The M(N)STRY: Alternative Memorial Day

It is a surreal feeling to know that you could go to war and fight for your country, survive the war and instead of coming back as a celebrated hero, be assaulted and lynched by the people whose freedom you fought for them to have. That was the reality of many black veterans who returned from […]

The M(N)STRY: Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round

This week, this country has elected a egotistical bigot to become the next president of the United States. I am saddened, scared and sobered by it but I am not shocked. This country was founded on favoring white male landowners. The founding fathers were racist slaveowners who though the only men who should be seen […]

Moving on the Wires: Fundraiser for Atlantic Impact’s Abroad for a Cause Challenge

Futuristically Ancient for Atlantic Impact’s Abroad for a Cause Challenge “I recently decided to participate in a fundraiser for “Atlantic Impact’s Abroad for a Cause Challenge” who is inviting two bloggers to join them in a trip abroad to Barbados. Atlantic Abroad is a nonprofit organization that provides low-income and at-risk youth “with year-round programming […]

HIStory

Happy Birthday Michael Jackson! May you continue to live in our memories. And here is the teaser that was released for his album, History, which I have (actually, it’s my mom’s CDs, shhhh). This teaser is kind of giving off a dictator vibe, but it is cinematically appealing.

Clarke and Krishnamurti and Thoughts on History

While I was on Tumblr, I came across a blog post that had quotations from John Henrik Clarke and Jiddu Krishnamurti about how we should think about our history, our past, our present and our future: “The events which transpired five thousand years ago, five years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will happen […]

It’s Been Done Before

I was reading a post on Afropunk about Tyler the Creator from the group OddFuture and came across this comment CompoundEgret made in response to calling Tyler the second coming of a charismatic artist to change the industry. He said, “Not really the second coming. Maybe the third, fourth, or fifth. Please check the Horrorcore entry. Like […]

Buried Treasure

It’s funny how when you are young and watching your favorite TV shows, you tend to miss some of the subtle messages in them until you are old enough to understand. For example, at the beginning of this episode of Recess, Ms. Grotke gives us a small, insightful lesson on how history is told while giving […]