Archive for February, 2009
Conversation on Race
Yesterday I happened to tune into ‘Talk of the Nation’ on NPR and found “Talk of the World” instead.
The topic: How Does Your Country Talk About Race?
Obama’s election has without a doubt changed the conversation of race in our country, but it has also changed the talk beyond U.S. borders. The program was eye-opening in [...]
When is a Monkey Not a Monkey
Note to all the men and women working in newsrooms, board rooms, back rooms of the American institutions:
In America, a monkey is not always a monkey.
A couple recent examples: Monkey cartoon and Lebron James on Vogue
And my own brush with the M word in the workplace.
Many would say America is ‘post-racial.’ Meaning ‘past race.’ [...]
Monkey Monkey Monkey
This blog article was written in late May 2006.
The person that coined the phrase ’sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me’ was probably never publicly called a monkey.
I was a grown woman, working in the public sector as an environmental engineer, the first time I was called one. Thankfully, [...]
Obama Did It
Former KKK Member Repents
Watching Elwin Wilson in this video was like seeing one of my characters come to life. Abraham Benson, a central character in both The Making of Isaac Hunt and Loving Cee Cee Johnson, is a reformed white supremacist much like Mr. Wilson.
In the end, my character voluntarily goes to prison for his [...]
Loving Cee Cee Trivia
It’s Valentine’s Day and I thought I’d show some love for my second book with some trivia about the book.
Did you know:
The crossword puzzle that Cee Cee and John Carter argue over is based on the July 28-29, 2007 Wall Street Journal puzzle. I love those, don’t you?
The original title for the novel was My [...]
My Brown-Eyed Country Boy – Again
With eyes like sweet caramel and a thick head of blond hair curling playfully to the side, just one look from that broad-shouldered boy would send me places I knew a young black woman in the Blacklands of North Carolina shouldn’t go. He wasn’t the first white boy that I’d turned a furtively affectionate eye [...]
An Interracial Marriage – Again
Marriage, the classic union between a man and a woman, is used as a model for many things. When talking about successful sports teams, business partnerships, and even school projects, people use the institution of marriage to inspire and direct all those involved.
In Christian circles, you might even hear marriage terms used in sermons about [...]
Harriet Tubman is in the Bible
Lately, I’ve been going back to school. No, not to get another degree. Two degrees in engineering are enough for me. Thank you very much.
I’ve been hanging out at my son’s school. Volunteering in my middle son’s first grade class, mostly, and boy have been learning some things about black history this month.
At least one [...]
When Black is White
I thought I had it bad. I’m refering to my short rant on not being able to use the N-word (in character, and not at all gratuitously) in my fiction. I know I write Christian fiction. Anyway, let’s not get on that subject again.
But here’s something: The screenplay about a black woman getting romantic with [...]
