This started out as a forum post in which I asserted that reggae music is the most important Black music form. I already knew some facts but once I started to make a list others came to me.
Jamaica is only 150 miles long by around 50 miles wide. It is the biggest English speaking island [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 10:50:59 on May 27th, 2005 in Culture
No Comments »I am convinced more than ever before that to some Black people the colour of their skin is a prison. Only they are not even aware that they are in jail!
They refuse to see themselves unless they are comparing themselves with other people, most notably white people. This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t compare [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 16:00:43 on May 26th, 2005 in Culture
No Comments »So many have asked “what is Black Consciousness?” that I have had to re-examine the term just to make sure that I am still on the right track when I use the phrase myself! I kid you not!
Thing is it seems Black people are still struggling with their identity, even though we can now see [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 16:00:30 on May 25th, 2005 in Culture
No Comments »Life, it’s so funny at times that I try my best to laugh even when I don’t feel like it.
Take for instance emails I get inviting me to buy fake Rolex watches. Now, I know you can’t get genuine Rolex watches for £25. Typically they cost hundreds even thousands of pounds, dollars or whatever strong [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 16:00:59 on May 23rd, 2005 in Technology
No Comments »If you are an ardent British soccer follower, particularly fans of Manchester United, you must be (still) feeling gutted right now.
Not only was the team beaten by arch rivals Arsenal in the FA Cup final on Saturday, May 21, 2005, but it was particularly irritating considering that United dominated the game and for most of [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 12:45:56 on May 23rd, 2005 in Sports
No Comments »The British police is racist. A well publicised independent report by a man called McPherson has said so and this was acknowledged publicly and verbally by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
To counteract this racism the Metropolitan police launched a charm offensive to get more police officers from ethic backgrounds into the force. But it’s hard to [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 20:00:21 on May 20th, 2005 in Society
No Comments »A man without his dignity is like a body without a soul. Today captive Saddam Hussain, a proud Arab if ever there was one, must be a zombie of a man as he paces his cell with furious anger after hearing his picture taken without his knowing and permission, has become the focus of international [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 16:00:09 on May 20th, 2005 in Society
No Comments »British MP George Galloway delivered on his promise to blow away the US Senate Committee when he testified before it in Washington yesterday. He even managed to turn defense into attack when in his usual combatitive style he accused the so-called US lawmakers of being cavalier with justice.
Most British and international newspapers agree that Galloway [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 14:17:23 on May 18th, 2005 in People
No Comments »Can music and fashion mogul Russell Simmons make debt consolidation hot? Simmons is teaming with exuberant TV money guru Suze Orman for the latest incarnation of his Hip-Hop Summit - a six-city tour designed to teach young people how to manage their money.
The idea is to use star power - Eminem and “American Idol” winner [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 16:01:43 on May 16th, 2005 in Society
No Comments »Why is British Prime Minister Tony Blair so keen to push through plans for UK ID cards? Most evidence suggest ID cards don’t actually prevent crime from happening, neither do they safeguard the interests of the country nor of individuals.
On the contrary: most civil liberties groups are concerned that introduction of the identification cards will [...]
Posted by BlackMan at 18:04:56 on May 15th, 2005 in Politics
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