Blackground

December 1st

There are some things in life that I’m afraid of; spiders, being homeless, my dentist but not HIV/AIDS. Some time after my mom found out about my preferences, we had a lengthy discussion about grandchildren, health issues and my safety. She told that she was afraid for me, afraid to have to bury her only child. That was the one thing you would never be able to handle and made me promise to be smart about the choices I make in life. That was six years ago and I still uphold that promise and get tested every six months (every April and October). For me, the best way to stay safe is to be educated and that’s why I’m not afraid of HIV and AIDS. Not if I can only do the same thing about spiders.

Rosa Louise Parks (1913-2005)


Rosa Parks (February 4, 1913–October 24, 2005)
Rosa Parks Being Arrested After Refusing to Give Up Her Seat

BWA Wrap Up

To all the folks whose favorite blogs didn’t win:

And the Bullshit Continues

Just a quick note…

Just because you can sway so many opinions by saying “blah blah blah HIV/AIDS blah blah blah” doesn’t make you right, It just makes you like Bush and the GOP

I’m finding more and more that people disgust me, my people, black people. It saddens me to no end. Even our intellectuals are ignorant and that’s suppose to be okay. I really can’t find the words to express how I feel about this, maybe I wasn’t meant to speak on this.

Oh Hell Naw…


Mexico issued a series of stamps depicting a dark-skinned Jim Crow-era cartoon character More here.
First they called us lazy, now this brazen slap in the face. Ted over at BrothaCode sums it best. This shit has left me speechless.