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Sorry for the radio silence these past few days. I owe many people emails and I need to get back to regular posting before post ideas slip through my fingers. And it’s the last day of Black History Month! We should throw a party or
Category Archives: Media
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.
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,
Weekend Fun: Comment Rescue and Open Thread
No new content this weekend, sorry. That’s because I want to draw some attention to stuff already posted on the blog that I think deserves some more attention and discussion. Comments, mostly, and some posts. Also, this is an Open Thread, say what you want
The drawbacks of being famous
Like I said last week, it’s kind of fun when I’m linked to as an authority on ‘black stuff’ like gratuitous hair petting and whatnot. But all this fame comes at a price. I might also be linked to by a bunch of unabashedly racist
Our Black History – Percy Julian
NPR’s News and Notes has a great interview with actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson on his role in the Nova documentary Forgotten Genius about the life of Percy Julian. Don’t know who Percy Julian is? Well, you’re not alone. When most folks think of influential black scientists,
Savage to Mary Cheney: Fuck You
Mary Cheney is having a baby, but she doesn’t want anybody to use her precious embryo for politics. (This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop.) Dan Savage has a few choice
Why am I Angry? This is why I’m angry mutherfuckers!
Alleged Former Abu Ghraib Guard Discussed Gang Rape in Video From the Transcript: (Bold type denotes off-camera voice of one of two other men present **** indicates an edit in the tape.) Get this on tape man. Say it again. Say again what happened. Say
Black History Month – A Project
It’s February. Black History Month is upon us again. *rolls eyes* Huey Freeman (of Boondocks fame) summed it up best when he said: Every Black History Month it’s the same thing – the Underground railroad and George Washington Carver. Like nothing else ever happened to