I won’t lie: I listened to this Chris Brown/Quavo diss. I listened to it 3 times. I needed to make sure I heard exactly what I thought I heard. He … Continue reading TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY- 4/23/2024
Author: Jennifer Bush-Harris
RUNITBACK FRIDAY – 4/19/2024
Live from New Orleans! 45 got 12 jurors, Taylor Swift’s album drop, the Louisiana Creole debate is raging, Ashanti is looking exquisite as a Mom-to-Be and financèe, and they are … Continue reading RUNITBACK FRIDAY – 4/19/2024
That Time James Baldwin Prophesied 2024
James A. Baldwin would be 100 this August 2nd While getting through the last hours of my work day yesterday, I was listening to a Baldwin speech from 1986. This … Continue reading That Time James Baldwin Prophesied 2024
TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY- 4/16/2024
WNBA players need more money. They. Need. To. Be. Paid. MORE! I am elated that Angel Reese is going to the Chicago Sky! I’ve already priced my ballcap and tee … Continue reading TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY- 4/16/2024
75 Years Ago Today…
Jack Roosevelt Robinson is the grandfather in my head. Since I was a girl, I have looked up to him— and not truly understanding why. In this neo-Confederate state masquerading … Continue reading 75 Years Ago Today…
FIRESTARTER HOTSHEET- Orenthal James Simpson
In the days following the announcement of the death of OJ Simpson, I have thought the best thing was to be quiet. Not oblivious, but quiet. Had my father lived, … Continue reading FIRESTARTER HOTSHEET- Orenthal James Simpson
RUNITBACK FRIDAY – 4/12/2024
There is still violence in Gaza, Dawn Staley is a mood, Raven Johnson is the next level of pressure, OJ Simpson getting 6 feet deep, Tax Day is Monday, and my birthday is in 6 weeks!
Let’s get it!
#the4:44Album #TheJuice #OJSimpson #ThereHeGo
I was 13, almost 14, when OJ Simpson was in that white Bronco in LA. I remember watching this low speed car chase at my grandmother’s house, and I remember when OJ got acquitted when I was 15.
I also grew up in a house that my father was huge football fan, and had nothing but praise for his talent. I remember many a little Black boy who wanted to be a Running Back because of him and Bo Jackson.
I also remember watching sips of this trial and just AMAZED! As a DV survivor, as a woman who was married to a duplicitous man— I can completely believe he was abusive to Nicole. I can also believe the LAPD is a racist and crooked as Klan Meeting! There are things I believe, things I know, and things I see that make eulogizing this Black man complicated.
What I will say is Icarus has many sons.
Note: Watch for the FIRESTARTER HOTSHEET over the weekend for this. I got big feelings.
#NCAA #SouthCarolina #DawnStaley #SouthCarolinaGamecocks
This is the most I have ever heard about Iowa in my entire life. I do not care about that chick from Iowa—I cannot care! And no, I don’t hate her. What is the most annoying about that chick from Iowa can be competitive and when Black female athletes do the same thing, it’s disrespectful!
Nall.
And the fact that the narrative for this 2023-2024 season focused solely SOLELY on her?! And not Dawn Staley and the GAMECOCK! I got a whole issue, observation and a problem! CNN had to be checked about this! Stop playing in our faces.
We see you.
#Beyoncè #CowboyCarter #AsaBlanton #StayMad
This album is really making people pressed like an Easter suit.
Asa Blanton, whom the Internet found is a nursing student in Indiana, tells how Black people aren’t country, and neither is Beyoncé— and how we were “pickin” and not being paid.
And now the internet found out this chick’s everything and called the Indiana State Board of Nursing! Racism should be considered a COD for many a Black person! If she feels like this about an album, how would she treat a Black patient?
Mmph.
Before I leave y’all this week:
For Bonnie
Dr. Antionette Candia-Bailey deserved better than what she got. Please listen to the WHATJAYESAID: THE PODCAST for my full opinion about this topic. The fact that Dr. Canidia-Bailey is dead … Continue reading For Bonnie
TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY -4/9/2024
There are several things in the docket of my mind this week! 1.) Dawn Staley is in a class all by herself and we don’t talk about that enough. The … Continue reading TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY -4/9/2024
Mediocrity Is The Goal
Watch the documentary BASEBALL by Ken Burns. In the wanderings of my own mind, I find myself thinking why it is that Josh Gibson is dead. Now, I have been … Continue reading Mediocrity Is The Goal