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
Category: life
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
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:
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
RUNITBACK FRIDAY – 4/5/2024
Jackie Aina don’t wanna be called Auntie no more, New York and New Jersey had an earthquake, baseball season, 45 still ain’t got these people money, and Diddy like Waldo! … Continue reading RUNITBACK FRIDAY – 4/5/2024
They Know What They Meant
At this point Cowboy Carter is an act of rebellion. Listen to it. When the Houston Chronicle said they wanted to keep country clean, they might have well have said: … Continue reading They Know What They Meant
The Killer Part Is
I admire the non- White people who do the radical work of diversity training and awareness. I do! If only because that’s a level of patience and god-magick I haven’t … Continue reading The Killer Part Is
TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY – 4/2/2024
I like Lizzo! I do! What I want for her, is the same thing I want for all Black women: peace. The fact she is leaving music because of how … Continue reading TALKABOUT IT TUESDAY – 4/2/2024