I’m going to be on NPR’s News and Notes today with Michael Fauntroy of MichaelFauntroy.com and My Urban Report (the source of my TJ Holmes talkin’ bout himself footage). We’ll be discussing racial bias, religion and politics, what makes a person “legally” black and whether or not America still needs Affirmative Action. I’ll be going…

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Oh, What Wow! He’s the Greatest Dancer(Who Knows What Placage Is) While exercising at the gym last night I caught the broadcast of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew and while watching it I thought of two things: “Oh my God! Dance porn!” and “I wonder if TJ Holmes can do a pop n’ lock routine?”…

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This is the seventh entry of “The Chip On My Shoulder Is A Boulder,” a series on the complex relationships between black women and their mothers. The series will run through this week. Previous entries include “The Adoptee,” “The Rebel,” “The Gypsy,” “She Did Her Best,” “The Reluctant Mother” and “The Narcissist’s Daughter.” When you…

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Above: Michelle Obama, below: Painting “The Battle On San Domingo,” a depiction of the Haitian Revolution, the most successful slave revolt in history. I found this item on What About Our Daughters last night. File this one under foolishness and chicanery, courtesy of that bastion of the Civil Rights Industrial Complex, the Southern Christian Leadership…

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This is the sixth entry of “The Chip On My Shoulder Is A Boulder,” a series on the complex relationships between black women and their mothers. The series will run through this week. Previous entries include “The Adoptee,” “The Rebel,” “The Gypsy,” “She Did Her Best” and “The Reluctant Mother.” Someone is supposed to be…

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Black Politics On the Web announced its finalists for its Shining Star Awards and you helped get The Black Snob nominated as a Finalist for Best Overall Political blog and Best New Political blog! You guys are the best! And it appears that I am the only person up for Best New Political blog so…

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Ever since I started this blog I have received mail from people of all nationalities about black people and black issues. I try to be welcoming of all people and all points of view because I want to encourage openness in the best interest of improving race relations and ethnic divisions. No judgments, just frank…

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