Culture, Race & Economy

My God this is so tragic. Death toll is based upon destruction there is no firm figures yet. My prayer to the the victims and their families.

I started a poll on this subject on Facebook and it is getting a lot of response. Anyone can take the poll even if they are not on Facebook. http://www.sphere.com/politics/artic...quake/19315905 The poll question is: Did Limbaugh Go Too Far With Racial Attack on Obama Over Haiti Poll Link: http://bit.ly/5vGRr7 It is interesting to read the comments as well. Pass this on to as many people as possible. Sometimes these kind of things draw attention and it is a great way to let people know how you feel.

I visited a web site called Shadow and Act. It bills itself as On Media Of The Afican Diasporia - Empahasis On Cinema. It's one of my favorite places to get the real low down on black cinema. http://www.shadowandact.com/ Today they highlighted Tyler Perry's trip to the UK to promote his last film. Janet Jackson went with him. Now, I remember my man Troy say this film was the best he has seen from Mr Perry, and he enjoyed it. Well, I want to tell Troy to turn his underwear back around because this flim was a chick flick with a capital Ceeshy! Look, strip Tyler Perry of that wig and his grandma dress, and there's nothing left. The boy does not p…

I don't know what to tell you, but after years of slamming Tyler Perry flicks I found his most recent effort; Why Did I Get Married Too (2010) to be very entertaining. Sure the movie had all kinds of outrageous Tyler Perryesque drama, but it just seemed to be better than his previous efforts -- certainly better than the first installment Why Did I Get Married (2007). Maybe the flick reasonated with me more than his other efforts. At any rate, I think this movie was Tyler's best film to date.