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A Message to the Hood: Knowledge is the Key

Mar 20, 2012 1 Comment by

Some people take umbrage with my defining myself as a hood rat. They say that by doing so, I’m not only demeaning myself, but I’m also demeaning other Black people in the process. But people who think like that are violating one of the most important principles in life – that we should always seek [...]

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Florida’s “Shoot First” Law: How George Zimmerman Claims Self-Defense

Mar 19, 2012 28 Comments by

As the investigation of Trayvon Martin’s killing continues, one of the biggest unanswered questions has been what Florida law is the basis for the police department’s decision not to arrest the man who confessed to Martin’s killing, George Zimmerman. A blog post shared with us on Twitter yesterday by theCoalition To Stop  Gun Violence sheds some light [...]

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Derrick Bell Fallout: Fighting for the Full and Equal Rights of Black People is Most Certainly Anti-White Racism

Mar 16, 2012 No Comments by

In full hazmat suit and knee high waders, I have been picking through the cesspool that is Breitbart conservative Right-wing demagoguing regarding the late Derrick Bell and his “relationship” with President Obama. For folks who are familiar with Dr. Bell’s work, were lucky to have met him, been mentored by him, or know anything about Critical [...]

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Kim Kardashian and Ann Coulter are Just Spokes in the Wheels

Nov 01, 2011 2 Comments by

Folks were up in arms with two women yesterday . First Kim Kardashian decides to throw in the towel and file for divorce and then Ann Coulter decides to go on air and exclaim  and I quote “ Our blacks are better than THEIR blacks”.  Wait for it because the ire against both is totally [...]

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Friday Sex Blog: Secret History of the Black Pin Up

Oct 21, 2011 4 Comments by

I recently wrote about seemingly lackluster (read: nonexistent) information about Black pin up models from the 1950′s… here and here. A collector, historian, and publisher by the name of Jim Linderman contacted me and divulged that he’d written and self-published a book detailing the life and experiences of Black pin up and porn models. He’d amassed an impressive [...]

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The Bluest Lie

Oct 07, 2011 7 Comments

 Tony Morrison’s controversial novel “The Bluest Eye” evokes many different feelings in its readers. There have been numerous attempts to ban the book due to its subject matter dealing with rape, child molestation, western beauty ideals, Colorism, class, and racism. One thing is certain; “The Bluest Eye” is one of the most important works of American fiction [...]

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Fumbling Towards Ecstasy

Sep 26, 2011 2 Comments

I turned 34 last month. I’m currently still single. That brief prelude out of the way, let me opine that there is nothing more daunting than a married or betrothed woman judging another single adult woman as cynical or pitiful, because at this juncture of her life (mid-thirties), they’ve come to terms with being single. Why is [...]

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Where Yo’ Man At?

Aug 19, 2011 1 Comment

Celebrity gossip… Despite rumblings to the contrary, I think it’s fair to surmise that on some level we all love getting a voyeuristic peek into a celebrity’s love life… particularly when things start to unravel for one person… multiple times. When news broke about the demise of Jennifer Lopez’s marriage to Marc Anthony, media speculation [...]

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Colorism in African American Culture: If You’re Black, Get Back!

Aug 08, 2011 9 Comments

No rap lyric has incited Black women to chorus the way the beginning of Lil Wayne’s verse in Every Girl In The World, in which he expresses his desire for “a long-haired, thick Redbone, who opens up her legs to filet mignon” has. Hair and skin-color continue to haunt my sistren. Deeply rooted issues of Colorism are extensively blogged and written [...]

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New Ultimate Spider-Man is Half-black, Half-latino!

Aug 03, 2011 4 Comments

Chevere Marvel has made an impressive decision to shake things up a little bit, and add a little sabor to its Ultimate Spider-Man comic series. In Ultimate Fallout Issue number four–in stores Wednesday–a half-black, half-latino (Afro-Latino) kid named Miles Morales will be unveiled as the new Ultimate Spider-Man. Ya se armo, mi gente! Revealed in [...]

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Drugs, White Folks, Fools, & Politics

Jun 28, 2011 No Comments

[Editor's Note: I'm off and running to a few doctor appointments today. In the mean time, check out the following guest post from my man "Carey Carey" of the blog Carry Me Home. So show him some love.] Shout out to all the hypocritical Negroes who complain about BET being an embarrassment to Black America, but [...]

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