Wise AND Intelligent

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

THANKS to The Final Call for this! And THANKS to Malik for forwarding me this!

Great Ceasar's Ghost!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

O-Kay. Well, I guess if a Black man can be Nick Fury, then why not?

Sobering News In The World Of Black Media

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

First, this sale

Then, this news. Obviously, I wish him and his family well through this challenging time.

Goodbye, George Lopez!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

Since I didn’t watch the show, all I can say is “Thanks.” Sorry that Conan took your audience the way David Letterman took Arsenio’s.

C'Mon, Tavis…….

Posted on August 12, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

…….I defend you allthetime (not because I think you’re The Second Coming, but because I think you are making good points), and you come out with this? *SIGH* Stuff like this is why ign’ant folks feel free.

Public Enemy's Latest:"Notice–Know This"

Posted on August 2, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

Public Enemy posted the following on Youtube:

This is a polite respect call to the troops , to continue to inspire but reflect the people better. OTIS Redding was a humble country man from Macon Georgia who bought a jet to work in, not flash. He perished in that plane. Heres to hoping that the J & K supergroup can elevate the masses and try a little bit more to reflect OTIS heart rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.

A 21st Century Spider-Man (For SOME Of The COMICS ONLY)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

I remember a few years back, when Spider-Man was Indian. Then there was that Japanese version from the 1970s.

Stan Lee has often said that kids like Spider-Man because they could imagine themselves behind the mask. Of course, Marvel loses nothing by doing this; Spidey here is the Ultimate Universe version. The “real” Spider-Man—the one that Marvel will still sell everywhere on television and in film, the first one kids will think of—is still young, white, and skinny Peter Parker.

A Small Sample Of Comic Con 2011

Posted on July 26, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

Wow! My Geek People were out there in full force! And boy, does that guy look like David Tennant, or what? 🙂

Lawrence Hamm, Serious In Struggle For More Than 40 Years

Posted on July 25, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

I first covered Larry Hamm 26 years ago as a cub for The New Jersey Afro-American, and he had been in the struggle forever THEN! It was great to see “Like It Is” do this!

And Now, Cap (and "The Avengers"!!!!)

Posted on July 25, 2011 by drumsintheglobalvillage

To be honest, I had to surpress a giggle when I walked up to the box office and said, “One for Captain America.” The giggle told me that I had been waiting to say that since I was at least eight.

The new film is borderline GREAT. (I think the chemistry between the male and female leads needed a little tweaking, but I’ll be happy to see it again and again until I ignore that and move it up past the border.) It is EASILY the best superhero movie of the summer. I LOVED seeing “The Howling Commandos” in this film! And the ending…..! And the post-credits scene/trailer! 🙂

*SPOILERS*

*END OF SPOILERS*

This film almost put tears in my eyes because it was so much better than those awful 1970s television movies and that 1990 straight-to-DVD film.

I never thought of Captain America as a patriotic, white-supremacist figure; I liked him because he was colorful, kicked ass and had that great shield.