For this week's blog post, I decided to share with you guys what I was hoping to do for my capstone project. No matter what, I knew that I wanted to focus on some form of feminism in regard to the Black Power Movement but I also really wanted to do something that had to … Continue reading Capstone Project: Women in the Black Arts Movement
Blog Post 2: The Black/White Binary
Hello readers, so for some reason my blog post that I had written for week two did not post, so I am sorry that this topic is a little bit old in the grand scheme of the class, but please enjoy! For this week's blog post I wanted to focus on the idea of the … Continue reading Blog Post 2: The Black/White Binary
More on Dutchman
I really enjoyed reading and analyzing Dutchman, so I decided to dedicate this post to some more background to the play. The title can refer to two different types of ships: the Dutch ships that carried slaves to the New World, and the legend of the Flying Dutchman. The subway car travels the same path … Continue reading More on Dutchman
Capstone Project
I was thinking about some topics I could approach for the Senior Capstone Project (Malcolm X’s movements, separatist/nationalist extremist Louis Farrakhan, the BAM and BPM as a whole, iconography and pop culture in modern times of the Black Panther Movement, and even “The Theme Is Blackness). However, I think I’ve settled on utilizing “Dutchmen” as … Continue reading Capstone Project
Che Guevara and The Black Panthers
Che Guevara's Presence in the Congo The Black Panther Party was a group that put an appearance of being militaristic, so I wasn’t surprised to find they found Che Guevara to be influential to their cause, although when I learned previously about Guevara, I never put the two situations together, possibly because I didn’t hear … Continue reading Che Guevara and The Black Panthers
Blue Collar (1978)
When reading Ongiri's section on Richard Pryor in Spectacular Blackness, I was struck by the line, "Unlike many biographers of Pryor, who tend to attribute the pivotal change in his humor [...] to a personal transformation [...], Watkins sees the shift in Pryor's emphasis as reflective of the [...] African American[s...] [']who were rejecting the … Continue reading Blue Collar (1978)
Drag Race and Diversity
Hello again Reader, This week, I am posting a little later than I usually do. I have spent my weekend in doctor’s waiting rooms. There is nothing terribly wrong with me. It’s just the usual depression, anxiety, and migraines. I also saw the doctor for my essential tremors. I’m waiting to hear back on some … Continue reading Drag Race and Diversity
Nina Simone’s Singing for Equal Rights
Today, I want to talk about the song “Mississippi Goddam” by Nina Simone. Nina Simone is an interesting and very important artist to discuss, as she was one of the first artists from the 1950s to have total control over the music she was producing. Nina Simone was a very talented and intelligent woman and … Continue reading Nina Simone’s Singing for Equal Rights
Malcolm X on Liberals
For this weeks blog post I would like to focus on Malcolm X's thoughts on white liberals. First, let's define the term liberals to make sure we are all on the same page. Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed, and equality before the law. Being Liberal can also … Continue reading Malcolm X on Liberals
The Black Panther’s and the Vietnam War
Hello readers, today I am going to delve into the history of The Black Panther's and their view and even role in the Vietnam War. In class last week we touched on their view of the war, however; I had never really learned about it prior to our class and so I thought this blog … Continue reading The Black Panther’s and the Vietnam War
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