So I’ve fallen on hardtimes for the last couple of weeks. First, my laptop had went out and I STILL have not gotten it back–fixed at least. Then I was just slowly becoming broke. I had $50 to last me two weeks–minimum. As of this morning, I have $1 in my pocket. I mean, push [...]
Archive for January, 2010
The Preacher’s Response to the Haitian Earthquake; Pat Robertson’s comments
Posted: January 18, 2010 by the uppity negro in Church and Society, Cultural Critique, Politics, Religion, The Color Line, Theology of PreachingTags: capitalism, earthquake, greed, Haiti, katrina, natural disaster, pat robertson, preaching
Last week my friend asked me to lead the discussion for the “Next Gathering” a group of budding theologians who meet for a couple of hours once a month to discuss theology in a slightly more formal setting than just over hot wings and drinks. My colleague asked me to give the preacher’s response to [...]
Dealing With the Specter of Ontological Blackness
Posted: January 12, 2010 by the uppity negro in Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color LineEditors note: This is a dense post. Grab a doughnut or some tea and buckle in for the ride. In the past week, the country has been treated to backroom comments made by high profile politicians as quoted in a tell-all book Game Change expected to hit bookshelves January 12, 2010. What has made the [...]
UNN News Briefs–I’m Going THERE!
Posted: January 10, 2010 by the uppity negro in Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, The Color LineThis past week Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was forced to apologize when he was quoted in a upcoming book that Obama was “light skinned” and he had “no Negro dialect.” Well, that just didn’t sound good. No way around that. But let’s think about this for a second, Reid was saying something that [...]
I’m Proud To be an Uppity ‘Negro’ In The 2010 Census
Posted: January 9, 2010 by the uppity negro in Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, The Color LineIt’s my understanding that there is some liberal fallout because for the 2010 U.S. Census, they have decided to include the term “Negro” as a racial designation along with “African Am. and Black” for the same check box. My first understanding of what happened was watching this on The Rachel Maddow Show clip. I like [...]
Top Moves of the Decade (Part II, 2005-2009)
Posted: January 1, 2010 by the uppity negro in Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color LineContinued from the previous post because I figure y’all wouldn’t be reading a 3,000+ word post. 2005 – Hurricane Katrina, Terry Schivo In March 2005, we all remember the Terry Schivo case where the entire country joined a pro-life debate, not about unborn fetuses, but rather about a Florida woman who had entered a vegetative [...]
Top Moves of the Decade (Part I, 2000-2004)
Posted: January 1, 2010 by the uppity negro in Cultural Critique, Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color LineSo, now as we have entered a new decade, or at least a new 10 year period, let us look back at the top ten moments that have had an impact on our lives. Or have they? Honestly, we live in a 24-hour news cycle and we’re much more apt to talk about Tiger Woods [...]
