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Nubia - who has written 9 posts on That Black Girl Site.
When Nubia isn’t spending her time exploring the art world, she is chronicling her adventures in New York City on her popular blog, "The Disconnection: Encounters with Strangers". She updates it weekly with true (and often humorous) encounters with and observations of strangers in New York City. From comical subway situations to random spats on the street, Nubia seems to be a magnet for madness.
Modern Poetry Before Our Time: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, 1825-1911
I wanted to highlight a great female black poet, but I didn’t want to put the spotlight on a writer you might have already known, such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez, and Nikki Giovanni. So, I chose Frances Harper, one of the earliest known poets who was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Although she was never [...]
Continue reading...Emigrate! More Blacks Should Consider Living Abroad
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
After living in Taiwan for two years as an English teacher (from 04-06), I realized how much I not only broke many stereotypes of blacks (and Americans in general), but also became a much-needed ambassador for creating a broader image of African Americans. It was not a surprise how popular black culture was growing at [...]
Continue reading...Music to My Ears
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
I was talking to one of my best friends from high school, and she told me that she was annoyed with the students on the music committee for her community college graduation ceremony. She had suggested students walk across the stage to an inspirational Beatles song, Let It Be. My friend went to a school [...]
Continue reading...Erroll Garner 1921-1977: A Natural Ear for Music
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
My father— a congo drummer himself—always introduced me to a lot of black music when I was growing up. To be honest, sometimes I really didn’t make it a point to pay attention and enjoy what I was hearing; when I was a teenager, if it wasn’t TLC, Mary J Blige, or SWV, I wasn’t [...]
Continue reading...Race & Beauty: Why We Should See More Of Alfre Woodard
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Recently, I was thinking about skin color and how cultures everywhere still treat people differently because of it. When I was living in Taipei, Taiwan, women shrunk from the sun in fear of turning too dark and being seen as "low class."
Continue reading...Laura Wheeler Waring & The Search for the Black Female Visual Artist
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
As a woman who grew up with a painter/percussionist for a father, I’ve always appreciated the arts. Recently I tried to think of some acclaimed black female visual artists—and I couldn’t think of one for our times.
Continue reading...Say My Name: Why Black Women Should Appreciate Their Unusual Names
Monday, July 21, 2008
When I was in grade school, I always had butterflies in my stomach on the first day. Why? Because I was worried the teacher was going to butcher my name during roll call.
Continue reading...Nella Larsen: Bringing the Award-winning Writer Out from the Back Pages
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The Harlem Renaissance rolled out highly talented artists that are still spoken about today, yet some of the era’s noteworthy female writers are overshadowed by major players. Nella Larsen is one of them.
Continue reading...Discovering a Chiseled Life: Edmonia Lewis, First internationally acclaimed African American Sculptor
Monday, May 12, 2008
It’s a shame most of us have never heard of Edmonia Lewis. She used her talent to replicate life through clay.
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