Archive for November, 2008
Jasmyne Cannick on NPR: Prop 8, white gays and the black community
Jasmyne Cannick, social justice activist and political pundit passionately explains why the Yes Prop 8 campaign won over in the black community and how No on Prop 8 didn’t have a clue of how to bridge communities. What do you all think about where she stands?
Miriam Makeba dies on stage
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — She died just how she wanted to _ singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at her passing. Miriam Makeba, the “Mama Africa” whose sultry voice gave South Africans hope when the country was [...]
You Betta Preach! Olbermann Special Comment on Prop 8
Keith Olbermann you articulate, well read, muthaf*kah you! I could just kiss you! I saw what you said in this recent special comment on Prop 8. I really appreciated that you didn’t make it about your gay friends or family. You instead drew on our shared humanity. take a look at this special comment FULL [...]
Waafrika (Part 2) – An original audio play
In last week’s None on Record podcast we listened to part 1 of Nick Mwaluko’s play WAAFRIKA. We met the main character, Awino, who is sitting at her mother’s grave when her father, the village chief finds her there. Awino’s father is angry because she has gone to live with a white woman named Bobby [...]
Kat Williams Cartoon (pure comedy): Tigers and Black Folks
Ok, this cartoon adaptation of a Kat Williams stand-up routine is hilarious and oh so true. It also speaks to a small degree the recent race issues around prop 8.
Some thoughts: When White Gays show their true rainbow
I’m on the phone with Krisiti Lomax who lives in LA and interviews our U People DJs for the music section of the site. She informed me that there was an incident in West Hollywood the other night (a neighborhood predominantly white and gay) where white gay males verbally assaulted black people. They felt justified [...]
The Obamas backstage before the big moment
Checkout these amazing photos capturing the Obamas backstage as the numbers came in. Again, this family is wonderfully transparent. http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/sets/72157608716313371/show/
Obama’s inside click and preelection jitters
CNN reports a tradition that Barack Obama and his closest friends do the day before election day to ease the jitters. Just another candid look into the man who is now our President. Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a>
Special Episode #50: Born Again American
To celebrate the 50th episode of the U People Podcast join Olive, Hanifah and their friends on a one day journey of a lifetime. Cameras follow them on election day 2008 from getting up to vote, talking to people on the streets, to the point of reckoning, to dancing the night away. This episode is [...]
Funny People Episode 2 “Obama 3 for 5?”
Its the day after the most important election of our lives. Jerry Beige and Playher take to the street in search of the party. Fulton street on the planet of Brooklyn. Where else?
