in particular the line of...San Francisco has ten Black people. Okay, it has more than ten Black people, but the scarcity of Negro’s in the city of St. Francis was ever presentthroughout the film, Medicine for Melancholy. When I lived in Oakland last year, there were a few times that Ifelt like the only Black girl on Mission street. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Medicine for Melancholy
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Marinate with M.dot
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Hoods to Woods trailer #2 from Brian Paupaw on Vimeo. My homie Deka has a new film coming about being a snow boarder from Bed Stuy, titled from Hoodsto Woods. My favorite part of the trailer was the young buckbackflips off the fence and Dekka says, “If I put them sho’tieson some snow boards, they [...]
Tyler Perry and Chris Brown: A Teachable Moment
Thursday, February 19th, 2009Earlier this week I was sitting in on a class about the Myth of the Black Mammy. Tyler Perry and the fact that his films are popular withwhite crowds and Black crowds alike came up. I mentionedthat Black comedians have a history of dressing up likeBlack women begining with Red Fox and Flip Wilson.I went [...]
Pimps, Ho’s and Chris Brown
Thursday, February 12th, 2009It happened on Sunday. The news first broke.I was on Twitter, reading messages about The Grammys,with the TV turned off, when someone wrote a tweet saying,“Looks Like Chris Brown put his Pimp hand Down on a Ho.” I unfollowed the person that made this statement.And continued about my business. Then I thought.That’s odd, why is [...]
I Need a Beat
Monday, February 9th, 2009We Need a Beat. Raquel Wilson and I are working on a podcast seriesabout Gender and Hip Hop. We need your help with anintro song. If you make beats and want to make a contribution, get at me.The elements that I envision are: 1. An intro like this DJ JuiceCut, or something similarly creative.2. The [...]
My Hair is Good, It Ain’t Never Hurt Nobody #1
Thursday, February 5th, 2009I have been nappy since 1993. While there are some peoplethat contend that Black women with natural hair lovethemselves more so than women who don’t. I don’t subscribe tothat notion. There are some women with natural hair thatlike themselves, others who hate themselves, the samegoes for women with perms. The last time I straightened my [...]
2 Train Wisdom
Thursday, February 5th, 2009Last Tuesday, I ran into a homie, Simone, on the 2 train.She is in BK now, but she is from Oakland, and we both knowcommon people. We are cool, but not tight. This is important to note becauseof the significance of what she went on to say to me. I know Simone to be real [...]
Addicted to Being A Victim
Thursday, February 5th, 2009I love Yellow Tulips In the midst of all of the bumpiness of January ’09, I learnedthat I was addicted to being a victim. Well, I knew it, but Iactually said it out loud to people, each of whom laughed, becauseI think I shocked them with my willingness to admit it. The first timeI said [...]
Ms. Black Feminist Goes to the Country Club
Sunday, February 1st, 2009I have a bad left knee. I moved earlier this week, and I didn’t wantmy knee to look like a cauliflower, so I decided to use a gym pass thatI had been saving for a rainy day. I figured that a little yoga and a little steam room would helpold lefty feel better.The gym facility [...]
