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Re: #AfterBLACK 19 | #REDTAILS

Aaron Booker — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:43:15 -0000

In WW2 alot of officer made high rank at relatively young ages. The character that Terrence Howard was based on was 32 when he led the 332nd Squadron. There is much in your review I disagree with but I just wanted to point that one out. I think people that criticize the movie simply from the style or dialogue miss the bigger point of the story. It wasnt that the 332nd was a spectacular unit. It was that the overall of perception of black soldiers was that they were inadequate fighters. They had to work twice as hard as their white counterparts just to prove their equality as fighters. To harp on dialogue, or music, or the love story subplot you do a disservice to acts the Tuskegee Airmen did accomplish. On a sidenote anyone expecting a history lesson from a movie is a jack-a**.What I hope is people will be interested enough to go find out on their own the history of the Tuskegee Airmen...

Re: Darkness II Demo available; Seriously Rated M

Patient C — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:16:45 -0000

Excellent! I played the demo for the first The Darkness and left it feeling... tepid.

Re: #AfterBLACK 19 | #REDTAILS

Alford Whitaker — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:28:07 -0000

http://www.girlonguy.net/girl_...

This is the interview and the quote starts 78:43. What he is talking about is the feeling that black people have towards dark skin black people. He is raising the issue that dark skin people are not see as beautiful and dark skin is a disadvantage. He isnt saying dark skin people are less than but this issue is in our community.

Re: @BlackingItUp #202 | IN 2012

msladydeborah — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:32:07 -0000

I see the book ban as the inability of officials to accept what is true about America's role as a major player in exploiting countries and their indigenous people. Only the sincerely stupid would actually believe that this ban is going to prevent people from telling the truth about America's role in the world's story. I find it interesting that within their color blind hysteria they think that this is the way to make things different than what is true.

Re: @BlackingItUp #202 | IN 2012

msladydeborah — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:25:51 -0000

http://narcosphere.narconews.c... This is a link to one of the articles that I used to post about this situation on my blog site.

Re: @BlackingItUp #202 | IN 2012

Jacquelyn Jordan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:21:22 -0000

http://lezgetreal.com/2012/01/...

Re: @BlackingItUp #202 | IN 2012

Yonnie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:23:23 -0000

Where were they taking books out of students' hands? Can I get a link?

Re: A meditation on change

Leesa Brown — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:21:59 -0000

Things have changed, but we still have a long way to go. We're definitely not a "post-racial society" by any means. I hope the movement is forward, and not backwards, but that will depend in large part on who votes, and who sits home. For my part, I will NEVER sit home. I'll vote if I have to crawl to get to the polls, because it matters. It really, truly matters. Thanks for the article.

Re: The GOP loves Black People

Elon James White — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:53:53 -0000

Well lets just be honest here--they didn't really CARE about any of that. And with all the dog whistling that went on you can see why...

Re: The GOP loves Black People

Lisa Votino-Tarrant — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:28:18 -0000

Am I the only one that thought that the republicans having a debate in South Carolina on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was an EPIC failure on behalf of the party? I am pretty sure the clips above will be played 30 years from now to judge the republican party's progress on civil rights.

Re: The GOP loves Black People

shanna — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:26:05 -0000

I hate this man with the fire of a thousand suns. The fire of a thousand suns!

Re: King Called For Much More Than Being Color Blind

T1theinfamous — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:16:20 -0000

If we keep pretending to be color blind and calling people racist for even pointing out things like racial disparities we'll eventually end up willfully regressing and going back to being an openly racist society. We already have elected officials who think that landmark things such as the civil rights act are racist and unconstitutional. Imagine if these people get enough sane people to agree with their theories. We could be in for some serious trouble.

Re: The GOP loves Black People

Coqui Negra — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:52:24 -0000

Elon, you do my heart good!! :-)

Re: @BlackingItUp! #198 – You don’t deserve To Be Free

Elon James White — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:27:26 -0000

Nice. Thanks.

Re: King Called For Much More Than Being Color Blind

E. — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:02:51 -0000

so basically, nothings changed.

Re: @BlackingItUp! #198 – You don’t deserve To Be Free

Alford Whitaker — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:22 -0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Someone saved the Mittstant Replay on youtube for comments so Obama will be fine to use it :D

Re: King Called For Much More Than Being Color Blind

Friday Foster — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:00:43 -0000

Dr. Kelly is right. The act of bringing up race is now seen as an act of racism. Attempting to discuss the past or ant attempt to address systemic inequalities is met with anger and derision. If Doctor King were alive today he would be met with vitriol and defamation.

Re: Most Awesome Thing A Smart Phone Owner Will See Today

Dasugo — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:04 -0000

Nice...!! very impressive.

Re: Seeing Michelle

Elon James White — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:55:00 -0000

Historians!

Re: Seeing Michelle

Patient C — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:22:59 -0000

Welcome to the team! I have followed you on Twitter and am glad to see you here.

Re: Seeing Michelle

June Moses — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:50:53 -0000

I guess I am old because I remember when the 'Patron Saint of all that is Republican' Ronald Reagan was in the White House. I specifically remember how at a time of crisis for America, his wife Nancy carried on a luxurious life style that included two sets of very expensive offical State plates because she felt it important to the image the White House portrayed. I recall the in house astrologer (who probably didn't come cheap) Ms. Reagan consulted regarding her family and her husband's affairs. I recall the reports of behind the scenes dislike for Ms. Reagan and her bossy, meddling (some would say kooky) ways.

Mrs. Obama is far from 'kooky' and uses her intelligence and fortitude to 'get her job done. Yet she is criticized for every step she takes. I do believe that just as in the case with the GOP's Patron Saint, the Obama Presidency will be proven in time to have been the best thing for this country at one of our lowest times. Looking back we will note how FLOTUS got so much done with soooo much opposition.

Re: Seeing Michelle

David Little — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:41:29 -0000

congratulations on your joining the TWIBU roster.As a male happily married for 33 years my perspective is maybe a bit different.I haven't read the book yet but to me Mrs. Obama is the type of wife and helpmate that is optimal for family success and spousal success. One of the many attributes of a good relationship is looking out for your spouses best interest and communication. I've not read anything that portrays Mrs.Obama as going rouge.I believe she's doing a bang job cheers Mrs.O.

Re: Seeing Michelle

Nakia H. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:55:13 -0000

I'm right in the middle of Melissa Harris-Perry's chapter on how Michelle Obama has been and continues to be viewed as First Lady in "Sister Citizen". This speaks to the heart of what Prof. Harris-Perry contends - that people will keep trying to make Michelle conform to the widely-held stereotypes about black women in America no matter what the reality may be.

Re: Melissa Harris Perry on Colbert Report

Flo Davies — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:54:02 -0000

This made my day. And I just ordered the book off of Barnes. I'm excited!

Re: Blacking It Up! #192 – Presidential Vaseline

LaToya Winslow — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:01 -0000

Hi, I think the audio provided is for another earlier show, not the show listed in the title. Thanks.