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August 11, 2009 at 9:33am

By Summer M.

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Cruel Summer

R.I.P. John Hughes It’s been a tough summer for 80s babies. Though Purple Rain–and my sister–turned 25, those of us who remember taper-legged jeans and neon colors the first time around have had a rough summer vacation with the death of Michael Jackson and now John Hughes. Frankly, the shit is freaking me out. I’m [...]

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August 10, 2009 at 10:22pm

By alexm

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Topics: black feminism, Empowerment, Media, Patriarchy, Pop Culture, Women

The Problem with “America’s Next Top Model”

A couple of months ago a good friend of mine asked me to accompany her to America’s Next Top Model auditions here in chicago….

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July 21, 2009 at 9:00am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Music, Pop Culture

Let’s Gogh Again (and Again and Again)

Yesterday (July 20) was Muhsinah’s birthday. As a gift, The Golden Girl offered The Oscillations: Square, a 13-track digital exclusive, to her loyal fan base. I’m two tracks in, and I love it already. With Muhsinah, it never takes much. I heart her now and forever.

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July 9, 2009 at 1:31am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Media, Pop Culture, racism

Follow-Up: Justify My Thug

There were some questions from folks–ok, maybe just one folk–regarding my inference that Perez Hilton really meant nigger when he called will.i.am a thug last month after the Much Music Awards. Well, earlier today, a friend of mine sent me a link to a story about Perez’ interview in this month’s Advocate. In it, Perez [...]

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July 7, 2009 at 2:59pm

By Summer M.

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Topics: Girls, Media, Michael Jackson, Music, Pop Culture, Women

A Word (or Several Hundred) on the BET Awards

It’s taken about a week for my feelings about the BET Awards to be articulated as something beyond, “I hate Debra Lee,” or “If Harriet Tubman got frequent flyer miles, she’s now really upset there weren’t more blackout dates,” or “Where’s Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey when you need them?”** or “How long before they [...]

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July 2, 2009 at 8:41am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Media, Michael Jackson, Music, Pop Culture

Black Man in the Mirror

Any of the following jargon can essentially be boiled down to this: I love Michael Joseph Jackson. Always have. Always will. I don’t dance, but I know how to moonwalk. (Don’t ask. I won’t do it for you. You’ll just have to ask my mama or one of the homies if you don’t believe me.) [...]

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July 1, 2009 at 8:18pm

By stephanie

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Topics: Michael Jackson, Music, Pop Culture

On Michael

My weekend was amazing and bittersweet. Everywhere I went, people were celebrating Michael Jackson. Friday night, my 21 year old cousin and I went to the Lupe Fiasco concert at the Chicago Theatre. Lupe is one of the most high energy rappers. He danced, jumped, and preened onstage – a couple of times jumping so [...]

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July 1, 2009 at 11:03am

By Leigh

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Topics: Music, Pop Culture

The Musician and the Music – Should We Separate the Two?

Last week, as the news of Michael Jackson’s death spread, I noticed that people’s reactions were very different. I got word that he was in the hospital on my Facebook news feed and immediately flipped back and forth between CNN and ABC News, waiting for the rumors of his death to be confirmed. I kept [...]

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June 29, 2009 at 3:51pm

By Fallon

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Topics: BET, capitalism, Community, consumption, Media, Michael Jackson, Music, Pop Culture

The Feasting of Michael Jackson’s Flesh

I am deeply troubled by the buffoonery of the 2009 Black Entertainment Television Award Show where “blackness” guaranteed BET’s ownership of honoring Michael J. Jackson’s life. Of course, there is an endless laundry list of technical, sexist, homophobic, and simply tone death performances that I could blog about. However, the most compelling issue for me [...]

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June 23, 2009 at 11:37am

By Summer M.

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Topics: Music, Pop Culture

Justify My Thug

Listen, I care more about the state of Jon & Kate’s marriage than I do Perez Hilton, but I gave the guy five minutes of my time yesterday—and I hope I don’t recall that little factoid on my death bed. (By the way, I think it’s the hair that did it. Jon’s plugs + Kate’s [...]

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