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Branding the Victim
Published on 28 Nov 2006 at 7:43 pm.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, black image.
In the wake of the outrageous murder of Sean Bell by the NYPD, I’m beginning to notice a disturbing trend in the media. As we know, Bell was not the first unarmed Black men to be shot and killed by New York’s finest. Anouther was Patrick Dorismond. Dorismond was shot during a fight with several […]
The Performance of Manhood
Published on 16 Nov 2006 at 1:17 am.
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Filed under ridiculousness, men's issues, black image.
I think we all, at one point or another, have witnessed “the performance of manhood,” that situation where a brother acts a certain way, or takes on a certain role/persona-to show how much of a man he is. Black manhood, in particular, evokes a unique performance. Allow me to share an encounter with Black manhood […]
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Halloween In the Hood?
Published on 30 Oct 2006 at 9:08 pm.
9 Comments.
Filed under racism, ignorance, black image.
Here is a story from my neck of the woods… A Greek organization at Johns Hopkins University has been suspended for throwing a party that with racially insensitive connotations.
The Sigma Chi “Halloween in the Hood” Party was closed down early Sunday morning, and followed with protests from the JHU Black Student Union. Invitations on Facebook […]
..but Jesus had an Afro
Published on 12 Oct 2006 at 11:50 pm.
16 Comments.
Filed under black culture, spirituality, black image.
“Does is matter what color Jesus Christ was?” This was one of the questions from our Roundtable discussion last week. There were a wide range of responses, but I want to focus on one of the main points. Regardless of Jesus’ “color” or “race” the Bible states very clearly-Jesus had hair of wool. I.E. nappy […]
