The Year In Review
By Keith Boykin
Friday, December 15 2006, 12:43PM
As 2006 draws to a close, it's time to sit back and reflect on the high points and low points of the year. It was a year of dramatic change and a year of amazing news stories. So today I'm seeking your help. Help me to determine the top 10 stories of the year. Tell me which items you think were the top news stories of the year in each category.
Top Political News Story
- Vice President Cheny shoots his hunting partner
- Harvard president Lawrence Summers forced to resign
- Top Bush aide arrested for shoplifting
- Sharpe James retires; Corey Booker becomes mayor of Newark
- Cynthia McKinney involved in altercation with Capitol police
- Bush appoints Tony Snow to be White House spokesman
- Nation debates "immigration reform"
- Former NJ governor Jim McGreevey publishes tell-all book, goes on Oprah
- U.S. releases names, photos of 7 black terror suspects
- Dixie Chicks make a comeback 3 years after Bush remark
- Joe Lieberman loses primary to Ned Lamont
- Fidel Castro disapears, then emerges from extended hospital stay
- Kola Boof talks about relationship with Osama bin Laden
- US Iraq casualties surpass World Trade Center fatalities
- House Republicans caught covering up Mark Foley scandal
- Obama mania sweeps the nation
- Top evangelist Ted Haggard resigns in gay scandal
- Voters repudiate Bush; Democrats take control of Congress for first time 12 years
- Donald Rumsfeld replaced as Defense Secretary
- GOP senators pick Trent Lott to leadership team
- Iraq Study Group issues report, criticized by many
- Senator Tim Johnson hospitalized, threatens Democratic control of Senate
Top Black News Story
- America mourns the loss of Coretta Scott King
- Julian Bond skips King's funeral at anti-gay church
- Black athletes compete at Winter Olympics
- Shani Davis becomes first black person to win gold at Winter Olympics
- Noah's Arc renewed for 2nd season
- BET launches new network for adults 25 and over
- Photographer Gordon Parks dies
- Sharpe James retires; Corey Booker becomes mayor of Newark
- Cynthia McKinney involved in altercation with Capitol police
- Bill Cosby makes another controversial speech
- Busta Rhymes attacks former girlfriend for being a lesbian
- Star Jones-Reynolds quits The View on live TV
- Bill Cosby accuses paper of being too nice to black men
- Dr. David Malebranche appointed to President's Advisory Council on AIDS
- Obama mania sweeps the nation
- Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' dies at 65
- OJ Simpson writes tell-all book, If I Did It
- Seinfeld star Michael Richards launches racist tirade at comedy club
- Dreamgirls debuts to rave reviews, month long of controversy
Top LGBT News Story
- Marjorie Hill to take over GMHC
- Pro wrestler Orlando Jordan comes out as bisexual
- Julian Bond skips King's funeral at anti-gay church
- Noah's Arc renewed for 2nd season
- Flavaworks alleged to be involved in Cocodorm scandal
- Activists protest controversial raw sex party
- DC pastor attacks "fags" and "sissies" in church
- Former NJ governor Jim McGreevey publishes tell-all book, goes on Oprah
- Baltimore black paper rejects black gay group's ad
- Kevin Aviance gay bashed in New York
- NY Giants player Michael Strahan accused of down low relationship
- Chicago White Sox manager in trouble for anti-gay slur
- Busta Rhymes attacks former girlfriend for being a lesbian
- NY, GA courts reject same-sex marriage
- British activists ban Buju Banton, Beenie Man
- Black gays force LIFEbeat to back down from anti-gay AIDS concert
- Black gay author wins gold medal in wrestling
- Tens of thousands participate in Gay Games in Chicago
- Jody Watley barred from mentioning Gay Games during Chicago radio appearance
- US park officials try to block Black Pride event in NYC
- City of Philadelphia pulls controversial "crosshairs" black men's HIV ad
- New Harlem billboard ads depict black men saying "I Am Gay"
- ABC airs special on AIDS in black community
- Willi Ninja passes away
- Gays and lesbians in Africa under attack
- Dr. David Malebranche appointed to President's Advisory Council on AIDS
- Buju Banton banned in several concerts across country
- Miss Cleo comes out of the closet
- Michael Sandy, black gay man, killed in anti-gay murder
- Gay community fails to raise enough money to bury black gay hero behind landmark Supreme Court case
- Students at black college boo, jeer black gay speakers
- New Jersey court rules on gay marriage
- Top evangelist Ted Haggard resigns in gay scandal
- Clik Magazine gives out 25 awards at Atlanta ceremony
- here! TV greenlights new black gay show, DL Chronicles
- Steelers player Joey Porter calls opponent Kellen Winslow a fag
Top Sports Story
- Pro wrestler Orlando Jordan comes out as bisexual
- Black athletes compete at Winter Olympics
- Shani Davis becomes first black person to win gold at Winter Olympics
- Shani Davis-Chad Hedrick rivalry on ice
- NY Giants player Michael Strahan accused of down low relationship
- Chicago White Sox manager in trouble for anti-gay slur
- Tiger Woods wins 12th career major
- Terrell Owens denies suicide attempt
- St. Louis Cardinals win World Series
- Steelers player Joey Porter calls opponent Kellen Winslow a fag
Top Pop Culture Story
- James Frey dupes Oprah and the world with memoir
- Noah's Arc renewed for 2nd season
- Katie Couric, Meredith Viera, Star Jones shuffle from show to show
- LaChanze wins Tony for Color Purple
- Busta Rhymes attacks former girlfriend for being a lesbian
- Star Jones-Reynolds quits The View on live TV
- Dixie Chicks make a comeback 3 years after Bush remark
- Mel Gibson spits out anti-Semitic tirade after DUI arrest
- Police arrest John Mark Karr in Thailand for questioning on JonBenet Ramsey murder
- Whitney Houston divorces Bobby Brown, stages a comeback
- Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes' dies at 65
- OJ Simpson writes tell-all book, If I Did It
- Seinfeld star Michael Richards launches racist tirade at comedy club
- Dreamgirls debuts to rave reviews, month long of controversy
Comments conceal
Liquid Fonts
December 17 2006, 1:50AM
Umm lets see, too many to choose from so:
Top Political Story:
1. Obama Mania Sweeps Nation
2. Dixie Chicks make a comeback 3 years after Bush
remark
3. Harvard president Lawrence Summers forced to resign
Top Black Story:
1. America Mourns the Loss of Coretta Scott King
2. Julian Bond Skips King's Funeral at anti-gay church
3. Bill Cosby makes another controversial speech
4. Noah’s Arc renewed for 2nd season
5. Dr. David Malebranche appointed to President's
Advisory Council on AIDS
Liquid Fonts
December 17 2006, 2:23AM
Top LGBT:
1. Michael Sandy, black gay man, killed in anti-gay
murder
2. Willi Ninja passes away
3. Students at black college boo, jeer black gay
speakers
4. Gay community fails to raise enough money to bury
black gay hero behind landmark Supreme Court case
5. New Jersey court rules on gay marriage
6. Clik Magazine gives out 25 awards at Atlanta ceremony
Top Sports:
1. Shani Davis becomes first black person to win gold at
Winter Olympics
2. Black gay author wins gold medal in wrestling
Top Cultural:
1. Police arrest John Mark Karr in Thailand for
questioning on JonBenet Ramsey murder
2. Whitney DIVORCES Bobby
3. Star Jones Reynolds quits The View on live TV
4. Seinfeld star Michael Richards launches racist tirade at comedy club
*Numbering is for organization not rank necessarily*
milt7
December 17 2006, 1:57PM
keith, I really enjoyed this year's flowchart of pics(above)
James Smith
December 17 2006, 5:45PM
MY TOP LGBT STORIES OF 2006 (The Good & The Bad)
1. Clik Magazine Elite 25 Awards Show
2. Tyron Garner Dies Broke & Alone
3. The Killing of Michael Sandy
4. The Banning of Buju Banton and fighting LifeBeat
5. Ted Haggard Resigns After Gay Scandal
6. Kevin Aviance Gay Bashing
7. Willie Ninja passes away
8. Noah's Renewal / Second Season
9. Julian Bond skips Kings Funeral at Anti-gay Church
10. Flavaworks alleged Cocodorm scandal
Aubrey
December 17 2006, 9:31PM
Top Political News Story
1. Voters repudiate Bush; Democrats take control of Congress
2. Nation debates "immigration reform"
3. Donald Rumsfeld replaced as Defense Secretary
Top Black News Story
1. Shani Davis becomes first black person to win gold at Winter Olympics
2. America mourns the loss of Coretta Scott King
3. Seinfeld star Michael Richards launches racist tirade at comedy club
Top LGBT News Story
1. Tens of thousands participate in the Gay Games in Chicago
2. New Jersey court rules on gay marriage
3. New Harlm billboard ads depicts black men saying "I Am Gay."
Top Sports Story
1. Shani Davis becomes first black person to win gold at Winter Olympics
2. Tiger Woods wins 12th career major
3. Saint Louis Cardinal wins World Series
Top Pop Culture Story
1. Seinfeld star Michael Richards launches racist tirade at comedy club
2. Star Jones-Reynolds quits The View on live TV
3. Whitney Houston divorces Bobby Brown, stages a comback
Robert
December 18 2006, 10:11AM
Did I miss the mention of losing the smoothest velvet Teddy Bear ever!!! We miss you Gerald Lavert!!
C. Baptiste-Williams
December 18 2006, 2:41PM
Top Political Story
1. Cynthia McKinney involved with altercation with Capitol Police... and later NOT reelected.
2. Democrats taking back Control of Senate.
Top Black News Story
1. Gordon Parks, Ed Bradley, Gerald Levert... all passing
2. The Return of Dreamgirls
Top LGBT Story
1. NJ ruling on gay marriage
2. Bond skipping King Funeral
Top Pop Culture News
1. Bye Bye Star Jones
2. Bye Bye Bobby Brown
Gregg
December 21 2006, 1:51PM
Top Political Story
1. Obama mania
2. Voters repudiate Bush, dems take control for first
times in 12 years
3. Joe Liberman loses primary to Ned Lamount
4. Rumsfield replaced
Top Black Story
1. Obama mania sweeps the nation
2. Photographer Gorden Parks dies-
3. Cosby accuses paper of being too nice to Black men
4. Black athletes compete at Winter Olympics
Top LGBT Story
1. Bond skps King Funeral
2. NJ ruling on gay marriage
Top Pop Culture Story
1. Ed Bradley of '60 Minutes dies at 65
2. Seinfield star Michael Richards launches recruit tirade at comedy club
Kendall
December 25 2006, 2:32PM
Top News - Deaths
- Ed Bradley Passes Away
- Coretta Scott King Passes Away
- James Brown Passes Away
- Gordon Parks Passes Away
- Lou Rawls Passes Away
- Wilson Pickett Passes Away
- June Pointer Passes Away
- BeBe Moore Campbell
- Mike Evans (Co- Creator of Good Times - Son on the Jeffersons)
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