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Little Black Girl Power…

Hello World!

Obama Girl Swag...

It’s a good time to be a little black girl…not that it wasn’t in the ’80s when I was a preadolescent. But between the start of MTV and the popularity of shows like “The Dukes of Hazzard,” a little black girl couldn’t get a break…I mean back then, you might be able to catch New Edition on TV or even our friends from across the pond, Musical Youth (Remember them?) Oh yeah, there was at least one little black girl on TV – Tootie from “The Facts of Life” but her shine wasn’t like Blair, arguably the main character of the show…but now little black girl power is front and center…shout to Willow Smith…

And if your parents don’t let you watch music videos yet, you can always check out “Sesame Street.” Kudos to them for “keepin’ it one hunnud.” (Is that slang still apropos? now that I’m nearing my late ’30s, my slang knowledge could be slippin’.)

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.

Psalm 139:14

 

Any thoughts?

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To beat a dead horse…(or black women are the mules of the world – Zora Neale Hurston)

Hello World,

2010 must be the year of “Bash the Black Women.”  From “Why Can’t a Successful Black Woman Find a Man?” to “What Chilli Wants”, the challenges of the love life of black women have been on display for the world to dissect, theorize and criticize…And now our issues are the subject of an increasingly popular cartoon featured on YouTube…

So what do you think? Is there some truth to this funny video? Or we just an easy target at this point?

Hopefully, next year, some other population group will be the topic of discussion…Thankfully, however, there are some black men who are willing to discuss their love woes and related issues on the Internet….

1. Until I Get Married: Inside the Mind of the New Bachelor

2. Baby Daddy Diaries

3. Giving Love A Chance

Check these brothers out. Let me know what you think.

Any thoughts?

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Back in the day…

Hello World…

This show perfectly captured all of the triumphs, foibles & questions of childhood...

As a journo and a resident of the A, you know I’ve heard the news, but I won’t analyze  it here because it’s being analyzed everywhere…On every social network, blog and online publication,  someone is posting a link to an article, a video, a picture, a commentary, this that and the other…and frankly, I’m just burdened by it all…One thing is for sure, prayer is in order…and with that, I will move on to my topic of the day…

Sometimes, when I ponder the state of affairs from politics to current events to the economy and beyond, I get, in a visceral way, why Michael Jackson was obsessed with childhood…The world can be a very scary place…And sometimes, so that I won’t get mired in the woes of the world, I have to make a sincere effort to focus my attention elsewhere…And sometimes, I just have to go “back in the day” when my world was no bigger than my upstairs bedroom at Charlestown Apartments where I could spend the entire day lounging on my bed, tracing images of Cinderella, Snow White and other characters from my Disney encyclopedia. The major problem I grappled with at that age was cajoling the neighborhood kids into letting me play kickball with them. I must admit that sometimes my penchant for “joning” (playing the dozens) got me into fights but overall it was an idyllic time where everything made sense…

So in the interest of counteracting all of the analysis, link posting and discussion, I thought I would post positive links and hopefully make the world wide web a happier place today…Yeah, yeah, maybe I’m simplistic, but at least I don’t use current events as a means to unleash the vitriol  that was already simmering within me…Uh oh, let me rein myself back in…I’m supposed to be sending out peace, love & light today…

So here are my positive or least funny links of the day…

1. Have you heard the latest news about Tyler Perry, Atlanta’s most famous movie mogul?…He just up and gave 10 stacks to some local Boy Scouts…Read the news here…Now, run and tell that lol!

2. Remember back in the day when we (the girls that is) used to do chants like, “My name is Jackie…” And the girls would holla, “Uh, she think she bad.” And I would reply with something like, ” Uh, I’m know I’m bad” and I would roll my neck, switch my hips and curl my lips for emphasis. Well Beyonce did something similar with a group of young girls. Check out the video…You gotta respect a woman who can wear heels at all times…I just can’t…

3. And last but not least, have you seen Wayne Brady and Mike Tyson spoof Bobby Brown’s video for “Every Little Step?” It is soo funny…And Bobby even makes a cameo appearance with his big ole gut and all…Incidentally, Bobby Brown is performing at a free concert for the grand opening of the new Riverdale City Hall on October 9…I will be in the house!

Any positive thoughts?