September 2009
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By Thembi Ford Getting his hot little hands on Ntozake Shange’s 1975 play “For Colored Girls who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf,” was coup of the year for Tyler Perry. Not only will he produce and direct the upcoming film version, the King of Coonery will also write the adaptation of what…
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No Carla the Maid in this retrograde, revisionist Clorox ad.My friend Dot pointed out that this commercial was running before Mad Men previews on AMC’s Web site and I found a plethora of things wrong with it. 1) Most depressing laundry ad ever from the music to the “women have always done the laundry”
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Janet Jackson is going to open the MTV Video Music Awards with a tribute to her brother, Michael Jackson and we’ll be yakking up all the festivities, the clothes, the music, the performances and the tribute at The Black Snob’s Forum! (blacksnob.ning.com) You can join in! Not a member of The Forum yet? Just click
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGvqQFHKsSQ&hl=en&fs=1&] Anti-racism activist Tim Wise gives his take on Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the perceived silence from Republicans on what Wise sees as the fanning of racial flames by these hosts. Partial transcript after the jump.
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Opinions? Comments? Agree? Disagree? Snob take: I don’t think Van Jones should have stepped down. All it did was embolden Glenn Beck (like he needed the encouragement). Yeah, they didn’t vet Jones (what was up with that, Valerie? Still love the shoes, tho.), but the dude wasn’t exactly Negro Kryptonite either. I mean, he was
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Notice, the earrings are off. Time for a Compton-style beat down!Apparently, line officials, as Serena allegedly told one she’d shove this ball down her throat after a disputed call that eventually would give the match and the path to the US Open finals to a rejuvinated Kim Clijsters. I’m on Team Williams, but damn Serena.…
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The best security system in the world (the Secret Service) comes with the house! From NBC Chicago: “It’s an advantage not having him here, because the security increases tenfold. It’s challenging and really disrupts the neighborhood,” (home owner) Jacky Grimshaw said to CNBC reporters this morning. (Husband) Bill Grimshaw says he did become accustomed to…
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