06 May 2013
Monsters 101
Book Eight: “Little Boy King”
Book Nine: “Speak of the Devil”
Created, written and illustrated by M. Rasheed
the three cents.
After the Earth-shaking drama of the last installment of Rasheed’s graphic novel series, he took a
http://hellogiggles.com/cheerios-celebrates-love-and-equality-in-the-face-of-racism
Cheerios created a very cute ad featuring a bi-racial family. There was instant backlash but Cheerios did not pull their ad. I looked at the number quoted 500 dislikes
Read more…Hey there everyone I am putting together a team of writers for the first phase of a project to reimagine the story of the lost city of Atlantis from a black perspective. If you are interested please email me your name and phone number at info@myjbn.c
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This review is solely about the first ten minutes of AFTER EARTH, the Willard Smith film as Black people I think we should be rejoicing about.
On so many levels this is a film that the BLACK community should be on board with. MOST of you at one point
Read more…Where Do I Begin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S6J2HBPxLQ
Allow me to start with what we are talking about Black Cobra (the film), Sizwe Productions, Stephanie C. McNeil (Producer), and Sebati Edward Mafate (writer). All of these intersect at the poi
Read more…Star Wars is what started it all for me.
I remember being about nine or ten years old and my fathe
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Read more…I just saw a post on Ain't it cool news regarding the Independence day sequal. Will smith will not be in the movie because he is too big of a star WTF. Yes him beong in the film will increase its budget but Will smith is one of the reasons the movie
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Read more…I just saw WWZ and Iam very very Disapointed. About 5-6 years ago I bought my first Audio book which was World War Z I was so impressed with the Audio book because it was Voiced by A A-List of well known actors that made you feel that the Events you
Read more…do you want to be a step ahead of other conventioneers? I found this promotional company that does all of those nice inflatables and promotional material that we ask ourselves "where did they get that" - This is one possible answer.
As always I do no
Read more…Publisher looking for historical speculative fiction stories from the point of view of marginalized people.
Deadline to submit is July 31, 2013
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Read more…From Slum Girl to World Chess Prodigy
By Amy Fallon
KAMPALA, May 28 2013 (IPS) - Phiona Mutesi was a muddy, desperate nine-year-old foraging for food in Uganda’s biggest slum, Katwe, when she discovered, through her older brother Brian, a chess prog
WTF
The Purge is a 2013 American horror-thriller film directed and written by James DeMonaco. The film stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey.
In 2022 the United States has become "a nation reborn", with crime and unemployment rates hitting an all-time low.
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The Washington Post is reporting that Howard University, one of the nations premier historically black colleges, is in trouble due to fiscal and management issues.
Here are is a modern list of why African American does not apply to most of us. Africa like Europe and Asia are continents covering vast areas and many countries. Using those words to hyphenate the word American it creates generalizations and give us
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Read more…In secret listening rooms nationwide, NSA software examines every email, phone call, and tweet as they zip by.
The former NSA official held his thumb and forefinger close together: “We are that far from a turnkey totalitarian state.”
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