Editor’s note: This is the first of six installments of the characters of the Quentin Tarantino movie “Django Unchained. Hopefully the subsequent five will arrive more quickly than the first one. JLL The titular character’s name was initially just “Django.” One word. As the movie progressed and Django was considered a freeman and introduced to […]
Read more "A Character Case Study on “Django Unchained”: Django Freeman"One of the most hits from posts I’ve written have come from a series of character case studies I did on “The Boondocks,” the Cartoon Network show. Now I’m not sure if it’s because of the pictures that I’m getting hits or whether it really is people stumbling upon them and reading them. I […]
Read more "A Character Case Study of “Django Unchained”"I remember over a year ago I somewhat promised myself that I wasn’t going to use my blogging voice to delve into the torrid cyber-battles between black women and black men. One relatively well-known black female blogger (who come to find out we have tons of friends in common and she’s dating a grade school […]
Read more "A Black Man’s Response to “Such A Big Ego: Why Some Black Men Have A Problem With ‘Scandal'”"I’m really not one for reality television series. I am quite convinced they are the birth of the child of unrepentant banality that has devolved from American culture and the Enemy itself. Reality TV reflects the lowest common denominator of what ever should be shown on television and there is no intrinsic value to be had […]
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Joshua Lawrence Lazard 