I know I’m a couple of weeks late but I really wanted to comment on the two part documentary that aired on CNN, produced by Soledad O’Brien, Black [...]
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Black In America…Duh!!!
Posted: August 11, 2008 in CommentaryTags: Black in America, class, drugs, Marry Your Baby Daddy, Not for Blacks, poverty, racism, Soledad O'Brien, The Rand Family, unemployment, Violence Intervention Program
What do you think is Cool???
Posted: November 12, 2008 in Commentary, UpliftingTags: Burning crosses, drugs, Gentrification, Hurricane Katrina, Iesha Jaco, It Was Written, Lupe Fiacsco, Lynching, Nas, Progressive rap, The Cool, They thought it was cool
With the door to my room securely locked and the volume of my television lowered far enough that just a slight strain allowed me to hear the program, I secretly watched “So You Think You Can Dance”. As one guy began his audition, performing to a poem, rather than music, I listened. The short, but [...]