Marley, Meet Nola; Nola, Meet Marley
Friday, November 30th, 2007Marley Solon Ball and her mom Yari
Marley Solon Ball and her dad Jared
Nola Marguerite Brooks
Archive for November, 2007
Damn, Washington Post……….
Friday, November 30th, 2007…………..don’t you know a smear campaign when you see one?
Here, read your own political cartoon section.
Book Reviews: “Incognegro” and “Democracy With A Gun: America And The Policy Of Force”
Monday, November 26th, 2007Two book reviews. The first is fiction, the second nonfiction.
The Horror Of Lynching (And The Power Of ‘Passing’), Through The Eyes Of The Black Press
Incognegro.
By Mat Johnson (Writer) and Warren Pleece (Illustrator).
New York: Vertigo/DC Comics.
136 pages. $19.99.
ISBN-10: 140121097X
ISBN-13: 978-1401210977
It’s become a cliché to say that both lynching and “passing” are parts of the African-American experience […]
I Wish I Had The Time To Be……….
Monday, November 19th, 2007
But I’m glad it’s now there, and it’ll be there. Along with the below.
Here’s more about the author.
Did You Read……….
Monday, November 12th, 2007……the interview The Guardian did with Angela Davis? That long-ago quote from Aretha Franklin……wow! With apologies to “All In The Family,” “THOSE were the days!” LOL!
When The Sky Isn’t Blue
Saturday, November 10th, 2007See the above? Well, it isn’t torture—at least, not according to America’s elite mainstream media. Well, at least not yet. See, they haven’t made up their minds.
Whenever I think “Democracy Now!” sounds too strident, all I have to do is hear the MSM’s hand-wringing over the obvious to again be reminded why we need national, professional advocacy […]
Something The Now-Late Norman Mailer Said…….
Saturday, November 10th, 2007………..here reminded me of a saying I once heard or read: that intellectuals are people who have one idea and struggle with it all of their lives.
“What happens is you become the hat on your own head,” he said. “You’re not having the pleasure of enjoying your own mind the way you used to when […]
12-Word Review of “American Gangster”
Tuesday, November 6th, 2007Ranked right under the two “Godfather”s, “Scarface” and “Goodfellas.” See it. Today.
Did You See…….
Monday, November 5th, 2007
…………last week’s “Bill Moyers Journal” report on media ownership by people of color?
No?
Well, then, here it is.
NOVEMBER 19th UPDATE: Here’s the follow-up on the larger issue of consolidation.
I Don’t Know If The “Blackout” Worked…….
Monday, November 5th, 2007……….but a syndicated Black talk radio host got some CNN coverage, and that ain’t chopped liver. Too bad the coverage wasn’t for Black radio’s role in Jena.