Busy, Busy, Busy
I’m in the midst of trying to get a ton of work done before New York Comicon this weekend, so blogging will be light. However, if you’re coming to the con or will be in NYC this weekend, drop me a note in the comments.
Yearly Archives: 2007
Link Roundup and Open Thread
My folder of links to share with you all is getting rather full. I guess that means it’s time for a link roundup. It’s a little long, so I put it under a jump.
Our Black History – the Larkin Family in Fourth Creek
In 2004 the Finley-Larkin family had a reunion in Fourth Creek, Alabama. This branch of the family doesn’t have very regular reunions, but this one is generally felt to be among the best because we all went back ‘home’. We still have people who live
Angry Wee One
I’m in the process of collecting more information for some other OurStory posts. I want to get stories on the Larkin family from a cousin and also do the interviews about my mom. Next week for sure there will be posts about my maternal grandmother
Book Review: Middle Passages
Several months ago I happened to hear author James T. Campbell on a local NPR show talking about his book Middle Passages: African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005. Impressed by the interview, I ran out and bought the book. (In hardcover, for $30!) It’s very
Friday Cat Blogging
When I moved into my current apartment I inherited a cat – Midget. She’s a cranky, feisty, attention seeking ho. I love her to death. My roommate and I enjoy taking pictures of Midget being particularly cute. (more) There, I have cat blogged. Happy?
Dear WordPress.com
I was very pleased to see my blog on top of the list of ‘Fastest Growing Blogs’ on this site. I was also pleased to see it listed (at one time) as the #2 top WordPress.com blog and to find my post on Tucker Carlson
Link Roundup and Breathing Space
Lordy! Yesterday I submitted the Barack post to reddit because I wanted people to witness my funny. About 3 hours after I did that the post had generated something like 500 hits. I get about 350 hits on an average day, and 500 is a
But you have to understand, black churches aren’t really Christian…
Someone needs to take Tucker Carlson’s bowtie away. Or shove it in his mouth. Or choke him with it. Something. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0q1t6W8-lM] CARLSON: So Barack Obama is a member of a church called Trinity United Church of Christ. It’s a predominantly black church in Chicago, that
Our Black History – Billy Strayhorn
NPR and PBS seem to be as tired of clichéd Black History Month tributes as I am. Not only did we have the Percy Julian features last week, but there was also a lot of coverage for the Billy Strayhorn documentary “Lush Life”. Morning Edition,