Today our 32 Days of Black History celebration features a Q&A Yvette and I conducted with Troy Johnson, the founder and webmaster of AALBC.com LLC (The African American Literarture Book Club). I have mixed feelings about Troy. Sure his CV is impressive (see bio below), he is a True Friend to black writers, […]
This week, we welcome guest blogger Dark Star to our 32 Days of Black History celebration. At DarkStarSpoutsOff, he gives you his straight-no-chaser views about politics, media, and popular culture, particularly as they relate to black folks. Twice (and counting), Dark Star has been invited to share his views on NPR’s Blogger […]
This is a question Mini-Me posed when she was about 2 or 3 years old. She asked the same question regarding her baby sister, who is adopted, when we brought her home a few years later. On both occasions, I turned to a book to help my little person make sense of this […]
Christina has a wonderful, wonderful interview with An Artist You Need to Know, Christiane D. Leach (Pittsburgh…worldwide). Read it…now!
Here at the 32 Days of Black History blogathon, we’ve designated Sundays as “Black to the Future” days. In these entries, we will shine our spotlight on black folks you should know (but may not), folks you’re going to be hearing about in the future (if you haven’t already).
Today’s spotlight illuminates my fellow Yalie, Kersten […]
Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed
to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for
this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men. — Shirley Chisholm
A few year back, I had the pleasure of interviewing Shola Lynch, independent filmmaker […]
…or, you can head over to Yvette’s place and check out her tribute to the High Priest of High Heels. She’s compiled a playlist of His Royal Purpleness-related covers and collaborations. Etta James did “Purple Rain”? Who knew?
And whilst over there, dig if you will a 2nd playlist of Post-Purple Rain favorites.
Back when Purple Rain […]
The ladies featured in the playlist below need no introduction (besides, I gotta go pick up the kids from school and take the kitties to the vet). We can quibble in the comments about who-all I didn’t include. Enjoy…
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I am pleased to turn the blog over today to my fellow AntiRacistParent and writing comrade, Tami Winfrey Harris. Tami blogs at What Tami Said, where she weaves the personal and the political in ways that challenge and inspire. Tami is a contributor to the upcoming anthology, What We Think:Gender Roles, Women’s […]
The title of this blog entry is not intended to minimize the great contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. It is intended to remind us that the struggle for civil rights was (and is) a struggle fought by countless people whose names will likely never be recited by schoolchildren, during […]
