A collage I made to honor Toure´, one of my favorite authors. I used his short story “The Steviewondermobile”–from his book The Portable Promised Land– as inspiration.Darn that shadow, although it’s actually appropriate since it falls over the night-scape side of my piece.
Googling Black Book Arts as Inspiration for My Book Arts Final
So tonight I’m hunkering down in an attempt to come up with an idea for my book arts class final. I’m to use a piece of my own writing; I plan to use my as-yet-to-be submitted-for-publishing piece about hair, “Getting Caught in the Rain.” Then I am to choose either a traditional or non-traditional form …
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Wannabes vs. Jigaboos: It’s not just a black thing!
Title Reference: Terms used to describe the light-skinned vs. dark-skinned characters in Spike Lee's 1988 film School Daze (a film that explored intra-racism on a college campus). Today I was reminded that it is important to read and become acquainted with other cultures. Doing so reminds us that we, mankind, share many of the same insecurities and issues. This was evident when reading Annie …
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“I’m the baby’s pappy!”*
That title is totally misleading and has nothing to do with what I wrote below about the Toure book I’ve been reading or the procedure I have to have on Monday…so why did I even write that title? Because it ran through my head and made me laugh out loud and miss Bernie Mac…I wonder what …
Toure, my favorite author, just published a new book…
I am ecstatic! Today I walked over to Barnes & Noble during my lunch break and finally picked up Toure’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Post-Blackness?” I’m not exactly sure what ‘post-blackness ‘means just yet but rest assured I’ll know by later on tonight when I start this book. In celebration and anticipation I’ve been …
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