Sheena swings through the jungle again, this time in the Margaret B. Jones memoir, Love & Consequences. Jones’ book explores the real-life experiences of a part white, part Native American girl taken in by aContinue reading

Anthony Bradley sent this YouTube video to me, which purports to expose inherent racism at Planned Parenthood. In it, a white male calls to donate to the organization and specifically requests that his cash donationContinue reading

For those folk who feel this presidential race is only about white women and Black men, read on. This race is, absolutely, about a Black woman. Indeed, it is about all Black women. For proof,Continue reading

Dedicated to the Centennial of Richard Wright The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY MARCH 28th – MARCH 30th, 2008 Registration ends March 15, 2008 Phone: 718.270.4811 Website: www.mec.cuny.edu/nbwc Email address: nbwc@mec.cuny.eduContinue reading

Thanks, Marcia Mayne of Date with a Book for sending me this discussion between Randall Kennedy and John McWhorter on Black Sellouts. Thanks, Rob Fields, Bridgett Davis, and Stacey Patton, for sending me StuffWhitePeopleLike.com. Funny!Continue reading

I’ve never visited this campus personally, but I did receive this appeal and thought I would share it with the world: Dear Friends and Colleagues: As you may already know I am the Principal ofContinue reading

My friend in college, Yunus, once told me there was a town in Japan named Kuma Moto, which, in his family’s home language of Swahili, means “hot vagina.” Don’t know if this translation is accurateContinue reading

Eric Brown of The Detroit News, Jasmyne Cannick, and I sat at NPR’s Bloggers’ Roundtable yesterday. Listen to the 16 minute audio discussion of two topics of interest: Tavis Smiley’s recent invitation to Barack ObamaContinue reading

Sofia Quintero recently commented on my blog post entitled “There’s a Conversation Going on About Black Books” and mentioned this project. These sisters are reaching our youth with their writing and their activism. Please seeContinue reading

Several folk have sent this LA Times link to me, but in case you missed it, seems Deborah Gregory was cheated out of major money because of a back-end contract for her Cheetah Girls series.Continue reading

Thanks to Imani Wilson for telling me about this fellowship: ANNOUNCING NEW WRITING FELLOWSHIPS The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the Graduate Center, CUNY invites applications for writing fellowships for the academic year beginningContinue reading

ASPIRING WRITER EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP ?Call for Entries? The nation?s largest reading group for Black women The Go On Girl! Book Club, Inc. invites you to write your way to $500! Founded in 1990, The GoContinue reading

Linda Villarosa reported on the launch of ringShout: A Place for Black Books on TheDailyVoice.com. In “Books in da Hood,” Villarosa explores the proliferation of street lit and asks what constitutes literary work. Bridgett DavisContinue reading

Mr. Kirkland is one of our finest principals, and he continues the tradition launched by his amazing activist predecessor, former MS 113 principal Ms. Colbert, by sending a group of 13-year-olds on a college tourContinue reading

Si, se puede! http://www.dipdive.com/ Thanks, Rosie and Sharon, for sending this to me. 🙂

The Indo-American Arts Council is offering support to playwrights. Click on the link to download the application. Thanks to Linda Duggins for sending this info. Good luck! PLAYWRIGHTS’ WEEK 2008DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED TO MARCHContinue reading

Michael Chabon calls it like it is (a Phobocracy!) on WashingtonPost.com.Thanks to Bridgett Davis for sending this to me. And, sent to me by Dr. Brenda Greene, from MC Talib Kweli: It is the lastContinue reading