Drums in the Global Village

The following book review was originally published in the May/June 2007 issue of The Crisis magazine, right before the 40th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion.  This was the last article my great friend and mentor, Judy Dothard Simmons, helped me with before she became an Ancestor. I miss her. Much thanks also to Phil Petrie, who was Acting Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis [...]

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Attractive couple, huh?
The duo are the “Today” show’s new wedding couple. LaDonna and Darnell won the contest to have their wedding on the show.
I was home, so I checked it out. It was a bit weird to see network morning hosts covering a wedding. The couple didn’t even get a chance to hug family members; immediately after [...]

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The kind of conversation I love. The artist talks about his life and his art. Damn.
“America was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free.”
                                                 -George Carlin, 1937-2008

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Okay, it’s official: “Bill Moyers Journal” is my favorite honorary Black public affairs program. If Tony Brown wasn’t semi-retired, I guess he’d be worried! LOL!

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You know you’re bored when you finally find an article in your apartment that you’ve been (thinking about) searching for FOR YEARS. I finally found this blurb in my old copy of the 100th anniversary issue of Wizard magazine, published eight years ago. Something to think about while we’re all enjoying “Hancock.” 
Black Power!
Ten easy [...]

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Was this hour of NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” really as scary as it sounded? Let me know.
More proof that it’s not a conspiracy if a) it’s out in the open, and b) the targets don’t have the same level of power as the “conspirators.”

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…………..Ta-Nehisi Coates’ beautifully written book yet?
If not, what are you waiting for?

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If you do, go to Tom’s site and vote!
I voted for:
Jared Ball
Yvonne Bynoe
Jabari Asim
Byron Hurt
Roland Martin
JUNE 27th UPDATE: The finalists have been announced. Although they are not my picks, I’m glad Tom didn’t just go for the first “intellectual celebrities” everyone could think of.

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So let’s buy it NOW!
Thanks again to Jared Ball for showing me this!

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……documentaries like this!
Thanks to Dr. Jared Ball for finding this video!

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