Monthly Archives: July 2011
“The Help”: Is it just me or…
…are black people not feeling this movie trailer? I’ve witnessed a very conflicted reaction to the trailer of the new movie “The Help” recently, in a movie theater that was filled with black folk. Conflicted is the best way I … Continue reading
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If you call a friend after killing a black man, saying “I just ran that n-word over.”…
…It’s a damn hate crime! Sometimes, I can’t stand BET’s news reporting online. I really can’t. Did a Hate Crime Resulting in Murder Occur in Mississippi? HUH? BET, This should not be the title of a post about what happened … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the Casey Anthony Trail aka. Sit Down, Nancy Grace!
I didn’t get into the Casey Anthony Trial too much. I thought it was a tragedy on many different levels, and the media circus just turned me off. I cared, but there are hundred of children who are killed, molested, … Continue reading
Django Unchained: I’m not interested in any movie where black women are repeatedly raped
I don’t know about you, but a movie featuring mildly thought out black female slave characters who are repeatedly raped at a club for white slave owners is not my idea of a great film. I don’t want to see … Continue reading
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