WOW... I just caught this as I was getting ready to get off here and go to bed. I'll have to post more later about it, but I thought it was certainly worth sharing before I nod off...

Back to the Drawing Board for Disney’s First Black Princess

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The feeling of nausea that has overcome me at 4a.m. this morning, isn't due to the fact I'm finishing up a rather long (12 hour) night shift, nor is it due to the chinese food from about 6 hours ago that I probably should have put in the refridgerator some time ago. It's the sort of nausea that envelopes not only ones stomach, but ones soul as well...

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Did I say "big girl panties?

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As many of you know, CNN will be launching its series "Black in America" on 23 July with its Black Women and Familes program. The second day will focus on Black men.

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Kee-rap!

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As you know, I've been out of pocket for a week or two, trying to catch up on my life and business before the final push towards the master's degree. Just so you don't think I've been slacking, here is my take on things that have been giving me heartburn over the last two weeks.

Enjoy!

Wear a Cup

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I wrote about my impressions of the final primaries on the Minnesota Public Radio Station website last night. This morning, I was greeted with a request from Linda Fantin, one of their associate producers, for a picture of the family altar I mentioned in my post on MPR. They want to post it.

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I remember where I was when John Lennon was shot, when they announced that Elvis Presley had died, when the Challenger went down, when Princess Diana got married...and then died and when MTV came online (It was 8/1/81 when I heard the announcer say "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,"  saw the MTV Moon Man, followed by

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This from NPR this morning:

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I heard this story this morning and felt a little "off" all day. It's part one of a story about sexual identity and how it manifests in transgendered children and what two sets of parents did in support of their very young sons--as young as 2 or 3.

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I listen to Morning Joe before starting my workday, but then, I watch O'Reilly and Glen Beck--when I can keep my ears from bleeding--and haven been known to visit hate group sites, just so's I know what they're up to, ya'll.

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Per Pew:

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Reverend Wright is never going to disappear. He's found a national pulpit and he's reveling in his notoriety and isn't going to step away lightly.

In case you missed it, here's the good reverend at the National Press Club this past Monday.

Part 1

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As I sit here, I find something eerily similar between the Clinton campaign and what can now only be called the Reverend Wright campaign. Both seem to operate from the view that if they don't get what they want, they get to ruin it for the other guy.

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Crabs in a barrel . . . and a barrel of laughs. This entire episode is laughable and sad! Obama has to endure the same as Jackie Robinson, Rill Russell . . . Ralph Bunche, Adam Powell . . . Oprah Winfrey, Diane Carroll . . . Denmark Vessey, Paul Robeson . . . He is The Modern Day Step - n - Fetchit!

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