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Archive for the 'AOL Black Voices/BlackSpin' Category

20 Aug

Despicable Acts: Labelling Obama the Anti -Christ

It’s been said that the way to make sure a meme is widely adopted is to repeat it over and over and over again. During the primary battle between Obama and Clinton, a nasty little internet email gained enough traction to spill over into mainstream discussion.
That email purportedly "proved" that Barack Obama is the [...]

22 Jul

Why Black Voices…

From My post at AOL Black Voices/BlackSpin:
I don’t live in a different world from any other American. But I experience that world as an individual, through the prism of my identity which consists of many elements including “race” as the concept has manifested in this country. As a black woman, I don’t see the world [...]

26 Jun

Meanwhile, over at AOL Black Voices

I’ve been posting like a mad woman over at the ‘day job.’ I am still figuring how to juggle my ideas, but I thought I’d share some of what I’ve been writing about over there. I’d love to hear your thoughts…here or there.
Are menthols racist? And why do so many black folks (75% of [...]