Todd S Burroughs
…… “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” I’m torn over whether this is the best film of the six or just my personal favorite. I love that the film is completely about the characters. ……the fact that at least Black and Brown people have to prove their objectivity to biased white people for better jobs [...]
…..but it no way surprising. Here’s the link to the film.
…….and, of course, I can’t wait!
Because now you (and a few others) have company!
I mean, what more is there to say?
And we all were. What a tribute by the Queen La, and a fantastic poem by Maya Angelou.
I’m not ashamed to admit that, as a kid in the mid-80s, I wanted to be Rick Redfern when I grew up. I still do. But in 2008, of course, he got laid off and had to re-invent himself as a blogger. Meanwhile, Barbara Ehrenreich told the truth to today’s J-grads. The profession was always [...]
Very dignified. Almost too reserved, frankly. (My mom disagreed; she thought it was an example of perfect pitch.) The comments from Berry Gordy and the Rev. Al Sharpton set the proper context. And Brooke Shields and Usher…..wow, I hope they’re being comforted. Missed Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz’s opener, but I’m sure she nailed it. [...]
And to think, next year, for this blog’s next birthday, I can use “The Four-Legged Zoo!” LOL! Well, one at a time….. And thanks, as always, to Saswat.
I agree with this lament. I stopped reading it a decade ago (I was a charter subscriber, and was impressed with its Tupac coverage), but its death is symbolic of the lost opportunities of the hiphop generation—particularly today’s wannabe moguls and artists and, especially, the current crop of freelance journalists and Black nonfiction writers who wanted to be [...]