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The Manifesto of Ascendancy for the Modern American Nigger
By John Ridley
For eleven days in 2001, two blacks ran our country. It’s their example and their achievement–and not the culture of failure fomented by the leftovers of the Movement–that must set a new agenda for black Americans.
Let me tell you something [...]
So ironic, really, that this message showed up in my mailbox the same day that Michael Richards’ tirade hit the web. If there’s anyone out there who’d like to contribute to Damali’s project, please e-mail her.
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a very cool project
Purpose
Our Mission
Believing that tools of self-determination lie within creative practices, The Laundromat Project will provide broad access to visual art as a tool [...]
art?
Not that I believe art is sacrosanct and shouldn’t intersect with the marketplace or pop culture, quite the contrary, but what do Jill Greenberg’s crying babies pictures really mean when she recreates the “tears” for Gwen Stefani’s promo shoots? They look even dumber than they did the first time around.
Did I mention I hate this [...]
I Know A Sparrow Should Sing
recent oil paintings by Amanda Williams at:
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, CA
510.845.CAFE
www.guerillacafe.com
November 16, 2006 – January 20, 2007
Hours: 7am-3pm Tu-Fri; 8am-5pm Sa-Su
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- Palimpsest: New Journal Announcement and CFP September 2, 2010Website and Submission Guidelines Information:Â www.vanderbilt.edu/aframst/palimpsest Inquiries:Â PalimpsestJournal@vanderbilt.edu Palimpsest:Â A Journal on Women, Gender and the Black International is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes cutting edge interdisciplinary scholarship and creative work by and about women of the African Diaspora and their commu […]
- CFS: Photobook!! The Photographer and the Self-Published Book September 2, 2010I’m writing to request you spread the word regarding our November 18 – December 19 exhibition, PHOTOBOOK!! It’s our first annual juried photobooks show. I’m a true believer in the photobook to bring one’s work to the attention of the public. I think it’s a natural for the end of the [...] […]
- Annual powerHouse Arena Book and Tag Sale July 28 – September 6 September 2, 2010[…]