Back in 2003, I wrote an essay helping people properly celebrate Black History Month. I was quite tired of receiving cards in April saying, "Dear Blackie, Happy Belated Month." It’s insulting to get that card so late. I was planning to re-run the how-to essay, and just today I received a correction from a reader. Madame CJ Walker did NOT invent the straightening comb
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Archive for February, 2006
Back in 2004 I met Maureen Dowd and asked her out on national television. (OK, it was C-SPAN, but technically…). Today I am reminded why that was the right decision. Her column on the United Arab Emirates port deal was on point.
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On a friend’s recommendation, I’ve been reading this book called “Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069″ by William Strauss and Neil Howe. This book predicted Bill Cosby’s rant!
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Here’s the easy joke I wrote: “Dick Cheney shot a longtime Republican friend in the face this weekend. Imagine what he would do to a Democrat.” But there’s way more interesting stuff to say. Read on brothas and sistas. Read on!
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Today, I unveil my new series of free books known as the MoJo Quarterly. I published a “real” book in 2004 and have sold about 1,000 in the past two years. With the new books, I’m taking an “open source” approach to publishing. How fast can I reach 1,000 distributed? I just want people to read it. The money will come later.
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