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Are Blacks Frenemies or Mortal Enemies Of Each Other?

I really want to know. When the majority image you see of us beamed around the world shows:

1. Criminals
2. Anti-Intellectuals
3. Overbearing, loud people of both genders
4. Children that can’t make it until they’re inspired by a great white father (or mother)
5. Overweight people
6. Schemers
7. Lack of morals
8. Represented Black women as the most racially ambiguous or
9. [...]

Salon’s 1-2 Hit Job on Michelle Obama

The mis-education about the Negro continues. Now that Michelle is slated to be our next First Lady she’s being set up to represent all Black women and our fortunes may rise or fall with her. We can argue against it (we are individuals) or deny it (she’s working class and not a socialite) but I’d rather tackle [...]

The Very Meaning of Our Lives

It was in a scene from Matrix Reloaded where Morpheus was giving his latest pep talk/call to arms to Niobe and the rest of the humans fighting to be free from machine domination.

“All of our lives, we have fought this war. Tonight I believe we can end it. [...]

NetRoots Nation: Is It the Latest Approximation of Them Vs. Us?

I’ve been sorting through my thoughts and feelings since I got back from Austin. I am new to blogging afterall and must do the work of defining this blog and my goals for participation. I had a very distinct impression of my time spent at NetRoots Nation, but I wanted to sit on it for a [...]

5:35p - Have Black bloggers been approached by the Obama campaign and what has that outreach produced? Those that have been approached have been given tremendous access but the response time and breadth needs work. We should not rely on the campaign for setting the agenda when we are better able to approach the campaign with [...]

5:27pm - Topic of conversation is how Obama’s lifestory and history of not being a descendent of slaves and is there a cultural disconnect between his experiences and the average African-American voter. How the Obama campaign has served as an impetus to take ownership in the political process. What he looks like has had an impact [...]

5:17pm - Open discussion: Race issues and how it relates to the Obama campaign. How a lot of white progressive blogs may not know [care or understand] how to frame this discussion. The importance of the concerted voices of POC. How dangerous John McCain’s campaign is to POC and his continued free ride in the corporate [...]