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Byron Hurt: An Open Letter to BET.
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 3, 2009
A lot of the outrage about the BET Awards sprang from Michael Jackson’s death, but its not really about MJ….it’s about BET’s failure to create program that portrays the Black experience in a positive light. It’s part of an ongoing problem, though Byron Hurt’s open letter to Debra Lee is a excellent start. Feel free [...]
Things of Note
Posted by: elledub08 on: June 5, 2009
Starting this week I will be posting interesting links from around the blogosphere:
Oklahoma Women’s Network speak out about Sotomayor cartoon published in Oklahoman and why it’s sexist..I particularly take issue with the image of Sotomayor hanging as a pinata…among other things. More on this later.
Cheryl Contee at Jack and Jill Politics gives her thoughts on [...]
Stevie Wonder-Visions
Posted by: elledub08 on: May 14, 2009
Since I mentioned it in my last post, I wanted to share:
Song of the Week
Posted by: elledub08 on: May 8, 2009
It’s warmer outside, flowers are in full bloom, and I’ve broken out my peep-toe heels. I thought Glow by Kelis and Raphael Saadiq would be appropriate.
Enjoy.
Sarah Haskins is funny as hell
Posted by: elledub08 on: March 30, 2009
I hope you feel the same way about her too. Had the chance to check out her show at WAM. Her segment of Target Women comes on CurrentTV during InfoMania.
Michelle’s Vogue Cover Matters
Posted by: elledub08 on: February 19, 2009
Carmen Van Kerckhove from New Demographic recently wrote about Michelle Obama’s Vogue Cover.
From CNN/AC360:
In case anyone is wondering what’s so utterly remarkable about having Michelle Obama model the cover of Vogue, consider the fashion magazine’s blighted past in matters of race.
Vogue has a history of publishing disquieting images of black people, so the March [...]
Elledub’s Favorite Things
Posted by: elledub08 on: December 17, 2008
This post is exactly about what the subject implies…I normally don’t do style or fashion posts of any kind but with the holiday’s coming up I thought I’d take a cue from Oprah and do my own list.
Alvin Ailey Barbie.
Hooray for Black dolls! This Barbie commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Alvin Ailey. I first [...]
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