One Night, Four Women Black Eyed Susans: A Tribute to Nina Simone Featuring Cheryl Coward, Evelyn Harris, Pamela Means and Doria Roberts w/ Special Guest Malika Freydberg WHERE: Pioneer Arts Center of Easthampton, (PACE) — 41 Union St. –Easthampton, MA 413.527.3700 –http://www.pioneerarts.org WHEN: Saturday, March 27, 2004 — Doors @ 7pm — Show @ 8pm [...]

current music: a place called home – pj harvey here in boston, the news on haiti is always fresh due to the large haitian population in the area. there’s a haitian salon in my ‘hood with some community newspapers. i’m glad i’m getting up-to-date news from diverse sources. also, the british have been spying on [...]

current music: leave babylon – gideon soldiers on rastamusic.com i found out today that my independent studies project has been approved! woo hoo! i better get to work. i’ll be doing a reading this thursday, so if you’re in the boston area, come on by. K’vetsh – Sara Seinberg’s All-Queer All-Gender Open-Mic Cabaret With featured [...]

current music: suga suga – baby bash featuring frankie j i have moved my entries from livejournal over to movable type for many, many reasons which i don’t feel like recapping except to say, thanks to lynne for giving me a little prod to help me along finding the time to switch ovah to mt. [...]

some interesting comments on andre 3000′s performance of “hey ya” at the grammy’s by native american students.

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“Your vote, your dumb vote, your ignorant vote, your wasted vote put in an administration in Washington, D.C., that has seen fit to pass every kind of legislation imaginable, saving you until last, then filibustering on top of that. And your and my leaders have the audacity to run around clapping their hands and talk [...]

Peace to the residents of Redfern in Sydney, Australia where aboriginal youth are routine victims of racist police brutality. R.I.P. Thomas Hickey “They treat our kids like dogs…they manhandle them.” Gail Hickey, mother of teen, Thomas Hickey, who died, allegedly while fleeing police And the playlist for the “I really need to get some work [...]

current music: netmusique.com i hear that in san francisco there is a huge line that goes all the way out of the building of gay folks waiting to get marriage licenses.

current music: babylon makes the rules – steel pulse i think i’m finally settled in somewhat at my new place. and my wireless network connection finally works–had to buy a router and a wireless adapter for the cable modem, blah, blah, blah. i watched diva, one of my favorite movies for the nth time saturday [...]