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We’re Not Interested In Baseball, But It’s Baseball’s Fault?

10, Mar 2010

USA Today continues the discussion that has never really caught that much traction in the real world.

“It’s common for high schools to arrange transportation for their kids to attend practices and games, but how do kids get to the academies if no one is home to drive them?
‘I’ve seen it operate in (Compton),’ Boras [...]

I Repeat, Someone Isn’t being Honest

8, Mar 2010

January, 2010
“In a survey of American racial attitudes released Tuesday, researchers reported that the feeling of progress is driven in large part by the election of President Obama, along with a greater sense of local community satisfaction and a more positive outlook. The majority of African Americans say they are better off now than they [...]

Get Your Siskel and Ebert On This Weekend

6, Mar 2010

Among some of the random posting I do on Facebook on the weekend, I will be focusing on some of the works put out there by Black independent filmmakers. Are you one of those who are upset that there isn’t enough decent choices out there for Black entertainment? Here is your chance to help [...]

Site Worth Checking Out: theblackcivilwar.com

5, Mar 2010

“Know your History, Know Reality, and be Empowered to change what you do not like”

But Is It Love?

4, Mar 2010

“Could Sid have sex outside of his marriage with me? Yes. That’s not a deal-breaker. That’s not something that would make us say, ‘Pack your things and let’s end the marriage,’” she continued. “What if it’s 20 times? So what? We’ve been best friends for over 25 years, and we truly know who we are. [...]

The Founder And The Man Who Got Most Of The Credit

3, Mar 2010

Here is the founder

Willie Morrow, founder of the California Curl
The Man who got most of the credit-

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All Quiet On The “Stop Dating Outside The Race” and “Black Love” Fronts

3, Mar 2010

Shhhhh!
Quiet, please.

What We Were Saying Back In 2008

3, Mar 2010

From Essence Magazine (1/2008)

Caption on picture:“Vision of love. Usher and Tameka.”
“Usher and Tameka’s love seems almost palpable. That’s something I dream of experiencing someday.”
“Kudos to you and your excellent story on Usher and Tameka ['When a Man Loves a Woman,' November 2007]. This couple has set a great example for the R&B and hip hop [...]

Who Again Says That Group Think Does Not Exist?

25, Feb 2010

The Sharpton/Smiley saga is entertaining to me more than anything else. However, what I do find interesting is that how Smiley is still being accused of “attacking” the President and being non-supportive of him when Smiley voted for him.

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Huddle Around, Y’all. Our Black Leaders Are About To Speak…Again

24, Feb 2010

A friend of mine told me about a lil’ war of words between Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton that took place yesterday on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Apparently, Tavis is challenging other self-elected Black leaders to show up in Chicago next month to explain why many of them are not holding Obama to the [...]

Still Trying To Impress White Folks

23, Feb 2010

At one time I thought that theroot.com was one of the more mature online Black publications out there. But with this particular article, I really have to question that.

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And What Exactly Is The Acceptable Watermark?

23, Feb 2010

While this article does acknowledge major motion pictures that did feature Black actors last year, a great deal of time was spent bellyaching that there were not “enough” Black faces on the big screen in 2009. Can someone define enough?
With a few notable exceptions, 2009 films mostly ignored African-Americans

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Facebook Question: How Has Color Benefited The Other Party?

20, Feb 2010

I keep hearing criticisms about how the Tea Party Movement, Republicans and the Right in general is lacking in the diversity department. You will not get an argument from me on that one. But given the fact that I regularly hear people who are on the Left (or just like hanging around the Left most [...]


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