Things Not to Do, via Jim Jones

The Beginning


Oh no, it goes public.



Then comes the actual footage.

Moral of this story: don't call your mom while on drugs making requests. a hot mess.

MUG LOVE.

My fav mug. So astrological. So Gemini.

Twins? (More like Quadruplets!) Part Deux

I retract my last post about Drake and Frankenstein being twins. They aren't the only ones coming from the same seed! Check out the Frankenstein/Drake/Lloyd Banks/John Kerry Mash-up. Totally Related, and ugly as hell!

Frankenstein

Drake

Lloyd Banks

John Kerry

Sunday Night Flashbacks

"Full of Fire" is another one of my Al Green favorites. I couldn't resist.

Twins?

Is it just me, or do Drake and Frankenstein look like they have the same daddy? You be the judge, but i say YES.

The Source of My Procrastination

Thanks ReadyMade Magazine, pg. 61.

All About Terrariums...

So, someone has less of a social life than I do, which is comforting, because they took the time to make this website ALL ABOUT TERRARIUM BUILDING. Its from November 1999, over a DECADE AGO! I will be frank, THIS IS FREAKISH, but I think i love it.

Here's the link: http://www.thegardenhelper.com/terrarium.html

Boredom.

So my friends officially think I've lost it. Maybe I have. But they don't understand my "new winter hobby", Tiny Terrarium building, is a joke. I think they're cute and hilarious. They think its freakish and disgusting. Apparently it's just a jar of dirt, but i see condensation and life sprouting about. Plus, I'm bored. No, its not weed!

Sunday Afternoon Flashbacks

It's raining in NY. Disgusting, I know. I can't wait to get back to the South for a visit. Until then, Al Green always helps me stay connected. Here's one of my favorite Al Green songs of all time:

ERYKAH BADU + LIL WAYNE = A GIFT FROM THE COLLABO GODS

All I can say is that this is the best news I've received from the music world in a while, and this news all comes via Twitter. (I keep finding reasons to justify to my friends why Twitter is relevant to my life, or else I'm the running joke.) Firstly, Erykah Badu's "New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh" is finally showing signs of a release date. Secondly, Erykah Badu is collaborating with Lil' Wayne. YES. Lil' Wayne. AMAZING. It's called "Jump Up In the Air & Stay There." Someone clearly did some uncover snooping and recorded this rough version of the song at what I'm assuming was a listening party for "New Amerykah Part II." Let your ears be captivated by the beauty of this collabo.

http://usershare.net/s5m9wjk8n5xd

Stuck in My Head: Finally Friday Jams

You know when you hear a song, and it pretty much stays stuck in your head for the rest of the night, or the rest of the weekend for that matter? Well, MGMT is catchy as shit, and I’m a sucker for the dance jams, so this one will forever be a favorite. Here are the videos to “Electric Feel” and “Kids.”

MGMT - “Electric Feel”



MGMT - "Kids"

Why Can’t I Touch It??

This is what happens at 3 am. Someone asks me to reminisce about my childhood, and ultimately this is what automatically pops in my head.  Tomorrow’s Mission: Finding Grape Soda.

Google Keeps Getting Creepier

So I was bored and taking a break from work when I decided that I would google my name. This is the result. Strange and Hilarious:

This Holiday Season

My favorite holiday is almost upon us. No, not Christmas. I've never felt as if I could identify with a holiday contradictory of its religious meaning. KWANZAA is my favorite holiday. There is nothing sweeter than spending seven days discussing Black Self-determination, liberation, and politics. Here's a video of the explanation of Kwanzaa. Gotta love this lady's enthusiasm.

Yes...Let's Begin the Revolution

This is going to be a groundbreaking addition to the ever-expanding field of Black Women's History. I've been waiting on this book's release, and will be waiting until December 1st with anticipation. Here's a description via NYU Press's website:

Want to Start a Revolution?: Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
Edited by Dayo F. Gore, Jeanne Theoharis, and Komozi Woodard

The story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members. But what about Vicki Garvin, a Brooklyn-born activist who became a leader of the National Negro Labor Council and guide to Malcolm X on his travels through Africa? What about Shirley Chisholm, the first black Congresswoman?

From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movement by operating as local organizers, international mobilizers, and charismatic leaders, the stories of the women profiled in Want to Start a Revolution? help shatter the pervasive and imbalanced image of women on the sidelines of the black freedom struggle.


http://www.nyupress.org/books/Want_to_Start_a_Revolution_-products_id-11120.html

Jim Jones + Twitter = Brilliance

Everytime I catch a glimpse of Jim Jones and his vernacular in my live tweet feed, it makes me gleeful. And I bring prime examples of why Jim Jones makes my day brighter, one tweet at a time:

Possible Letoya Luckett Hit???

Letoya Luckett just released a video for "Regret." I've been hearing this song for a while, and clearly, in comparison to her other singles released off her album "Lady Love," this is the hit. Let's hope this single helps make some moves in her career.



As I would say, this has the makings and possibilities of becoming the new "hood love anthem." If you're wondering what I mean by that, check out this song for reference:

And My Love Grows Deeper....

Here's a video that helps affirm my love for Ms. Minaj. She kills it on the Cypher. The men are terrible, and who's really been searching for Joe Budden since he disappeared after that one hit nonsense "pump it up" in 2001: no one. I don't find this video necessary to watch after 1:01, but view at your own risk. I warned you of the wack male rappers that come after Nicki Minaj.

My Love for Nicki Minaj...

Obviously the problematic imagery and thought floating through the hip hop community and rap music, but for some reason, I love Nicki Minaj. She's not politically correct herself, but she is bad as hell. And hilarious. Watch as she holds her own:


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"Tweeting"

So I've officially found twitter socially relevant. And to answer my own question: I'm not deleting it. That is all.

Malcolm X interview on Chicago TV with Jim Hurlbut

Malcolm X describes his early childhood and explains that his house was burned down by the Klan and that they murdered his father.

Mr. HURLBURT: You were born in Omaha, is that right?

MALCOLM X: Yes, sir.

Mr. HURLBURT: And you left -- your family left Omaha when you were about one year old?

MALCOLM X: I imagine about a year old.

Mr. HURBURT: And why did they leave Omaha?

MALCOLM X: Well, to my understanding the Ku Klux Klan burned one of their homes in Omaha. There's a lot of Ku Klux Klan--

Mr. HURLBURT: They made your family feel very unhappy, I'm sure.

MALCOLM X: Well, insecure, if not unhappy.

Mr. HURLBURT: So you must have a somewhat prejudiced point of view -- a personally prejudiced point of view. In other words, you cannot look at this in a broad, academic sort of way, really, can you?

MALCOLM X: I think that's incorrect, because despite the fact that that happened in Omaha and then when moved to Lansing, Michigan our home was burned down again -- in fact, my father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan, and despite all of that, no one was more thoroughly integrated with whites than I. No one has lived more so in the society of whites than I.

Check it out.....

The Hate that HATE Produced

My research explores the media's construction of the identity of Malcolm X. One thing I've noticed is the "Black Male Supremacist Narrative" as the representation of Malcolm X throughout the media. The documentary, "The Hate that Hate Produced," is a perfect example.

Description:

"1959 documentary by Mike Wallace and Louis Lomax regarding the rise of Black Nationalist groups such as the Nation of Islam and the African Liberation Movement. Sensationalist and outright racist at points, this documentary introduced Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and a young Louis Farrakhan to mainstream America."

It was originally aired on a New York news station, and it comes in 10 separate videos on youtube, but here is the first one:

Yikes.

Announcement: Shamefully enough, I can admit that I recently started an account on Twitter a week ago. It's officially taken days out of my life. But it is quite a fascinating social experiment, to say the least.

The larger question is: Delete or don't delete?

HalloWEEN TV

good stuff.

Harlem Adventure Tuesday @ the "Burg": The Best Place on Earth

For the Research Nerd of the Africana World. It's my heaven on earth. This is where I'm spending my free Tuesday: The Schomburg.

http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html

Asking For It....Seriously

So every now and then Sarah Lawrence College forces its fellow students to fill out extremely pointless surveys. The latest one is no exception. The general idea is the "campus climate." Sound confusing? That's because they are confused, and have been for a long time. It basically asked me questions about whether or not I've ever felt welcomed on the campus or if I hang out with "minorities." Ignorance. Hilarious. They probably won't laugh too hard after reading my response. They shouldn't have left room at the end of the survey for COMMENTS, because I had several:

"Firstly, this survey was extremely marginalizing, and I did not appreciate spending my time on something that clearly is only meant to represent the feelings and experiences of the white majority at Sarah Lawrence College. Next time you decide to get ALL STUDENTS to spend their time on a survey of this nature, make sure you're thinking about the students of color on this campus as well. I am a marginalized Black woman at Sarah Lawrence, and this survey just helped in proving why I'm consistently marginalized by the college as a whole, not just my peers. Also, the question about majors was ridiculous, and not because Sarah Lawrence doesn't necessarily have "majors," but because it completely disregarded African-American History, Africana Studies, Black Women's History, and Women's History - all of my concentrations. I should not have to be brought down to "other." Another reflection of the racial problems this school is clearly trying to brush over. I refuse to be boxed into "humanities" and "history," because history is written generally to leave out the narrative of the Black Struggle and, especially, the narrative of the Black female struggle. If there is one thing this school needs to work on, it is the dropping of this 1990s multicultural, coming together to share our different "ethnicities" and "cultures," and get serious about talking about the racial problems existent on this campus. We need to talk about why it is ridiculous that in the last four years I have had to feel like the "other" at the expense of the school's marketing strategies and privileged white students at this college. If Sarah Lawrence really cared about the emotional pains that students of color suffered through on a daily basis, they would have already tackled this issue. Sarah Lawrence is stuck in 1925, and that will NEVER CHANGE. Students of Color will just have to keep filling out surveys such as this to constantly remind them of the pain of their existence upon this campus. Thanks."

Flashback

Let's remember Bobby Brown for what he was, not what he is now, because that's simply depressing.


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