Todd S Burroughs
With Yolanda King, two things immediately come to mind. Funtown, and her work with Attallah Shabazz. Yoki did get to go to Funtown with her father eventually, by the way. Now she’s with back with him, performing in the Realm of the Ancestors. Asante Sana, Yolanda King. 5:51 P.M. UPDATE: Just got this from Rev. [...]
…………….to study the classics. Nas feat. Rakim, KRS-One, Kanye West – Classic (Remix) (Video)
 To watch or listen to this, click here. Afterwards, check this out from Davey D. AMY GOODMAN: In Philadelphia, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s legal team is preparing for a hearing on Thursday that could decide the fate of the imprisoned former Black Panther. Mumia Abu-Jamal has been on death row for twenty-five years, after being convicted of [...]
Just got this today. I was a huge Transmetropolitan fan, so I’m down with Vertigo. I eagerly await this. Dear Producer/Editor, Hip-Hop is a culture that can bring a community together with youth outreach and block parties or divide a neighborhood with violence and gangs. It’s a world built of DJs, Emcees, Writers and [...]
 Got this from Kalamu. It’s in response to this. Notes on “An Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey” By Taalam Acey I want to approach this critique cautiously if only because these ideas are among my most sincere. I applaud you for writing your “Open Letter to Oprah Winfrey,” and though it took me awhile [...]
Making the Internet rounds. Except for some absolutely necessary spacing, I have not edited the dispatches. Elaine Brown’s Open Statement to the Green Party  May 1, 2007 Vicious Rumormongering Will Not Deter Me from My Campaign for the Green Party Presidential Nomination The vicious rumor being floated among Green Party members that I am [...]
 ……the trailer for the docudrama “Black August” yet? The subject is a long-overdue one.
My friend and mentor Judy Dothard Simmons died over the weekend. She was a good person who happened to be a great writer. A poet, she was a pioneer of Black news-talk radio (New York’s WLIB-AM) and national magazine journalism (Essence, Ms. ). I thought I’d share a couple of her (group) emails from last [...]
I can’t believe that as of this morning, ”Spider-Man 3″ only ranks a measly 62 percent on Rotten Tomatoes! That’s borderline (*SHUDDER*)”rotten!” WTF?? But, then again, after seeing the movie twice yesterday, I think I get it. “SM3″ is a near-excellent film. (It is a little long, but as a true sequel to both the original and its [...]
I guess I’ll find out for sure tomorrow. (Yep, I said “tomorrow,” not TONIGHT. I guess the owner of my locally-owned mall theater doesn’t want to shell out the O-T.) Meanwhile, thought this was EXCELLENT.