Mar 042010
Is Being Gay, The New Black?

Homosexuality: America’s New Black
K. M. Williams

SBM – Single, Black, Female – looking for a male who appreciates the joys of shopping, understands that Bravado Red is a color and enjoys having his fingertips manicured while gossiping over a chilled glass of Moscato. Must be available for last minute sleepovers and must also [...]

Aug 282009
Robert Trujillo: makes zines

This Bay area native- now Brooklyn dweller wreaks creative havoc as an artist, creative entrepreneur, visionary, and social activist. As such, I was bursting at the seams with excitement when he shared with me his newest zine project, Sew Seoulful-SS Vol. 2 .

Aug 212009
Code-switching: Professional & Mature or Denial of Identity?

“i kno u not comin at meh! u shud kno better den dat”
“ain tryna splurge on no real **** so it is wat it is…dey say da cheap **** getchu rt”
“The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me…”
“Yo’ ole father doan’ know yit what he’s a-gwyne to do. Sometimes he spec he’ll go [...]

Jul 182009
Engaging The World: Black America and Death of Black Community

“My aim is not to provide excuses for black behavior or to absolve blacks of personal responsibility. But when the new black conservatives accent black behavior and responsibility in such a way that the cultural realities of black people are ignored, they are playing a deceptive and dangerous intellectual game with the lives and fortunes [...]