A Must Read: King Leopold’s Ghost

King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror & Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild My rating: 5 of 5 stars I fucks with Adam Hochschild. King Leopold’s Ghost is a brilliant book that traces how what is now … Continue reading read more »

Stunt Queen of the Week: Oprah Winfrey Gets the Last Laugh on Barbara Wa-Wa

I just heard about this, and chile, it is the read of all reads. Oprah has pulled the biggest stunt on Barbara Walters. And I love O for it. Rosie O’Donnell announced yesterday on her blog that she was moving … Continue reading read more »

Notes on A Confession of A (so-called) Black Gentrifier

When I was preparing to write the piece “Blacks Being Ethnically Cleansed from NYC?” I knew I was going to get 2 questions (which, quite predictably, I got): 1. What are white people supposed to do? (A question, I think … Continue reading read more »

2008: Year of the Black Queer!

2008 is the year of the Black Queer! OK. That sounds really cheesy. But I was thinking about what my end of year blog entry would be, and while watching the finale of the Keyshia Cole reality show on BET, … Continue reading read more »

Incognegro Wins American Book Award!!!

Just wanted to send Author Frank Wilderson, III a huge congratulations for winning the 2008 American Book Award for his book, Incognegro: A Memoir of Exile & Apartheid (South End Press). I wrote an article on the book and a … Continue reading read more »

Reading Gay Pride: Queer Book Review

This year’s NYC PRIDE is filled with not so mixed emotions, and we approach the big parade here this Sunday. Yep. I am pretty much bitter all around. First, two of my favorite queer spaces are closing. 275 Grand, the … Continue reading read more »

Alice Walker On the 2008 Primary

LEST WE FORGET, An Open Letter To My Sisters Who Are Brave From Alice Walker I have come home from a long stay in Mexico to find – because of the presidential campaign, and especially because of the Obama/Clinton race … Continue reading read more »

Interview with Writer/Director Stanley Bennett Clay

I don’t read a lot of novels, but when I read a good one, I definitely have to pass it on. Recently I read Looker, written by Stanley Bennett Clay. The novel’s basic story is of two black gay men, … Continue reading read more »

Bill Cosby on Meet the Press

Bill Cosby has caught hell in recent years for his controversial speeches about the hip-hop, poor black people, and the state of Black folks in American in general. Today, Tim Russert’s Meet the Press hosted Cosby and his longtime collaborator … Continue reading read more »

BET's 'Read A Book' PSA Causes Controversy

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2VqFPNS8w] Now that you’ve watched it. What do you think? I gotta say, I kinda LIKE IT! Before I go into why, I’ll say upfront that it is not without its problems. Who’s watching this video? Will this create another … Continue reading read more »