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Had to share. This is from last week when the Obamas were heading to Iowa for their big shindig. The girls are too cute, specially Malia in her little junior trench coat! And look at those gams on Michelle. She’s got legs and she knows how to use them. And all the leggings on the…
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Honor your deceased loved ones through barbecue. This rib is for you, Uncle John!
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The Snob is a big fan of good music. Even when it’s not sung in English. Especially if it falls into the soul/R&B/jazz continuum. Last year I discovered South Korea’s answer to Usher and Justin Timberlake, pop singer/actor/model/pop n’ lock enthusiast Rain, and his song “Escaping the Sun” on of all things, The Colbert Report.…
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My Great Great Uncle Charles Smartt: citizen, soldier, husband, “the man.” He just looked good. In every photo in my great-great-aunt’s collection, her husband Corporal Charles Smartt looked good. Smooth double black skin. Serious look on his face. Boots spit-shined, a handsome military man. His wife, my Aunt Ollie loved him and they spent their…
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The idea to write about “sell-outs” came from my correspondence from a reader, bklynbam. He offered this rumination on the emasculation of black males in film and the fascination with “the exotic other” some whites have, specifically in the role of “the coon,” always worth mocking. On a cold day in the late 1990’s, at…
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*Yes. That is a Que Dog in his underwear with a brand on his chest, gloves and a scarf. He is a regular feature of the comic. His name is Curtis. To see the comic that preceded this one, click here. And yes. Those are references to Star Trek and an old skool Toys R’…
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Back on May 7th I asked readers to submit what was their definition of “cooning” or a “sell-out.” I received a lot of responses that took me some time to examine. The following is my ode to the sometimes real, sometimes mythical so-called coons, buffoons, toms, turncoats and sell-outs. She packed a gun for one…
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