I didn’t hype this move up quite as much as I did last summer’s move to Washington, D.C., well, the greatness of Montgomery Country (MoCo), Maryland, but for the balance of the summer I’m headed to Jacksonville, Florida. Yes, DUVAL County. Home to this: Lil’ Duval. Right. Aside from who else, Reggie Bush and Laveranues [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Today is a mixture of partying and packing on my behalf. Today is my dad’s retirement party after 39 FULL years and then some of producing labor on behalf of this country after his last day of work yesterday where they threw him a party. I joked the people just wanted to throw a party [...]
It’s Time To Meet All Three of Us
Posted: May 29, 2009 by the uppity negro in Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color LineI’ve been being rude for this year and a half I’ve had this blog. I’ve only met you meet the uppity Negro and have neglected to fully introduce you all to the other two. I disagreed with some of Sigmund Freud’s writings when I read his main book back in high school for this class at [...]
It’s Time To Be Vigilant: Missing White Woman Syndrome Is Real
Posted: May 29, 2009 by the uppity negro in Politics, The Color LineI still haven’t figured out the proper definition of “reverse racism.” Wouldn’t “reverse racism” still be considered racism? Moreover, as Keith Olbermann has done so over the past few nights with acute hilarity that the same Right-wing talking heads of Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich were claiming that current Justice Samuel Alito was the victim of [...]
Sharing The Wealth of Nations: Judge Sonia Sotomayor as First Latina to be Nominated to SCOTUS
Posted: May 27, 2009 by the uppity negro in Politics, The Color LineNow it sounded good when the name Leah Ward Sears was being thrown around for a possible nomination as Supreme Court Justice to replace retiring Justice David Souter, but I must say that I am definitely proud to see Sonia Sotomayor receive the nomination from the current President toward the Supreme Court of the United States. [...]
This Is Why Folks Don’t Take Church Seriously Pt. III: Recreational Preaching
Posted: May 27, 2009 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, Pop Culture, Theology of PreachingI think I’m squarely identifying myself as a Christian Universalist. I am convinced that the basic tenets of Christianity provide a framework with which all can be reconciled back to the Deity in some form or fashion. I’m sure most would disagree with this thought process, but I fully believe that all go to “heaven” [...]
This Is Why Folks Don’t Take Church Seriously Pt. II: The Shout or Praise Breaks
Posted: May 25, 2009 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, ReligionWell, this really isn’t a solely religious blog, but as most of my close followers know, religion is very much a part of a my life. I mean, I would love to have a blog about this Tavis Smiley town hall I heard that aired on TvOne over the weekend, but I guess you’ll have to [...]
This Is Why Folks Don’t Take Church Seriously
Posted: May 22, 2009 by the uppity negro in Church and SocietyMe and my friend used to joke that they should a have a musician’s form of BET’s “Sunday’s Best” where they get everyone together and have bands from churches compete for the best shout run. I mean, type in “church shout” or “praise break” on YouTube and you’d hear stuff that’ll blow your mind. And [...]
A Lot Going On
Posted: May 21, 2009 by the uppity negro in Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity NegroOkay, first things first. I just arrived back from Atlanta, Georgia where I finished the semester with a friggin B-average. Aint figured that one out yet. I mean, I’ve dealt with crazy professors, but I had one that handed out grades before we took our finals. She gave everyone in the class a B+ and [...]
An Uppity Negro Response to Robert M. Franklin’s “The Soul of Morehouse and the Future of the Mystique”
Posted: May 16, 2009 by the uppity negro in Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity NegroCirculating around the internet since late April has been this town hall speech that the 10th president of Morehouse College, Robert Michael Franklin, delivered addressing the “Renaissance Men of Morehouse.” He assumed the position while I was here in Atlanta after the esteemed President Walter Massey stepped down from the position. Franklin entered the position [...]
