…..to thank God. And Rihanna’s parents. And Esquire for doing this. 🙂
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U.S. Supreme Court Says, "Not My Business……."
…..so I guess 30 (!) years in, they’ll be more legal wrangling before the inevitable. Not exactly a victory, as Pam Africa said here.
My Mantra :)
I am not excited about “The Avengers.” I am not excited about “The Avengers.” I am not…… 🙂
OCTOBER 11th UPDATE: WOW!!!!!
Dear "Occupy Wall Street:" I Admire You, But Would You Please……
….read about the Civil Rights, Black Power, and anti-Vietnam Movements so you can understand how police respond when you threaten white property and capitalism. (You can start, of course, with my book and this one I’m in. 😉 This classic I’m currently scanning-to-re-reading will help as well.) Boy, your white skin REALLY shows here! LOL!
I Get It, TV Guide,……..
…….I really do. But it still looks bad. You could have just taken another photo, or at least told Ms. Henson’s people beforehand.
Call It A Comeback!
I hope this works. I always wanted to write an article for Ebony. Lerone Bennett Jr., a journalist-turned-historian, is my role model. And it was great to hear Richard Prince here!
A Poem By Rudwaan AmenRa Lumumba: "I Am Troy Davis Today"
I AM TROY DAVIS TODAY
Yesterday I was Sean Bell, Amadou Diallo
So many others how far will this go
How long will we gag on this diet from he who oppresses
Hold the presses, this just in, another African killed by injustice
I am Troy Davis
Today
No doubt about it their system is unjust
But that’s not the only thing killing us
Black people wake up we’re killing us
The shame and pain of the maafa is still in us
Black boys filled with self-hate are stealing us
I am Troy Davis today
But who will stand now and say I am Tayshana Murphy
She was only 15 they say it was mistaken identity
He was black, she was black, where’s the mistake in that
Stop lying to yourselves Black people
If we really be Troy Davis then the frequency should ripple
Predominantly Black hoods should be the safest place for Black people
But instead we’re hunted by the hunter and the hunted
bars on windows, triple deep dead bolts got imaginations stunted
I am Troy Davis today
Tomorrow I’ll go back to being the demon that haunts the hood
that crack dealer dealing death to Black wombs
Black woman stripping her soul on poles paying rent in private rooms
I’ll be that black pimp for whom that little black girl walks in the moon
The gang-banger gang banging black boys into black men too soon
but until the needle hits the vein
I’ll respond and say
I am Troy Davis
today
Stan Lee Cameos In Marvel Films
Thought this was fun. (Non-geeks probably don’t know that the guy with the lawnmower is Chris Claremont, who is second only to Stan and Jack in the world of “X-Men.”) Can’t wait to see him in “Avengers!”
Mini-Reviews of "The New 52!": "Batwing," No. 1 and "Static Shock," No. 1
Interestingly enough, these two comics read almost exactly the same. Is it because they’re Black characters? Nope. It’s because “The New 52” seems to be following a specific—1990s?—pattern of storytelling for No. 1: start with alotta action, then introduce plot, characters, etc. and end with an action-packed cliffhanger. (Batwing’s ending is, ah, sharp. ;)) I hope someone 12 is hooked. Because I want to support Black superheroes AND because I really like these characters AND because I see really good potential with Batwing, I’ll be following—and collecting—their entire respective runs.
The "Real" Cornel West?
So….. was Cornel West kidnapped by aliens for 20 years, and now brought back in time for Attica? LOL! 🙂
Drums in the Global Village 