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blackosphere http://www.blackosphere.com/ en Copyright 2007 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:56:09 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Steve Gilliard photo of Jen and Steve Gilliard from The News Blog and Julia by pnh under Creative Commons license Slant Truth: You were one of the first outspoken Black political bloggers I discovered. Skeptical Brotha: His passionate defense of truth and progressive values set him apart as a blogger of heft and of heart. His passing is a tremendous loss for us and I extend my profound condolences to his family and to all those who knew and loved him. Brownfemipower: His blog was actually the first blog I ever read–I was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and went to their site to get up to date, on the ground coverage. Political Sapphire: [...] In my three years on the 'Net, I have seen over and over through a variety of dust-ups that a major condition which the Left blogosphere imposes on Black bloggers as a prerequisite for acceptance is that we can't really be "Black"; i.e. cannot state our perspective and attribute it to actually having lived lives as Black people in this world, a state that no matter how utopian your outlook is presently different than it is for "the default", i.e. white people. And certainly not loudly. Indeed, the ready use of the trope that "nobody knows your color on the Internet" by white liberals routinely, even if unwittingly, sends a very real message to many Black bloggers new and aspiring (as it did to me, at first) that our true perspectives are simply not welcome. That the uniqueness of a third eye perspective, or voice may indeed be a strike against us, particularly if our perspectives don't line up with the orthodoxy that passes for progressive thought on the 'Net these days. It's the ultimate message, which bluntly most of us already get in the real world anyway: if you want survive, and succeed, you must be prepared to be absorbed into a Black-less Borg and become "the default". You aren't really Black, anymore. Or at least, you'd better pretend you're not. [...] J's Theater: [...] One other element of his blog that I enjoyed was the periodic recipes: I never tried any of the ones that he and Jen posted, but I thought the recipe-posting was an interesting idea. Farewell, and safe journeys to wherever the best bloggers go! Culture Kitchen: [...] Steve not only made blogging look easy with his obscenely long posts of quality news dissection. He made it easy to be black online. And that's what made him so brilliant, that he never, ever gave up on his negritude. There's a lot of us negros and latinos online but on the political side of the spectrum and 5-6 years ago, not so much. [...] Baldilocks: [...] When one's ideological opponent dies, it's sometimes difficult, if not impossible, to say nice things about him/her. However, the nicest thing that I can say about Steve is that I wish that he hadn't died so young and suffered so much along the way. Go with God (hopefully), Steve.]]> http://www.blackosphere.com/2007/06/steve_gilliard.html http://www.blackosphere.com/2007/06/steve_gilliard.html obituary stevegilliard thenewsblog Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:56:09 -0800 Videoblogging Week 2007

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Happy Video Blogging Week!!! In this inaugural episode of Bwana.tv, I talk about the Justin.tv craze. Enjoy!

I've been vlogging over at No There There for a couple of weeks now, but it's going to be fun watching folks like Bwana (a podcasting veteran himself) participate.]]> http://www.blackosphere.com/2007/04/videoblogging_week_2007.html http://www.blackosphere.com/2007/04/videoblogging_week_2007.html bwana justin.tv notherethere videobloggingweek2007 vlog Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:42:27 -0800 Back in the saddle now. checked back in yesterday on his post-surgery recovery.]]> http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/back_in_the_saddle_now.html http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/back_in_the_saddle_now.html Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:19:34 -0800 I have a long history of this kind of interaction. Being neither African nor American, I’m not a big fan of being called "African-American," but I am not offended by it in the slightest. I don’t mind being called “black” or “brown”. I am not offended when people assume that I am Indian or Pakistani or any other nationality that contains a number of brown-skinned people. I am never offended when asked about my nationality or heritage or the color of my skin. Yvette doesn't jog.]]> http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/i_have_a_long_history_of_this.html http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/i_have_a_long_history_of_this.html Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:50:24 -0800 Welcome "me, you and everyone else we know." Right? Of course not. You probably just read one or more of the following:

Who you know.
What interests you.
Who you think is good.
What you make time to find.

Or (like me) some combination thereof. Before this Web site started, it was a thought. Briefly, it was an experiment in getting paid that petered out, perversely, just as real-world events made its focus timely. But reading and listening to and thinking about and answering black people is not only timely. It's right on time. It's timeless. Even so, keeping track matters. So does sharing and crediting what you find. The purpose of this blog is to keep track of things that black people blog that I find interesting. If you see something interesting that someone who is black has blogged, please tell me. The best place to send electronic mail is “blackosphere" at or in the vicinity of "gmail” "dot-com." When it comes to instant messaging, AIM or Yahoo at “allaboutgeorge" is good. And now I guess it's time to start reading and blogging. Thanks for stopping by.]]> http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/welcome.html http://www.blackosphere.com/2006/10/welcome.html Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:47:51 -0800