Drums in the Global Village

Two book reviews. The first is fiction, the second nonfiction.

The Horror Of Lynching (And The Power Of ‘Passing’), Through The Eyes Of The Black Press
Incognegro.
By Mat Johnson (Writer) and Warren Pleece (Illustrator).
New York: Vertigo/DC Comics.
136 pages. $19.99.
ISBN-10: 140121097X
ISBN-13: 978-1401210977
It’s become a cliché to say that both lynching and “passing” are parts of the African-American experience […]

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……the interview The Guardian did with Angela Davis? That long-ago quote from Aretha Franklin……wow! With apologies to “All In The Family,” “THOSE were the days!” LOL!

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See the above? Well, it isn’t torture—at least, not according to America’s elite mainstream media. Well, at least not yet. See, they haven’t made up their minds.
Whenever I think “Democracy Now!” sounds too strident, all I have to do is hear the MSM’s hand-wringing over the obvious to again be reminded why we need national, professional advocacy […]

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I really don’t, to be honest.
Anyway, Richard Prince has all the details, as usual.
 

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As the documentary film premieres in Europe, The Guardian did an interview with the man in question.
“I spend my days preparing for life, not preparing for death,” he says. “They haven’t stopped me from doing what I want every day. I believe in life, I believe in freedom, so my mind is not consumed with […]

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And never forget what happened.

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So the natives were actually civilized, Bill?

Yeah, go get ‘im, Roland!
SEPTEMBER 28 UPDATE: Here’s what he said he said.

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Why I Am Running For The Green Party Presidential Nomination
WASHINGTON—My name is Jared Ball. I’m a Navy veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. I’m also a Black man living in Washington, D.C. Do I really want to be your President? No. But I am currently running for the Green Party’s presidential nomination.
Then why run […]

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GREEN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LAUNCHES BLACK PRESS COLUMN  
Op-Ed Essays Will Target Issues Of Concern To Black And Brown People
WASHINGTON—Jared Ball, a candidate for the Presidential nomination of the Green Party, announced this week he was launching […]

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………….so many students standing up yesterday.

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