Looking For Folks With “Unconventional Wisdom”

July 28, 2009

Looking For Folks With “Unconventional Wisdom”

Belton Family PhotoAs the Unconventional Wisdom Series rolls on I wanted to highlight what’s been written about and what topics we’ve yet to cover.

So far myself and other contributors have written ten out of the twenty-four proposed topics. The ones in bold are the ones that still haven’t been written. If you’re interested in tackling any of them, just give me a holler at blacksnob@gmail.com.

The Case Against Integration (Or If Your HBCU Is Near Dead, It’s Probably Your Fault)
That’s Funny, I Flunked At The “White” School Too and Other Suburban Myths
Light, Bright and Still Black: The Grass Is Not Necessarily Greener For the Person Two Shades Lighter Than You
Sometimes that White Girl/Guy They’re Dating Isn’t About You
What’s In A (Really Ghetto) Name? A Lot of Foolishness
And This Is Where We Part: The Case Against Self-Segregation
Black Church? What Black Church?
The Lonely Life of A Black Liberal
Fear and Loathing In the Diaspora
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the Desperate Black Woman
The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the No-Good Black Man
How To Excel Yourself Right Out of the Community in 10 Easy Steps
Harriet’s Gun, Part II: Fear Will Not Keep Me By Your Side (read the original post “The Sell-Out” here)
Black Republicans Would Have More Friends If They Were Blue Dog Democrats (Ask Harold Ford Jr.)
I Don’t Know What Black Is Anymore and If You Think You Know, You’re Lying
There’s A Reason Why That Korean Family Runs The Beauty Supply Store And You Still Shop There Even If They Give You The Stink Eye The Whole Time (Or Why “Buy Black” Ain’t Nuttin’ But A Word)
Black Feminist Is Not A Dirty Word
No One Has Permission To Say “Nigger.” You Just Say It and Face the Consequences Like Everyone Else
There’s No Sexual Revolution In Black America — Just Sex
Massive Fail: If Black Gays Are Still On “The Down Low” It’s Probably Your Fault
Everybody’s Biracial (Even You)
Memo to Black Americans from Black Europeans: You Have Everything. Please STFU. Ain’t No Barack Obamas ‘Round Here.
Can’t Make You Do Right, Can’t Make You Do Wrong: The Myth of the Strong Black Woman and Her Not-So-Magical Powers Over Black Men
Rap Music Didn’t Make You Do It

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5 responses to “Looking For Folks With “Unconventional Wisdom””

Scipio Africanus

July 28, 2009

You’ve got some of the dopest family photos ever. Taking a picture outside while someone is on a horse was probably common in Black rural families, because my grandmother has one with her younger grother on the horse.

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Danielle Belton

July 28, 2009

@ ScipioWe were fortunate that one side of my father’s mother’s family kept a lot of pictures dating back to the late 1800s. A trio of aunt’s held on to all the photos (that’s one of them, Ollie, the one in the hat, patting the dog) and kept a log of family history. They didn’t throw out a thing and when we inherited their home it was filled with pictures, mementos, and other historical documents. The only sad thing is my dad only knows a few of the people in the pictures, so some of the people photographed have been lost to time. My mother’s family has more of an oral history that’s been passed down through the generations, but few pictures.

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sasha

July 28, 2009

I’m very intrigued by The Lonely Life of a Black Liberal,where were you thinking about going with this one? I would also love to read Black Feminist isn’t a dirty word; have you ever thought about contacting Rene,she runs the Womanist Musings blog, to write an essay or even Rebecca Walker, i would love to read an essay from her about the topic of black feminism.

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kim

July 28, 2009

You have so many awesome vintage pictures of your family! It’s great to see that your family photographed themselves. I recently went to a family reunion and can now date my family back to 1831. I think having this sense of history brings about confidence.

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polticallyincorrect

July 28, 2009

You are lucky, there are no pre 1950s photos in my family, and the ones we do have are school pictures, we don’t have any photos of adults.

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