Posted by oshun on January 19, 2007
Almost 50 years ago, Dr. Kenneth Clark conducted a ground-breaking doll test proving African-American children suffered from low self-esteem as a result of internalized racism. Ironically, in 2007, a highschool student’s documentary shows that not much has changed. This 7 minute film is all over the news, sparking national dialogue and invoking straight-up weeping. Yeah, [...]
Posted by oshun on October 13, 2006
Double kudos to our government for (1) continuing to ignore the outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries and (2) fostering an environment where US based corporations can actively lobby to prevent the Chinese government from strengthening their own unions. Today’s New York Times talks about how, after decades of worker abuses via sweatshops and [...]
Posted by oshun on August 30, 2006
WTF is wrong with Hollywood? Take a multi-platinum mega-duo (Outkast), at the peak of their career and make a gorgeously shot film starring them and featuring their genre-defying, mainstream embraced music. Don’t ya think it would be a hit? Well it isn’t, and that’s due to some geniuses deciding Idlewild would only open on a [...]
Posted by oshun on August 28, 2006
Funny how it’s called Google bombing. The layers of meaning go so deep on this one. I’m assuming this little trick’s been around for a while since I alway seem to be the last one to get forwarded emails, so if you’ve already done this, just bear with my slow ass. If you haven’t, check [...]
Posted by oshun on August 23, 2006
Spike Lee’s documentary, while slightly paranoid in some places (comparing the willy-nilly evacuation of post-Katrina victims and subsequent separation of family members to the planetary-scale devastation of the African slavery trade is ridiculous), brought up tears, memories, and a multitude of broiling political topics. One particularly interesting segment dealt with the fact that little-to-none of [...]
Posted by oshun on August 16, 2006
While listening to Lyfe Jennings’ fire CD and the track S.E.X., I came across Alicia Keys’ explanation of why she made her man wait a year for s.e.x. It really made me think about a lot of the crap filling up the heads of many Gen Y’ers. The subject of sex, especially as it pertains [...]
Does Rap Music Help Destroy Kids’ Self Worth?
