It’s Friday and that means it’s Old School Friday! Not sure if the theme for this week is Girl Groups or Make Up songs, but I think my selections qualify for both. By now, most of you are very familiar with my the OSF genre coming from SjP’s. Bet you’re expecting something really old like Martha and the Vandellas or the Supremes. Nope! Not this week. Not too old…I’m in the 80s this week with one of my all time favorite Girl Groups, The Emotions! I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love You Got the... Read Full Story
I'm about to pass out over her at SjP's. I went to Black TV Online so I could cast my vote for fellow AfroSpear blog "Black Women in Europe" a nominee for the Best European Blog. After doing so, I decided to browse thru the other categories and cast my vote for several I knew would be nominated. I get to the Best Online Commentator and I see Sojourner's Place. I say to myself "d*mn! somebody done gone and stole the name of my blog!" With a neck snap and a head roll I click on the url to see... Read Full Story
UPDATE: NAMIA FOUND SAFE!!! THIS IS WONDERFUL NEWS!LORIS, SC (WIS) - Officials from the Loris Police Department say Marco Vaught has been caught in Brunswick County, North Carolina.Authorities say Evette Vaught and her 2-year-old daughter Namia Vaught are okay.SLED Officials issued an AMBER Alert for Namia early Saturday morning.Officials say Namia had gone missing along with her mother Evette. According to authorities, 25-year-old Marco Murice Vaught came to Evette's father's home and forced... Read Full Story
Throughout the day, I have heard McCain's proclamation that he would rather win the war than win the presidency. I cringed every time I heard it because the images of of a war-torn land, displace families, wounded, dying, and dead Americans and Iraqis, and mayhem entered my minds eye. I ask, win the war? At what price? For what result? And what constitutes a "win" in Iraq? McCain has often been characterized as a war-monger and his obsession with winning the war in Iraq could certainly be... Read Full Story
The caption reads: A POWERFUL AND PROPHETIC THOUGHT RENDERED BY ROBERT KENNEDY 40 YEARS AGO: He gave a speech to the "Voice of America" all around the world and despite what was going on in the country, particularly in Alabama, Bobby Kennedy said this in 1968: "Things are moving so fast in race relations a Negro could be president in 40 years. There's no question about it,in the next 40 years a Negro can achieve the same position that my brother has. Prejudice exists and probably will... Read Full Story
The comment below was provided by Section 9 on yesterday's post entitled "Condi, Who U Votin' Fo?" Can't vouch for the info, but it certainly does sound plausible. Earlier this year, some of the people associated Dr. Rice had floated her name as a possible McCain Vice-Presidential pick. This occured after Condi had visited Grover Norquist's Wednesday meeting of conservative leadership at Americans for Tax Reform. It was significant that she was there.Well, within a week, people close to the... Read Full Story
When Wolf Blitzer asked your girl Condi if she would reveal who she was going to vote for POTUS, she told him "no". She pulled a Colin Powell on us. Now, I can understand why Colin would remain silent - but, not the original Bush girl. I find her silence on this very interesting cause don't we all assume she's gonna vote for the Mc Man?Here's an excerpt of Blitzer's interview: QUESTION: ...Your immediate predecessor, Colin Powell, I interviewed him many times. But he said this to Tavis... Read Full Story
Just read a very interesting and provocative article by Sophia A. Nelson, is a corporate attorney and president of iask, Inc., an organization for African American professional women. The article, entitled "Black. Female. Accomplished. Attacked." I took particular interest in this article starting with its title and then this reference to Sojourner Truth: "Ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth famously asked 157 years ago. Her ringing question, demanding why black women weren't accorded the... Read Full Story
A man woke up early in order to have his morning devotion (prayer) in the Lord's house. He got dressed set on his way to the Lord's house. On his way to the church, the man fell and his clothes got dirty. He got up, brushed himself off, and headed home. At home, he changed his clothes, and was, again, on his way to the Lord's house. On his way to the church, he fell again and at the same spot! He, again, got up, brushed himself off and headed home. At home he, once again, changed his clothes... Read Full Story
Introducing "Slave" Narratives, a weekly open thread where you can come and discuss, holler, scream, and rejoice about your experiences on "your side of the plantation" (translation: working while Black; Black in the workplace; etc.). FYI: When I started Sojourner's Place, I envisioned it to be a place where professional African-American women would converge to discuss (scream and holler) about their experiences in the workplace. SjP's has certainly evolved since then and I'm really cool... Read Full Story
