Where's Dave Chapelle? It Appears recently in the UK....Happy Thanksgiving Folks!

Afronerd Radio will be preempted due to turkey day but it will return Sunday at 8pm. I came across a recent Dave Chapelle siting at Kojo's club (UK) courtesy of Youtube. Once again, please excuse the expletives but Chapelle appears to not have lost his comedic chops, despite the loss of 50 million dollars. I always debated whether Chapelle was a minstrel. I never thought that he was and I felt his humor had an intelligence base to it as both his parents were educators. I guess what is most important is that he thought he was becoming a minstrel and as you can see minstrelsy is a lucrative endeavor. I'm not sure as to the real reason for him walking away from that kind of money but if it honestly dealt with a stop to cooning-kudos to Mr. Chapelle. Let's take a look at an impromptu performance.

And just When I Addressed Common as the New Green Lantern......Comic Books vs Hollywood

I want you guys to check out this brief comic book documentary I found while walking the halls of justice....OK it was really Youtube. I think it's important to check out what the comic book fanbase really think about the graphic novel adaptations that we are force fed. Can we ask for accuracy folks? Let me know what you think about this short film.

Slate.com gets it right.........F&%K James Watson & F*&K Charles Murray's Bell Curve while your at it!

I'm sure our readers are aware of the rantings made by Nobel Prize winner James Watson in October concerning Africa, Africans and Black employees. His assertions are a time honored practice-no doubt dating back to his days as Director of The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory noted in the study of eugenics. Well I was perusing the halls of Slate.com when I came across an article that debunks the notion of racial intelligence. Check out the article below and share your thoughts with the class:

Slate.com-Created Equal

Is Obama Really Not as "Clean" as Biden once said? Or is there Dirt according to Robert Novak?

Talk about dirty poli-tricks! If you haven't been snoozing in Osama's cave, I'm sure you've heard about Robert Novak (why is this guy always in the know or rather in the Washington mix beyond reporting?) alluding to the Clinton camp possessing embarrassing-if not incriminating information on Senator Obama. Of course, the often touted conservative conspiracy was also mentioned in this latest campaign drama. But if Hillary does have unflattering information on Obama, the key question is.....will she disclose it? And if so, will it jeopardize her alleged standing in the African-American community? That, my friend is the $20,000 question. Check out this excerpt from Foxnews.com:

Novak's initial report said: "Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information" about Obama, "but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged scandal was not disclosed."

On Monday, Novak told FOX News that claims that there is actual dirt on Obama might not pass the sniff test.

"This is very similar to the kind of trick that Richard Nixon used to pull, where he would say, 'I know some very bad information about the communists supporting George McGovern, but I can't put that out because it wouldn't be right, but I'm just too good of a guy,' " Novak said.

A message left seeking comment from a Clinton campaign spokesman was not immediately returned.

Novak also said he still had no proof that there really is scandalous information about Obama, only that he's certain that Clinton's campaign told well-connected Democrats that they had such information.

"Now whether there is any such scandalous information, I don’t' know, but what I know is I'm confident in my sources, who I trust. We're told this by Clinton people that there was such information out."

Obama responded angrily after Novak's column was published, challenging Clinton's campaign to come forward with the information, if it exists.

"Sen. Clinton should either make public any and all information referred to in the item, or concede the truth: that there is none. She of all people, having complained so often about the politics of personal destruction, should move quickly to either stand by or renounce these tactics."

For more of the Fox article in question, click on the link below:

Novak Stands by Obama Dirt Story, Compares Clinton Campaign Tactics to Nixon

Here We Go Again...and Again! First the Jena Six.....Introducing the Clearlake Three!

Courtesy of Black Voices:

Murder Charge: Racism or Justice in Calif.

Posted Nov 16th 2007 12:00PM by Jeff Douglas

LAKEPORT, Calif. (AP) --Three young black men break into a white man's home in rural Northern California. The homeowner shoots two of them to death - but it's the surviving black man who is charged with murder.

In a case that has brought cries of racism from civil rights groups, Renato Hughes Jr., 22, was charged by prosecutors in this overwhelmingly white county under a rarely invoked legal doctrine that could make him responsible for the bloodshed.

He is scheduled to go on trial Nov. 27.

"It was pandemonium" inside the house that night, District Attorney Jon Hopkins said. Hughes was responsible for "setting the whole thing in motion by his actions and the actions of his accomplices."

Prosecutors said homeowner Shannon Edmonds opened fire Dec. 7 after three young men rampaged through the Clearlake house demanding marijuana and brutally beat his stepson. Rashad Williams, 21, and Christian Foster, 22, were shot in the back. Hughes fled.





Hughes was charged with first-degree murder under California's Provocative Act doctrine, versions of which have been on the books in many states for generations but are rarely used.

The Provocative Act doctrine does not require prosecutors to prove the accused intended to kill. Instead, "they have to show that it was reasonably foreseeable that the criminal enterprise could trigger a fatal response from the homeowner," said Brian Getz, a San Francisco defense attorney unconnected to the case.

The NAACP complained that prosecutors came down too hard on Hughes, who also faces robbery, burglary and assault charges. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.

The Rev. Amos Brown, head of the San Francisco chapter of the NAACP and pastor at Hughes' church, said the case demonstrates the legal system is racist in remote Lake County, aspiring wine country 100 miles north of San Francisco. The sparsely populated county of 13,000 people is 91 percent white and 2 percent black.

Brown and other NAACP officials are asking why the homeowner is walking free. Tests showed Edmonds had marijuana and prescription medication in his system the night of the shooting. Edmonds had a prescription for both the pot and the medication to treat depression.

"This man had no business killing these boys," Brown said. "They were shot in the back. They had fled."

The district attorney said that race played no part in the charges against Hughes and that the homeowner was spared prosecution because of evidence he was defending himself and his family, who were asleep when the assailants barged in at 4 a.m.

Edmonds' stepson, Dale Lafferty, suffered brain damage from the baseball bat beating he took during the melee. The 19-year-old lives in a rehabilitation center and can no longer feed himself.

"I didn't do anything wrong. All I did was defend my family and my children's lives," said Edmonds, 33. "I'm sad the kids are dead, I didn't mean to kill them."

He added: "Race has nothing to do with it other than this was a gang of black people who thought they were going to beat up this white family."

California's Provocative Act doctrine has primarily been used to charge people whose actions led to shooting deaths.

However, in one notable case in Southern California in 1999, a man who robbed a family at gunpoint in their home was convicted of murder because a police officer pursuing him in a car chase slammed into another driver in an intersection, killing her.

Hughes' mother, San Francisco schoolteacher Judy Hughes, said she believes the group didn't intend to rob the family, just buy marijuana. She called the case against her son a "legal lynching."

"Only God knows what happened in that house," she said. "But this I know: My son did not murder his childhood friends."

Please excuse the expletives used by the young man in the video posted below-but I do appreciate his passion and forthrightness. Are we to expect The Justice Bros. Inc (Team Sharpton/Jackson) to swoop down on this case as well? Is this issue going to be the test case for the new Civil Rights movement remix (produced by Scott Storch and Timbaland)? I really can't pontificate on this matter any further because it really is self-explanatory at this point. Suffice it say, if it were feasible for yours truly to microwave ammunition-I would've shot jiffy-pop hot lead into the asses of these miscreants as well without remorse. If you trespass onto someone's property to assault and pillage-don't expect a bouquet of flowers and collard greens. The time of the minstrel and his criminal cousin is over. What do the progressives have to say on this issue? I await the excuses with baited breath.

Now if We Can Only Get that Alternative Soul & Black Rock Music station......Enter the Cosby Effect!

Folks-pass this around, I vow to do whatever I can to push for alternative Black music to be given a forum. Some may think that my push for an alternative soul (and a Black Rock) channel to be created for satellite radio is a pointless endeavor but I beg to differ. I think that if I'm able to see such a development to fruition, it is in essence-a seed being planted. This seed may grow towards terrestrial radio representation and hence a balance of perception. And better yet, it's an alternative revenue source. Black people are not a monolith-so why are we still getting singular media representation, oftentimes the buffoonish minstrel kind? Now the media are reporting that African-American films that show the middle class side of things are starting to gain in popularity and here's the real shocker-these films can actually make money. So I guess the potential for making money promoting alternative music by artists of color would be a fluke also? God forbid that the powers that be explore the concept. Check out this excerpt from the Chicago Tribune regarding the Cosby effect in movie making:

"A studio's traditional thinking was if you want to pull in an urban audience, you need to have a hip-hop element," said "This Christmas" producer Will Packer. "Over the past 10 or 15 years, hip-hop was a new and emerging form that pulled in that core African-American audience as well as had that crossover potential. It was a business decision more than anything. What is happening now -- and it's a great time as far as I'm concerned to be making films about the African-American experience -- is Hollywood realizes that there is an audience out there that doesn't regularly see themselves on film."

And when those films are in theaters, that audience will support them.

Buoyed by a strong cast, led by Angela Bassett, the 1995 drama "Waiting to Exhale" grossed $67 million domestically, according to numbers provided by Box Office Mojo (http://www.boxofficemojo.com ). In 1997, George Tillman and Bob Teitel's set-in-Chicago film "Soul Food" cleared $43.7 million. And "The Best Man," the 1999 comedy-drama starring Taye Diggs and Nia Long, made $34.1 million.

"That middle-class African-American audience is sporadically taken seriously," said Brandon Gray, president of Box Office Mojo, which since 1999 has tracked Hollywood box-office numbers. "You will get a picture like 'Why Did I Get Married' or 'Soul Food' or 'The Best Man,' and it will do well, and the industry will act shocked and surprised by it, as if it came out of the blue. But there is this sense that the audience isn't being as consistently served as it could be, because it is a lucrative market. These films tend to be relatively low budget, and they tend to post good grosses. None has been a real blockbuster, but they don't need to be blockbusters. They have a built-in audience."

To check out the Chicago Tribune article in its entirety, click on the link below:

African-american films ride Cosby Effect

Ok This is just Funny........Taking a break and then on to serious matters next entry

Damn I hate being late on Youtube trends-3 million plus views and counting. Hat tip to the Nat Turner's Revenge blog for highlighting this funny and Afronerdic clip. I also have to apologize (once again) for last night's Afronerd Radio cancellation. I'm working hard on setting up an interview with Mr. Claude Johnson, proprietor of the BlackFives.com site and blog. In nutshell, the Black Fives refer to the African-American basketball leagues pre-racial desegregation-think Negro League Baseball...except, well it's basketball. Here's a preview clip from Mr. Johnson's Youtube page:

Common is Green Lantern......hmmm....gotta Think About that one.

This just in, courtesy of Aintitcool.com:

Justice League cast to be announced next week, here might be an early preview...

Hey folks, Harry here... Warner/DC is being incredibly tight lipped about this JUSTICE LEAGUE film, but we've been hearing from all over that next week they're going to unleash the full cast on us. Well, got this email wanting to give us a drop on some of the casting? Can't get anyone at Warners to spill - but take it as you will... I actually think this makes sense and Common could be exceptional casting as the Green Lantern... and I can't believe I think that.

Harry/Mori/Merrick/Quint/Vern (who am I forgetting?)

I want you to have this before that OTHER site gets it... and I know they will.

The trades are going to announce the cast of Justice League next week, but courtesy someone connected to Ken Ralston I can tell you four confirmed names.

- Adam Brody (THE O.C., GILMORE GIRLS, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING)

- Common (SMOKIN' ACES, WANTED)

- Scott Porter (SPEED RACER 'Rex Racer', FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS tv show, DESCENT, MUSIC AND LYRICS)

- Teresa Palmer (WOLF CREEK, THE GRUDGE 2, DECEMBER BOYS)

Palmer is not Wonder Woman, I believe she's a villain. Brody is Wally West. Common is The Green Lantern. Porter, they think, is Superman. There's also word that Michael Gough might be appearing as Alfred.

The full cast should be revealed by this time next week.

OK, more on this Common casting choice. First off, I'm somewhat indifferent about the suits in Hollywood's choice of Common, specifically as he does provide an earthy and honest image in contrast to the neo-minstrel depiction we are accustomed to viewing. I'm just not pleased with Tinseltown's over-reliance on using rappers instead of capable actors that actually study the craft of thespianism. One literally has a plethora of virtual storyboards and scripts (the comics....the comics) at his/her disposal for source material to create these fantasy stories the correct way. The internet should also serve as an excellent vehicle to tap into the fanbase (as well as the experts that study these multi-decade characters) that support this medium and can give a glimpse as to how these films should be done. But ultimately money and greed are the real determining factors when these movies are developed causing accuracy to be thrown to the waste side. Let's hope Common does a great job and that the JLA movie doesn't end up in the $2.99 bin next to Halle's Catwoman-I won't be holding my breath on this one.

Any thoughts on this issue as it relates to Hollywood's habit of overlooking trained actors for monosyllabic rap artists when it comes to characters of color? Share your thoughts. And while you ponder that question, check out the latest from my favorite Youtube pastime-checking out Pulp Secret:

Karma really does Right the Wrongs in the Universe-Judge Loses Pants & Cush Jobby Job

This just in from the AP:

Judge loses more than pants in $54-million lawsuit
Updated Tue. Nov. 13 2007 7:51 PM ET

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- A judge who lost a US$54 million lawsuit against his dry cleaner over a pair of missing pants has lost his job, District of Columbia officials confirmed.


Roy Pearson's term as an administrative law judge expired May 2 and the D.C. Commission on Selection and Tenure of Administrative Law Judges has voted not to reappoint him, Lisa Coleman, the city's general counsel, wrote Nov. 8 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Associated Press.


Pearson was one of about 30 judges who worked in the Office of Administrative Hearings, which handles disputes involving city agencies. He had held his position for two years.


The Washington Post and The (Washington) Examiner, citing sources familiar with the case, reported the commission's decision last month. Coleman refused to release a copy of a letter to Pearson informing him of the decision, saying it is considered a personnel matter.


Pearson's lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court claimed Custom Cleaners, owned by South Korean immigrants, did not live up to Pearson's expectations of "Satisfaction Guaranteed," as advertised in store windows.


Pearson demanded repayment for the lost pants, as well as damages for inconvenience, mental anguish and attorney's fees for representing himself. He calculated his losses initially at US$67 million but lowered his request to US$54 million.


Pearson did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press requesting comment.

Time to send out the Clowns folks!

I can keep this one short. Remember Mr. Wayans was the same person that wanted to copyright the word "nigger." As if the word has not been commodified enough. But then again, perhaps he was stuck in character:

Check out our Week in Review Show-Next on Afronerd Radio at 9pm eastern this Thursday!

Just like your grandma's favorite bowl of gumbo, Afronerd Radio will throw a mix of different ingredients in a proverbial pot, stir it up and see what happens. Let's talk about Hillary Clinton's plantgate debacle, Rudy's Kerik dilemma, the recent brush/gun shooting mix up resulting in a teens death and reality of class divisions in the Black community. Stop by and share your thoughts and ideas by calling in "live" at 646-915-9620 or IM/email (afronerdradio@yahoo). Intellectual gumbo now being served at afronerd radio dot com. Remember 9pm eastern-see you in 24!

Afronerd Radio's Week in Review

Talk about overstating the obvious! Not All Black People Think A Like-News at 11-Class Divisions in the Hood?

The above video encapsulates just one (American vs. Caribbean) of a myriad of divisions among people of color residing in the U.S. I just happened to come across an article in today's Philadelphia Daily News that highlighted a recent poll determining that there is are sharp demarcation within Black culture based on class/social standing. The general purpose of this blog-the both positive and negative reaction it has engendered also denotes this selfsame factionalism. It is ironic that for all the talk of trying to come together as a race perhaps a failure of cohesion is the root symptom of the larger issue-respecting and promoting diversity within the African diasporic experience. Here's a snippet from the Philly Daily News article:

Black people in America are starting to become more divided by their class than united by their race.

In fact, the gulf in attitudes and lifestyles between the growing ranks of the African-American middle class and blacks who are economically disadvantaged is becoming so large that 37 percent of all U.S. blacks now don't think they can be viewed as one race anymore.

That is one of the key - and stunning - findings of a sweeping poll of more than 3,000 American adults, including more than 1,000 black people, conducted last month by the Philadelphia-based Pew Research Center.

"What we're really talking about is class," said Molefi Kete Asante, professor at Temple University's African American Studies Department and noted author. "There are some people who don't live or operate in the African-American community because they are in a community of rich people, whether they are white, black, Japanese or Latino. They are just in a whole different world from the rest of us."

And economic trends are likely exacerbating that divide.

According to one study, the number of African-American households that make $75,000 to $99,999 a year quadrupled in the United States from 1967 to 2003.

When asked whether the values of middle-class and poor blacks become more similar or more different, 61 percent of the African-Americans surveyed said "more different." Majorities of white and Hispanic respondents agreed with that. And the divide was greater among younger blacks.

But A. Bruce Crawley, the businessman who was a founder of the Philadelphia African American Chamber of Commerce, argued that "if you are visibly black, if you have all the outward manifestations of being from Africa and you live on the Main Line, you may not think you are of the same social class as an African-American in South Philly but it would be difficult for you to be confused that you are African-American."

Click on the link below for the article in its entirety:

Poll sees class division among blacks

Maybe Mr. Chappelle was on to something-When Keepin' It Real Goes Wrong!-Police Mistake a Brush for Gun

I have an opinion on this....it's roasting in the oven and when it's done, the progressives and victimization set are not going to like it. Meanwhile check out an excerpt on this tragedy, courtesy of the NY Daily News:

A Brooklyn teen carrying a hairbrush was shot 13 times and killed by police Monday night after his mother told the officers he had a gun, authorities said.


Five cops, including two sergeants and a detective, opened fire on the youth, who had been arguing with his mother and standing on a first-floor window ledge screaming and acting irrationally, police and witnesses said.

"Basically, it's suicide by cop," said a police source.

Cops and witnesses said the mother of 18-year-old Khiel Coppin was standing outside the building at 590 Gates Ave. when officers arrived.

"He's got a gun! He's got a gun! He's going to kill you," the mother told cops, according to the police source.


Cops said Coppin, who had a history of mental problems, was standing on the first-floor ledge of apartment 1-D in Bedford-Stuyvesant, concealing something under his shirt.

"They were shouting, 'Halt! Halt! Halt!'" a police source said of the moments before cops opened fire on the teenager.

OK-my formal opinion. It's time for many in communities of color to come clean and start to become more self-effacing-ultimately lives are at stake. And we must also fight the compulsion to be duped or mislead by media manipulation and substandard leadership. If you notice, the photo above shows an alleged activist with an over-sized orange brush, highly unlikely to be akin to the brush in question. Also the photo below of the tragic youth is a dated picture-definitely cherubic and innocent. But what did the youth look like in the present day?

Trust me folks-I do not want any more young men of color to die senselessly but the facts as they have been presented depict a troubled young man who hours before threatened to kill himself-all the while making gun references. How are the authorities supposed to approach such a person? Are there cases of police misconduct? Yes-but are there also cases of certain folks in Black and Brown communities that test the limits of decorum and logic in their encounters with the police? The answer must also be in the affirmative. If the police are to be called into question regarding tactics and procedure then conversely some in our communities must also be brought to task for non-compliance when questioned or promoting a macho/criminal prose when encountering the authorities. Am I wrong on this? Let's hear your thoughts.







And for the article in its entirety, click below:

18-yr.-old carrying hairbrush shot 13 times by cops

It Doesn't Stop..... Road Rage Dentist Fiasco in White Plains NY

http://view.break.com/398554 - Watch more free videos

Time is fleeting but I will provide my editorial momentarily-in the interim-talk amongst yourselves. But as a reminder-in the immortal words of Rick James-Cocaine is one helluva drug (not to say that the dentist in the clip is on anything but.....)

Courtesy of InsideEdition.com:

Dentist's Road Rage?

It's an apparent case of a road rage meltdown caught on tape. On the video, an angry dentist who drives a Mercedes pulls another driver out of his car and incredibly tries to get behind the wheel.

Then, he walks after the cameraman who's taping the whole thing, grabbing at the camera. The reporter of the passing news crew who captured the incident on video tells the dentist not to touch the camera and claims that the dentist is assaulting the cameraman.

During a confrontation with a woman who pushes the dentist, the dentist pushes the woman to the ground. The woman is the other driver's sister, and the confrontation leads to a fight between the dentist and her brother.

Finally, cops subdue the dentist and cuff him.

The ugly incident happened in White Plains, New York, just as a news crew from WCBS-TV was driving by.

Dr. William Moody is the dentist. He was apparently upset because the other car was blocking the entrance to a parking lot.

INSIDE EDITION met up with Moody and showed him the tape of the incident.

Moody tells INSIDE EDITION's Paul Boyd that the other driver had called him the N-word and that he shoved the woman in self defense. "I had no intention of hurting her, of injuring her, I was just protecting myself," Moody says.

The woman who was pushed to the ground was not seriously hurt, but now has a restraining order against the dentist.

As for dentist William Moody, he's now facing charges of harassment, assault and disorderly conduct.

Go Out and See This Movie-Stop Funding Foolishness & Start Funding Respect-The Great Debaters!

To take a page from the What About Our Daughters mantra-Stop funding foolishness and start funding respect. I have been hearing some real positive buzz about Denzel's next celluloid effort (courtesy of Harpo productions), The Great Debaters-a period piece set in the 30s centered around Melvin B. Tolson, while at Wiley College created an African -American debate team that bested Harvard in the 1935 national championships. And concerning the aforementioned "buzz," let's make sure that the buzz rings as loud as a church bell by assuring that the Debaters becomes the number one movie when it opens this Christmas. Now if we can only get that African-American sci-fi picture made-perhaps Black to the Future?

The Great Debaters-Official site

Ok I can Dig it.....It's Funny and Creepy at the Same time-Introducing the Cyber James Brown

James Brown in an animated format-Ya gotta love it! More serious fare coming up.

Stanley Crouch admires Oprah's integrity

As much as I like Stanley Crouch's no holds barred analysis on newsworthy and cultural issues, I may not be in total agreement on his latest take relating to Oprah Winfrey and her academy's molestation fall out. Here's an excerpt from Crouch latest piece, courtesy of today's NY Daily News:

If irresponsibility is a disease, Oprah may have the cure

I know an exceedingly intelligent woman who has spent much of her adult life trying to conquer the feeling of betrayal and resentment she directs at her mother for having denied the hard fact that her own brother was sexually abusing his niece. She is still somewhat bitter in her mind - because she, rightly, believes that one of the fundamental responsibilities of motherhood is facing whatever threatens your children, whether inside or outside of the family. For many years, she has fought to remove the anger from her consciousness.

That is why she called me and said how impressed she was by Oprah Winfrey during the press conference the world-famous talk show host gave to address child abuse allegations at the academy she started for girls in South Africa. I agreed with her that what was most important about the conference was that Winfrey did not try to pass the buck and, after describing her own depression in the face of colossal disappointment, stood up for the children who had been abused and moved to right every possible problem at her academy.

I thought how different Winfrey is from those irresponsible men at the top of the Catholic Church who almost brought down the institution here in America because they preferred to subject more and more boys to abuse by priests than subject the church to the bramble bushes of embarrassment and jeering.

It is not hard to believe that those august and holy men may have experienced the sandpaper night of the soul when the information was brought before them. They may have been torn between their loyalty to the reputation of the church and the compassion that would have provoked profoundly horrible thoughts of how each abused boy must have felt. In her case, Winfrey said that the shock and disappointment was "one of the most devastating, if not the most devastating, experience of my life."

As much as I may admire Winfrey for being a beacon of light in a maelstrom of neo-minstrelsy, she still represents the over-celebrification of our culture-her philanthropic efforts notwithstanding. I, like many others were taken aback by Oprah's intention to build a school in South Africa when children of color in the U.S. could have also been the recipients of such an act of kindness. Her explanation that children in the U.S. would not have been as appreciative of such an endeavor opting for materialism over education did possess a ring of truth but I still wasn't sure if her anecdotal assertions were completely valid. Now it's been less than a year since the Oprah Academy opened it's doors and claims of cruelty and molestation have surfaced. Also some have claimed that due to Oprah's own personal bouts with past molestation at the hands of a male family member has served as the impetus for the oftentimes anti-male sentiment displayed on her show. However the culprit alleged to have enacted the assault on the children was a woman. The gender of this person is not the main premise of my argument but perhaps putting your name on an institution half a world away bemoans of product placement gone awry-accept the product is child and not a can of soup. I will flesh this out during tonight's Afronerd Radio broadcast, if time permits. Meanwhile, for more of the Crouch article click on the link below:


If irresponsibility is a disease, Oprah may have the cure

Just a reminder-We still read Comics at Afronerd-The latest from Pulp Secret!

Just for the record-I really dig what the guys at Pulp Secret are doing media wise courtesy of Youtube. If you are not familiar with Pulp Secret, it's essentially an online media comic news resource. Check out the latest clip which covers last week's graphic novel releases. Excelsior!

And for more Pulp Secret related info, click below:

Pulp Secret Youtube clips

Pulp Secret's blog

Remind me to never walk into the Lion's Den-I'll bring a Batarang next time on tonight's Afronerd Radio show-7:30pm(eastern)

We're a bit off schedule this week but I assure you that we will get back on track as fast as Barry Allen (or perhaps a better example would be Stanley Stewart). Next up-we're going to do a special 90 minute broadcast of Afronerd Radio (starting at 7:30pm tonight/eastern) stemming from a Friday night call I made to another BlogTalkRadio show, entitled The Elle Word. After calling the show, my "lion's den" reference couldn't be any more apropos. And the only person that I can lay blame to this faux pas is yours truly. I simply perused Blog Talk's home page and noticed that the Dog the Bounty Hunter mishap was going to be discussed on this program. When I spoke to the show's host(s)-I was quickly mischaracterized as an apologist for Dog/Duane Chapman and my point about people of color paying for the sins of a minstrel image industry was lost. After the broadcast I made a closer inspection of Elle's website and low and behold it's flavoroflove.blogspot.com Again, I literally walked into the lion's den and here is a link to the show in question (save yourself the trouble and fast forward to approx. 30 min. into the show for my infamous call):

The Elle Word Meets Afronerd

It's my turn this time and we will discuss their show, my thoughts (and mistake) as well as a modified Week in Review segment (returning to its regular Thursday slot)-I will cover last week's NPR appearance, oprah's capitulation regarding her South African school and Nicky Barnes' call into question the authenticity of American Gangster. So let's get into it-remember the show is 7:30pm/eastern tonight-call us live at: 646-915-9620 or IM/email (afronerdradio@yahoo). Be there, Be Square and not a minstrel.

"We Wuz Robbed" but we're still in Business! NPR's News & Notes....

Delays and more delays but I'm back in business. And my first order of said business is to provide a link for our readers (and Afronerd Radio listeners) to my latest Bloggers Roundtable appearance. I jokingly referred to the "We Wuz Robbed" tagline (for trivia buffs it was exclaimed by boxing manager Joe Jacobs during a Max Schmeling match-sorry Spike Lee) because we didn't get a chance to address all of the topics that we thought we we were going to talk about-especially the Enough is Enough campaign. But NPR was gracious enough to allow the same set of bloggers to appear on their News & Notes program in a few weeks to use our scalpels to discuss Enough is Enough. Anyway, please accept my apologies for the delays for the last week but we're back and Black (at least to some in the community) so check out the links below for your listening pleasure:

Bloggers' Roundtable: Presidential 'Undorsements'

Bloggers' Roundtable: 'Jena Six' Charges Reduced"