Kola Boof

God knows I'm an "Obama Lover." I campaigned hard for him

and I can honestly say that he's my favorite person on earth

right now, no matter what he does politically.

BUT....

I thought it was grossly premature to give him the Nobel Prize.

It smacked of White People's desperate wish for someone to come

along and ZING (make the stigma of racism disappear)...it was the

ultimate Magical Negro moment. Barely in office. They rushed the

award in his hands because at that moment IT APPEARED to the world

that electing a "black" man had changed the universe.

You sound like a little Bitch who's run out of Kotex, BOOK FAN.

Want one of my mine?

Oh that's right.

You're allergic to women who lack the credibility of your

favorite religious group--The Birthers.

Whine...whine....whine:

Oh TWOY---whatever did you mean??

Why would you suggest such a thing??

I'm leaving!

Twwooooooyyyyy

My life is all about harassing Kola but don't

compare me to herrrrr

Little Hateful Punk SEXIST Curb-value reducing Ninny-twit.

Your mother should of swallowed you.

When she had the chance.

Attention XEON,

I just posted some pics of my boyfriend and I on Thumper's Corner in this

thread. PLEASE don't you ever say anything else to me about the CIA brainwashing

me to date White men!

Photo link is HERE nicca

And Posr A. Posr is Black American born in New York City thank U very much.

Posar & Me with novelist/tv host Abiola Abrams. You know her Troy.

Troy---I know that you know this guy. Please tell me who he is.

I've been trying to contact him.

Karen is a NYC radio host & health food seller. She's nice. SHE VISITS THIS BOARD

but never posts!!

OK that's all the photos!

TROY here are the photos I wanted to show of the National Black Theater,

Nabi, Manie Baron and publishing period.

This is my reading at the National Black Theater in Harlem. NABI (the curator) is

Seated (the lightskinned guy). My boyfriend Posr is standing.

Out to dinner with Posr at Native in New York. I swear, the food there is SO good.

It's my favorite restaurant now, but the lighting is AWFUL. I pitched a bitch about

the lighting and no one turned up the lights. They said it's supposed to be like you're

in a cave atmosphere. Then after Posr paid, they turned on the lights!

Anyway, the FOOD is outrageously good. Make sure you eat their Macaroni & cheese

if you ever go. It's amazing!

This is me at Troy Johnson's party with Manie Baron. If you don't know, Manie was a

legendary Super-Agent in the book industry for decades. He just recently died of cancer

which really shocked me, because I had no idea he was sick! On this night, he and I

spent about 5 hours together laughing and getting drunk as hell. It was one of the most

fun times I've ever had with publishing people. I will always love Manie so much.

Here I am with Derrick Bell, the legendary civil rights lawyer & bestselling author & Professor.

He's sort of like my adopted grandfather. He's pure love. Also in this photo is my friend Ant.

This was taken at Henry's, a restaurant in Manhattan.

They make a very weird Macaroni & Cheese with blue cheese dressing...it's divine, though.

Me and Ant had that with ribs and it was pretty good.

Here I am with New York's very esteemed "Minister Brown." He was filming a documentary

about me for a whole week and delivered a special gift to me from Molefi Kete Asante!

Performing at the National Black Theater in Harlem. I sang "My Breasts Are Filled With

Milk & Honey", an ancient Egyptian song that I like to sing.

Here I am with Big head. LOL!! No. He's the King. Such a brilliant, brilliant man.

He's a Legal Activist and helped create a major law that stops police from computing

every time they stop a black motorist. That way the "stops" aren't on your record.

I did a modeling layout while I was in New York. Troy you're good friends with the

photographer. I can't recall his name. Martin something.

All the pics are in "Rolling Out" magazine. In my face, you can see that I'm aging

quickly. UGH! It's so awful, because 20 years ago, I was so beautiful without even

trying. Now I have to work hard at it. And I have arthritis and diabetes BOTH now!

My good friend Peter. We're writing a book together but he lives in New Zealand.

He came to California and visited me last summer. He's actually taller than I am

and we caused quite a stir walking down Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. People thought

it was Attack of the Giants. He is 6'6 and I am 6'2 (w/o my shoes on).

This is my new natural look. I love it!

But my hair has grown extremely long since this photo

was taken (Posr made me cut it off to cut the perm out).

___________

TROY, could you please send me that photo of you and I sitting outside the cafe

in Los Angeles. I liked that one. I would like to have at least one photo of you

and I. Whether we like it or not, people heavily associate Kola Boof with AALBC

and after Akashic releases "Sexy Part", you might not mind that so much.

LOL!!!

Anti-semetic.

I honestly don't see Cynique as Anti-anything.

Anyone who has followed this board for years will come to know that

Cynique always plays "devil's advocate."

If I started downing "Black Love"---Cynique would jump in with her

Dashiki, beads and Kumba wig.

LOL!

Troy...not so quick.

I believe the person who says they received those threatening emails.

I am sorry. But I don't think the culprits are "White racists" and I don't think

it's just a coincidence that the moment I started posting about my upcoming book/tour

the NEW POSTERS just sprung up by the dozens and "at first" acted like normal people

with legitimate comments.

You had like 7 new people the day after I posted!

Each time I come back & post...there is an attempt to make it appear that I'm here

to wreak havoc with an array of sock puppets. ((I fully confess that in the past, mostly

years ago, I did indeed wreak such havoc--mainly to entertain myself and get people to

argue & fight over different social issues.)). But in the last 2 to 3 years, I have

not done that. I have had major illnesses and all kinds of energy-zapping processes.

I don't have time anymore. But whenever I do come back to the board, there is a major

attempt to drive me away or to make the people here call for my head.

What was different this time...nobody "Mimicked" my writing or paragraph

style like they usually do.

I also personally KNOW that "BookFan" hates it when any amount of credibility or positive

publicity link is posted about me---he usually rushes to post attacks & is greatly fearful

of web surfers liking or supporting me. He displays a vested interest in trying to discredit & slander me. In fact, he usually rushes in to claim that everyone is

Kola and it's Kola wreaking this havoc.

So again. I don't believe it's "White Racists" behind all this---and because these people

("BookFan" and those connected with him) certainly do Hack computers & spam email and

have a fixation on me---I think he's your culprit.

Nothing can wrest my mind from that.

Winnie is the true hero of South Africa.

Go on Twitter & talk with a wide range of South Africans.

She is far more revered and considered a "Malcolm X" figure--which is

why Mandela (bowing to world political pressure) had to let go of

his "Militant" wife.

I never liked Mandela very much. He's like Martin Luther King.

They were good for their "time", their "era." That moment.

But they did not have the timeless relevancy of Malcolm X, Marcus

Garvey or people like Chinweizu and Achebe.

I even respect and admire Mugabe to a degree.

I think that WHITE people hold up Mandela and King, because that's

as Black as they can deal with.

But Winnie Mandela (who has been greatly slandered & lied on) is

really more impressive and far more loved IN AFRICA than her husband

is.

I really love Harlem. But I agree. There is no Black Mecca in America.

It's not even "cool" for Black people to love each other. It's considered

"gratuitous" when two Authentically Black people love each other.

Eugene Robinson (whom I love) has a new book out "Disintegration of Black America"

and I think it's sadly very true. He says that Black America is dead and history.

And I think that is true. But you almost have to be an outsider to "SEE" that

clearly. He is right.

What I hate...is that this seems to happen every time I post

on the board.

A gang of people either come Spamming or someone accuses everyone

here of being me.

I really despise the level of childish immaturity and underlying

inability of some people to be sensitive and intelligent.

I don't believe these are random White racists doing this.

I think I know who it is.

Sigh.

TROY...these are personal photos. They aren't online.

I just uploaded them on FACEBOOK and tried to do it that way,

but I got a pink box saying: "You are not allowed to use that Image Extention

on this board."

Ugh!!!

Troy bite your tongue.

PLEASE NOT Nigeria.

They are the richest African nation right now. But my God.

The self-hatred in that country; then the growing Arab Muslim states;

the corruption; the

And don't get me wrong...a GANG of my friends are Nigerian. I LOVE Nigerian

people madly. It's not them so much as that they're too Western-oriented.

They would eventually go the same route as Black America and Black Britain.

Africa has a million (literally) Black Mecca locations that are better

than Nigeria.

Senegal is my favorite African nation, btw. And Gambia (which is basically part of

Senegal) is the birthplace of your first ancestor, Queen TinkaTeker II (mother of

the Black Americans).

Bottom line--South Africa, Ethiopia, Nigeria ((The obvious choices, would be the

WORST)).

Troy,

I wanted to post a photo of myself with Nobi at the NBTheater.

And another with me and Manie Barron.

It seems you've fixed it so I can't post photos!

lmao

This story in the New York Times today is really

close to my heart.

Apparently, THE NATIONAL BLACK THEATER OF HARLEM where I performed

last May, is facing foreclosure.

NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE

I wish to God there was something I could do!!

The Curator, Nobi, has become a dear friend to me and he's one of the best

Black Men I have ever met on earth! I was given the largest theater (without

paying a cent) and my show failed to make back the entire $4,000 rental cost of the theater. All productions have to pay this PER NIGHT!

Nobi waved the charges. He was so moved by my presentation that he said I now had a

"permanent home" at the NBT and they officially set up a residency for me!!

Having a residency means that anytime you are in town, they provide free apartment

(on the premises) and car service for you. You also can perform & do your shows at

the NBT as a resident. I believe that Louis Farrakhan and Cynthia Mckinney were the

last people made residents before me, not sure, so it's not a light honor.

To be clear...the REASON that Nobi gave me this residency was because of people who

contacted him to convince him not to present Kola Boof and to Smear/slander me. He

found their attacks so ugly and non-sensical that it had the opposite effect. He

became a Kola supporter.

Nobi is an honorable man and both his sons (who caretake the theater) are intelligent,

loving and art-respecting young men who quite impressed me.

These are GOOD, GOOD people at the National Black Theater of Harlem.

I pray that people will support them.

Attached is a Photo of myself, Nobi and my boyfriend, Posar A. Posar.

Sorry I can't find a better photo of just Nobi & me.

(oops, tried attaching but couldn't)

Did you miss the last sentence of my review, Troy? Check it out.

You see, Troy just gave the perfect example of how "fast" we read

nowadays. We don't really read...we SCAN things.

I hate when people read an essay or commentary by me and then ask

me a question that was talked about in the article! I just had 6

people do that in last 3 hours after reading my essay "Why I love America."

They don't really take the time read something anymore.

We're a busy, busy, busy SCAN-IT population now. Short attention spans.

I'm so grateful for all the supportive emails I've received over this

thread. Honestly, it felt like the "old days" again...thank you so much

for the love.

And yes, I promise not to let this person get to me and to ignore his

hatred.

tima usrah !

(through fire comes the family)

What an important article!

This is one of the things I worried about with my novel "Sexy Part of the Bible" coming up.

I told Johnny Temple that I feared the "attention span" of today's mainstream wouldn't be able

to grasp all the nuances and metaphors of this story

(I was nervous about the book being released on

July 1st, 2011, which is the "STAR BEACH READING SLOT" usually reserved for superstar authors--summer

and Christmas being the 2 biggest book buying seasons

& the most competitive. My book is not "Jaws" or "The Shining"--you really have to be a reader to read "Sexy

Part of the Bible." So I fear that a LITERARY novel

no matter how original & inventive will have a hard

time up against the disposable entertainment tomes

that publishers "engineer" for beach reading). But

he said we still have to publish the book "on GP

that it's brilliant" to use his words & that my

book is a "break out" book; it's hard to put down.

I have come to accept the compliment of being chosen for their big summer release--but still, you have to wonder

who will "GET IT" on the beach even if

they do read the book?

Back in the day, you didn't have to worry so much. But

the questions readers ask today are shocking.

EXAMPLE: "How did the shopkeeper know that Lipman was

Jewish? That didn't make sense to me."

**READERS don't even pay attention to 'names' anymore & can't distinguish a Jewish name from an Irish one. So you have to explain every little thing. The word "Harlem" can

no longer be used as a metaphor because you have to explain

(in detail) to Black kids outside NYC what Harlem is---that Black artists used to have a community; a capital city of

Blackness.

For Black writers with real talent...this is becoming a horrible problem.

You have many, many very gifted Black authors who are writing "trash novels" under pseudonyms because the

major houses have dumbed down the audience with poorly written gangster street novels. Authors have to

feed themselves while they work on their more serious books, but for the Black author, there is literally no

outlet for those more serious books. Believe it or not--the publishers also complain if your "Trash books" are too smart or have a point of view. You would be shocked at the LACK of "savvy" and marketing intelligence

among the "Black Book Editors" in NYC, they all come from a traditional type background that doesn't allow much

thinking-out-the-box or deviation (to them...LA Banks is clever; Sister Souljah is radical). NOTICE that

not a single book they publish has any surprises or challenges in it. There's nothing to talk about on the MIT.

A HUGE part of the problem is that Black editors are like the Black community itself--liberal about politics but

conservative about any expression of social issues). They pick "safe" books and they fear anyone who truly stands for something that is unfamiliar to them (or not yet blessed by White folks). They're followers. They only want to publish what was ALREADY a hit last year.

Even their trash novels are 7th grade level. Gone are the days when Donald Goings, Harold Robbins & Chester Himes gave us "good trash" (meaning well written & thoughtful prose despite being exploitation pot boilers).

All around me, I see very talented Black authors "dying a little" inside until they just turn into husks from

not having access to the intelligent black masses who actually DO read books (people like Cynique & Soul Sista

& so many others here are proof that there is a huge market out there not being serviced with real astute writing).

The fact that today's Black teenagers struggle with James Baldwin and learn how to misspell from reading

"cute" hip hop lyrics or lose their attention spans from having 290 cable channels & video games is truly stifling us.

Last week, I was the only Black author to have 2 deals listed in Publisher's Marketplace (granted, 1 was for

Television rights, not a book). But that is very tragic. Out of 650 deals for the week---only 1 black author?? Especially when you consider all the "Glamor & intrigue" I had to utilize around myself BEFORE the fact that I can really write could be noticed. I mean literally---writers today are having to become like movie stars or Pop singers in order to find an opening in the wall. If you are black and do not have a way to draw attention to yourself; you will toil forever and ever waiting and hoping that you will be that 1 lucky person out of 1 million to be given a shot. The strength of your work is almost meaningless. It's like trying out for a recording contract--the doll with no voice but model looks is chosen to be signed over the 2nd coming of Sarah Vaughn. And that's not only unfair to Black artists...it's unfair to the collective black brain.

Without good art that speaks specifically to us...we can't grow.

If you look at the gains of the 1960's - 1980's in this country...you will see that Blacks have unequivocally

gone BACKWARDS; not forwards. When the hip hop cultural movement replaced the civil rights movement; I think it lobotomized the black mind.

We really DO...need to comprehend...what we read and develop critical thinking skills.

...have nothing to do with what Angela Davis was talking about.

Look, Kola, I made this a separate thread so it wouldn't be about you. Give it a break. I don't hate you.

No, you're not. That's your brain playing tricks on you.

No...it's your brain playing tricks on YOU, because I am indeed one of

those peace activists.

Paragraphs 9 to 12

Daily Nation, Kenya

And those were NOT the only 2 cities, dumb phoney.

As usual you don't know WHAT you're talking about; you stumble around with nothing

worthwhile to do with your fucking life but make up reasons why people should HATE

me. WHO are you helping by obsessing over somebody else's passions and opinions??

Get a fucking life or either be a MAN and preach your own goddamn opinions about earth!

Yesterday, Angela Davis gave a press statement complaining about the F.B.I.'s

treatment of 14 writer/activists. She appealed to President Obama to do something

about this problem.

This morning, my related essay about my own personal experiences

with the F.B.I. and NSA was published by WOMANISTMUSINGS.COM to coincide

with Angela Davis's statement:

The FBI and NSA dealings with Kola Boof

For those who follow me on Twitter, you know what I've been going through the last month

dealing with the FBI as I've TWEETED leading up to Ms. Davis's statement for weeks. My

essay documents from 2001 until now.

Her statement is here:

Angela Davis Statement

By the way. CHERYL WALSH and GLORIA NAYLOR are both very pleased

with my essay as they have been knowing my situation since 2006 and have been in

contact with me since 2006.

Dr. Stuart Bramhall (a white woman psychiatrist) is also part of our group and her book

identically mirrors the experiences of Gloria Naylor and Kola Boof, too. So seeing

as Dr. Stuart Bramhall went through the same ordeal for 15 years, we can't all be crazy.

ANGELA DAVIS will say MORE when she's good and goddamn ready.

I am one of the 14 authors that Angela Davis is referring to.

Those who follow me on Twitter, including a few heavyweight people in publishing who read

this board, know full well what has been going on with me and others...I have been Tweeting it

as a LEAD IN to Angela Davis's official public statement for the last MONTH.

Considering that this person BOOKFAN has an "obsession" with discrediting me and consistently

STALKS, "slanders" and "LIES" on me...yet considers himself to be "normal"and "trustworthy"

...I'm not the least bit surprised that he's WORRIED about people listening to Angela Davis

and trying to cast doubt before you even have any knowledge of what you're talking about.

You never do. You think you're God and your commentary always reads as such, White Dog.

Again, I invite intelligent people to read my Essay detailing my personal experiences as published

by WOMANIST-MUSTINGS to coincide with Angela Davis's comments yesterday:

FBI and NSA dealings with Kola Boof

**NOTE: I also take delight in having this ignoramous claim that I've copied Gloria Naylor's book

since the complaints in my essay were POSTED ON THIS VERY BOARD long before Naylor's book was ever

Published. Carey, Cynique, ChrisHayden, ABM and Troy all know this. So whine & WORRY about people

believing us Black Activist Writers all you want Infiltrator.

Have you ever seen "A Clockwork Orange"? It's sort of a wild imagery movie.

I feel that's how "For Colored Girls" could have been a movie but remained

like the play. There's so much you can do (and tell) with imagery and fantasy

and words. Black cinema needs to move into other realms. We need science fiction

films and other modes of storytelling. We're quite sophisticated now.

I do understand why Linda liked the movie, though. It was entertaining and the

acting was superb!

Carey,

The original Play was a record-breaking Classic and there were NO MEN in the play whatsoever.

The males were "talked' about fleetingly. The focus was on the women's "blossoming" and what

hardships they had overcome to reach these glorious "Colors" that they were. It was a very

powerful and "affirmative" experience watching the play IMO. I think the film should have kept

the MYSTICAL vibe by doing something totally artistic--like setting the women on different

colored planets to play out their experiences/poems and then having them gush to earth.

Believe it or not, we still would have gotten the message just as strong using my idea.

Thanks for mentioning me Cynique.

___________

Right now, a lot of "Hate" is being aimed at Tyler Perry by Black feminists.

While I was disappointed in "For Colored Girls" and wrote that I was disappointed.

I can never HATE Tyler Perry. And the reason is...

...since when in history have so many Black Actresses ever been employed in films at the

same time?? He literally casts 12 to 20 Black Female Speaking Parts in every movie he makes!!

This ranges from the STAR to the small "Nurse", "Bank Teller", "Veterinarian" roles. His

movies show us non-stop images of beautiful Black women and to the contrary of what is

often reported...he also shows an awful lot of loving Black couples in his films.

Unfortunately, the "VILLAIN" of TP movies is **ALWAYS an abusive Black man and that's

all anyone talks about--not the other love couples. In this latest film, "For Colored Girls"

he only had 1 "good black man" and the rest were all demons. That was problematic

for me, because I didn't think men should be in the movie period.

In my fantasy of Kola Boof's version of "For Colored Girls"...it would be a merged remake

of two films...1939's "THE WOMEN" (all female cast starring Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford

& Rosalind Russell) and from the 1970's "A Clockwork Orange." I would have set the film

in outer space with each Black woman being on a different planet..."Lady on Red Planet",

"Lady on Purple Planet," "Lady on Green Planet"...the abusers would be sexualized Alien

Monster Images (Half-Man muscle-bound negro-faced SLOTHS with flowing golden hair) And from

there I would have strictly used Ntzoke Shange's poems to tell this story of these Black

Goddesses who at the end of my movie would converge on Planet Earth; swooping down in fits

of colorful flight; defiant, wounded & willfully triumphant. They would all have "natural hair"

and the final poem would show them walking down a city street looking like regular black women

--survivors. LIKE THE PLAY.

Sort of like these recent photos of me with my natural hair:

NO...Tyler is not talented. No...he is not the best person to tell our stories. But the

fact is, just that he FOCUSES on Black women and "TRIES" to half-way give us a Public

Face (one that's way better than BET)...I can't completely betray his efforts with scornful

hate and dismissal.

I suspect that him being gay is partly why some Black women feel it's OK to dismiss him

and I KNOW that his attack on the EGO of Black male privilege is an even bigger culprit--as

Black women are notorious for betraying people who actually love/defend them over the

all elusive Black men who don't give a shit about us or our condition.

We stay supporting Kanye West, Piss Puffy, Biggie, Michael Jackson...and what have THEY

done really to create and perpetuate Black female images in their art?? Think about it.

Tyler is NOT perfect or even very good at movie making. But hell, he damn sure puts

Black women FIRST and these roles are not hardly the worst ever---at least he has strong

beautiful Black women (who actually LOOK Black) and they always have a happy ending.

As well---there's usually a BLACK WEDDING at the end of Tyler Perry's films. Hokey or

not, I can hate that.

The majority of us lived through or rediscoved the 1970's Blaxploitation films. We

will live through Tyler Perry. His movies remind me of the absurdity and "fun" of

"Superfly," "Shaft," "Coffy" and "Foxy Brown." And from an artistic and social

point of view, I thought those films were TRASH. By supporting "Superfly" I was

supporting a Pimp, drug dealers & all around Black Sexist Pimpology that I don't

in real life appreciate or tolerate. So how in the hell am I going to hate Tyler

Perry?

That's what I say to my fellow Black feminists.