Harlem WHA!… 21st Century Blackface

Harlem WHA!… 21st Century Blackface
All this talk of Yahoo and Mommy-life, I completely missed the “Harlem Shake” business over the last few weeks. I actually ignored a suggestion from YouTube that I watch a Harlem Shake Video… It looked pretty silly to me. But after running across a Melissa Harris-Perry link, I checked it out… (beat) Seriously… (clearing throat)...

Just As Black

Just As Black
I’m a playwright – 6 years ago I would have called myself a director…and maybe a poet… In fact, this blog could stand as an ode to Black History Month, but to me it is more about identity. “Discovering” my blackness in a world that was predominantly white took time, but ultimately the self-acceptance proved...