Black History

Yes, I Just Went There

By Kevin ⋅ December 4, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

I see no other way to describe this mess.
That a Supreme Court Judge, a black one at that, would actually dignify this baseless, racist, hateful meme that Obama is not a “natural born citizen” is beyond the pale.
It’s gonna be a long four years, folks.

The Aftermath

By Kevin ⋅ November 9, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Expect more of this kind of racist mess over the next couple of weeks, months, the next 4 years. Trust me when I say that we are about to see exactly how much we are not in a so-called “post-racial” society. I’ve got nothing else to say. I’ll let the video speak for itself.
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Election Night: The Speeches

By Kevin ⋅ November 5, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

I know you’d think that everyone has seen these speeches by now. Well, times have it such that I don’t have TV right now due to a lack of money (I know, imagine that). So, this is the first time I’ve seen, rather than read about, these speeches. I post them not only for posterity’s [...]

A Whole New Meaning

By Kevin ⋅ November 5, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Tonight, these words breath new life. Tonight, they are more alive to me than they have ever been.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all [People] are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That [...]

President Obama

By Kevin ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

When Barack Obama was born, his parent’s marriage was illegal in many states.
50 years ago, Barack Obama wouldn’t have been able to drink from the same water fountain as John McCain, or eat in the same restaurant. He would have had to give up his seat on the bus and move to the back.
Today, [...]

The Exact Same Logic As The People Who Started The Slave Trade

By Kevin ⋅ October 28, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

I caught this one via Villager and via Tariq Nelson. It’s a documentary on the contrasting styles of manhood displayed by Barack Obama and 50 Cent. I’m uncomfortable with the notion of a “real man” that seems to permeates the discussion, but I find the documentary to have a lot of compelling points.
“The black, [...]

Blackface in Kansas

By Kevin ⋅ October 4, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

Just in case you thought the Blackface Files had gone the way of the Dodo, you should check out Kevin Myles at The Wichita NAACP Blog, where he documents a case of a City Mayor, yeah that’s right, a City Mayor, who finds humor in Blackface.
Sigh.
Kevin handles his business well, though, and [...]