July 20, 2004

If a white man says you’re a house nigger…

Business first. Check this month’s piece for the Black Sports Network. I’m there once a month, and a “good lookin’ out” to David Cole for that.

Mailing list link is still down, but shoot me an e-mail and I’ll add you.

Gotten lots of questions about the regularity of updates. I’m writing this to pass some time, waiting for writer’s block to subside and/or motivation to get back to the office arrives. If this becomes the impetus for blogging, this thing will read like War and Peace in a week and a half. But, my expectation is for every week and a half or so.

Also, got the new ones from The Roots and Devin the Dude. Recommending both. And I recommend The Roots particularly to those that were turned off by that damn Phrenology (Aden, where you at?). Where Phrenology proved they can be weirder than anyone imagined, The Tipping Point reaffirmed that tey can be as good as it gets when they’re on a roll. As for Devin, it’s what you expect–good, profane fun. Not as hot as Just Tryin’ Ta Live, but it’ll do the job.

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I’m not too keen on white people using the word “nigga.” I’ve configured my own spell check to recognize it as a word, but it’s not a privilege I’m sharing with everyone. But when I heard Ted Rall referred to Condoleezza Rice as a “house nigga,” it was pants-pissing time.
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