Oprah Gets Bronze Statue in Her Honor
TV chat queen Oprah gets a less than flattering tubby bronze statue cast in her honour| Showbiz | This is London The British media – thislondon.co.uk – thinks this image is unflattering, but in my humble opinion this statue is lovely. It makes me think of a fertility goddess.
Politics: Black Women Voters
Political Junkie I’m a political junkie, to the extent that I know who: are the people running for President of the US, the US President is, the Vice President is, the Speaker of the House is, my Senators are, my House Representative is, all the Supreme Court justices are, and is currently the majority party [...]
Cynicism
Cynicism is not a sign of intelligence, sophistication, a necessity, or a useful adherence to something called “keepin’ it real.” All creatures with a smidgen of gray matter learn from painful mistakes. Among primates learning comes from doing and watching. Human are able to learn from listening, reading, watching, and doing. They can retain a [...]
Black American? or American Who Is Black? Part ii
Please note for those of you who are literalistic: I mean some, not all, when referencing black or white Americans. I have a confession to make: I rarely think about my race. I’m not saying that I am color-blind. I don’t even know what sense to make of that word. What does it convey? That’s [...]
Stunning: Camilia Page on Hillary Clinton
I usually don’t cut and paste from other writers, but Camilia Page from Salon.com expresses thoughts I’ve been unable to. She sees the contempt for people coming from the Billary that I do. The first nice bite: Hillary’s willingness to tolerate Bill’s compulsive philandering is a function of her general contempt for men. She distrusts [...]
Bantu Knots Solves Itchy Scalp
It’s hard for me to believe, but it works! Since the weather turned dryer and colder, my two-strand twists hair style was growing more irritating by the day. I couldn’t stand it anymore. My scalp itched so bad, I was like a dog with fleas. I tried light dabs of castor oil. When that failed, [...]
