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Questions for Mr. Joe Morton After Reading His Article on 12 Years a Slave in Huffington Post

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on November 14, 2013November 14, 2013
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Dear Mr. Morton: I read your article today, “When Will Black Historical Films Focus on Triumph, Rather Than Plight” and I have some questions for you. First, why are stories of slavery not triumphant? Are […]

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A Teachable Racial Moment: You’re Supposed to be Upset By a Slavery Movie. That’s the Whole Point.

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on October 25, 2013October 25, 2013
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Movies about black history shouldn’t be expected to foster racial reconciliation between blacks and whites or start feel-good “conversations on race.”

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September 15, 1963: A Poem

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on September 15, 2013
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Dear Readers: I wrote the following poem over ten years ago, after listening to John Coltrane’s “Alabama,“ a song he wrote in response to the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, […]

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An Affirmation for This Day: Meditate on Sonia Sanchez

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on September 11, 2013September 11, 2013
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A few hours ago, I saw a public service ad online about doing something meaningful for September 11th, which, of course, was a horrible day in American history. So on this day, I’ve decided to […]

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Teachable Racial Moment (“Twerking” Late Edition): Forget Miley Cyrus. It’s ALL About Katherine Dunham.

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on September 1, 2013September 2, 2013
  • Teachable Racial Moment

For the last few days, I’ve been reading about Miley Cyrus’s VMA—ahem—performance,  which included her attempt at the African/American dance called “twerking,” and which apparently convinced a lot of people that it was okay for […]

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Throwback Jam: “The Truth About Women’s Equality Day”

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on August 14, 2013August 14, 2013
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Hey Y’all: Two days ago, Twitter was all aflutter with online discussions concerning inequality towards women of color in the mainstream feminist community. In light of that discussion, I’d like to repost a piece I […]

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Bringing the Middle Passage Home: The Schooner Phillis

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on July 31, 2013July 31, 2013
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Most of y’all know that I am writing a book of poetry on Phillis Wheatley. I’ve been talking about it forever, and I’m furiously working on it right now, along with my novel. Wondering how […]

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On Don Lemon’s List: Breaking Down His Tough Black Love

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on July 29, 2013July 29, 2013
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First, this blog post is not to curry favor with conservative, extremely right-wing white folks who don’t like African Americans, but who suddenly are pretending to take interest in “black community issues” so they can […]

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An Open Letter to Mr. Richard Cohen, Washington Post Columnist

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on July 19, 2013
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Dear Mr. Cohen: I’m writing you to discuss your latest column, “Racism vs. Reality” dated July 15, 2013 and to parse a point of logic with you—your considerably flawed logic concerning racial profiling. The gist […]

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My Drama, Myself

  • by phillisremastered
  • Posted on June 17, 2013June 17, 2013
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Today is the day after Father’s Day, and this is the first year that I thought I would get past it without having an emotional meltdown. I’m married to a nice guy, and I gave […]

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