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Michelle Obama vs. Steven Slater
What’s the fascination with white people quitting work? If Steven Slater were a brotha he’d be splattered on the tarmac and posthumously charged with theft (for the two beers). He would have also been labeled lazy, crazy, and quite possibly a terrorist.
Can I Stay In Your Country, Por Favor?
Xenophobia? No. Misinformation? Yes. As the 2010 midterm elections rapidly approach Republicans seem to be eyeing seats like hungry dogs. John Boehner practically salivates every time he sees Nancy Pelosi’s seat. Although some pollsters are predicting a shift in power come November, the Republicans could be licking their wounds after the precincts close. Senator Lindsey […]
The Bed Intruder Song is not an R. Kelly Jam: So, stop bobbing your head to Sexual Trauma!!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLHtzHvyQk&feature=player_embedded So, am I the only one who finds the YouTube’s “viralization” (yes, I made up a word) of the Bed Intruder Song deeply unsettling and problematic? Every time, I check my Facebook newsfeed I see, yet, another “remix” of the Bed Intruder Song. For those of you who are not familiar with the song, […]
How Does Swagger Define Youth?
This right here is my ___________. You can probably guess the next word in this sentence. If not, you probably haven’t listened to the radio much lately (I don’t blame you if you haven’t). If you haven’t guessed the word let me give you a hint. It isn’t the oversized, gaudy chain dangling from your […]
War Spending Bill Won't Pay for Teachers' Jobs
War Spending Bill Won’t Pay for Teachers’ Jobs Julianne Hing, July 23, 2010 Late Thursday night, the White House successfully intimidated the Senate into passing its war-spending bill without $10 billion for teachers’ jobs and other domestic spending that the House included weeks ago. Part of the money inside the war-spending bill was meant to […]
Fear Hustlin': Sarah Palin's Mosque Problems
Once again Sarah Palin has set the blogosphere on fire. This time though it wasn’t the kerosene on her tongue that set the Internet ablaze, it was the kerosene on her fingertips. This Pit-Bull With Lipstick makes ignorance looks cool. Heck, if I could receive a 1.25 million book advance for jumbling up the Bush […]
Swim or die: The battle to save black kids from drowning
Swim or die: The battle to save black kids from drowning Harriette Cole, The Grio, July 15, 2010 I’m one of the lucky ones. When I was 4-years-old my father had an in-ground pool built in the backyard of my Baltimore home. And then he immediately hired a swim teacher to come to our house […]
In Solidarity w/Crunk Feminist Collective: I, too, know what it means to date Black Men as a Black Feminist
“Feminism tells us that the personal is political. Therefore, feminism is a useful frame for helping me to make sense of the gender politics that may be at play in my dating life. When a card-carrying feminist goes on a date, it is a feminist issue, maybe a micro-level one, but a feminist issue nonetheless. […]
Teenagers are Invincible…?
Underage drinking (and binge drinking) is no foreign concept to American high schools. Numerous people I know and go to school with have bad experiences with alcohol. Some kids have blacked out and others have had their stomachs pumped after alcohol poisoning. And I just finished my sophomore year in high school. Despite everything that goes […]
What’s the Difference between Slapping Kat Stacks and the Grim Sleeper Murders? Nothing, Absolutely Nothing
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJxjxrz-jVc&feature=related When the first video of Kat Stacks being slapped by Bow Wow’s male fans became viral on YouTube back in June, I was immediately angered by the physical act of violence and then equally angered by the misogynistic rhetorical of male honor and female “sexual” dishonor that legitimized the beating of Kat Stacks. However, […]
On Chris Brown–or Something
It’s a federal holiday. Which probably means most of you have not just settled into your cubicle to read my Monday morning message. Not that anyone would actually be reading this if they were at work this morning, but at least I have a legitimate reason–and a federally recognized one–to be ignored. Initially, I had […]
Remembering Michael Jackson: Has it been a Year?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHguBEXkac I wrote this blog literally a year ago today. It was not a published blog because the Black Youth Project had yet to premier online. Well, I think my thoughts a year ago still resonate today as we honor Michael Jackson’s memory. The title of the blog is, “The Feasting of Michael Jackson’s Flesh: […]