My favorite cinephile (and dear friend), Tambay Obenson, penned the following editorial for NPR. I’m also categorizing this post as “Black to Future”, because Tambay is most definitely one to watch.
Calling for Autonomous, Black-Owned Film Companies
This week, we have a submission from blogger Tambay Obenson. He’s a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York, who […]
Before we get to my list of fave black blogs, I invite you to check out Yvette’s round up of Black History Month ads. Cuz nothing says black liberation and achievements like Metamucil, cotton, and Cadillac Escalades.
Onward…
Here are some of my must-reads in the blogosphere:
“_____ Black Woman” Blog: The Angry Black Woman
Blogger I’d Like to […]
In case you’re interested, I added photos of Mat Johnson and Kara Walker to the posts I wrote about them. Click on the “Black to the Future” category to see.
Here at the 32 Days of Black History blogathon, we’ve designated Sundays (Ack! It’s after midnight. Oh, well…) 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 […]
For the first time in forever, I treated myself to a Saturday matinee courtesy of Netflix. Just watched Ousmane Sembene’s “Black Girl” (1966), and “Borom Sarret (The Wagoner)” (1963). Both films are meditations on post-colonial reality in Africa: Surprise! Independence didn’t magically herald financial and social stability. If you don’t know about the Senegalese […]
It’s Friday, and that means music during our 32 Days of Black History celebration. If you’re in a Quiet Storm kind of mood, you’ll love the playlist that Yvette has created. She dares you to listen all the way through without saying, “Ooooo, that was my song!”
Over here, I’m featuring some gentlemen […]
Years ago, I was asked to review Weaving a Family: Untangling Race and Adoption, a book about transracial adoption written by Barbara Katz Rothman, a white Jewish sociologist, who is the adoptive mother of a black child. I’ll admit that initially, I copped an attitude. If she doesn’t say something about black hair, […]
It is an honor for us to welcome to our 32 Days of Black History celebration our first guest blogger, Connie Divers Bradley. Connie has carved out her niche as a long-time member of the cyber community of Thumper’s Corner at the African-American Literature Book Club. She is a testament to the idea […]
Bomani Jones is a cyber-buddy of mine, and pretty good people. When we first “met”, the rhythm and strength of his name struck me as begging to be put in short story. So, I did. The Bomani Jones in my story of the same name is the coolest boy in the 8th grade–too bad he’s […]
Please enjoy the following poem/gift/love offering from Christina Springer. I don’t want to say anything more about it, because it speaks for itself.
You can treat yourself to more of Christina–”poet, performance artist, mother of two, organizer, administrator, playgroup founder”–and her wonders at Springer’s Journal.
1. The Motherboard
Worse than the taming of contrary kinks by […]
