Once apon a time there was a little girl in the ghetto (in my home ghetto, in fact) who wanted to be a princess. She had the talent (and, yes, beauty) to get away with it. She could sing with the range of her godmother and the articulation, the clarity of her cousin. She found that she could sing white songs in a very Black way. And so, she got the tiara and the castle. The Prince, however, brought out the ghetto in her that was hidden. Monsters dwelled and haunted endlessly. And so she died from everything. (Whitney Houston, 1963-2012)
Category Archives: music
Asante Sana, Don Cornelius
All I can say is THANKS.
My New Ringtone :)
LOL! I’m sure at least one million indifferent Black people are going to get up and vote for him again just on this! LOL! And of course, here’s the original.
"AZTECHNICAL" (Or, KRS-One On 2012 And That Mayan Calendar Thang)
Thoroughly enjoyed! As usual, thanks to Jared Ball for telling me about this. Maybe this will end the conspiracy talk. Do we really need another year of that? LOL! 🙂
Reversed?
Victory! (I think.)
As a so-called “professional content producer” and/or “artist,” I do understand how complex this could get.)
And here’s an important related story.
Harry Belafonte On "Charlie Rose"
Nothing more to be said.
Freestyling In South Africa!
Untitled from Shawn Utsey on Vimeo.
Wow! I’m proud to say I know the dude on the left—Dr. Mark Bolden.
Hey, Common! What's Going On Between You and Maya Angelou?
Hmm….okay, I guess we can move on from this. And although I’m not a fan of John McWhorter’s socio-political analyses, vis-a-vis African America, I liked this explanation of this situation.
"Media, Message And Visual Culture:" Black Male Identity Project Symposium
My department colleague, Dr. Baruti Kopano (starts at about 40:00; you MUST hear his pledge at 1:51:50!), was part of this recent event. Check it out!
I Pledge Alliegiance……..
As always, thanks to Jared Ball for telling me about this!
