What I Might Do If I Got Really Angry

So every now and then we get some semi-hard core trolls around here who decide to make annoying and stupid posts on every post they come across starting on the front page and going backwards. Or sometimes they start out in one particular conversation and radiate out as we get wind that they’re really [...]

Jena Thursday

Though I’m not leaving the house today, I’m wearing black in support of the marches on Jena, LA.

I waited to write this post so that I could point to news coverage of the protest. I’m happy to say that it’s been mentioned on All Things Considered (twice) and Morning Edition today. A GoogleNews [...]

Dear Black People: Stop Embarrassing Me

Though this website is mostly a people of color positive zone, every now and then I feel the need to vent a bit about my own people. It generally happens when I want black people to stop freaking embarrassing me!
First up, hip hop artist Plies. Yes, his name is Plies. It’s embarrassing [...]

That Not-So-Fresh Feeling

My goal is to post to the ABW blog once every weekday and at least once on the weekends.  However, due to life and work and other annoyances, I can’t always meet that goal. But even when I’m busy working I’m browsing the web looking for stuff to blog about.  So if you come by [...]

Sometimes the News is Good

A couple of updates on issues of concern.
First, though I didn’t blog about it, I was aware of the whole Glamour magazine editor calls natural hairstyles “political” and “totally so dumb!” Okay, I’m paraphrasing. People were pissed, blogs were snarky, and there were even some efforts to identify said editor. Finally, the [...]

ABW’s TV Corner: Fall TV - Want/Do Not Want

Fall is upon us.  That means new TV shows on the horizon and season premieres up the wazoo.  Ah, when I was a child this was the only thing that lifted my mood after having to return to the evil that was school.
Of course, it’s all different now.  Back then the summer was a time [...]

Media, Woe

Over on RaceWire, Jonathan Adams posted the casting call for Beyonce’s new AMEX commercial. It’s worth reproducing here in full:
Seeking, Principles:
[BEYONCE'S ASSISTANT ]
Female / Caucasian / 30-34
Real people types. Non commercial. She is smart, sharp
and efficient. Rate: Sag Scale
[ HAIR STYLIST ]
Male / Caucasian / 28-33 Stylish. Real people types. Rate: Sag Scale
[ MAKE-UP [...]

Social Justice Corner

When I decided to look into putting ads on the blog, I didn’t realize that WP.com has a policy against ads.  Affiliate links are okay as long as the purpose of the site isn’t to drive traffic tot he affiliate links.  But ads appear to be right out unless you have a VIP account.  This [...]

9/11 Didn’t Change A Thing

This is the same post I wrote for 9/11 last year. This year I find I have not much more to say, so I’m reposting it.
There’s a 9/11 story that I heard once and never forgot. It’s anecdotal and may even be completely made up. I’m not sure. I can’t even remember the context [...]

Theme Test Run: Digg

ETA: Thanks for your input, everyone!  The response to Digg was overwhelmingly positive and I personally like it a lot.  So I’ve chosen this for my new theme. 
I think this will be the final test theme I try out. Unless WordPress gives us a new theme in the next 3 days. Digg has [...]