April 2012
21 posts
“I never stopped to wonder why I’m not like other people. The mystery to me, is why more people aren’t like me.”
—— Flo Kennedy
Have A Seat - Celebrity Edition →
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A “response” video to the aforementioned ratchetness was brought to my attention and it’s from Khristian Dentley. Who’s that, you ask? Well, I know I asked… he’s the newest member of Take 6. Take 6 being the group that Brian’s brother, Claude is in… Oooooh, the melodrama thickens! Was Khristian taking a shot a Brian? If so, how will THAT go over in group rehearsal? Awkward much?
And if Brian’s hot mess song spawns umpteen response videos like “Things XYZ People” say… I’ma have another problem with Mr. McKnight. Have a seat, Pop-Pop!
Brandy. Ma’am? Sigh. Her “Behind The Music” premiered last night. I do feel for some of the pressure that she must’ve been under as a young woman in the spotlight and I think most people would agree that she was receiving poor advice from her management/PR team. BUT, she revealed at least two instances where she purposefully and publicly lied to her fans.
Now, if others can get forgiveness, so can she… BUT… according to her, she lied to “protect the Brandy brand” and sell records. And now, she’s coming clean with these revelations and the truth! The truth, I say! (a la Mary J. Blige/Janet Jackson) to…. sell records. Her new album drops in a couple of weeks. #blankstare… Ms. Norwood? Please have a seat. Take your brother with you too. I don’t think he’s done anything recently, but he unleashed Kim K. on us, and that is truly unforgivable.
Side Note: Speaking of Kim… KimYe? (Kim and Kanye West for anyone living under a rock). I actually think those two can work together. Until they don’t. Have a nice, blinged out/bedazzled seat.
A “response” video to the aforementioned ratchetness was brought to my attention and it’s from Khristian Dentley. Who’s that, you ask? Well, I know I asked… he’s the newest member of Take 6. Take 6 being the group that Brian’s brother, Claude is in… Oooooh, the melodrama thickens! Was Khristian taking a shot a Brian? If so, how will THAT go over in group rehearsal? Awkward much?
And if Brian’s hot mess song spawns umpteen response videos like “Things XYZ People” say… I’ma have another problem with Mr. McKnight. Have a seat, Pop-Pop!
Brandy. Ma’am? Sigh. Her “Behind The Music” premiered last night. I do feel for some of the pressure that she must’ve been under as a young woman in the spotlight and I think most people would agree that she was receiving poor advice from her management/PR team. BUT, she revealed at least two instances where she purposefully and publicly lied to her fans.
Now, if others can get forgiveness, so can she… BUT… according to her, she lied to “protect the Brandy brand” and sell records. And now, she’s coming clean with these revelations and the truth! The truth, I say! (a la Mary J. Blige/Janet Jackson) to…. sell records. Her new album drops in a couple of weeks. #blankstare… Ms. Norwood? Please have a seat. Take your brother with you too. I don’t think he’s done anything recently, but he unleashed Kim K. on us, and that is truly unforgivable.
Side Note: Speaking of Kim… KimYe? (Kim and Kanye West for anyone living under a rock). I actually think those two can work together. Until they don’t. Have a nice, blinged out/bedazzled seat.
Thoughts on Think Like A Man - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly →
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Ok, ok! I was propelled to see “Think Like A Man” this evening from the same force that propels me to watch any reality show with a Black cast. I was honestly prepared to dislike the movie based on having read the book (thru my book club) and my “meh” feelings about Steve Harvey. BUT, surprisingly enough, I enjoyed the flick and ended up being thoroughly entertained with literal LOL moments to boot.
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“To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it’s about, but the music the words make.”
—Truman Capote (via excessivebookshelf)
“…There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft… When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.”
— From The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
It's Your Duty →
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Today in Black History for April 11th
April 11, 1968
President Johnson signed a the 1968 Housing Act which outlawed discrimination in the sale, rental or leasing of housing. This bill also made it a crime to interfere with civil rights workers and to cross state lines to incite a riot.
Reading Material - Baldwin and Tubman
I came across a fascinating 1984 Paris Review interview with James Baldwin a few weeks ago and became obsessed with knowing more about him and reading more of his work.
Baldwin’s Harlem - A Biography of James Baldwin by Herb Boyd
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings of James Baldwin, Edited by Randall Kenan
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom by Catherine Clinton - I realized that I didn’t know or recall much about Harriet Tubman beyond the basic information that I received from elementary school about the Underground Railroad. Black History 365.
- 2004 NPR interview with author Catherine Clinton.
Black Genius: African American Solutions to African American Problems
This book is about 12 years old and just glancing at the Table of Contents, I can tell that it’s still relevant for some of the issues that we face in 2012. A sample of some of the essays include Julianne Malveaux “Wall Street, Main Street and the Side Street”, Walter Mosley, “Giving Back” and Angela Davis “Prison Abolition”.
Scandal - Where Are The Other Sistahs? →
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Does Shonda Rhimes have an agreement with ABC that she can only have one Sistah on her shows at a time?
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“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive.”
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Audre Lourde
