A Great & Mighty Walk

Compelling and stimulating, this film is also a lesson about the history of African peoples. It is worth listening to and extremely well told. Adding to its power is the place that John Henrik Clarke himself has had in this history, including his role as an advisor to Kwame Nkrumah and a confidant and friend to Malcolm X. Although the filmmakers have gathered exceptional and rare archival footage and still photos covering a range of subjects and history, the centerpiece of this work is Clarke's own voice and vision. It is unfortunate that his intelligence and knowledge have not been more generally available until now. One has to applaud the efforts of the filmmakers for offering us the wisdom and insight of a truly important thinker and remarkable man. Enjoy and PASS ON.

It's Summertime!!!

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And nothing beats the lazy days of summer like an 80's grove.

This Racist Bigot is at it Again

This obnoxious idiot, during an on-air conversation Monday about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, Don Imus asked, "What color is he?" When his side-kick responded that Jones was "African-American," Imus responded: "There you go. Now we know." We need to get this fool off of the airwaves. . . immediately. Listen for yourself . . .

Tell the Truth and Shame Kobe

Ok, so I've waited a few days so all you fakers fans could recuperate. . . but now it's on. I have been sayin' for years that while Shaq could obviously get a ring without kobe, kobe couldn't do a thang without Shaq and this years finals proves the point.

Just in case anybody had forgotten that Kobe Bryant has never won an NBA title without Shaquille O’Neal, the big man sent out a reminder. The Phoenix Suns center can be seen on the link below rapping that “kobe couldn’t do without me.”

And just in case you were wondering Shaq has recorded seven cd's and yes, I have them all.

This Says It All

As the summer driving season begins many Americans will come face-to-face with one of the Bush administration's crowning achievements — the $4 gallon of gas. Like the subprime mortgage crisis, high gas prices and the related high prices of crude oil have made their way from the business pages to front pages of major newspapers. Yet, earlier this year CBS's Peter Maer asked Bush if he had any advice for the average American facing the prospect of $4/gallon gasoline. Bush, the former unsuccessful oil man, had not heard the prediction. "Oh yeah? That's interesting. I hadn't heard that," Bush said. When do you think the last time was that Bush or his wife pulled into a gas station and filled up any type of vehicle?

I don't think this country can survive four more years of a Bush administration. Not to mention the country . . . can you???

I Told Y'all Weezy Is HOT

Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III becomes the first album in more than three years to sell a million copies in a week. The opus sold 1,006,000 copies to debut at #1 on Nielsen/SoundScan's list of the best-selling albums in the U.S. That's the biggest sales week since another rap album, 50 Cent's The Massacre, bowed at #1 in March 2005 with sales of 1,141,000.

With downloads, cd's on the street, and and the ability to burn cd's, I thought people would stop buying. But you've got to admit Lil Wayne's swag is oooohhh so deep. Even Kanye West fell short with his latest, Graduation, in 2007 with sales of 957,000.

And you gotta love the Lollipop video:
http://www.universalmusic.com/premiere-play/Lil-Wayne/Lollipop/1455377230

Chinese People Are Now Being Classified As Black

Now if this doesn't just take the cake. A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South Africans will be reclassified as ‘black,’ a term that includes black Africans, Indians and others who were subject to discrimination under apartheid. As a result of this ruling, Chinese will be able to benefit from government affirmative action policies aimed at undoing the effects of apartheid.

In 2006, the Chinese Association of South Africa sued the government, claiming that its members were being discriminated against because they were being treated as whites and thus failed to qualify for business contracts and job promotions reserved for victims of apartheid. The association successfully argued that, since Chinese-South Africans had been treated unequally under apartheid, they should be reclassified in order to redress wrongs of the past.

It looks as if everybody everywhere, except Blacks in the United States, are entitled to reparations of one type or another.

More Than A Statue

Last Saturday (06/14) Argentina, the birth place of the global revolutionary, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, finally paid homage to the guerrilla fighter who was killed on the orders of the United States in 1967 during the Bolivian Revolution.

Thousands of Argentine's celebrated what would have been Che's 80th birthday.

No Argentine has left a bigger mark on the world than legendary revolutionary Guevara, yet there has been no major monument in his homeland. Yet, his face has sold a millions of hats, t-shirts, buttons, and bags. I have a few myself.

In an interview earlier this month two of Guevara's children said they were tired of seeing their father's image used to sell everything from T-shirts to vodka, calling the growth of the revolutionary as a global super-brand. Aleida Guevara, the eldest of Guevara's four children by his second wife, Cuban revolutionary Aleida March, said the commercialization of her father's image contributed to tension between rich and poor in some countries. "Something that bothers me now is the appropriation of the figure of Che that has been used to make enemies from different classes. It's embarrassing," she wrote during an Internet forum sponsored by the Cuban government. "We don't want money, we demand respect," wrote Guevara, who is a trained physician like her father.

To learn more about this fascinating revolutionary visit http://www.che-lives.com/ or http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB5/index.html

Happy Father's Day

To Black fathers who have tried to provide and protect.Stay strong.To Black fathers who continue to encourage and empower their children.Continue. To Black fathers who love Black mothers.Thank you. To Black fathers who practice what they preach. Set the example. To Black fathers who reach out and reach back. Continue to uplift. To Black fathers who are honest and honorable. Remember Martin King. To Black fathers who are determined and disciplined. Remember Malcolm. To Black fathers who have not given up. Remember Mandela. To Black fathers who are courageous and demanding. Remember Douglass. To Black fathers who are systematic and work hard. Remember DuBois. For Black fathers who are self-determining. Remember Booker T. For Black fathers who have decided to win, who have decided to fight back, who don't make excuses and who promote and practice the essence of black fatherhood/manhood/brotherhood...Let's continue to celebrate the power of our endurance. Let's continue to choose the right path. Let's remain strong and let's keep the faith. - Richard Rowe

Acquitted

The establishment is hard on Black men. They got Michael Vick for killing dogs, Wesley Snipes for tax evasion, and they have T. I. on Federal gun charges (he is due to report to jail for a 12 month sentence later this year). But after six years of postponements R. Kelly has been acquitted on 14 counts of child porn. . . . the message? Americans love their dogs, uncle sam wants his $$$, and blacks shouldn't have guns, but Black women are yours to treat any kind of way you see fit.