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If I had posted the question: "What does it mean to be Black in America?" two weeks ago, it would have had a decidedly different influence. Two weeks ago, the hot topic that had mainstream media buzzing (and Black folks rolling their eyes), was the scandal surrounding Rachel Dolezal; the head of the Spokane chapter…

The documentary film Dawg Fight, came to our attention through a "qualified" word of mouth recommendation. By qualified, I mean having been told that watching it is like driving past a the scene of a horrific car accident...you might not want to look, you might intend to not look, but in the end you you…

Ever since the announcement, late last year(October, 2014), confirming the rumors that Black Panther, one of the few prominent black superheroes in the Marvel Comics Universe, would indeed be making a big screen appearance, and naming Chadwick Boseman as the actor who would play him, the internet has been abuzz with debate. Of course this…

No one knows what it is like to be a Black woman in today's eurocentric, euro-influenced world, except a Black woman. Period. Let's state that up front. That being said, as a Black man, having been raised by a black woman, and having spent my life around black women, my perspective is still considered that…

When I survey the media landscape and mentally sift through the plethora of artists and articles, pictures and portrayals, movies and music videos that continually feed the perspective and perception of Black people, it begs the question...who is ultimately responsible? Of course, the clear and obvious answer is Black people ourselves. The complication, however, is…