in particular the line of...Image via Dr. Ergo Yesterday, Goldy and I were walking down New Hampshire. It was warm enough that Black folks were on their porches, and young folks of all races were walking their dogs. But on this particular stretch of street there wasn’t a lot of foot traffic. We walked pass an older Black man, [...]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012Watching “The Best Man”: Old Movie, New Feminist Lens
Sunday, March 18th, 2012Last night I watched The Best Man. What is significant about it is that watching the film with an eye towards representations of Black women, I knew that there were going to be major distinctions and differences that I would see now that I didn’t see before. The first difference is in the opening when [...]
On Black Women’s Sexuality
Saturday, February 4th, 2012The second time that I saw Pariah I decided to change my paper’s title, or even to give it a proper title because of the direction the paper is taking. The working title is “I am Not Broken, I am Open: Toward Hetergenous Representations of Black Women’s Sexuality”. After walking around with a notebook [...]
Some Historical Ideas on Race, Class and Neighborhoods in DC
Sunday, January 29th, 2012Map 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. [...]
Is 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 [...]
What Awkward Black Girl and Trans Women Have Taught Me About Black Gender Politics
Friday, December 9th, 2011Where in the hell do I begin? I will just start with me and the two questions that have been on my mind since Moya (and I believe a loose collective of folks) wrote the criticism of Awkward Black Girl‘s usage of transphobic and homophobic language in a recent episode of the web series Awkward [...]
On the Brilliance of Martha Southgate’s “The Taste of Salt”.
Monday, November 28th, 2011First of all. What is fabulous about the book is that it centers the life of a Black woman- scholarship kid-Stanford educated-Oceanographer from Cleveland. #blackgirlsarefromthefuture. Then it moves on to her biological family which is her mom, her baby brother and her dad. The themes that are present in the novel are forgiveness, Black [...]
@ 12:34 am
Monday, November 14th, 2011At 12:34 I called home. I went to set my alarm on my phone. I saw a missed call. 510. Home. I called back. Only to find out that the little bear I baby-sat passed away. I assumed, car accident, drive by…… Only to learn that he took his life. I am so fucked off [...]
Justin Timberlake’s “In Time”: A Critique of Capitalism?
Sunday, November 6th, 2011I saw the new Justin Timberlake last night, In Time a film where time is the currency used to pay rent, pay for bus rides, buy food etc. Everyone has a watch on their arm, that counts down to their last minute. Timberlake lives in the hood, and by virtue of a come up, he [...]
He Chose “Bitches” over Me….Musing on My Brother
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011As many of you know, my brother is one of my most favorite people in the world. He is funny, handsome, has a dark sense of humor think “Black Mike Judge” meets Richard Pryor. Lastly he is extremely charming and tries to be there for momma. As a Black working dad who tries to participate [...]
