I Watched Housewives of Atlanta…And I Liked It

Holds head down in shame. Either TV has gotten so bad that I’ve lowered my standards, or boughettoness and gross materialism have grown to amuse me. I’m gonna stick to the former. I used to be such a TV snob…. And here I am watching Housewives of Atlanta and enjoying it. Laughing. Waiting for the [...]

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A Teachable Moment Indeed

 

Below is a list of things I’ve learned and observed since the Henry Louis Gates Jr.* story broke last week. In no particular order:

Just as some black people are prone to call out racism without knowing the facts, so are some non-blacks to quickly ignore inequity or injustice and dismiss something as not racism or [...]

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Keeping It Positive: dead prez ‘Summertime’ Video

Here’s a new music video for “Summertime” by dead prez. Was I the only one who didn’t know dead prez had new music out? Anyways, watch and enjoy.

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I’d Rather Go To Canada

The commercial below was shown over and over again during CNN’s BIA2:

Puh-leaze. The United States is not even one of the best countries for health care. If some Canadians do want to go somewhere else for better treatment, the U.S. is not the better option. (See World Health Report).
“..Patients are denied [...]

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CNN: Let’s Just Throw Some Random Ish Together and Call It Black In America 2 Pt. 2

While the first evening of BIA 2 was most definitely an improvement over BIA 1, last night’s second installment was not.
Somewhere along the way of every segment, the producers and editors seemed to lose focus of where the show was going. Was it “solutions?” A married couple having problems? Sick black people? Sick black people [...]

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Guest Post: Black in America 2 Is An Improvement

I wasn’t sure how far into BIA 2 I would get after my reaction to last year’s program. So I let my friend and fellow journalist – she’s in broadcast – take the reign to review the program. Here are her thoughts on the first installment of the documentary:
By: Ahnomaly
Black in America 2 haunted me [...]

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Randomness of Crazy

Joe Jackson on Larry King: This was one of those interviews that gave me so many WTF moments I lost count. Some people just look extra shysty and Joe Jackson and Leonard Rowe (a concert promoter affiliated with M.J.) fit that bill to a Tee. I wouldn’t trust either one of them to hold a [...]

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Thanks for the Laugh: Commercial Edition

I saw the new As Seen on TV commercial for Michael Jackson lithograph poster sets this week. 

 Now I was watching Comedy Central when I first saw it, so it really did take a minute for me to realize this was a real commercial and not some spoof for one of the [...]

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You Might See Me in the Street, But – You Don’t Know Me

I knew as soon as I started quoting from T.I. that this post was going to be a mix of seriousness and foolery. Which is alright with me – I like to keep it random.
While I have a lot of guilty pleasures and try to stay informed of the major headlines in popular culture, I [...]

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Melanie Fiona Shares a Live Musical Treat

I really have been all about the music lately.
I was soo excited earlier this spring about Melanie Fiona’s debut album, which was supposed to release this summer. But, alas, it was pushed back to the early fall. She’s released a live mixtape as a teaser to “The Bridge” album. It’s a live jam session with [...]

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