Sly and the Family Stone was the first major rock-soul band to have a sexually and racially integrated lineup and this song was prescient.

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Good morn or evening, friends. Lalita Amos here and like The Blog Snob (who, along with new AVA contributor MelissaT inspired this post), I am an authentic American Negro.

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One last nugget of fun to share before I clock out in about an hour and a half and drive home to curl up in a nice warm bed while the normal world enjoys their 9-5 day.... (sigh... I really need to win the lottery...)

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I was on Racialicious and came across another link that was so outrageous I had to check it out for myself.

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WOW... I just caught this as I was getting ready to get off here and go to bed. I'll have to post more later about it, but I thought it was certainly worth sharing before I nod off...

Back to the Drawing Board for Disney’s First Black Princess

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The feeling of nausea that has overcome me at 4a.m. this morning, isn't due to the fact I'm finishing up a rather long (12 hour) night shift, nor is it due to the chinese food from about 6 hours ago that I probably should have put in the refridgerator some time ago. It's the sort of nausea that envelopes not only ones stomach, but ones soul as well...

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Did I say "big girl panties?

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As many of you know, CNN will be launching its series "Black in America" on 23 July with its Black Women and Familes program. The second day will focus on Black men.

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Kee-rap!

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As you know, I've been out of pocket for a week or two, trying to catch up on my life and business before the final push towards the master's degree. Just so you don't think I've been slacking, here is my take on things that have been giving me heartburn over the last two weeks.

Enjoy!

Wear a Cup

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I wrote about my impressions of the final primaries on the Minnesota Public Radio Station website last night. This morning, I was greeted with a request from Linda Fantin, one of their associate producers, for a picture of the family altar I mentioned in my post on MPR. They want to post it.

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I remember where I was when John Lennon was shot, when they announced that Elvis Presley had died, when the Challenger went down, when Princess Diana got married...and then died and when MTV came online (It was 8/1/81 when I heard the announcer say "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll,"  saw the MTV Moon Man, followed by

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This from NPR this morning:

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I heard this story this morning and felt a little "off" all day. It's part one of a story about sexual identity and how it manifests in transgendered children and what two sets of parents did in support of their very young sons--as young as 2 or 3.

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I listen to Morning Joe before starting my workday, but then, I watch O'Reilly and Glen Beck--when I can keep my ears from bleeding--and haven been known to visit hate group sites, just so's I know what they're up to, ya'll.

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