An Original Uppity Negro: Rev. Vernon Johns
Taylor Branch lifted the Rev. Vernon Johns out of historical obscurity when he published his famous tome on the modern Civil Rights era Parting the Waters: America in the King Years […]
I THOUGHT I Heard the Sound of the Abundance of Rain: The Jason Collins Story
And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. \ 1 Kings 18:41, King James Version Recently, the United […]
Obama’s Nod to Black Feminine Beauty
Okay, I’ve been behind recently as far as current events go and leaving some sage commentary. That being said, I know I’m a bit behind concerning what was deemed a […]
The Miscoloring of “The Bible” and How the History Channel Got it Wrong
I ended up watching the History Channel’s miniseries “The Bible” more out of the duty of being a cultural critic than I did out of some deep desire to really […]
My Challenge to Black Parents and the Continued Pornography of Violence
Over the past two days, two videos featuring black parents videotaping their forms of discipline have made their way onto my Facebook timeline. Please watch both of them in their […]
The “Harlem Shake” and the Continuous Co-Opting of Black Culture
I am taking a small hiatus on the analyses of the characters from the movie “Django Unchained” for the sake of continuing to discuss some other topics I feel are […]
A Character Case Study on “Django Unchained”: Dr. King Schultz
Editor’s note: This is the second of six installments of the characters of the Quentin Tarantino movie “Django Unchained. Hopefully the subsequent four will arrive more quickly than the first […]
A Character Case Study on “Django Unchained”: Django Freeman
Editor’s note: This is the first of six installments of the characters of the Quentin Tarantino movie “Django Unchained. Hopefully the subsequent five will arrive more quickly than the first […]
A Character Case Study of “Django Unchained”
One of the most hits from posts I’ve written have come from a series of character case studies I did on “The Boondocks,” the Cartoon Network show. Now I’m […]
A Black Man’s Response to “Such A Big Ego: Why Some Black Men Have A Problem With ‘Scandal’”
I remember over a year ago I somewhat promised myself that I wasn’t going to use my blogging voice to delve into the torrid cyber-battles between black women and black […]
