Quote of the Day

We’re the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along.  The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable.  Everybody’s afraid to be thought in any way different from everyone else.
Gore Vidal

Obama As An Art Form

“Barack Obama’s face is throwing me into an existential tailspin. I’m talking about those red, cream and blue art posters all over town. If you don’t know what I mean, take one look around a Trader Joe’s parking lot, paying special attention to the rear windows of Priuses or bio-diesel vehicles, and I guarantee that [...]

Black Americans Who Move Back To Africa

“Shukura Sentwali is going home — to Ghana, West Africa.
“Sentwali, a Wichitan and longtime community activist, said she’s moving to Africa next year because two Ghanaian chiefs are offering free land to descendants of slaves.
“The gesture means to atone for Ghana’s participation in the African slave trade, but the land holds deeper meaning for Sentwali [...]

Haole - (Pronounced “How-Lee”)

If you have ever traveled to Hawaii, then perhaps you have come across the term “Haole,” a derogatory term used by native Hawaiians to describe white people. The word haole means “without breath, wind or spirit”; a colorless absence of spirit and feeling; an inability to appreciate beauty and dignity.
In native Hawaiian culture, hugging [...]