NegrophileBorn on the Fourth of July ... a.k.a. Juneteenth, C.P.T.A ghetto-fabulous conceptualism based on reality and the intricacies of daily life.- June 11, 2007 Jori Finkel's New York Times article "A Reluctant Fraternity, Thinking Post-Black" Audra D.S. Burch's Miami Herald article "Afro-Latin Americans: A rising voice" (with comments and related content) Mike Gross' Lancaster Online commentary "The economics of baseball and race" Howard W....http://www.negrophile.com/phile/articles/a_ghettofabulous_conceptualism_based_on_reality_a... Inside the country club and outside the baseline- June 8, 2007 Phillyburbs has Lee Elder on golf and Black Enterprise has, well, black people on black golf courses, while the Nation and Sacramento Bee have Gary Sheffield....http://www.negrophile.com/phile/articles/inside_the_country_club_and_outside_the_baseline.... I feel victorious that what I sacrificed myself for is now right in name.- June 5, 2007 Whats in a name For some, the switch from a department named Afro-American Studies to one entitled African and African-American Studies in 2003 simply reflected the departments growing focus on two separate, although necessarily intertwined, fields of study. Yet for...http://www.negrophile.com/phile/articles/i_feel_victorious_that_what_i_sacrificed_myself_f... Mes cousins jamais ns hantent les nuits des Duvalier- June 4, 2007 ... My father worked in a Port-au-Prince shoe store at the time, and he recalled how Macoutes would walk into the store, ask for the best shoes, then simply grab them and walk away. He couldnt protest or chase them...http://www.negrophile.com/phile/articles/mes_cousins_jamais_nes_hantent_les_nuits_des_duva... Steve Gilliard- June 4, 2007 photo of Jen and Steve Gilliard from The News Blog and Julia by pnh under Creative Commons license Slant Truth: You were one of the first outspoken Black political bloggers I discovered. Skeptical Brotha: His passionate defense of truth...http://www.negrophile.com/phile/weblogs/steve_gilliard.html |