Mamalicious!

My sister-in-spirit and “Co-Parenting Matters” co-host Talibah Mbonisi of WeParent is accepting submissions for an anthology about single black fatherhood. Please forward, re-post, re-tweet, and, if you are so moved, SUBMIT!
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Fatherhood Freestyle: The Unheard Voices of Single Black Fathers
(working title)
Open Call for Submissions
Summary:
WeParent seeks submissions for an anthology expressing the insights, experiences, and [...]

Looking for smart reading while this blog is on semi-hiatus?  Then surf on over to This So-Called-Post-Post-Racial Life.  The PPR Scribe writes about “life, culture, and politics in the Obama age.”  Excellent analysis, savvy commentary, and Old School Fridays?  What’s not to love???

More good news…Check out my interview with Talibah Mbonisi of WeParent here.

I said I wouldn’t be posting again until I finished my book proposal, or had some really good news.  Well, I’m not finished with the proposal, but I do have news of a wonderful new site, WeParent!  Please show Talibah & Co. some blog love…

…with one of my favorite people in the world, over at CoParenting101.

Finally, finally, finally…Today, I am coming out from under the ravages of the Great Flood of ‘09 and getting back to work on my book proposal.  However, I’m taking a break from the action to post here.
On one my favorite message boards, AALBC.com, one of my favorite sister-friends, Yvette, shared the following on a “Black [...]

 
I hope this makes it to my local arthouse theater.
From Salon.com:
“Part near-miss love story, part social commentary and part contemplative road trip through the streets of San Francisco, Barry Jenkins’ debut feature, “Medicine for Melancholy,” is so subtle and subdued that it nearly undercuts itself. I’d describe it, in fact, as a film that doesn’t [...]

Over at the African-American Literature Book Club, I’m participating in a discussion about a lawsuit filed seeking to stop Obama from saying “so help me God” during his inauguration on Tuesday:
“Supporters of a strict interpretation of the separation of Church and State in the United States have filed a lawsuit seeking an end of the [...]

Elizabeth Alexander, prize-winning poet and professor of African-American Studies at Yale, will read a poem at Obama’s inauguration! Congrats to her!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

After 8 years of wanton disregard for the will (and civil rights and intelligence and best interests and…) of the people, aren’t you ready for a change?  If so, check out change.gov.  Mama-writer-friend-poetry-goddess Christina Springer reports:
Obama is using technology to find out what is important to people. What a cool idea. [...]