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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

morrison endorses obama for president

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Associated Press: Morrison Endorses Obama for President (actually, I found out through La Chola who got it from Diary of an Anxious Black W...
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a saint in the city: sufi arts of urban senegal

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Better late than never: A Saint in the City: Sufi arts of urban Senegal is a rather rich and informative article about a book about an art...
Sunday, January 27, 2008

indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull

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So aparently my speculations about the upcoming Indiana Jones film back in indiana jones and the spear of destiny were totally off the mark...
Saturday, January 26, 2008

y tu abuela, a’onde esta?

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La Chola (formerly Brownfemipower) recently linked to a post over at Waiting 2 Speak: Y tu abuela, a'onde esta? which touches on and fl...

cornel west on the santa clausification of dr. martin luther king jr.

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Recently, on Tavis Smiley's show, Cornel West made some timely comments on “The Santa- Clausification ” Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....
Thursday, January 24, 2008

heru: live in lagos, nigeria

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Here is another dose of Heru. The YouTube clips below are from World Music Day in Lagos, Nigeria June 23, 2007 so it is more reggae than spo...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

"i have a nightmare"

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Black mathematician, Jonathan Farley shares some rather inconoclastic thoughts about King in the recent Guardian piece, I have a nightmare. ...
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you can't please everybody (part two)

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So the civilizational discussion is continuing with the folks (Forest Gump fans?) over at Pros and Cons in the post: You oughta come back ho...
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Monday, January 21, 2008

rerun

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I thought I should repost last year's in preparation for mlk day. I especially hope that, given the current conflict in the Middle East...

boycott

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I was flipping channels the other day and came across Boycott (a tv movie on the Montgomery Bus Boycott) on BET. The movie was decent but m...
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old boondocks

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On a Hill... Huey to Ceasar: Soon our nation will pause and celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. We will reflect on his legacy and ...

the urgency of now

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On the occasion of MLK day, from Chickenbones Journal here is The Fierce Urgency of Now: Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration 2008 by Gr...

amir sulaiman: like a thief in the night

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So one of the albums I did end up getting at the aforementioned trip to the music was was Amir Sulaiman's Like a Thief in the Night whi...

mayda del valle

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Just the other day I was in a music store and came across The Best of the Roots. There was no way my conscience was going to let me pay $17...
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Saturday, January 19, 2008

obama and black latinos

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I just "discovered" the blog Multiplicative Identity through the entry Obama and the Latino Vote in the NY Times by Cuban blogge...
Thursday, January 17, 2008

shock and awe or... you can't please everybody

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Surprise, surprise: One of the contributors of the conservative Alabama-based blog Pros and Cons said in the entry Holy Smokes! that they...
Tuesday, January 15, 2008

cuba: one race, two countries

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From AfroCuba Web: Tonyaa Weathersbee is a columnist for the Florida Times Union out of Jacksonville. A member of the prestigious Trotter G...

barak obama on the middle east

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Common Dreams: Barack Obama on the Middle East by Stephen Zunes See also: Planet Grenada on Obama (and other related subjects)

dropping out of electoral college

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From In These Times: Dropping Out of Electoral College by Martha Biondi summarizes a rather clever plan devised by a Stanford University co...
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Monday, January 14, 2008

britney spears may convert to islam

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Alarabiya: Britney Spears may convert to Islam Stranger things have happened. Actually no, they haven't. Somehow in the cases of other c...
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