Happy 75th, Amiri Baraka!
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009And like my mom (also 75 this year), many more, please. Glad the celebration went well.
Archive for the 'music' Category
Chris Brown Targeted!
Friday, October 9th, 2009And I couldn’t be happier! Wow, he did all three (!) male characters! He’s SO getting a deal! LOL!
The Young Lords Turns 40
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009Happy Birthday, Young Lords Party! We need to learn more about it.
As usual, this was very helpful.
Had To Be There
Friday, July 10th, 2009And we all were. What a tribute by the Queen La, and a fantastic poem by Maya Angelou.
(The Return Of) Blue-Collar Journalists
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009I’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 considered [...]
A Dignified Goodbye
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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. As [...]
And Now We Are Three
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009And 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.
Vibe To Vapors
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
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 more [...]
Transformer (III of III)
Monday, June 29th, 2009Here’s something I helped get published back in 1994. My friend and mentors’ comments here are not only still relevant, but do a good job of explaining Mike’s role.
MICHAEL JACKSON: VICTIM OF MEDIA MONEY MACHINE I
By Vicky Gholson, Ph.D.
When we find ourselves having produced one of the most
powerful and influential entertainment history leaders, it
is ironic [...]
Transformer (II of III)
Monday, June 29th, 2009Probably the only time I ever agreed with Stanley Crouch. His view is now more mainstream among Black thinkers.