Comments on: Oh that black history!

By: secondwaver

secondwaver — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:30:01 +0000

will you consider asking Dark Daughta to be a guest blogger, here’re 2 great posts by her:

http://darkdaughta.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-dont-think-they-need-to-paint.html#links

and

http://darkdaughta.blogspot.com/2008/02/okayim-slow.html#links

By: Saladin

Saladin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:52:38 +0000

APOLOGIES – OFF TOPIC POST!

“It’s about an African American woman who falls in love with Spain, the what that forces her to confront.”

Lesley-Ann, is this a novel or nonfic? I’m actually very curious about this topic, as my wife and I are planning a Spain trip this summer. I’m curious what kind of nonsense she might have to deal with there as a dark-skinned Black woman. I am fairly white-lookin’ — certainly lighter than many a Spaniard — and didn’t have problems there except for a weird instance where I was briefly mistaken for a ‘gypsy’ pickpocket. or, occasionally, when people learned my name.

Anyway, just curious about the book’s (or any reader’s) take
on being Black and hanging out in Spain. Apologies if this is an abuse of the board!

By: Lesley-Ann Brown

Lesley-Ann Brown — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:50:34 +0000

Hey, I would love to guess blog! There’s a book called Kinky Gazpacho by Lori Tharp (I think that’s how you spell her name!) that’ll be published in March. I’ve read it and it might be something interesting to review. It’s about an African American woman who falls in love with Spain, the what that forces her to confront.
I have loads of ideas though, so don’t be shy bout getting in touch!
Hugs,
the lab

By: transgressingengineer

transgressingengineer — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:16:11 +0000

ABW-
Yes I would love to do a guest blog about Tyson’s book- thanks for the invite! If possible, I’d prefer to blog mid- to late- Feb about it. Let me know how when and how to post. Thanks again!
:)

By: deesha

deesha — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:43:44 +0000

@ Veronica–I enjoyed Mat’s “Hunting in Harlem”, and have his latest, “The Great Negro Project” and his first book, “Drop”, on my proverbial nightstand. :-)

I took a novel writing class with Mat this summer at the Hurston Wright Foundation Writers’ Week, and it was life-changing (/end cliches) :-)

By: the angry black woman

the angry black woman — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:09:03 +0000

Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions thus far. I’ve contacted many of the authors above (some I could not because I can’t FIND the contact info) and many of them agreed to contribute essays or guest posts. I’ve seen a couple of the essays and they are amazing so far. The slate of folks who’ve agreed to guest blog is also really exciting. It’s going to be a great February.

By: Changeseeker

Changeseeker — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:42:32 +0000

Sokari over at Black Looks might be a good guest blogger. I believe she's located in Southern Africa.

By: camille

camille — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:24:01 +0000

I suggest getting one of the great women from over at Black Women In Europe group. Here are a few greats:

http://www.yvettejarvis.gr/?lang=en (Athens, Greece)
http://www.blackexpat4obama.com/ (London)
http://blackgirlonmars.blogspot.com (Brooklyn Trinidadian gal in Copenhagen)

By: the angry black woman

the angry black woman — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:22:46 +0000

transgressingengineer, would you like to do a guest post about the book next month?

By: Exquisitely Black

Exquisitely Black — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:10:05 +0000

Hi,

Authors I’d recommend: Lalita Tademy, J. Nozipo Maraire, Ishmael Beah and Charles Saunders (btw, anybody know where I can find a copy of the 3rd Imaro book??).

As for a potential guest blogger, I’d nominate myself. Our website is giving away 1 african ancestry trace at the end of Black History Month for all registered users. Our own trace (to Sierra Leone) inspired us to start the site, so hoping passing along that gift to another will be as life changing for them.