This Is What They’ll Be Teaching Our Kids Pretty Soon

Quote of the Day: II Corinthians

“For we dare not to class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”
(II Corinthians 10:12)

Best Black Blogs

The winners of the Best Black Blogs were announced yesterday in about 30 categories. I (rich) heard about this for the first time yesterday on News and Notes. Each category had two winners: one decided by a panel of judges and another by popular votes. I haven’t found out who is on [...]

B.B.F.s ("Best Black Friend) - White heroines turning more to black best friends in TV, film

Nia Long played the BBF to Sandra Bullock in “Premonition.”

“Julia Louis-Dreyfus has one. Sandra Bullock had one. So did Jennifer Garner and Katie Holmes. Jennifer Love Hewitt has had two. Calista Flockhart took hers dancing. Kate Walsh had one, lost her, and got another one with a different face but the same name. And Scarlett [...]

Why Bush Can Get Away With Attacking Iran

As coverage of the war in Iraq is edited from major American news outlets in favor of a Senator’s nasty sex habits, writer Jean Bricmont argues that there will be no significant domestic opposition to an American attack on Iran. The brainwashing is already complete.
“Many people in the antiwar movement try to reassure themselves: Bush [...]