Monday, January 25th, 2010
I have been reticent to blog about the earthquake. When so many people are adding their two cents, I think people who are directly effected have a stronger ability to move others than someone like myself, who is more removed, and has the luxury of being riled up and distracted by idiots like Pat Robertson, or this
asinine article by David Brooks (since when is Brooks an expert on Haitian culture and the ripple effects of voodoo?). I've prayed and I've given what money I could. That being said, Edwidge Danticat,…
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Tags: Earthquake, Edwidge Danticat, Haiti
Posted in Education Talk, Life Talk, TV Talk | 3 Comments »
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Tags: CBS Grammy Special, Common, Flo Rida, Grammy Awards, Kanye West, Mos Def, Q-Tip, The Renaissance
Posted in Music Talk, TV Talk | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Editor's Note: Ang and I love men. Trouble is, sometimes (and I'm mostly speaking for myself) we don't know what's going on in their, er um, big heads. That's were Tony Grands from Reading & Writing is For Dumb People comes in. We've been thinking about adding another voice to Proper Talks for awhile now
; why not let it drip testosterone? Of course we've invited Grands to conversate with us for… Read More
Tags: BET, BET Hip Hop Awards, Drake, Ice Cube, Kanye West, T.I., Taylor Swift, Tony Grands
Posted in Media Talk, Music Talk, Style Talk, TV Talk | 9 Comments »
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Tags: Alicia Keys, Common, Crime, Death Penalty, Ketchup, Swizz Beats, The Cleveland Show, Tiron
Posted in Media Talk, Music Talk, Race Talk, Random Talk, TV Talk | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Sundance's
Brick City is the only reality TV show worth watching this week. The street soldiers, sheroes and heroes of Newark New Jersey along with Mayor Cory Booker are all attempting to renew Newark's urban landscape but they are up against the city's infamous reputation, earned mostly with blood and corruption. The spirit of Newark is rough but
Brick City wins…
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Tags: Brick City, Mayor Cory Booker, New Jersey, Newark, Sundance, The Wire
Posted in Media Talk, Political Talk, TV Talk | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Another day, another VH1 show making me hurt on the inside. I'm sure if you read this blog then you can gather how we feel about VH1's Real Chance/For the Love/Flavor/Rock shows. They're sometimes funny ("Danger, she smashed the homies" has yet to get old), but mostly the joke is on women. Specifically Black women. VH1 "reality" shows
always feature at least one (likely two) scantily clad black women who make it their missions to curse out or flat-out fight with the other women in the house. This is what gets VH1 ratings. There is clearly an audience out there with insatiable desire to see "bitchy" women do their thang, and what better…
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Tags: Angry Black Woman, Beyonce, Idris Elba, Mo and Kita, Obsessed, Stereotypes, The TO Show, VH1
Posted in Race Talk, Sports Talk, TV Talk | 3 Comments »
