Archive for the ‘BHC’ Category
Hood disease isn’t real, but it’s dangerous
May 26, 2014 · 0 Comments
By now, we’re all quite clear that “Hood Disease” is not only not an actual disease, but that it was born […]
The Meaning of Mandela
December 15, 2013 · 0 Comments
The passing of Nelson Mandela has stirred emotion around the globe. Recently, Ebony.com invited me to share my thoughts on […]
Django and Self-Determination
December 27, 2012 · 6 Comments
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … Kwanzaa! No, I’m serious! I’ve come to cherish Kwanzaa as an occasion to […]
Deny the Past, Deny the Future.
March 25, 2012 · 0 Comments
At the close of each Black History Month I often feel a profound sense of loss. This feeling is not […]
Welcome to the Minstrel Show.
March 18, 2010 · 2 Comments
Some of you may know I recently went to see the Scottsboro Boys (musical) at the Vineyard Theatre here in […]
It’s Bigger than Toure’s Tweets
March 10, 2010 · 10 Comments
“Fire Toure!” is a call being made from many corners these days, but I’m not sure I can go that […]
BHC: Teaching can be misdirected energy
February 18, 2010 · 4 Comments
“Traditionally, in American society, it is the members of the oppressed, objectified groups who are expected to stretch out and […]
BHC: Women as Leaders
February 2, 2010 · 0 Comments
Today’s BHC (Black History-Contemporary) speaks to the position of Women, leadership, and racial uplift. Undoutedbly we are accustomed to hearing Black HIStory but there […]
Quit Frontin on Kwanzaa
December 26, 2009 · 4 Comments
A year ago, I began a series on Kwanzaa, this year I will finish it (thanks to all who remember […]
“With the last words on my lips, I am … a revolutionary.”
December 4, 2009 · 9 Comments
A year ago, I did a tribute post to the late Fred Hampton on Uptownnotes.com and one year later I […]
