Dear President Obama, I am concerned that your disregard for civil liberties and due process is putting US citizens in danger. Yesterday you finally succeeded in the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, a US citizen. You authorized his assassination without charges or concrete evidence. Although al-Awlaki made incendiary Youtube videos and had contact with people who …
I’ve had a number of elderly black people whom I have the utmost respect for ask me why I, or people like me, criticize Barack Obama. “This may be the only chance we get” or “Why don’t you support the guy you voted for?,” are common arguments I hear. With all due respect to the …
Even though I often don’t agree with President Obama, there was something comforting about him delivering an uninterrupted speech as John Boenher could only look on, glowing and angry. For a brief moment, the symbol of white (even though he looks more Oompa-Loompa orange) establishment interests was put on mute. If only we could do …
As we get older we have a tendency to look at some of the things we read as kids, in my case AllHipHop.com and SLAM magazine, the same way we look at professional wrestling. Their rampant typos and strictly Q&A style interviews may not have been the marks of professional journalism but there was a …
I’ve figured out how black people can get some stimulus money. No red tape. No job training. Just pick up an AK-47, make a “Death to America” video and join your nearest international extremist organization. Scoff all you want but our military has given $360 million to the Taliban. That pales in comparison to the …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfwwcpqqDcw&w=420&h=345] Just for fun, I Twitter searched “portland police” yesterday afternoon. People were buzzing over the police surrounding a man locked in a bathroom who allegedly had a gun. Mayor Sam Adams was even praising the Portland Police Department for their great service. When I looked up the story later in the night, it …
If you ever watch interviews with so-called mafioso rappers that were big in the 90s, there’s always a point where they mention “Iran-Contra” and the crowd (and sometimes the host) looks dumbfounded. I had one of these moments the other day. A friend asked me about some books I had just picked up from the …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyO02uNGo38&w=420&h=345] I’ve had way too many conversations that ended with, “We could change things if all oppressed people just came together.” While it’s a nice thought, the opposite has actually happened. Races have unified against blacks even though blacks have the least resources globally. Nonetheless, black people have been the first to embrace multicultural …
Back in high school my friends and I used to go to Blockbuster (Remember those?) and rent movies. Usually we would go for quirky and often stupid films, while making fun of any number of ridiculous titles available. The still undisputed champion remains “The Watermelon Heist”, a black comedy flick that would make you respect …
During the 2008 presidential election, some black comics were saying, “It’s not like we’re voting for Flavor Flav.” Maybe not, but remember, we had George W. Bush for eight years. At least Flav hasn’t had attempts on his life by a pretzel and a shoe. Besides, Bush’s presidency was more about his cabinet anyway. Chuck …