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Posted in America, Black History, Food For Thought, Issues of Race, The Black Family on Jun 20th, 2008
I decided to weigh in on this after perusing the blogoshphere and seeing some of my blogging brethren insinuate that Obama called out deadbeat dads, and deadbeat Black dads in particular, for not doing what they’re supposed to do as a way to placate his White constituents and I call shenanigans.
The truth of the matter [...]
Posted in Black History, Food For Thought, Issues of Race, The Black Family on Jun 16th, 2008
Obama on Father’s Day
Posted in America, Black History on Jun 12th, 2008
This looks really good. I can’t wait to watch it.
Posted in Activism, America, Black History, Education, Food For Thought, Hip Hop on Jun 9th, 2008
Real talk.
Posted in Black History, Black Music, Hip Hop on Jun 9th, 2008
I missed my black music month post yesterday but that’s ok…I’ll just double up today.
Whether you called him Nasty, Esco, or Nastradamus, one cannot deny the incredible impact that Nas has had on the Hip Hop landscape for the last decade. Nas is one of the few artists who came into his own after the [...]
Posted in America, Black History, Black Music on Jun 7th, 2008
In keeping with the Black music month theme I thought it best to drop the Will I Am song Yes We Can in honor of Democratic Presidential Candidate for President, Barack Obama.
I’m actually watching his historic speech on race to the American people following the fallout from his former Pastor, Jeremiah Wright.
You may not agree [...]
Posted in Black History, Black Music, Hip Hop on Jun 6th, 2008
Another one for black music month…
Biggie is my favorite MC of all time with Jay Z at a close second. I’m always amazed at how adept he was with his chosen art form. It seems effortless. To think, he’s only 17 years old here.
The fact the he is so young give me further reason to [...]
Posted in Activism, Black History on Jun 6th, 2008
I love illdoctrine.
Hip Hop for President!
Oh, and a special shout out to the kid Eli for killing son finishing his verse and inspiring the above video
Posted in Black History, Identity, The Black Family on Jun 4th, 2008
Shorty I’m there for you anytime you need me
For real girl it’s me in your world, believe me
Nothing makes a man feel better than a woman
Queen wear the crown that be down for whatever
There are few things that’s forever, my lady
We can make war or make babies
Back when I was nothing
You made a brother feel [...]
Posted in America, Black History on Jun 4th, 2008
Sometimes someone else can say it better than you can…
The following are the words of DNA over at Too Sense
Two hundred years ago they said we were three-fifths of human beings. A hundred years ago they were hanging us from trees. Fifty years ago we couldn’t vote in the South. They tried to make us [...]
