPED RICOTTA CHEESECAKE

Strawberry Topped Riccotta Cheesecake

I hadn’t baked in a bit when a coworker reminded me that he’d asked me to make a cheesecake for a get together he was having with some friends. Unfortunately I was unable to come thru due to schedule constraints. I vowed to make it up to him at a later date. When that later date came I made sure to make the time to get back to practice.

After purchasing the requisite ingredients I began the process.

I began with a large mixing bowl,

5 packages of cream cheese, 2 cups of heavy cream,

1 cup of whole milk,

1 pint of fresh Ricotta cheese,

4 whole eggs, 2 tablespoons of Almond Extract,

1 whole squeezed lemon

about a 1/2 cup of sugar or more as I regularly sample the taste of the batter always with a clean spoon and palate so that I have the perfect balance between the salty and the sweet. You can add more or less sugar according to your taste. Pre-heat the oven to 250 degrees.

For the crust I cheated and used store-bought graham cracker crust as it just takes a lot less work in prepping the base when the graham crackers are already crushed.

All that’s required is to transplant the crust into the cake pan press in uniformly all the way round and voila. Not to mention it tastes amazing! I save just a bit of the graham cracker crust for decoration later.

Begin by mixing the wet ingredients with the softened packages of cream cheese before adding the eggs one at a time. Be careful not to get any egg-shell in your mix.

Add the Riccotta cheese into the mix before the eggs and then add the sugar and lemon juice from a fresh lemon careful to avoid seeds if any from falling into the mix. Mix everything on low-speed with an electric mixer if you have one. Don’t mix until completely smooth as I hear it leads to the cake cracking if over beaten.

Pour the cake batter into your 12 x 3 cake pan over the graham cracker crust. Place the cake pan on a rack raised one rung from the bottom of the oven in the center.

Place a cast iron skillet with water underneath the rack that the cake will bake on. This is to help prevent the cake from cracking. Close the door and let the cake bake away for 2 and a half hours.

When time is over turn off the oven and let the cake sit for at least an hour before transplanting to either the freezer or the fridge it’s your preference. I personally like to freeze my cakes as it makes decorating easier later on but the fridge will work fine if you don’t have space in the freezer.

For the topping, I washed fresh ripe strawberries and sliced them before layering on some cream cheese frosting on the top of the cake. Yes this cake is a decadent one as all cheesecakes should be.

Spread the frosting on the cooled cake evenly before adding the Strawberries and sifting the left over graham cracker crumbs on top. The syrup drizzled over the strawberries was an accident by an “assistant” who didn’t let the strawberries sit and reduce in the sauce long enough to give it that rich strawberry glaze color but it still came out quite nice.

For the syrup we used butter, sugar and a little water in a skillet over medium heat sliced some strawberries and tossed them into the butter and sugar as it cooked.