Map detailing borders of the Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood in DC. I am a board certified nerd. Meaning, I have library cards from three states, and I would get one more if they would let me. Given my card carrying nerd credentials I am one of those people who takes pamphlets from museums and libraries. [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Some Historical Ideas on Race, Class and Neighborhoods in DC
Sunday, January 29th, 2012Is Marriage Really for White People Gina?
Saturday, January 28th, 2012For my paper, I read Ralph Bank’s “Is Marriage for White People?” Banks is a legal scholar and professor at Stanford University. This text is crucial in terms of the “Middle class Black women can’t find a man” discourse because it is both a scholarly book and because it has been reviewed widely in the [...]
Pariah and Red Tails: Film Finance, Sexuality and Race.
Saturday, January 28th, 2012I will be writing a series of posts about Pariah. This is the first of three or four. Dedicated to @Very54. I missed you too. The conversation around Red Tails and Pariah is interesting in it brings the politics of black stories and professional Black storytellers to the forefront. (Peace to James McBride for the [...]
