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OMG… this is a brilliant blog, Renina!!! I think we
disagree, alot; but, your thinking is tour de force
thinking!!!!
-Alex l NYC
Renina continues to
challenge herself and
give these types of
conversations a platform
away from the classroom.
i also think she grapples
with a lot of ideas and
i love that she’s not afraid
to put that work on display.
i’m thankful.
-Bianca l Brooklyn
You’re bookmarked based off of this post alone
-Ketchums l Michigan
I’ve read your blog for a long time and this is
my first time responding. You give me reason
to think and improve upon myself and others.
Thank you.
-John l Florida
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Me + Baldwin @ a beach in Long Island, Summer ‘08.
I Love Baldwin and it seems that every summer I return to his collection of essays published by the Library of America.
What is the job of Black writers? The work?
Baldwin addresses this in the essay “Notes for a Hypothetical Novel.”
I like this quote because it [...]
Carry Out the Four Modernisations of the Fatherland (2007) by Kehinde Wiley
I have been thinking a lot Love + Domination + Black men.
Two weeks ago, I had a fever and couldn’t sleep so I was up dumb early, and I decided to re-read bell hook’s “The Will to Change” and I [...]
This one is for Jonzey and all the Black girls in the world who live to tell stories.
I reread Martha Southgate’s Third Girl From the Left this week and I was moved by the fact that I read this book in 2005 when it came out, but I think that the fact that I am [...]
I have a bit more time on my hands, so I wanted to reach out and ask
you all what you want me to write about.
Here are some of the ideas that I have:
1. Quick Post on Joan Morgan and David Ikard’s interview in the academic journal, Beats, Words and Life. They talk about rap [...]
Within the comments section of my post “Black Women x The Streets x Harassment” , which Latoya has up on Racialicious, Gregory Butler explained the connection between being protected and being dominated in a straight forward and profound way. He writes,
It took me years to reach the [...]
Publishers Weekly cover from Dec 2009
The other day I was reading an interview with Ishmael Reed and he said some things about Black fiction that got me to thinking. The interview was with Jill Nelson for his new book, “Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Media: Return of the Nigger Breakers.” Tell me how you [...]
Where does all the nerdiness come from?
I get it from my momma,
Talking with Y’all,
And reading all these books.
Yes. Above is one semesters worth.
Glad I got my eye sight still. Not a bad life, no?
Amen.
New Model Minority is an ad free blog, because I see this space as an end in and of it self. No sponsors. No corporation. Just Thugs, Feminists and Boom Bap. Feel free to donate, if you feel moved by the work here. More than your donation I want your comments.Enjoy the site. ~Renina
