Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96916812 Please listen to this 16 minute “News & Notes” Bloggers’ Roundtable by clicking the link above. From NPR.org.: News & Notes , November 12, 2008 · On today’s bloggers’ roundtable: President-elect Barack ObamaContinue reading

Link: http://blip.tv/file/1338283 With the McCain campaign’s renewed racialism ripping old scars on the American psyche, it might be nice to view this video by clicking the link above. My uncle sent it to me, and,Continue reading

The following statement comes from writer Kevin Powell: We Want Democracy, Mayor BloombergBy Kevin Powell In a political year where millions of new voters are going to the polls because they believe in democracy, becauseContinue reading

Link: http://jezebel.com/5059945/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-the-back-of-the-bus Gwen Ifill, Campbell Brown, and Sister Brazille…. women I love to see, hear, work, engage, and represent. Enjoy this short, powerful video author Bridgett Davis sent to me: http://jezebel.com/5059945/donna-brazile-is-not-going-to-the-back-of-the-bus. Go, Obama. Go!

Yesterday I attended Day Two of the Time Warner Politics 2-day Summit. I eagerly looked forward to attending the “Race, Politics, and Media” panel, as I had been dissatisfied with the discourse on race thatContinue reading

Thinly veiled hate speech communicated through code has stoked the worst of American racism and violence at McCain town halls this week. Word choices like “dangerously unprepared,” “domestic terrorist Bill Ayers,” “radical,” and “risky” inContinue reading

Link: http://www.bhurt.com/barackandcurtis.php Thanks to Jelani Cobb who sent this documentary exploring Black masculinity in the context of the Obama campaign to me. Called Barack and Curtis: Manhood, Power, and Respect, this Byron Hurt film featuresContinue reading

Link: http://mosaicmagazine.org/ In celebration of Mosaic magazine’s 10th anniversary, a crowd gathered at Brooklyn’s MoCADA museum to hear Tayari Jones read from her work-in-progress, The Silver Sister. (Amazing title!)Ron Kavanaugh was there, as was TroyContinue reading

…Sarah Palin is. As she cheerleads for him, it becomes increasingly clear she is the de facto nominee. He requires her presence at major rallies and events. There is no crowd without her. She derisivelyContinue reading

Link: http://www.mosaicbooks.com/ Enjoy what I am sure will be an amazing festival and wonderful 10th anniversary readings: Join Mosaic Literary Magazine as we celebrate ten years of presenting the literary arts by writers of AfricanContinue reading

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPDrdN_D330 Please click the link and comment on this video. Devynity is a conscious sister – one of my most impressive former students. Read her note below, her earlier guest blog on this site,Continue reading

My aunt and her good friend just launched a site providing fashionable fun tees for the lady who loves her cocktails. Please check it out: http://www.cocktailhourchicks.com/. They’re perfect for hosting your own casual soiree orContinue reading

The following statement comes from author Stacey Patton and, below that, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund site. There has been a bit of confusion, I think, about wearing political paraphernalia to the polls on electionContinue reading

As you can hear by clicking the NPR “News & Notes” link I provided in the previous blog, I predicted that I would laugh out loud while viewing the vice presidential debate Thursday night. MyContinue reading