Archive for February, 2008

In The Spirit of Multiculturalism…….

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

………….I have to offer this, tongue firmly in cheek. Happy African Heritage Month! LOL!
P.S. I gave up watching “Friends” reruns a couple years back when I realized I had memorized every other line, so……

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A Belated Congrats To………..

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

…………Ruby Dee for winning the SAG.
It’s the LEAST Hollywood could have done for this Queen Mother, since she didn’t win the Oscar.

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Heard About………..

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

……..this?
Well, so much for the “new” South Africa.

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VoxUnion Media
February 25, 2008
This Jazz & Justice “redux” tribute is paid to Malcolm X in sad honor of this (February 21, 1965) the 43rd anniversary of his assassination. Hear words and music all dedicated to the honor of both the revolutionary and the idea of revolution.
CLICK HERE to download and/or visit voxunion.com for the download/stream […]

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Asante Sana, Sembene Ousmane

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Didn’t know about this brother until my friend Wendi Dunlap wrote to me about him today.
Here’s the email she sent:
I must admit that I’m not always the first to know things so forgive me if this is “old news.” While watching the Oscars, I discovered that Senegelese filmmaker and writer Sembene Ousmane passed away last […]

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Okay, Here We Go :)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Wow! What a coincidence! This photo was given to Matt Drudge today. He says the Clinton campaign sent to to him. Surprise, surprise!
And now it’s revealed that Obama’s crowds are not being fully frisked? Is this a rehearsal for an assassination attempt? The issue is never going away.
P.S. Yes, I thought the “Saturday Night Live” skit […]

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“Amazing Power, Ooo, Iron Man!”

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

Yet another reason I’ll be LIVING at the theater this summer.

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Goodbye, “Girlfriends”………….

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

………..I’ll miss you, but probably for the wrong reasons! LOL! I always did, however, appreciate the issues you raised.

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State Of The Obama Union :)

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

It was one of the better ones—when it was about the candidate who didn’t come.
I greatly enjoyed the dustup about the invitation (scroll down to the bottom of this link to hear Tavis Smiley’s commentary). As I like to say, Tavis keeps trying to be Larry King and Martin Luther King at the same time. It’s a mix […]

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Can’t Wait For……………….

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

……….. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” The trailer is here.
I can’t love Indiana Jones more. I just hope the new film won’t be as racist as “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”

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