A Belated Asante Sana To……..
Monday, November 24th, 2008Mama Afrika and
Studs Terkel. The man, the work. (Ah, the days of my youth, when I actually thought being an “oral historian” was a JOB! LOL!)
Archive for November, 2008
The Story Behind Malcolm X’s Publisher
Monday, November 24th, 2008The things you learn from NPR’s “On The Media”…..Wow!
The First One Is Below……..
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008….and the second one is here! SEE THE SECOND ONE!!!
Mumia Abu-Jamal (And Me) On Obama’s Victory
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Yet another powerful commentary. Here’s the link.
I like the online cross-section of Black opinion I’ve been able to post here.
Dec. 10TH UPDATE: I wrote the following on Nov. 5th.
NOVEMBER 5TH BROADCASTING
Three hours after the fact
I woke up still not believing
Fighting past the ghost of Morpheus to the radio
NPR would validate my reality
Making it really-real
I [...]
Alice Walker Reads Her Open Letter To Obama
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Damn. O-kay. Ready for 2009 now. Thanks to “Democracy Now!,” as always.
Marimba Ani On Obama: Whose History? Whose Promise?
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
From The BlackList.
BREAKING THE SILENCE, FULFILLING THE PROMISE
Marimba Ani
Amura Onaa tells us that when our Ancestors were being torn apart from each other, we looked into each other’s eyes and made a solemn promise. We promised to reconnect with each other so that this tearing apart would never happen again. It is the Afrikan [...]
The Dilemma
Thursday, November 6th, 2008This might be a good prologue to the below.
Barack Obama’s Historic Achievement: It’s An Inspiring Day, But Civil Rights March Must Continue
By Rev. Al Sharpton
Wednesday, November 5th 2008
Barack Obama’s candidacy has changed forever the landscape of America because now all parents, regardless of race, can say to their children that if you work hard [...]
A Black-On-Black Love Story
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
From April Silver.
My Letter to the President Will Have to Wait
by April R. Silver
November 5, 2008
“Let’s just remember and remember and remember black love. There must be something inherently right about that.” – – – “Hot Beverage in Winter” by Ras Baraka featuring Lauryn Hill (Shorty for Mayor CD, 1998)
Early this morning, Barack Obama gave [...]
Regenerated! (Well, Soon, Anyway)
Monday, November 3rd, 2008Sad but not surprised by the news. It was time. I’ve felt for at least a couple of months now that it was time for David to leave so he could become one of the greatest actors of his generation.
And besides, after that amazing Season Four finale (take a little peek here, while it’s still up :) ), [...]