When A-list actor Will Smith announced the end of his run as the star of the t.v. show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to pursue movies, I thought “that dude is done!” Typecast for years as a flaky teen, I just didn’t see him getting free from that. Now he owns Hollywood—who knew? (I saidContinue reading ““Teach The Children Well””
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When the holy man was asked, “How should we treat others?” His reply was, “There are no others.”
On the second Tuesday of May I finally made it to my first meeting of S.U.R.J. Buffalo. They are an organization of white folks showing up for racial justice. Since I first heard of them some months ago, I’ve wanted to make it to one of their meetings to find out who they are andContinue reading “When the holy man was asked, “How should we treat others?” His reply was, “There are no others.””
Nuance and News
I interviewed revered African American newsman Roland Martin ahead of his February 27, 2018, Canisius College address. Martin put forth that mainstream news media only recognizes race as a factor when it is overt; “a hood, a burning cross, or mention of the ‘N’ word. They don’t even realize how nuanced it is. But blackContinue reading “Nuance and News”
Black Panther: The Bigger Picture In The BIG Picture
The much-anticipated Marvel superhero movie Black Panther opened February 16, 2018, as an absolute cultural phenomenon in the U.S. What was driving all this unrivaled buzz? Comic books are big, big business. “Eight-year-old boys with their allowance money aren’t what’s keeping these doors open,” says Emil Novak, owner of the 50-year-old Buffalo comic book stalwartContinue reading “Black Panther: The Bigger Picture In The BIG Picture”
Nanette D. Massey 