Is Black Music Month Still Necessary?

Isn't every month Black Music Month now?

What is/should Beyonce's Nephew be Thinking???

I AM HIP HOP

The emergence of all these dance television shows (So You think you can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, America's next Best Dance Crew, Dance your Ass Off-really the name of the show, Superstars of Dance, etc. really has our society going crazy. My wife just told me that she was looking for a Hip Hop class for my 6-year old..........BOY to participate in. "ARE YOU CRAZY," I said.......(in my mind)? Now one might think what's wrong with that, and to you I say a plethora of things. Here's my list:

1) Have you seen those "hip hop dancers on these shows?" The operative word is dancer. ThinkDarrin Henson (Lem) from Soul Food, "ain't no lie, bye, bye, bye" (click and go to 30 seconds)Without getting into a whole other subject, I'll just say as a father, I don't like the career/relationship path of male dancers.

2) He has a lot better things to focus on like the Bible, school, baseball, karate, mma cage fighting, power lifting, car oil changing, roofing, etc. I hope you get my drift.

7) (I skipped the other ones because I'm in a hurry) This is the most important one. I AM HIP HOP! Not that I'm the biggest fan of hip hop, rap or any of this new crap right now, but I was born in the mid 70's. I know what it was and all the things it's been through. I am not about to pay a foreign exchange student (hiphopdancer.com) any amount of money to teach my son what comes natural to him. The reason I know about the foreign exchange students is because my Mom got me with the banana in the tailpipe, when she was watching the middle kid during the summer and took him to "hip-hop" class. You should have seen that Slovenian women with her hat cocked to the side, determining who was cool. What's the next class, rhythm 101? or How to choose nice tennis shoes? or What a tight fade looks like? or What good soul food tastes like? or possibly how to attract the police.

This isn't just about HIP Hop, but all this feminizing of our young men.

...to be continued

Obama Watched Live as Osama Bin Laden Killed

Obama Watched Live as Osama Bin Laden Killed

All I can say is WOW! Is it me or does he have to be a shoe in for the next four years? Would it be arrogant to say, "I'm not going to campaign next year because you already know what it is." Would Americans really want to change at this point in time? While I don't believe racism exists in the way most are sure that it does, I would be convinced that it does exist if Mr. President did not win the next election.
On another note, I know that it is in very poor taste to celebrate when anyone dies. Hopefully Americans can contain themselves.
What do you think?

Another Case of the Porch Monkey

Have you been keeping up with your local chimpanzee news lately? If you haven't here's a quick update:

February 16, 2009 - A pet chimpanzee attacks its owners friend (click here to read the story)

February 18, 2009 - The New York Post runs the above cartoon (click here to read backlash)

First things first, what are you doing with a pet chimpanzee? Secondly, why is everyone so surprised that wild animals get buck wild every now and then. If you read the story, you'll see there were so many violations and signs that In the words of Chris Rock, "...that tiger went tiger."

Thirdly, the "covert" or rather overt racism isn't even debatable. I would hope that the watch dogs wouldn't spend any significant amount of time with this ignorance. It's like the Lakers arguing with the Clippers over who gets the good parking at the Staples Center.

Lastly, and not really talked about is the stereotype (which typically have some truth to it) that the police will shoot a black man in cold blood whenever they want to. It's very disturbing that even cartoonist recognize this and it's not just a black thang.

Economy Hits Hard on Black Campuses

Click here to read how tight it is. Is this trickle down economics? Morris Brown only has 151 sudents enrolled......

F.I.B

I've been trying to creep up on this issue slowly, but time is running out. It's time for us to MAN UP! Our neighborhoods are falling apart, the incarceration rate is astronomical, the family is breaking up, the high school drop-out rate is ridiculous and on and on and on. But what are YOU doing? I know, now that you have your college degree (or not), it isn't your responsibility, or maybe you're a family man, so you're busy training your own children or maybe you do actually have a mentee and feel your doing your part. But something we all need to be, is here. We have to be here.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in African-American men, who also have the highest mortality rate from prostate cancer of any racial or ethnic group in the U.S. One in every six men in America will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. One in every three African-American men will be diagnosed.

The American Cancer Society recommends that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test be offered annually, beginning at age 50, to men who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years. African-American men and men with a strong family history of one or more first-degree relatives diagnosed with prostate cancer at an early age should begin testing at age 45.

While The American Cancer Society means well, I knew someone well under 45 (32 - 36), newly married with two young children. One of the last things he told a friend was that he was so upset because it's so preventable if you catch it early. Soon after that conversation, he passed.

WE HAVE TO GO GET CHECKED NOW! GO GET THE FINGER IN the BOOTY! There, I said it. We have to go get the F.I.B. From my understanding, there is no way around it and don't take NO for an answer from your doctor.

Click here to read about Charlie Wilson's battle with prostate cancer. Can you imagine if there was no more: "You dropped a bomb on me", "Oops Upside Your Head", "Burn Rubber On Me", "Outstanding", "Yearning For Your Love", "First Name Charlie, Last Name Wilson", etc.

The future needs us.

WE HAVE TO GO GET CHECKED NOW. GO GET THE FINGER IN the BOOTY! There, I said it. We have to go get the F.I.B.

If you've had the test, shed some light on us. The only thing I ask is that you don't scare us and don't tell us if you were smiling on your way out of the doctors office.

Check the next blog for my proposal.