Humanities & Culture
PeopleBy Alizainthehouse
6 months ago
How I feel about "good hair" and "bad hair" is pretty much summed up in "Bagels & Locks" and the numerous previous posts on hair where I talk about the history of my own kinky hairstrands. And in "Every friend's just a little bit racist", I wrote: "They can tell me on the day that I’ve been rocking my afro, that actually they don’t think Michelle Obama should ever wear her hair natural. That makes them uncomfortable. They don’t even like seeing her kids rocking their hair au natural. Seeing the Obamas with their hair natural just strikes my friends as unnatural. But they assure me, they like my hair just the way it is. “It’s cute.”
So while some of my white friends are rolling their eyes over the Time Magazine article, "Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters", I read the article and thought, "Thank G-d, people are talking about this. Thank G-d." Hair is a powerful, emotional topic in the African-American community as well as the Latino community but I think the article also clearly shows that it is an emotional topic to American society in general. (And if you think this topic doesn't have anything to say to the Jewish community as well, then you don't know as many Jewesses as I do who are straightening and chemically relaxing their Jewfros |
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Humanities & CultureSpirituality and FaithBy SaraRose
7 months ago
“I don’t know why God keeps sending me here, but I know there is a mission”, stated Reverend Yvette Massey of the Warren Memorial Church during her recent visit to Israel, the third visit for Massey.
Reverend Massey arrived in Israel with nine other African-American pastors on a hot day in the middle of July, and most of the pastors didn't quite know what to expect. Aside from Reverend Massey, only one other pastor had ever been to the Holy Land, and the rest knew what they had read in the newspapers or seen on television: Israel is a place where there are wars, terrorist attacks and numerous Christian holy sites.
But when their trip ended, there were significantly different views.
Reverend Derrick Harkins, the spiritual leader of the 19th Street Baptist Church, the oldest African-American Baptist congregation in Washington, DC, described his tour as a two-dimensional experience. The itinerary provided him with “the chance to understand Israel in its everyday context. This added a dimension and texture to the trip that was so meaningful.”
The pastors' eight |
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World AffairsPolitics & OpinionsBy ausetkmt
4 months ago
Black Super Heroes are few and far between. this weekend in ATL; a Black Super Hero takes the stage, to the delight of anime fans everywhere.
"Brotherman the Dictator of Discipline"
Check Out this interview with the Brothermen Behind Brotherman. this was filmed in the early 90's as Brotherman was introduced on CBS News - This is Part.1
Part.2
The Black Man Film Festival will be Presenting a talk with the authors and designers of Brotherman; as well as special clips from the upcoming film release - "Brotherman the Dictator of Discipline"
for those of you who don't know about Brotherman, he's been around in the comic book realm for quite a while. he is the brainchild of a talented group of African American artists and cartoonists. Brotherman is a District Attorney by Day and a Crime Fighter by night. quite a combination for a Blackman.
The Storylines and lessons metted out by Brotherman are life enriching examples of Good vs. Evil.
 Today's Short Chat with Brother Yemi focuses on the History of the Festival and of course Brotherman and his creators.
 12noonBROTHERMAN: DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINEDirected by Dawud Anyabwile
A profile of the Black comics hero. Created by Dawud Anyabwile and his brother Guy A. Sims. With independent sales of 750,000 books, "Brotherman" is shattering stereotypes of Black people and inspiring a generation of young Black artists and entreprenuers to pursue their dreams in comics and animation.
Comics Showcase - 30 mins
Remember When Brotherman Was Introduced On the Arsenio Hall Show in 1990? |
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