February 2012
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Stereoscopic Magic: On Whitney Houston, Black... →
caille: Forget her voice for a minute. Think about what she looked like.   Rail thin, smooth skin, winning smile, mischevious almond-shaped eyes, high cheekbones — she looked like the model she had been. Conventionally and undeniably beautiful. Clive Davis recognized that those physical attributes…
Feb 13th
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
WatchWatch
thesmithian: This Wall Street Journal segment discusses the results of a study that investigated how media depictions of college quarterbacks’ performances. A recent study published in the Academic of Management Journal found that media coverage rarely gave African American quarterbacks credit for leadership. When their teams do well, it is because of their natural athletic talent; when...
Jan 30th
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Jan 25th
“I would tell them to vote for Ron Paul in a match-up with President Obama. Let...”
– Brandon Harris  Jan 14, 2012 4:45 AM EST  A young African-American who once canvassed for Obama is now firmly in the camp of Ron Paul—despite the doctor’s past racial slurs. And they wonder why I can’t seem to wrap my brain around their logic.  
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The Black Odd Couple Episode 3.1 Red States and... →
Please Follow The OFFICIAL Tumblr for my podcast, The Black Odd Couple. Pretty Please? I feel kinda Silly Reblogging myself.  theblackoddcouple: Join Wise Math and Inkognegro for 90 minutes of talk about the deaths of Etta James and Joe Paterno, The South Carolina Primary and the state of the GOP nomination for President, The Movie Red Tails and a brief conversation about the Twitter...
Jan 23rd
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'...Romney said he wouldn’t release as many tax... →
thesmithian: okay. and more.
Jan 22nd
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The Black Odd Couple Returns for Season THREE! →
In case you need an example of how good we are or aren’t Please check out our version from MLK Day 2010.
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Height
Six Feet in socks.   That invisibility is very real.  The only time my presence is truly noted is when it is absent…yet I am almost always where I am supposed to be.  That means you’re doing something right…and yet…It sucks.  thatfriendlyblackguy: 6’1”, sans shoes. But in public, I feel invisible sometimes and in the way other times. Unless I’m in a supermarket and...
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December 2011
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
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