Not yet, says my dear, dear friend Genie Maples:
Remembrance and honor
This morning, I woke with an instant awareness of the date (rarely happens) and the sentence in my head, “9/11 changed everything.”
That sentiment has always bothered me. It’s repeated over and over as a justification for the intentional erosion of the foundations that this wonder […]
Even though I aim to raise health-conscious kids, we do enjoy the occasional old-school (re: no low-fat “alternatives” or heart-healthy “modifications”) soul food detour (You can read more about this in the forthcoming anthology–keep your fingers crossed–Learning to Eat). It’s been a while, but tonight, instead of cooking, I decided to check out […]
Seems Tami and I have formed a mutual admiration society. You see, Tami received an “I Love Your Blog” award from Ginny’s Thoughts (anyone who reads Tami even once will understand why), and the award rules require her to nominate 7 other blogs for the award. And guess who she nominated. […]
Down to The Wire: An Anthology of Black Thought on HBO’s Greatest Show Ever
~call for submissions~
HBO’s The Wire came out of left field and captured the attention of
hundreds of thousands of devoted viewers in Black communities
throughout the country. The question is, “Why?” On one level, the show
gave numerous Black actors the opportunity to showcase […]
From Christina Springer:
Just in case any of you are working on something with a historical focus. Stipend is only a little over a grand.
The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a national research library and learned society of American history and culture, is calling for applications for visiting fellowships for historical research by creative […]
Tami Winfrey Harris of WhatTamiSaid is the blogger I want to be when I grow up. Her analysis and perspectives on this election manage to be informative, insightful, *and* heartfelt. You know, average folk can’t do all of that. (Tami is also the editor of AntiRacistParent.com). Here’s a recent taste of Tami:
What We Deserve (A […]
Allow me introduce you to author (Still I Rise: A Cartoon History of African-Americans, scheduled for a 2009 re-release) and entertainment/media consultant Roland Laird holding court on his blog, Posro. Find out why Malcolm X’s “House Slave/Field Slave” speech “though rhetorically brilliant, was ultimately divisive and imprecise”; how Martin Luther King, Jr. might have fumbled […]
The difference between MySpace and Facebook:
MySpace: You are likely to encounter your 8th grade boyfriend whom you haven’t seen in 20 years, exchange a grand total of 2 messages which amount to “Hey, there!”, and all is well until his barely literate wife sends you hate mail insisting you stay away from her man. Eighth […]
Over at CoParenting101.org, we just got our first reader question. Well, actually it’s a request:
I like the site. I think it will give people a chance to explore the idea of divorce thoroughly. It will cause people to stop and think. I would like to see a story about how the friends of a […]
I went to a house party/potluck tonight hosted by my friend and fellow writing comrade, Faith. Can I tell you how blessed I am to have a friend who is Finnish and Nigerian and a great cook versed in multi-ethnic cuisine and whose parties feature fabulous-but-grounded people from all over the planet (House […]
