The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a novel by Sam Greenlee, first published in 1969 (in the UK by Allison & Busby), and a 1973 film of the same name. An explosive, award-winning novel in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a satire of the [...]
Has anyone noticed the extreme pull that the ill-defined group “they” happens to have over nearly everything? Everywhere you turn, it is “’they’ say” or all about what “they” are doing, have done or are about to do. For a while, I was purely of the opinion that “they” was the name you used when [...]
OK, so Obama’s “War on Religion” has officially ended. No offense to anyone, but I wish he took care of Jehovah Witness folks knocking on my door; or the creepy guys in white shirts who ride bikes around my neighborhood with said “war”. Oh well, maybe he’ll go after the Amish now. Something tells me [...]
Well, I guess someone saw it fit to actually spend money to conduct a study to tell us something that we already know. Excuse me, something that only Black people knew. I mean let’s face it: this isn’t exactly new groundbreaking news, yes? But as I mentioned to a friend, nothing is official in America [...]
So what do you do when the economy starts showing positive signs of recovery after yelling that president Obama has failed and that the country is heading in the wrong direction? Well, you do what any Republican running for the highest office in the land would do: you create a wedge issue. Yeah, it’s kinda [...]
OK, so why don’t they just go ahead and say it? Yeah, forget about FCC fines and a loss of advertisers like Glen Beck did. Just go ahead and call president Obama a “nigger,” and get it over with. Surely those assholes on that network are dying to say it; yep, you can’t convince me [...]
I don’t watch football; I will neither confirm nor deny whether my reasoning for disinterest is based on my capacity to understand that game. While many of you were enjoying the big sporting event of the year yesterday, I was working (and missing out on festivities that included alcohol and party food). I’m not disappointed, [...]
Don’t tell Ron Paul supporters that he has become all but an afterthought in the current GOP race. That said, I don’t think his recent comments in an interview with Piers Morgan may come back to bite him in the ass. In last Friday’s interview, Paul said he would be supportive of a woman’s right to an [...]
The past twenty four hours have been really rough after the unexpected news of the passing of my wife’s sister. That said, I suppose the racial comedy Gods saw it fit to bring to my attention the following story. I must admit, I did get a chuckle out of it; however, since I’m not trying [...]
This GOP primary season is reminding me of a few things from a while back in my past… Rewind with me, the year is 1985 and location Frazier Elementary School in Greensboro, NC. A young Phlip, swathed in silly little shirts that he hated at the time and would surely beat his mother for showing [...]
Oh gee; I have some more systemic racism to tell you about. Apparently there’s a study just released that suggests that Black folks are negatively impacted by racial bias when it comes to filing for bankruptcy. Not surprising, really; especially when you consider that it costs more to be Black in America than it is [...]
I got wind of the following information last week listening to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. And I’m not gonna lie; this info totally blew my mind. Now I must admit, I’ve been watching this natural hair revolution of sorts by my beautiful Black sisters; and, as far as trends go, I figured it would [...]
So, I think the internet exploded sometime over the last couple of days with the speculation that Chris Brown and Rihanna had reunited. Then for Rihanna’s birthday, she and Chris Brown exchanged tweets and released new music together. I spied with mine own eyes, the entire Gen-whatever-they’re-called running rampant on twitter, and the folks who [...]
I would be inclined think having a kid in the house has changed the length of that “rope” we talk about reaching the end of when it comes to what we will and won’t tolerate. A clear-thinking individual, however, should see the problem in the language used in some certain situations. Recently, XXLMag.com did a [...]
The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a novel by Sam Greenlee, first published in 1969 (in the UK by Allison & Busby), and a 1973 film of the same name. An explosive, award-winning novel in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a satire of the [...]
Legendary musical artist Whitney Houston has passed away. Her death leaves countless fans worldwide saddened, and in disbelief. With her troubles with drug abuse, and her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown being public. With the summer release of her latest movie role, it’s safe to say that almost everyone was anticipating her comeback. But like I said, almost everyone. [...]
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