Hi Sisters and Allies. As you may know, NaNoWriMo is gearing up. I am committed to doing more groundwork on my novelette, The Coanda Effect –Or Nighttime to Nightmare. I'm wishing everyone a uplifting and creative coming month. I'm excerpting ano
Read more…How to Deal with Trolls on Your Social-Networking Sites
by AMANDA TRADWICK
If you’re feeling like “OMG WTF” when scrolling your comment thread, you may be dealing with a troll. Trolls aren’t just readers or customers who are complaining about your
Note: I have heard a lot about the upcoming biopic of Nina Simone and I can say that I havea beef with it. I am more displeased with the fact that the director is basing the film on relationship that never existed between Nina and her friend Clifton
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Been missing in action since finishing the Clarion SF & Fantasy Workshop. I'm working on my first novel (yikes!), and I'm trying to edit all the stories I wrote during Clarion this summer. I wanted to say howdy, and take some time next week t
Read more…Romney: "The President was wearing mismatched shoes and socks on the White House lawn!"
Obama: "I was pushing two types of Stacy Adams and I'm a huge fan of Flex Hectic... He's that dude!"
Romney: "Flex Hectic is a terrorist..."
Obama: "No! Flex Hectic
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I've never been one who held much stock in coincidence. And I'm very familiar with Hollywood's subtle, and not so subtle efforts to sway politics and values. Susan Faludi wrote about this Backlash. And I further explored it in The Story of Eve. When
Read more…At least Joe Biden brought his A game to the debate!
President Obama... You are on the clock!
I expect nothing short of The Takeover/Ether type of battle lyrics in the next debate!
Joe and the secret service need to smack Obama around in the back room,
Read more…If you have ever been stumped on how to answer that question in a conversation boy do i have an answer for you. A Perfect opportunity to woo your non Black friends and to let your Black friends know that you are not only smart you well informed.
RA
Read more…I just helped. A friend Fund her web series THE COUPLE in to a Film that's going into production and I would like to know. What BSFS PROJECTS ON KICKSTARTER NEED FUNDING.
Read more…Remembering Michael Clarke Duncan
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who is best known for his Oscar-nominated role in The Green Mile, has passed today. His fiancee Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth has confirmed this. Mr.Duncan was hospitalized in Los Angeles a
Read more…This is extremely morbid considering I had watched A Tribe Called Quest's documentary " Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest on StarzOnDemand not to long ago. He had spoken briefly throughout the film but I am I shocked today to
Read more…I had heard about this last week but I only thought of it as a rumor. However, it is apparently true. What do you guys think about the ban?
By Cherie S. White, BlackAmericaWeb.com
These particular episodes always captivated me. There is a formula here that I think every good story should follow.
Here is the first episode:
The Daleks Part1 The Dead Planet by matrixarchive
This week marked the opening of the trial in the ACLU of Pennsylvania’s challenge to the state’s restrictive voter ID law. The trial be
Hey Fam: There is a young brother who's selling African clothing and products. I checked out his catlaogues, and his items look good. I'm a firm believer in Black business, so I'm supporting by by passing his information on.
I was only able to attach
Read more…Check out who I met at Comic Con. You remember Erika Alexander from Living Single. This is her first comic book.
CONCRETE PARK: AN URBAN SPACE EPIC
by Sam Kusek
Created by screenwriter Tony Puryear and
Read more…I'm seriously thinking of coming down to Atlanta to attend Onyx Con 4. After going to Comic Con in my town (San Diego), I need to be around a smaller venue where I feel like it'll be more intimate and personal.
Is there anyone in the BSFS family that
Read more…I bought the GERRY ANDERSON UFO series Mega set box DVD last week and fell in love. With a classic 70's sci first series all over. Again. I was 5 I'n 1975 when I first saw this show the effects blew. Me away but watching it as an adult, this show was
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I am sure all of you may have known this, but I had no idea that a black woman named Vanessa Morrison runs Fox Animation Studios. Fox may not be releasing Black super hero films but that is still a good look for people of color in Hollywood. Vanessa
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