What People Are Saying

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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Archive for October, 2009

Off to the Farmers Market

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

I want to go to the Farmers market at the white house and see the greens and the lobbyists and their children. Halloween farmers market. I should to a tour of the farmers markets in the country for the blog.

Very First Quickems Post

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Thinking about the impact that Beanies Beef w/ jay is having on heads. I think they feel the way I did when I say Rihanna’s Vagina on the smoking section. Like. This shit is over for me homie.

SCOOBS

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

In this section I will review books, at least I will try to.

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Ann Daramola Britini Danielle Garland McLaurin Janicza Bravo James Richards Latoya Peterson Marquette Jones Matthew Birkhold Moya Bailey Tracey Rose Rafi Kam

It Was Racist

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

I was reluctant about today’s class going in. . We read Mary Waters Ethnic Options and her book Black Identity. I reviewed Black Identity which focuses on the process of West Indian Americans coming to identify or avoiding identifying as Black. The book contained lot’s of qualitative interview’s with West Indian folks talking about why [...]

Tyler Perry x Morehouse x Real Black Men

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Speaking to my homie Jonzey the other night, I was trying to convince her to go see Good Hair, she refused. I said you must go to seeSharpton’s clear disdain for and anger towards Black womenand our budgetary practices around our hair. She mentioned that she wasn’t going for precisely that reason. That she isnot [...]

The Classroom is a Political Space

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Over the last few weeks, one of the hardest things, for meto navigate has been deciding when to talk and when to shutup. This has been an issue in all of my classes. Yet, it has manifest itself differently because of my familiaritywith the material, my willingness to be vulnerable and askquestions and my willingness [...]