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October 23, 2009 in links
Here is some reading for January 28th from 11:46 to 11:46
June 25, 2009 in history, michael jackson, race
The LA Times reports that Michael Jackson died earlier today, June 25, 2009. Already we must wonder: what will, or should, this legacy look like?
January 27, 2009 in links
Here is some reading for January 25th through January 27th
January 25, 2009 in Obamas, dolls
Whether you think that Obama might deliver us into the promised land, or you’re a tad suspicious that he might just be (gasp!) another president– you know you want an Obama action figure!
Something to shake when Guantanamo isn’t closed in a year. Someone to eyeball when we are still in Iraq in 2011…
Or, maybe, it [...]
January 25, 2009 in Chris Rock, Mariah Carey, Push, Sapphire, beauty standards, good hair, identity
Director Lee Daniels’ adaptation of Sapphire’s critically acclaimed novel, Push, has been awarded several awards at Sundance 2009, chiefly best drama. It has also won the Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, and A Special Jury Prize for Acting.
January 24, 2009 in China, globalization, hip-hop, international, underground
Jimmy Wang has a produced a nice little video over at The New York Times. It’s on the underground hip-hop movement in China. According to wikipedia, “The Chinese term for rap is shuōchàng (Simplified Chinese: 说唱; literally “narrative,” actually the name of a traditional genre of narrative singing.”
I can’t post the video on $3.60, but click here to watch.
NPR also [...]
January 24, 2009 in Obamas, names, randomness
Hat tip to Jack and Jill Politics.
Please don’t front on Lashabama Barnes!
January 23, 2009 in 2008, Obamas, inauguration, world-making
Well, I must say– that tux, that song: talk about bringin’ sexy back to the white house!… Here is a video of the first dance, with his little intro and all, and Beyonce’s rendition of Etta James’ “At Last.”
January 23, 2009 in girls, honor, randomness, responsibility, sports
According to the AP, out of Dallas, Texas, a
… high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse. Now officials from The Covenant School say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.
Clearly ahead, it [...]
January 23, 2009 in Chris Rock, beauty standards, good hair, identity
“When Chris Rock’s daughter, Lola, came up to him crying and asked, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” the bewildered comic committed himself to search the ends of the earth and the depths of black culture to find out who had put that question into his little girl’s head.”
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