Movies/TV
Can We Cheer Our Heroes?
Why no Internet buzz about Denzel as a Black hero in "The Book of Eli"? Are we Black film goers conditioned to not see our heroes? Or conditioned to see and cheer only Black stereotypical heroes? If Neytiri of the Na'vi (played by Zoe Saldana) in “Avatar” was not a hero, then I don’t know what a hero is.
By Esther Iverem
Feb 4, 2010,
19:46
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Diaspora
More Than 200,000 Dead
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| Photo: Radioteleginen.ning.com |
Haiti confirms toll of over 200,000. Also,1M earthquake survivors lack food aid. One million remain homeless in Haiti. US missionaries charged with kidnapping Haitian children. G7 nations pledge to forgive Haiti’s debt. Clinton to coordinate Haiti relief for UN. Plus: links to organizations continuing to aid Haitians.
Feb 8, 2010,
15:17
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The 411
Make SB Your Homepage!
Thanks for being a part of the SeeingBlack.com Family. Thanks to those who have supported our paid subscriber drive. If you can't give, join the SeeingBlack.com homepage drive! Make SeeingBlack.com your homepage and get your family, friends, co-workers etc. to do the same. This simple act goes a long way to support Black-owned, grassroots media in an era of corporate giants. Click this post for more info. and more ways to help...Didn't I tell you that we won't stop? :>
Dec 24, 2009,
12:01
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
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| Luqman Ameen |
Study: Charter schools increasing racial segregation in classrooms. Justice Dept. probes Imam killing. Mitch Landrieu wins New Orleans mayoral election. 20,000 jobs eliminated in January; unemployment rate decreases. Intelligence chief confirms US can assassinate Americans Abroad. Regulators probe Goldman Sachs role in collapse of AIG. House bill would repeal health industry antitrust exemptions. Bank of America, ex-execs indicted on civil fraud charges. Google-NSA partnership draws ire of privacy groups. And MUCH more! Check the REAL News!
Feb 8, 2010,
15:48
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Music
A Song Worth Singing
Teddy Pendergrass's popularity as a emerging solo artist was rooted in his performance of a Black masculinity that was virile and potent and tailor-made for a cultural discourse that had moved beyond the struggles for Civil Rights and fixated on establishing acceptable images of Black masculinity within an integrated society.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Jan 21, 2010,
15:01
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
Tennessee firm exposed Black workers to more radiation than Whites. Autopsy: FBI agents shot Detroit Imam 21 times. War spending increases in record $3.8T budget request. Rep. Donna Edwards speaks on Supreme Court ruling on corporate electioneering. Report: CIA operatives allowed to work for private firms. Activist behind ACORN controversy arrested for wiretapping office of senator. Human rights group rejects Israeli “whitewash” of Gaza Attack. And More....Click here for the REAL news...
Feb 2, 2010,
12:44
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Music
Pendergrass Dead at 59
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| Teddy Pendergrass |
Iconic soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, paralyzed in a crash 28 years ago, has joined the ancestors. He was 59 years old. Click on this link to listen to his music.
Jan 15, 2010,
15:23
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Diaspora
Haiti: Evacuations Continue, Flights of Children Scrutinized
US resumes Haiti medical evacuations after cost dispute. 10 US Baptist missionaries arrested for trying to smuggle out Haitian children. Report: US military spending in Haiti more than triple Assistance to Haitian gov’t. Survivor found beneath rubble after 15 days
Feb 2, 2010,
12:46
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Visual Arts
Snap That Tiger
One of the striking features of photographer Anne Leibovitz�s work is her ability to bring an historical gaze onto her subjects. What is the story that her new Vanity Fair cover of Tiger Woods trying to tell? (And why might Jack Johnson be smiling?)
By Mark Anthony Neal
Jan 14, 2010,
12:26
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Letters
Send A Letter To Holder
To Eric Holder, US Attorney General:
We write to you with a sense of grave concern and outrage about the US Supreme Court's denial of a hearing to Mumia Abu-Jamal on the issue of racial bias in jury selection... Inasmuch as there is no other court to which Abu-Jamal can appeal for justice, we turn to you for remedy of a 27- year history of gross violations of US constitutional law and international standards of justice as documented by Amnesty International and many other legal groups around the world.
FROM THE FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL COALITION, NYC
Feb 1, 2010,
12:26
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Music
The Best of 2009 Playlist
PPP, Melanie Fiona, Foreign Exchange and Maxwell top a list of 13 notable performances from 2009. Version 3.0
By Mark Anthony Neal
Dec 30, 2009,
12:25
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Letters
Haiti: Blessed, Not Cursed
"We are humbled by the tribulations of the people of Haiti. At this time of destruction, suffering, death, and survival, we offer our condolences, our prayers, and our aid. At the same time, as scholars of the African and African-American experience, we are dismayed by the inhumanity of those who have used this tragedy as an opportunity to espouse groundless explanations for Haiti's troubles..."
--the Department of African & African American Studies at Duke University
Jan 29, 2010,
11:35
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Movies/TV
SB's Best 2009 Films
In terms of the directors and producers included, this is surely the �whitest� best Black film list ever created by SeeingBlack.com. Because even fewer Black filmmakers are finding opportunities to have their work produced and distributed, there are fewer movies by us or about us on the big screen in 2009. But here are my bright spots, with excerpts from my reviews.
By Esther Iverem
Dec 24, 2009,
11:03
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The 411
The SeeingBlack.com 411
150,000 Bodies Buried in Haiti; Death Toll Could Top 300,000. Medical Group Faults US Militarization of Haitian Relief. UN: 2 Million Haitians Need Immediate Food Aid. Almost Deported Before the Quake, Haitian New York Activist is Freed. Hope for Haiti Telethon Raises $57
Million. Obama Assails Supreme Court Campaign Finance Ruling. Emails Show Fed Tried to Keep Details of AIG Bailout Secret. Obama to Reach Out to Middle Class Families in State of the Union. Wal-Mart Lays Off 11,000 Workers. Number of Children in Poverty in US Increases by 2.5 Million Since 2000. Obama to Call for Freeze on Non-Defense Spending. Halliburton Asks Supreme Court to Block Rape Trial. And MUCH more! Check the REAL news!
Jan 26, 2010,
15:17
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