I like this breakdown of how Clinton’s presumptuousness about superdelegate loyalty was her undoing. They didn’t mention her bigger-than-Texas-sized sense of entitlement outright, but you can read between the lines. Some highlights:
“Sure, Senator Clinton was the favorite early on, but that was simply because of the institutional support that she already had,” […]
…sounds like a recipe for…well, Jerome White, Jr. This native of Pittsburgh’s North Side is doing his thing in Japan.
“A Far Cry from Home”
I read with a mixture of amusement and curiousity until these paragraphs:
He was dressed in his usual hip-hop garb, but didn’t attempt a single dance step. Instead, with quiet sincerity […]
…to Junot Diaz! His first novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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 […]
Shamelessly, I will continue to big up give shout outs to plug feature my friends here periodically during the 32 Days of Black History celebration. What can I say? I have a busy, happenin’ group of friends.
One such friend is Chris Ivey, a Pittsburgh-based filmmaker who is pissing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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).
One wall of my study […]
