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Black Film Spotlight: Chisholm ‘72: Unbought & Unbossed

I watched this 2004 film just a few weeks ago. To call it timeless doesn’t fully appreciate it. It transcended motivational. Afterwards, I was tempted to enter my hat in the 2008 Presidential Race.
Chances are, however, I lack the drive, vision, singular passion and discernment she displayed so fearlessly. I don’t mean this in a [...]

3Oct2007 | Garry Bevel | 4 comments | Continued
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Best/Worst Week Ever: HBCUs

Have historically black colleges and universities ever had a more newsworthy week?!
Learning from Virginia Tech
On Monday, Delaware State University police arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for shooting two fellow DSU students and shooting at a third individual last Friday. While there’s some ongoing controversy about why the suspect was allowed to remain [...]

27Sep2007 | Eugene | 7 comments | Continued
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‘praying for nailah franklin’ edition : tech news 9/26

as noted earlier, we’re still keeping hope alive and extending our prayers for nailah franklin, a ybp who has been missing since tuesday, september 18th. a website has been setup as well as a reward for those who may know something. spread the word, keep her in your prayers, and keep hope alive.
and for a [...]

26Sep2007 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Double Standard …. as usual

I love the opening sentence in the following Associated Press article. Part of me thinks it was written by a hip-hop fan. : )
“Not only rappers fight at award shows: Kid Rock and Tommy Lee tussled in the audience at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.”
I wonder if the Kid Rock/Tommy Lee fight [...]

10Sep2007 | Eugene | 1 comment | Continued
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What were you thinking?!

Uh, did Eddie Griffin REALLY think he was going to get away with this in front of a group of bougie …. uh, I mean …. not-so-young black professionals like this?!
Comedian Eddie Griffin was pulled from the stage at the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge after repeatedly using the “N” word.
To [...]

6Sep2007 | Eugene | 7 comments | Continued
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Natural Black Hair not Glamorous?

Perhaps you’ve already read about this story, but I’m playing catch up on the blogosphere. So apparently some people still just don’t understand the ignorance that comes out of their mouths. Read on.
Cleary Gottlieb has a bad hair day - Talk about a Glamour don’t.
Vivia Chen The American LawyerAugust 27, 2007

It seemed like a nice [...]

2Sep2007 | Kimberly | 20 comments | Continued
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Black Film Spotlight

Little known African-American director (and actress) Kasi Lemmons helmed a little known 1997 movie called Eve’s Bayou. Starring some Hollywood’s finest black actors, Lemmons brought a polish, sophistication and mysticism to the screen rarely seen and mostly unmatched. Though Kimberly thought it only ‘decent,’ I and Roger Ebert called it “the best movie of 1997. [...]

30Aug2007 | Garry Bevel | 2 comments | Continued
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YBP? Yes. Expert? No.

I attended a forum sponsored by the Washington Post called Being A Black Man last week in Vegas. Journalists at the newspaper gathered to debrief with their peers on their award-winning series on the black male experience at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.
They also announced the release of a book of the same [...]

17Aug2007 | Eugene | 4 comments | Continued
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dr. cornel west releases hip-hop album : never forget

the title alone says enough.

it drops august 21st. you can pre-order on amazon for $12.97. review of album at allhiphop.com.
i tried to embed the video interview about the album in the post, but amazon has some proprietary code wrapped around it.
however, you can find the video link here.

14Aug2007 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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