Shut Your Gob, Geldof!

I wish Live 8/BandAid organiser Bob Geldof would shut the eff up! He keeps making statements like “President George W. Bush has done more for Africa than any other U.S. president…” and it’s really getting on my nerves.
He has just given an interview to Time magazine, in which he admitted recently defending Bush in France [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 22:32:58 on June 20th, 2005 in People

How We Work With Others

The minute you get involved in any Black-focused project, you have to deal with (or consider) a number of colour specific and cultural issues. One of the most pressing is the issue of whether to accept white participation and input.
Another is whether to encourage others whose views, lifestyle or opinions we either do not respect [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 22:36:50 on June 16th, 2005 in Culture

Facts About The Michael Jackson Case

The morning after the Michael Jackson is innocent child molestation verdict and these are some of the facts, legally and/or otherwise true, that we know. Michael Jackson:-

Is or was not “let off”
Did not “get away”
Is not a guilty person who has somehow evaded justice
Is not a paedophile
Is not a proven child molester
Is not a white [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 02:22:33 on June 15th, 2005 in People

Black On Black Judgement

A sister rang me the other day to praise BlackMag and to offer whatever help she can give. She is the president-elect of an important African Caribbean Society.
During our conversation she asked “why is Black people so antagonistic towards each other?” and she used her experience and treatment she received from members of a pro-Black [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 13:26:16 on June 11th, 2005 in Culture

How Safe Is Your Water?

Ever since I learnt that tap water (or corporation pop as we used to call it!) is actually the River Thames purified and cleaned up, I wince whenever I hear a body has been found in that water. That’s one of the reasons why I prefer to drink bottled water and my preferred choice is [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 09:59:14 on June 9th, 2005 in Society

Guilty Of Being An Idiot

When the Michael Jackson witchunt is over it will be the end of a tragedy. Regardless what happens it will be the story about celebrity culture and how the media took Michael Jackson as a young man and turned him into this completely bizarre character that he has become.
But he was not an innocent victim [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 14:31:16 on June 3rd, 2005 in Society

The Evil That (White) Men Do

Exactly 84 years ago, on May 31, 1921, to be precise, one of America’s worst race riots destroyed Greenwood, Okla., a thriving Black community on the outskirts of Tulsa.
A white mob led by Ku Klux Klan members, murdered anything from 100 to 300 Black people and burned the homes of thousands others.
Information about the Tulsa [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 11:09:30 on June 2nd, 2005 in Culture

Hurray For Live8, Right?

Once again we have the spectacle that a major international music initiative to raise serious money to help Black people, is being led by a ‘concerned’ group of rich white people. We are talking about the Live8 concerts in the UK, Europe and America on July 2, 2005.
This is being planned by musician Bob Geldof [...]

Posted by BlackMan at 17:12:16 on June 1st, 2005 in Issues