This video has been circulating around the cyber world through e-mail and I came across it today. It’s a really touching video that sent chills through my body as I watched and listened. Not to mention the footage is set to one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE songs, “A Change is Gonna Come” by Sam [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Spike Lee’
RE-POST- The 2nd time around. Possibly…hopefully…
Posted: June 27, 2008 in UpliftingTags: Hurricane Katrina, Spike Lee, When the Levees Broke
The most socially conscious, thought provoking, and with one of his more recent documentaries, effectively daring, director of our times may be going back for a second round in the Gulf Coast. Spike Lee says he may revist, not only New Orleans, but other areas still devestated by Hurricane Katrina. “I’m going to go back…because [...]
Self Destruction…
Posted: May 18, 2009 in CommentaryTags: Atlanta Georgia, Chitlin' Circuit, Diary of A Mad Black Woman, director, Hollywood, House of Payne, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Madea, Madea's Family Reunion, Mammy, Meet the Browns, Producer, Spike Lee, stereotypes, the FreshXpress, The Miracle at St. Anna, Tyler Perry, Tyler Perry is Destroying Black America, Tyler Perry Studios, When the Levees Broke, Why Did I get Married, writer
I was sent a link to an article on theFreshXpress.com bearing the title, Tyler Perry is destroying Black America, (<~~~~~ check it out) and after reading and agreeing with the content of the piece, I began tapping away at the keyboard, entering my comment at the bottom of the page. I wrote about a paragraph, then, [...]