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A Poem for Jennifer Hudson
We all know Jennifer Hudson. Upon the cusp of her rise to a superstardom she earned, I celebrated with glee, remembering how, many years ago, some...
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From Jena to Tahrir: Online Activism in the Age of Social Media and Public Intellectuals
This weekend, I had the great honor of being invited to present at “Black Thought 2.0: New Media and the Future of Black Studies” at...
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Black Thought 2.0 Launches at Duke University with S. Craig Watkins
Black Thought 2.0 was curated by Dr. Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan) via Duke University’s AAAS Program, the John Hope Franklin Center and...
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Piers Morgan and Toure Prove They Think Their Antics Are More Important Than Trayvon Martin
Piers Morgan, TV Host CNN Toure, Music Critic, Wannabe Spokesperson for Black Folks Go Head With All of That! As I say in one...
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On Being Natural and Black: An Open Letter to Wendy Williams
Dear Wendy Williams, I’m days late with this and, in the Twitter world, nearly a year late but the Goddess Sekhmet is seething and I have to...
A Poem for Jennifer Hudson
We all know Jennifer Hudson.
Upon the cusp of her rise to a superstardom she earned, I celebrated with glee, remembering how, many years ago, some of us engaged in a campaign to get “the girl...
From Jena to Tahrir: Online Activism in the Age of Social Media and Public Intellectuals
This weekend, I had the great honor of being invited to present at “Black Thought 2.0: New Media and the Future of Black Studies” at Duke University, hosted by the African and African...
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A Low Blow to Wyclef
In a New York Times article entitled, “Haiti’s (Would Be) Hip Hop President”, author, Charles M. Blow took a few cheap shots at Wyclef Jean, echoing the now-consistent phrase among quite a few bloggers and pundits that Wyclef is “incoherent”. I already knew he was trying to start something with the title of his piece, although sometimes editors choose titles, so it would still mean they were trying to start something, especially upon the heels of the disastrous, Kwame Kilpatrick, former “Hip Hop Mayor” of Detroit. That’s another blog topic for another day but the association is purposeful and clear.
I learned from Mediahacker’s article, “Wyclef Jean: Haiti’s Sarah Palin” that the above picture is the first picture that comes up when anyone googles Clef. Mind you, I...
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Michael Moore Premieres “Capitalism: A Love Story” in The Burgh!
The AFL-CIO Conference is here and at the last minute, they were able to get Michael Moore to do the world premiere of his new documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story”. He said it’s the culmination of his 20 years of filmmaking—and it shows. As usual, Moore interlaces old film clips and commercials in between his poignant observations and commentary on contemporary events. The use of older Westerns prove to be some of the most hilarious scenes, especially one, in particular that demonstrates Ronald Reagan’s response to the Women’s Rights Movement.
But what I most love about Moore’s “Capitalism…” is, ironically, what I most love about HBO’s “True Blood” series. In the end, it’s a heartfelt engagement, dialogue and challenge to that which we hold most...
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Duquesne University presents Dr. Goddess Goes to Jail, a Spoken Word, Musical Comedy (unfortunately) Based on a True Story
Wednesday, February 6, 2008Duquesne University Student Union Ballroom1000 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219(Park in the Forbes Garage)Free and Open to the Public!Contact: 412-396-1117
Click here for directions, parking and map information!
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Black Genius
I’m not sure if many of you are aware that I am married (self-selectively so) to The Boondocks creator, Aaron McGruder. We were joined in solitary matrimony no less than seven years ago and I have remained faithful to my sweetie. He’s a genius, we have great conversation and he makes me laugh, constantly, with his sick, twisted and brilliant sense of humor. He is also fearlessly, irreverently and lovingly critical of American and/or Black culture and I love him for it. Witness his genius below as he criticizes cable television’s Black Entertainment Television (BET) or what some of us call Black Enslavement Television (BET):
Thank you. Comments?
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Not Fit for a King
As MLK Day approaches this month, his challenge to us remains unmet
Here’s a snippet of my latest column in the Pittsburgh City Paper, click here to read the entirety:
We should remember that we hear snippets from the “I Have a Dream” speech so often today because it sanitizes the challenge he posed to us. If King were alive today, he would be 78 years old, and that wouldn’t be too shabby. But I would be too embarrassed to tell him that Pittsburgh was voted the “Most Livable City,” because I’m sure he would ask how we define “living.”
In his time, he heard the “cries of disappointment” from black youths, in particular, who were raging in riots, exasperated by a non-violent struggle that had done little to enhance their quality of life.
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