A Black woman academic steps into a bar. . . Okay, okay. It’s not a funny joke. So here’s what happened. I decided to venture out to a bar for St. Patty’s Day in my small predominantly white college town. The beats, which I could hear as soon as stepped out of my car, immediately […]
Author: crunktastic
Mo’Nique at the Oscars: Politics vs. Performance
Happy International Women’s Day! Now let’s get to it . . . Mo’Nique might have said last night that it was about “the performance and not the politics” but when she invoked the legacy of Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Oscar, she proved that it is always about the politics. […]
A Counterstory: Gabourey Sidibe Academy Award Acceptance Speech
CFC’er Sheri Davis imagines the kinds of cultural work a Gabby Sidibe Oscar Speech might do: Presenter: And the Academy Award for performance by an actress in a leading role goes to Gabourey Sidibe. Sidibe: Wow Oh My God Wow. I’m so um. Let me just read because I have so much to say and […]