On this Independence Day…

…as we celebrate yet another year of pseudo-liberties, as our civil liberties are constantly under attack in this era of terror. Well, enough about white America, this really just a day off for the rest of us to barbecue. Mama Uppity was always leery of 4th of July picnics and Memorial Day celebrations as well.  […]

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Sponsoring a Dream

We all have seen those commercials with children looking lost, with flies lighting on them, distended stomachs from severe starvation; playing or standing on piles of rubbish and garbage and outright sewage.  Most of us turn away, including yours truly, because it’s really hard and painful to watch as most of us sit in the […]

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A ‘Premature Autopsy’

Today, I had a little change in my pocket so I finally drove up and down the main drag here in Gaithersburg looking for a barber.  I saw something that had “platinum” and “barber” in the same name and I figured that it was a black one.  So, I got my haircut, experienced my first […]

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A Sorrowful Day

Honestly, I don’t know what to be more torn up about– The death of the great NBC legend from Meet the Press, Tim Russert or the fact that somehow R. Kelly was accquited. Truth be told, I’mmore torn up about two other things, one of which was the fact that I saw Facebook status messages […]

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An Uppity Update

Well, where I’m staying at this summer, somehow has fried my wireless connection with their particular router–go figure, so I’m relegated to staying late at my job and using the company’s computer.  Hmmmm…wonder what they would say if they decided to do a History check and see name’s like “uppity negro” “averagebro” “black snob” and […]

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The Night I Missed History

As most every knows by know who is a regular reader of this blog that I’m staying with a host family for the summer while I do my internship.  Well, tonight, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 was the night that one of their daughters had her graduation party. June 3rd, 2008 was also the night that that […]

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It’s Safe To Murder Negroes

I’m frustrated. Really frustrated. Seven people were murdered out here in Washington over the weekend and there’s absolutely nothing that will probably be done about it.  Furthermore, the majority of the people were probably black.  I’m also frustrated that Sean Bell, another black man was killed, and nothing truly effective was nor probably will be done to […]

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