Archive for May, 2009

Headed Back South

Posted: May 31, 2009 by the uppity negro in Uncategorized

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 [...]

Happy Retirement

Posted: May 30, 2009 by the uppity negro in Uncategorized

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 [...]

I’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 [...]

I 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 [...]

Now 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. [...]

I 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” [...]

Well, 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 Society

Me 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 Negro

Okay, 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 [...]

Circulating 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 [...]