current music: inside – patty rothberg “does anyone have a problem telling vanessa carlton and michelle branch apart?” (in todays boston globe calendar supplement.) big YES. i can’t even recognize one of their tunes let alone tell them apart. R.I.P. Wanda R. Alston – director, D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams’ Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & [...]

over at lynne johnson’s place, she provides links to summaries of the recent “blogging while black” panel at sxsw. check it out. lynne moderated the panel and as far as i can see from posts about it, did a damn fine job. panelists included: tiffy brown – tiffanybbrown.com george kelly, allaboutgeorge.com jason toney, negroplease.com tony [...]

current music: like a prayer – john wesley harding March madness is here and I’m excited for two teams: Stanford and Old Dominion. I’ve always admired Coach Tara VanDerveer for being not only one of the greatest and smartest coaches ever but also for being brave enough to be the ONLY elite Division I basketball [...]

and the last ten were: 1. Awnaw – Nappy Roots 2. Po Folks – Nappy Roots 3. Paid in Full (Coldcut Remix) – Eric B & Rakim 4. By Your Side (Ben Watt Remix) – Sade 5. King of Sorrow (Fun Lovin’ Criminals Remix) – Sade 6. Possession (unplugged mix) – Sarah McLachlan 7. Head [...]

current music: marie laveaux – john boutte and the yockamo all-stars Tiffany Brown has put together a nice list of Black women and Latinas in Web design at: www.tiffanybbrown.com/black-and-hispanic-women-in-web-design/ Her effort was spurred by one of those comments that’s just so ignant you can only laugh. Tiffany handled the comment with aplomp in her blog [...]