Per The Black Snob’s list perhaps the “under the bus” phrase is over-used, however, I believe the metaphor makes sense: Today we saw the clash of two uppity Negroes, members of the black elite have a bitter divorce on television. I’ll always remember the day, April 29th when in the middle of my Healing Miracles [...]
Archive for April, 2008
A Sad Day For Uppity Negroes: The Day Obama threw Wright under the bus
Posted: April 29, 2008 by the uppity negro in Politics, The Color Line26
In Defense of the Black Church: America’s chickens are coming home to roost
Posted: April 28, 2008 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, Politics, Religion, The Color LineWow! I really didn’t expect to wake up at 10:30am to my friend calling me telling me that Jeremiah Wright had yet again found himself in a live news media frenzy at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. But, I’m going to keep this short, it’s finals week and per my cousin, I discovered [...]
I Can’t Fit Gap Underwear!!!
Posted: April 28, 2008 by the uppity negro in Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity NegroAt first I don’t know why this thought popped into my head, but as I sat down, with my church clothes on waiting for my calzone last night, I realized why. Granted I’ve put on about 25lbs from when I first bought the gray slacks from Express in fall of 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, but [...]
Should Jeremiah Wright be quiet?
Posted: April 28, 2008 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, Politics, The Color LineLet me respond to that question early on in this post with a resounding HELL NAH! Honestly, I thought he should have been quiet as far as the Bill Moyers interview was concerned, however I am quite pleased that he did. I think that in fact that this Jeremiah Wright spat has in fact taken [...]
Meh, it’s finals and I don’t feel like writing as much as I used to. My right hand/wrist seems to be threatening Carpal’s tunnel syndrome and I DON’T need that with 15 page papers due. So I find other’s articles and post them. Check out this Clarence Page article about the debates that I never [...]
My Vote’s for Obama (if I could vote)
Posted: April 22, 2008 by the uppity negro in Politics, Pop CultureMy Vote’s for Obama (if I could vote) …by Michael Moore Friends, I don’t get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn’t get their act together, and thus our votes will not be counted. So, if you live in Pennsylvania, can [...]
Obama gets the ‘dirt off his shoulders’
Posted: April 21, 2008 by the uppity negro in Politics, Pop Culture, The Color LineObamawatch 2008! continues Yes, for all of those uppity Negroes out there, Barack Obama did in fact ‘brush his shoulders off’ in an attempt to get rid of the ‘dirt’ called Hillary Clinton, George Stephanopoulos, and Charlie Gibson. This clip doesn’t show it, but I couldn’t help but let out an audible laugh when [...]
What Is ‘Speaking Truth to Power?’: Social Justice Gains Popularity
Posted: April 19, 2008 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, Religion, Theology of PreachingI grew up hearing the phrase “speak truth to power” and its derivatives namely from the pulpit and from my mother. It was always used as a justification for preaching social justice sermons or putting forth a social justice message; usually in the face of a prosperity gospel preached (such as in the Word of [...]
Don’t Make Your Tomb Your Tabernacle
Posted: April 16, 2008 by the uppity negro in Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, ReligionJust wanted to share with you all what one my school’s about to be alumni Kippie Brown preached tonight for our school’s last Ecumenical Late-Night service. Coming from Mark 5 and the Gerasene demoniac named Legion. In a nutshell, he simply said that it’s hard sometimes to not make the tomb our tabernacle because it [...]
I Have No Words….Detroit City Council by way of Kwame Kilpatrick
Posted: April 16, 2008 by the uppity negro in I Have No Words, Politics, Pop Culture, The Color LineI mean wow! I’m ashamed to be black after watching my sistah girl act like she did. Literally ashamed. And then she committed the cardinal sin, she thoroughly emasculated a black man who finally got some powere who appears to be the elected chairman of the city council board, in front of God and everyone. [...]
