Tag Archives: Destiny’s Child

There is a god…

..or somebody up there because Kelly Rowland has finally officially bout damn time fired Matthew Knowles as her manager! OH HAPPY DAY! It’s safe to say that this news is the best news I’ve heard about popular music since the … Continue reading

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Great Songs in the Black Musical Tradition, 2000-2004

This essay was originally written for Epinions.com on October 6, 2005. This version is slightly different, with some language clarification. The choices are identical to the original list. Like many writers on this site, and writers in mainstream and non-mainstream … Continue reading

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On the Color Caste, or; Are You Light Enough in Here?

I’ve often said to folks that the biggest thing holding black folks back was not racism or white supremacist thought, but the degree to which we have collectively internalized racism and white supremacist thought. There is a difference. In most … Continue reading

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Beyonce the Annoying; or, Why Blond Hair Does Not a Star Make

My thoughts on why Beyonce Knowles is annoying.
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