Obama Archive

A Dream Postponed: The Irony in Delaying MLK’s Memorial Dedication

Posted on September 5, 2011 | 1 Comment
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up...
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Why Does America Hate “American Exceptionalism”?

Posted on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments
One of my favorite tea party criticisms of President Barack Obama is that he hates “American Exceptionalism.” Yes, the Columbia/Harvard Law graduate, self-made millionaire, and leader of the entire free world simply cannot stand to be the best. This is certainly reflected in his choice...
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Happy Black Girl Day! The Prototype: Gina McCauley

Posted on November 10, 2010 | 7 Comments
In early 2010, I introduced many of you to “Happy Black Girl Day!”, a holiday created by Brooklyn diva extraordinaire and fellow blogger Sister Toldja. This once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on Black women and to celebrate...
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No Country for “African” Americans?

Posted on June 29, 2010 | 28 Comments
Ghana’s Mensah vs. America’s Howard When Ghana beat America in the World Cup on Saturday, Twitter and Facebook were ablaze with mixed emotions. My African friends cheered. My Afrocentric friends were ecstatic because “it’s Africa!” My American friends were devastated. And while I nearly lost...
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Happy Black Girl Day! The Prototype: Valeisha Butterfield

Posted on June 9, 2010 | 27 Comments
She means business Three months ago, I introduced many of you to “Happy Black Girl Day!”, a holiday created by Brooklyn diva extraordinaire and fellow blogger Sister Toldja. This once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on Black women...
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No Small Dreams

Posted on May 4, 2010 | 5 Comments
I dreamed I was at a party for the President. I was decked out in a yellow gown with my curly hair pinned up and both ears and wrists dripping with diamonds. I went outside of the arena to greet the President when to my...
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Black Man Down and the “Wince” in the Black Woman’s Soul

Posted on March 27, 2010 | 15 Comments
I met this beautiful man at a popular lounge in the District a few weeks ago. He was “the man,” literally. As the manager of the establishment, he addressed my concerns about the abhorrent customer service my friends and I had just received. Voice like...
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“A Man’s Got To Have A Code,” Or, Why Family Business Should Remain As Such

Posted on March 25, 2010 | 9 Comments
“A man’s got to have a code.” Even the worst of (fictional) criminals seem to grasp that. But recent events compel me to ask if such a concept — having a non-negotiable code to live by — is something that has been entirely lost on...
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Happy Black Girl Day! The Prototype: Mona Sutphen

Posted on March 10, 2010 | 27 Comments
From http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/13/AR2009041302968.html Many of you may be unaware of what “Happy Black Girl Day!” is, or where it came from. Created by Brooklyn diva extraordinaire and fellow blogger Sister Toldja, this once-a-month holiday allows us to take a break from the constant media assault on...
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Hope & a Future

Posted on November 13, 2009 | 5 Comments
‘”For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” –Jeremiah 29:11 Love. It’s the entire reason I uprooted my comfortable, southern Georgia existence and moved...
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