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Monthly Archives: March 2009

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…and in other housekeeping news

March 30, 2009by the uppity negro Leave a comment

Don’t forget to find The Uppity Negro on Twitter and follow some random posts of mine, lol. Oh by the way, The Uppity Negress will be here on this weekend, […]

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Celebrating the Life of a Premier Uppity Negro John Hope Franklin

March 26, 2009by the uppity negro 6 Comments

It’s an honor and privilege to say that I share the same alma mater as the Dr. John Hope Franklin who passed on this past Wednesday at the age of […]

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Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, Stuff (This) Uppity Negro Likes

UNN Book Reviews: I’m So Falling Behind

March 26, 2009by the uppity negro Leave a comment

Here’s an article sent by the publicist of author Marc Blatte.  I hopefully plan on getting around to reviewing his novel Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed.  For those interested in another […]

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Uncategorized, UNN Book Reviews

Another Lesson I Learned from Chris Brown and Rihanna

March 25, 2009by the uppity negro 6 Comments

So, some time last week I was on Yahoo Instant Messenger and one of my friends sent me yet another YouTube Chris Brown and Rihanna clip.  Check it out. This […]

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Pop Culture, Uncategorized
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I Ain’t Hatin’…Bad Paintings of Barack Obama

March 24, 2009by the uppity negro 1 Comment

Seriously, caption this photo guys! And Caption This! These pictures are courtesy of Badpaintingsofbarackobama.com and I just DIED laughing at that first one.  Just leave your thoughts below! Keep it […]

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I Have No Words
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Which Set of Rules Are We Playing By?

March 23, 2009by the uppity negro 7 Comments

So this past week allowed for ignorant tycoon Bernard Madoff to finally see the inside of a jail cell rather than his $7,000,000.00 Manhattan penthouse; Pope Benedict XVI, the most […]

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Politics, Pop Culture
New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals

Finding Your Wheelhouse

March 20, 2009by the uppity negro 3 Comments

This was a subject I had been thinking about doing for a while, but blogging is really a task, and I’d much rather sit around and watch the television in […]

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Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro
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The Uppity Negro Is on “Twitter”

March 17, 2009by the uppity negro Leave a comment

Um, yeah, this whole micro-blogging thing is weird and new.   Especially since Facebook’s last update copied the Twitter format almost exactly, it’s like “why not.”  I had an account […]

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East Texas Needs to Get It Together: Racial Profiling Still Exists

March 13, 2009by the uppity negro 1 Comment

Now this is the third run-in with east Texas that I’ve noticed.  The first was Jasper, Texas. We all remember Jasper, Texas, the hometown of James Byrd, a black man […]

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The Color Line
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The Uppity Negro Has a Come-up

March 11, 2009by the uppity negro 8 Comments

Just letting the saints know I just bought and iPod Touch. I was informed through email yesterday that I was “a millennial” –just like that and I immediately felt convicted. […]

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