Monday, December 02, 2013

the end of totally biased

Unfortunately, the show Totally Biased has been cancelled. But hopefully it will lead to bigger and better things for W. Kamau Bell. W. Kamau Bell: A Baker’s Dozen of My Favorite “Totally Biased” Clips see also: zain malik on w. kamau bell's totally biased

the fate of afro-turks: nothing left but the color

Qantara: Nothing Left but the Color

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Saturday, November 02, 2013

tato laviera is dead

Hispanic New York: Tato Laviera, Prominent Nuyorican Poet, Is Dead This makes me sad. When I was in college I discovered Tato Laviera's poetry and it played a big role in my thinking about what it means to be Afro-Latino. I even organized an event to bring him to campus and got to spend a chunk of time with him. He's apparently been sick for a while with diabetes and unconscious. Rest in Peace. Inna illahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.

Saturday, October 26, 2013

no woman, no drive

For the sarcasm impaired, this is a satire.

Sunday, October 06, 2013

william copeland & joe reilly - twice in a lifetime

This is a sequel of my favorite song by Will Copeland and Joe Reilly (see "i've seen ethiopians knocking out rome")



A version of the same song also appears on Copeland's (aka Namaste Brown aka Ill Wizard aka Will See) new digital album: The Basics. (check the link to hear free samples, buy the whole album or individual tracks)

Friday, September 27, 2013

the ugliness of beauty pagents



It is surprising to me how ugly and political beauty pageants seem to be getting lately. First Nina Davuluri becomes the first Miss America of Indian descent (prompting a confused and ignorant racist backlash). And then Jakiyah McKoy wins Little Miss Hispanic Delaware, only to have her crown stripped from her because 1) some racist Hispanics don't believe a black little girl can represent "latin beauty" and 2) she apparently wasn't able to produce proof of her Dominican grandmother. For me, Jakiyah's situation cuts a little closer to home since I could totally imagine crap like that happening to some of my younger relatives. I also find it especially ironic that the issue should ostensibly turn on the identity of the grandmother (see y tu abuela donde esta? and y tu abuela, a’onde esta?


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

black star, crescent moon

New book to add to the reading list:
Open Veins: Black Star, Crescent Moon

 

Thursday, September 12, 2013

bobby mcferrin & aziza mustafa zadeh

For some reason I thought I had posted this a long time ago but apparently not... it is a thoroughly "Grenada-esque" clip of Bobby McFerrin, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh singing Carmen.

 

latin cypher

Latin Cypher: 20 Spanish-Language MCs Everyone Should Hear Words By Isabela Raygoza

captain american in a turban

Captain America in a turban
Salon: Captain America in a Turban

qahera

I just found this tumblr with the comic adventures of Qahera, a sword-wielding, hijab-wearing, salty-mouthed, Egyptian super-heroine. There are only a few pages posted (with versions in English and Arabic) but I look forward to seeing what develops. Check it out.

Friday, July 26, 2013

latino muslims are growing in numbers in usa

muslim latinos: a new hybrid identity

Notes from the Social Field: Muslim Latinos: a new hybrid identity

no más, por favor: stereotypes of latina muslims

This is an old article but somehow I missed it. It is a nice reflection from Racialicious on the ways in which the media chooses to cover Latina Muslims (who would have thought there would be enough of a presence to generate a stereotype?)