[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyO02uNGo38&w=420&h=345] I’ve had way too many conversations that ended with, “We could change things if all oppressed people just came together.” While it’s a nice thought, the opposite has actually happened. Races have unified against blacks even though blacks have the least resources globally. Nonetheless, black people have been the first to embrace multicultural …
As a bonus to “To Catch a Set Up” I wanted to share my favorite piece of “fan” mail I’ve ever received. If you don’t like my writing you’ll love this: “Mr. Poinsette, You are the most abysmally ignorant and racist black charlatan I’ve ever encountered in Oregon! You embrace false Afrocentric “history” while dismissing …
Despite Mark Zuckerberg and advertisers’ claims that all data sharing on Facebook is benign, I never really bought it. Giving companies access to members’ extensive personal data can lead to abuse. After getting two pieces of highly personal spam on Monday I’ve become much more wary of the practice. Spam is relatively easy to pick …
Back in high school my friends and I used to go to Blockbuster (Remember those?) and rent movies. Usually we would go for quirky and often stupid films, while making fun of any number of ridiculous titles available. The still undisputed champion remains “The Watermelon Heist”, a black comedy flick that would make you respect …
During the 2008 presidential election, some black comics were saying, “It’s not like we’re voting for Flavor Flav.” Maybe not, but remember, we had George W. Bush for eight years. At least Flav hasn’t had attempts on his life by a pretzel and a shoe. Besides, Bush’s presidency was more about his cabinet anyway. Chuck …
I’m not a programmer so my vision of a Black Power video game where you can free Mumia or save Fred Hampton won’t be happening soon. Neither will my Wii accessible “Martin Luther King’s Marcher”. My best hope for a black video game that doesn’t primarily involve sports or music will most likely come whenever …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAs9AVKkG5w&w=425&h=349] “You said don’t go to war unless I got my money behind me Aight, I got my money right here, now I want war” -Tupac Shakur When we discuss populist movements, it’s always important to take history into account. The American political system may be broken but even if it was “fixed”, it …
“Not bad for a white woman, trying to capture a black story.” That was my mother’s reaction after seeing “The Help“. She was a “mother’s helper”, another word for maid, in high school in the 60s. She got the job after her mother, who worked as a domestic worker in South Carolina, moved up to …
I wish they would do reparations on Maury Povich. Think about it. “You… are the slave master.” If there’s anything I’ve learned from “The Help”, it’s that white people aren’t necessarily afraid of touchy subjects, they just need them packaged in an entertaining way (They’re talking about it for the Oscars while Spike Lee and …
The evening news kills me. They’re so casual with the racism it’s like they’re daring you to notice. A newscast will start out like, “Three high school graduates were shot to death. Police think it was gang related. And now a story that will really disturb you. Another cat was found mutilated in the forest. …