Donald Sterling’s latest ventures in race and sociology make me not only think the guy would feel right at home in 1930’s America, but I also think he wants to capture some of that ol’ Sambo magic and recreate his own private Cotton Club in 2014. You think I’m being extreme, huh? Like the famous […]
Read More THE COTTON CLUB SYNDROME – DONALD STERLING AND THE LEAGUE OF OWNERSWe all have passion, and a few of you have more than one. It’s okay to admit it. This convo is between you, me and the viewing screen. While some passions are repressed by the cruel hand of others or through our own restrictive choices, some of you do not need to be convinced […]
Read More SIGHT + SOUND: WABERI JORDAN – PUT IT RIGHT THEREMy thoughts about American democracy and Freedom of Speech’s current state after the Supreme Court recently obliterated long-standing campaign donation limits can be summarized with one sentence. The more money you have, the more freedom you get. Look at WaPo‘s article about the McCutcheon case if you want a longer explanation… song currently stuck […]
Read More “ONLY DOLLARS GOT THE WEIGHT”Nina Simone’s The King of Love is Dead – song about the April 4, 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – is one of the most emotionally-stirring tunes I ever heard. Note that Nina didn’t say the King of Racial Hatred is Dead, or the King of Violent Revolution is Dead, […]
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