Blogging For Justice

African American Political Pundit in conjunction with the afrospear will be blogging for justice. Protecting Black Women (and their families) From Rape
On Thursday November 1, 2007 Afrospear members and Afrospear supporters are urged to blog to raise public awareness of the two rape cases involving black women. One woman was tortured, beaten, forced to [...]

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Clark,Hooker, and Young. (No it’s not a law firm)

If there was ever a case to be made for reparations this is it.
Quick, does anyone reading this know who Otis G. Clark, Olivia J. Hooker, and Wess H. Young is? If you have never heard of them you are not alone. Quite a few people have never heard of these true field Negroes who [...]

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elementary my dear Watson, elementary

I remember watching a couple of the Sherlock Holmes movies when I was a kid. I never thought much of them as the story lines didn’t really hold my interest, plus they were shown in ”black and white”. I do remember though the line Sherlock Holmes gave his sidekick, Dr. Watson when he was ready to solve the case and [...]

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November Carnival: “Reparations:what is the value of what we’re owed?”

I have never been a strong supporter for the call for reparations. I find that I expend enough energy just trying to get what I am currently entitled to, while I am struggling to hold on to what little I already have. Therefore I have not been really interested in fighting to get an apology and/or monetary compensation from “white” [...]

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brotherpeacemaker on Tribal Capitalism

 Another gem from brotherpeacemaker. Click on the image to be taken to the article.

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Bossip is an Embarrassment

Read this post on Brandy to see why the gossip website has gone too far and is spitting venom against black hair.
The post from the staff explicitly states:
Anyway, glad to see she’s decided to join the rest of the modern world and ditch those braids.  We know her hairline is probably way past receding for wearing them [...]

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Freedom Technology Christmas and Open Source/Free Software

I love the idea of Freedom Technology Christmas, and so in the spirit of FTC, I want to promote and encourage the use of open source software as a means for black folks to further empower themselves technologically, intellectually, and creatively. When I first began dabbling in the open source world, almost ten years ago, [...]

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The Race To Leave Us Behind

I have always enjoyed science fiction. The portrayal of what life could be like in the future, of other civilizations in far off galaxies and worlds, the various possible forms of extra-terrestrial life with their otherworld characteristics and personalities, all of this fascinates me to some extent. From t.v. shows such as Start Trek (the original series) and it’s various other spin-offs, Lost [...]

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