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Monthly Archives: July 2013

Byts and Bytes

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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  1. The Business of Mass Incarceration
  2. Why US v Blewett is the Obama Justice Department’s greatest shame
  3. Colorblind Ideology is a Form of Racism
  4. Jay-Z Responds to Harry Belafonte: “My Presence is Charity” – Let Me Explain Why He’s Wrong
  5. The Black “leaders” have disappeared leaving heroes in their wake.
  6. Goodbye to my American Dream

Beware of Babylon Shitstym

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Criminal Justice, Police

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Sunday Inspirations

28 Sunday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in Africa, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Leadership, Sunday Inspirations

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Two highly unknown, but soon to be, black billionaires! And they’re twins!

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sat’day riddymz

27 Saturday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Gospel Music, Kirk Franklin, sat'day riddymz

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African American Arrogance

24 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black Unity, Critical Thinking

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A comment in a recent conversation: “Seems to me that, like the beautiful, Chimamanda Adchie, you don’t really understand what being Black in America is really about.”

The real issue is that Black Americans don’t understand that not every black person they meet is a Black American, thinks like a Black American or wants to be a Black American.

The conversation brought this post in 2011 back to mind:

African American Arrogance

Cornel West on Obama’s press conference about Trayvon Martin

23 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Barack Obama, Cornel West, Trayvon Martin

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Trayvon Martin Tribute: Little Black Boy Wonder

22 Monday Jul 2013

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Book Review: Half Blood Blues

22 Monday Jul 2013

Posted by asabagna in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Black Literature, black writers, Books, Esi Edugyan, Fascism, Half Blood Blues

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A while ago I caught a brief moment of a panel discussion on a Canadian television program on some aspect of racism in Canada. Being a Canadian based conversation it was lifeless with nothing of substance or relevance being discussed… just a bunch of smiling “negroes”, gleefully bantering that race relations in Canada is better than in the U.S. Truth is, it’s much more institutionalized and systemic, hence more hidden and insidious than south of our border.

As I was about to change the channel before I became permanently comatose from disinterest, the host introduced a Black Canadian author of Ghanaian descent, Esi Edugyan. What sparked my interest was during this introduction, the title of her most recent novel “Half Blood Blues” was mentioned. I had never heard of Ms. Edugyan or her novel before, but I was curious about the title and what the storyline was about. After “googling” her and the novel, I decided to purchase it.

The novel is a rhythmic piece of work with a distinctive jazz inspired flow to it. It portrays the lives of jazz musicians in Germany and France: black, white, male, female, American and German, during the rise of Hitler and fascism in general, and its impact on their relationships with each other. It weaves with some effort through the emotional turmoil of being black in Europe during that period, especially being a German “half” black citizen during the rise and march of Nazism throughout Europe. It moves back and forth within a fifty year time period, delving into the melodies of love, friendships, loyalties, insecurities, betrayal, selfish desires, survival, redemption and forgiveness, culminating in a crescendo of the sad truth that at times makes up our lives.

Well written, with gentle nuances within heart-wrenching plotlines, it is a musically crafted piece of literature that resonates within ones soul, like after experiencing an intriguing piece of art.

Further addition: Blacks during the Holocaust

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