Black Politics in the Age of Clinton (link to full article) Norman Kelley New York Press- July 19, 2000 Nothing better symbolizes calculating co-optation of blacks than Bill Clinton’s Martha’s Vineyard appearance two summers ago. Clinton seemed to have been on the ropes when he finally admitted to having an affair with the zaftig Lewinsky. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since switching to this latest template, I haven’t taken the opportunity to talk about the random videos you see on the right sidebar. This week’s featured video is of the living baseball legend, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson. Taken from the website of the Negro League Baseball Players Association (NLBPA) Born: Sept 27, 1935 Right-handed pitcher Indianapolis […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those of you who did not attend the MJ memorial service, but just wanted to get your hands on the program, the folks at theloop21.com are providing a pdf version that you can download for free. Man, I want to get the original in my Black hands (lol). But this is good enough for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My internet connection has been slow all day which explains why I am just now getting around to posting something. Like many of you, I was shocked to hear the news about the passing of Michael Jackson. Instead of posting video montages of my favorite moments of MJ’s career, I decided to take a few […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of y’all know that I have quoted former communist conspirator Manning Johnson on this site various times in the past. Well, I just got an e-mail from someone who created a website centered around this important historical figure (go to manningjohnson.org). There you will find a copy of Johnson’s book “Color, Communism and Common […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Excerpts from President Obama’s recent speech in Cairo, Egypt. “It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra…” “…our magnetic compass and tools of navigation…” “A compass is an instrument containing a freely suspended magnetic element which displays the direction of the horizontal component of the Earth’s magnetic field at the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While going through some boxes, I came across the following items: #Another stack of Ebony magazines (most in pristine condition) from as far back as 1972. This is on top of the stack I rediscovered late last year (dating back to the early 60′s). #Found an envelope containing hair trimmed from my wife’s grandfather’s first […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While I will always be thankful to all of our men and women in uniform for their service to our country, I am especially thankful for all the Black soldiers in the past who fought for a country that did not believe in them. Imagine that. Men who had to use separate bathrooms, look down […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sorry to hear this news. Former OU Great Wayman Tisdale Dies at 44 ULSA, Okla. (AP) — Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA, has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44. Tisdale died about 8 a.m. Friday at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The whole Jonestown situation has captured my attention for years because I have always felt that we as the American people have never heard the whole story. Call me crazy, but I just have always found it hard to believe that 918 people would freely commit suicide as if it was no big deal. There […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Shame on Hollywood. This is the text that appears in the beginning of “Green Pastures”. “God appears in many forms to those that believe in Him. Thousands of Negroes in the Deep South visualize God and heaven in terms of people and things they know in their everyday life. Green Pastures is an attempt to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I just repaired all the links under RESEARCH. So now you will be able to download all the PDF files I have uploaded so far to my server. Once I really get the time, I will upload more files, studies, articles, etc., I collected over the years. Here’s an excerpt from the African American Entrepreneurship: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Across this nation, folks from various points of the political map are getting fed up with the reckless spending. What really impresses me with all of these protests is that it is truly being fueled by the people, and not some 501(c)(3). I was glad to hear someone on the radio yesterday say exactly what […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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