Twenty-six years ago Run DMC stormed into the museum of rock and put their trademark Stetson fedoras on top of mannequin heads designed to look like The Beatles. The late actor Calvin DeForest tried to shoo them out by yelling, “You don’t belong here” but Darryl and Run refused to leave while white rockers played [...]
Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable issued the following statement regarding the murder charge brought in the Trayvon Martin case: On behalf of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, I commend Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, for [...]
Washington, DC – The slaying of Trayvon Martin and other innocent teens was foremost on the hearts and minds of nearly 400 Black women from across the country that assembled recently in Washington, DC for the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) inaugural National Women of Power Summit, three days of down-to-earth discussions “Amplifying the Voices of [...]
Hollywood, CA – On a mission that recalls the hope and ‘high’ aspirations of Cheech and Chong’s legendary “Up in Smoke” antics, Ed Forchion aka NJWeedman has announced the making of “Roadamentary,” the filming and documentation of his journey, driving across the states, from California back to New Jersey, in his infamous Weedmobil. NJWeedman hopes [...]
Washington, DC – As the founder and national organizer of the Black Men’s Xchange (BMX), the nation’s oldest and largest community-based movement for same gender loving (SGL), gay-identifying and bisexual African-descended males and allies, the actions of GLAAD raise great concern to me. A predominantly White organization, GLAAD may want to consider changing their name [...]
Janelle Monae performed “Tightrope” a few nights ago at a fundraiser for Barack Obama at the University of Chicago and the president enjoyed her show.
Caveat: These incidents are about the institution of whiteness. These are not personal attacks on individuals or so-called “haterade.” . 4. All of the unconditional praise heaped on Mac Miller’s rhyming skills when he will never even come close to Eminem’s abilities on a bad day. Since when did Donald Trump, who has a history [...]
1. Why are Conservatives so upset about The Roots playing Fishbone’s “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” when Michelle Bachman appeared on The Jimmy Fallon show when no one cared that Michelle Obama got booed at NASCAR? 3. Why are people making fun of T-Baby especially now that “It’s So Cold In The D” is being used on [...]
Ms.Drama spoke briefly with Angela Davis on the Occupy Wall Street protests and Davis gave her take on it and offers advice to Barack Obama.
