Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my Detroit Red Wings.
AND the man and woman whose names I never thought I'd see gracing said jerseys!
What an amazing time to be alive?!
Monday, September 29, 2008
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Anyone who knows me knows how much I love my Detroit Red Wings.
AND the man and woman whose names I never thought I'd see gracing said jerseys!
What an amazing time to be alive?!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
A modern day classic
http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=bcf5c98cc7d08ea7ef8454776adec1468ed70725
Funny, as much as I love the movie I found myself identifying myself with Sal more and more as I get older. Spike was on fire, PE was the shiznit soundtrack, and Roger G. Smith, Giancarlo, Bill Nunn, Danny Aiello, Richard Edson and John Tuturro all turned in great peformances.
And who could forget Ruby Dee's Mother Sister or Ozzie Davis' "Da Mayor"?
Back when black film mattered. I miss those days... Had to work so I missed a chance to see Spike's latest tonight in L.A. (and a Q&A!) but you can bet your ass I'll have my ass in a seat opening weekend for Miracle at St. Anna.
Now if he can only stop fueding with Hollywood's darlings, he'll end up carrying home a little statue man one of these days soon!
Much love, Spike.
Funny, as much as I love the movie I found myself identifying myself with Sal more and more as I get older. Spike was on fire, PE was the shiznit soundtrack, and Roger G. Smith, Giancarlo, Bill Nunn, Danny Aiello, Richard Edson and John Tuturro all turned in great peformances.
And who could forget Ruby Dee's Mother Sister or Ozzie Davis' "Da Mayor"?
Back when black film mattered. I miss those days... Had to work so I missed a chance to see Spike's latest tonight in L.A. (and a Q&A!) but you can bet your ass I'll have my ass in a seat opening weekend for Miracle at St. Anna.
Now if he can only stop fueding with Hollywood's darlings, he'll end up carrying home a little statue man one of these days soon!
Much love, Spike.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Friday, September 5, 2008
I'm over the "S" Word
The House of Representatives issued an apology for doing nothing to stop slavery.
Okay, happy Nationalists? We aren't getting any money/repa
rations like the Japanese and Jews, but somebody in government said "Oops! Sorry about that whole stripping you of your name, culture, language and religion thing. ...My bad."
As late and half-assed as it was, I'm glad it happened and it's enough for me. For now. Maybe somebody down the line will address the horrors of slavery in detail, but if this is the last word I can live with it. Time to go back to the business of now. The world we find ourselves in not just dealing with white folks but EVERYONE for EVERYTHING! Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis!
I'm over slavery. It's time for Black folks to take care of our own families and ourselves. I don't mean stop teaching it. I say "Never forget!" just like The Holocaust. But I think if Obama gets in it'll really be time to slam the door shut on using slavery as an excuse. White folks will say, "Okay, there you go... Anybody can make it in America... What's your excuse?" And they'll be right for the most part.
But we can't use slavery as an excuse on how we as Black people get down as a race today. Take care of your kids. Get an education (a BA is the new high school degree!) and make it happen in the greatest country in the world warts and all. Sorry for the rant, but damnit that's why I started this blog.
Okay, happy Nationalists? We aren't getting any money/repa
rations like the Japanese and Jews, but somebody in government said "Oops! Sorry about that whole stripping you of your name, culture, language and religion thing. ...My bad."
As late and half-assed as it was, I'm glad it happened and it's enough for me. For now. Maybe somebody down the line will address the horrors of slavery in detail, but if this is the last word I can live with it. Time to go back to the business of now. The world we find ourselves in not just dealing with white folks but EVERYONE for EVERYTHING! Indians, Chinese, Pakistanis!
I'm over slavery. It's time for Black folks to take care of our own families and ourselves. I don't mean stop teaching it. I say "Never forget!" just like The Holocaust. But I think if Obama gets in it'll really be time to slam the door shut on using slavery as an excuse. White folks will say, "Okay, there you go... Anybody can make it in America... What's your excuse?" And they'll be right for the most part.
But we can't use slavery as an excuse on how we as Black people get down as a race today. Take care of your kids. Get an education (a BA is the new high school degree!) and make it happen in the greatest country in the world warts and all. Sorry for the rant, but damnit that's why I started this blog.
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