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The Rebirth of David Duke
David Duke’s not a big fan of Lt Gov. Michael Steele’s installation as RNC leadership, calling him “Obama Jr.,” and a “servile dog of Israel.” Duke has fallen off in recent years, but raised his head out the sand long enough to make a scene. I think more and more professional racist will goose-step into…
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Blags is OUT
Even a tour of talk-shows couldn’t save Gov. Rod Blagojevich from the inevitable impeachment, by a vote of 59-0. Blags can no longer hold elected office in the state of Illlinois ever. I think there is a book deal on the horizon, almost certainly, so I wouldn’t cry for dude just yet. Lt. Gov. Patrick…
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Barry Bonds may be busted yet.
Somehow, somone found some “classic piss” that may yet prove that baller Barry Bonds was taking steroids. I guess I want to know who kept this pee, and how we know it belongs to Bonds? I’m pretty sure Bonds was juicing, but have never been altogether comfortable with the way he’s being singled out—like half…
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He's not that into you, Sista
Racialicious’ Latoya Peterson goes to the movies—not—as she talks about her impressions of the trailer for the new movie, based on the book He’s Just Not that Into You. She makes a well-observed point about the role that black women take in mainstream romantic comedies: either the Magic Negress who has all the answers or…
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Blagojevich to self: "Why Not Oprah?
The unflappable governor-under-fire Rod Blagojevich confided in Diane Sawyer this morning that he had consider asking Oprah Winfrey to take Barack Obama’s vacant senate seat. Seriously. This sends signals of the insanity plea to come, as we all know that besides the fact that Oprah Winfrey has rocks for brains, she is atalk-show host, not…
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Good for the Goose…
I applaud the new management at The Source Magazine, who have announced that they are no longer running “booty ads” in thier publication—-but I wonder when Jet Magazine will stop running the “Booty of The Week” page. Oops, I’m sorry. It’s “beauty,” not booty. My bad. “It’s time the hip-hop industry stop advertising junk and…
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Managing The Bidens
The Bidens have a reputation for speaking out of turn, so mark my words: Jill Biden’s slip up on Oprah Winfrey’s couch—essentially sharing pillow talk with the enitre nation—is just the beginning of what will end of being four years of goofs and gaffs that will have President Obama scrambling to manage the Biden’s mouths.…
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Obama Inc.
There seems like more ways to commemorate the inauguration of Barack Obama than I care to think about: plates, buttons, dolls, stand-ups, t-shirts, comic books, breath mints, gum, cookies, water, pens, pencils, pants, candy, hats, earrings, fake nails, sneakers, socks, mixtapes and the list goes on and on and on. At first, it seemed like…
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President Barack Obama: Hip-Hop's Second President
President Barack Obama will be America’s 44th, but hip-hop’s second president. Hip-hop’s first president was Ronald Reagan, whose war on the poor and significant cutbacks in public school art programs incubated the times that fed the narrative of the second generation of b-boys and b-girls. The change in subject matter and attitudes will almost certainly…
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The Hardline's Inaugural Day Mixtape
Rebel Without A Pause – Public Enemy The Cult of Personality – Living Color: “Only you can set you free..” be happy, but Be Cautious. Young, Gifted and Black – Nina Simone When the Revolution Comes – The Last Poets: “You’ll know it’s revolution, because there will be no commercials” Mosh – Eminem: “Don’t matter…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
