Contact

You can contact me at abagond at gmail dot com – or leave a comment below (that the whole world can see).

83 Responses to “Contact”

  1. benhur Says:

    Sun 24 Aug 2008 at 14:55:47

    Acredite!!! nunca, jamais havia te escutado, estou aqui na India me contate pls!!

  2. afshin Says:

    Tue 26 Aug 2008 at 14:58:46

    hello kissme my lady

  3. Godfrey Conrad Hunter Says:

    Fri 5 Sep 2008 at 16:34:04

    I am a retired police officer.I would like to meet and talk with Taccora Jones. Please let her know that. I am not a dangerous person. She can e-mail me at godfreyhunter@yahoo.com.

  4. Catrina Says:

    Thu 11 Sep 2008 at 20:18:11

    I want to be a model! i’m 32 , 5,4
    116 1lbs. can pass for a 22 year old. pretty teeth nice smile. I am in atlanta. african american what do I need to do?

  5. abagond Says:

    Fri 12 Sep 2008 at 05:51:50

    See what model agencies are in Atlanta and if they have open calls, go to them. You might want to consider moving to New York, which has more agencies and more work.

    The important thing is to believe in yourself and not give up. I know that sounds corny, but if you read the lives of models you will find that while some were discovered when they were 15, most were more drive than good looks: they have a never-say-die spirit.

    Suggested reading on this blog:
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/fashion-model/
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/black-fashion-models/
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/tyra-banks/
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/liris-crosse/
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/vida-guerra/
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/rojane-fradique/

    Here are all are my blog posts tagged under “models”:
    http://abagond.wordpress.com/category/biography/models/

  6. The Cruel Secretary Says:

    Fri 12 Sep 2008 at 19:49:36

    Hey Abagond–

    Thanks for the link love!

    –Abrazos,
    AJ

  7. Afghana Says:

    Mon 15 Sep 2008 at 18:14:21

    Pashtuns are not Persian. Persian is an ethnic group as is Pasthun under the Iranic umbrella.

    Afghanistan is not western Persia, that is ridiculous. Yes Pashtuns do have a country it is called Afghanistan. Afghan being synonymous with Pashtun. What the population of Pashtuns is in Pakistan is irrelevant, Afghanistan was founded as an independent state by Pashtuns thus it is the Pashtun homeland.

    thanks

  8. abagond Says:

    Tue 16 Sep 2008 at 23:34:17

    I mean Persian in the broader sense, what you seem to mean by Iranic. There have been times in history when Iran and Afghanistan were one country. And Persia itself has been ruled by different Iranic people at different times in its history – like the Parthians and the Medes. Yet it is still the same country – Persia. That is how I am thinking of it.

    To me a Persian is not just someone who speaks Farsi, but anyone who speaks Farsi or any of the related languages, like the Kurds, Pashtuns, Tajiks and Baluchis.

    I know that is like calling the English and Swedes “Germans”, but in a sense they are Germans. If St Augustine was brought back to life he would call them Goths and not be far wrong.

    The people we call “Chinese” or “Arab” are hardly all that uniform either, yet it still makes sense to use those terms. They are good enough for general use, if not for scholarly use.

  9. Melinda Says:

    Sun 21 Sep 2008 at 15:30:10

    Abagond,

    Thank you. I am an older, fat, white woman. I am also a blind idealist. Beauty, true beauty has no weight, height,ethnicity or gender. (Yes, I believe Men can be beautiful too.)

    I also agree with your assessment of male/female relationships. I do not believe it is sexism, its nature. And I for one am happy to be the nurturer and “object” of my husband’s interest and love.

    I am thanking you, simply for restoring my faith in the fact that I, as an intelligent, vivacious woman, have my own worth and beauty.

    I count. TAKE THAT, HOLLYWOOD ET AL.

    Me

  10. abagond Says:

    Mon 22 Sep 2008 at 03:10:12

    Well, you might be thanking me too soon. I get plenty of angry comments from fat women – and thin ones too – particularly for this post:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2007/10/31/thick-black-women/

  11. mynameismyname Says:

    Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 03:20:09

    Aba,

    I’m having a problem posting comments.

  12. mynameismyname Says:

    Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 03:22:41

    I wanted to post this comment under the post “The most beautiful black women according to white people” yet it won’t appear:

    Ryon C,

    You are picky! LOL. I kid.

    One site that I can refer you to is http://gorgeousblackwomen.blogspot.com/. There’s defintely a variety of women on there as well as some examples of the black look that you are looking for.

    Tell me what you think about Oluchi.

    As far as some examples of the look that you’re talking about, perhaps: Ajuma, Rachael Williams, Januel McKenzie, Honorie Uwera, Valery Prince, Tomiko Fraser, Abgani Darego, Nina Keita, Kiara Kabukuru. There’s more even though those are the ones that I can remember off the top of my head. I can refer you to more if you want, of various beauty queens and models as the such.

  13. Aldous Says:

    Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 06:56:04

    Hey Abagond. Love your blog. Very thought provoking. I think a beautiful black woman that you should consider is Leona Lewis! I never thought she was so beautiful. She is an artist from England. Check her out.

    Cheers

  14. abagond Says:

    Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 08:10:35

    mynameismyname: I copied your comment to “The most beautiful black women according to white people”:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/the-most-beautiful-black-women-according-to-white-people/#comment-12940

  15. abagond Says:

    Thu 25 Sep 2008 at 08:11:08

    Aldous: Thanks for the suggestion. I will check her out.

  16. Chijioke C.J Says:

    Thu 27 Nov 2008 at 16:49:24

    i must appreciate the effort and the availability of all the actors and actresses any time they act they do convey an important messages to the whole world, so that the world will learn from them.

    Cj.

  17. Chijioke C.J Says:

    Thu 27 Nov 2008 at 16:50:38

    i must appreciate the effort and the availability of all the actors and actresses any time they act they do convey an important messages to the whole world,
    so that the world will learn from them.
    u can reach me via

    cj4justice@yahoo.com

    Cj.

  18. Keith Parker Says:

    Mon 29 Dec 2008 at 00:14:18

    I skimmed over some of the things written here, and would like to say that I am disappointed by a very bad assumption that you have regrettably stated as a fact. And I was offended by what I read. I read “most white people still think that they are better than others” or something like that. But I wonder how you arrived at that conclusion? Do you know most “white people”? Did you ask them? Did they tell you that? I am white I while I do think well of myself in some regards it has nothing to do with Race, family, nationality, or even religion. It is based on how I behave.

  19. abagond Says:

    Mon 29 Dec 2008 at 01:59:30

    You should read (not skim) these posts:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/colour-blind-racism/

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/all-whites-are-racist/

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/how-white-people-think/

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/why-whites-are-blind-to-their-racism/

    I am basing most of this on my own experience in and near New York. I do not have an army of sociologists and statisticians to back me up. But I find it odd that it is almost always white people, not black people, who disagree with me. If I was way off base there would be disagreement on both sides (as there are for some of my posts, but not the ones in question).

    True, blacks have self-interested reasons to agree with me, but then so do whites have self-interested reasons to disagree with me. Consider that.

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    Sat 24 Jan 2009 at 21:00:47

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  21. Blanc2 Says:

    Wed 28 Jan 2009 at 14:47:39

    Agabond: You’re a literate guy. You seriously need to check out the fiction of Edward P. Jones. I discovered him for myself by seredipity — one of his short stories was published in The New Yorker. I rarely read the New Yorker, but I had picked up an issue in an airport news stand for some business travel reading and stumbled upon this gem.

    http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/08/07/060807fi_fiction

    I later purchased his two anthologies of short fiction and I was blown away by how good they are. The genious of Edward P. Jones lies in his ability to craft individual characters with different, distinct, unique voices. Contrast this to, say, Amy Tan, whose characters are so indistinguishable that “Joy Luck Club” presented one of the few instances where I could honestly say that the movie was better.

    I recently picked up Edward P. Jones’s novel, “The Known World.” This is a stunningly work of sublime beauty and humanity. You ought to do a post on him.

  22. abagond Says:

    Thu 29 Jan 2009 at 05:14:26

    Oh cool. Thanks for the reccommendation. (That is sad about Amy Tan.)

  23. lance cody givens Says:

    Tue 3 Feb 2009 at 02:49:46

    how many brothers did david ruffin have

  24. abagond Says:

    Tue 3 Feb 2009 at 05:54:17

    The Wikipedia says it was at least 2.5: older brothers Quincy and Jimmy and a half-brother named Calvin.

  25. Natasha Says:

    Wed 4 Feb 2009 at 17:18:51

    Hello I’m Natasha Lucero I go to Adams city high school. I just want a couple minutes of your time. I am doing a project on racism and I wanted to ask you a couple of questions to make my paper better with real facts. So if thats fine with you I would like to ask you a couple.
    -Natasha

  26. abagond Says:

    Thu 5 Feb 2009 at 12:41:55

    Send me an email with your questions.

  27. Charles Says:

    Thu 5 Feb 2009 at 16:11:13

    I’m a daily reader of your blog, and when I saw this book review in the Times it jumped out at me as something you would find interesting:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/books/05masl.html?_r=1&ref=books

    It’s the true story of a very upper class 19th century white man who managed to move in the highest circles of white society, AND be married to a black woman with whom he had 5 children, and keep each of his lives secret from the other. Amazing.

  28. abagond Says:

    Fri 6 Feb 2009 at 00:49:21

    Wow! Thanks for the recommendation! Better living through blogging!

  29. temple Says:

    Sat 21 Feb 2009 at 00:35:14

    @Blanc2
    Among my many tons of unread books is the Unknown World. I think I’ll pull it from the middle of book pile 4 & read–soon…I hope.
    @Charles
    That does sound like an enticing read. Back to Amazon I go.

    Abagond,
    two words: Eric Holder

    Thank you for a dynamic, thought provoking blog.

  30. abagond Says:

    Sat 21 Feb 2009 at 02:09:04

    Yes, I was thinking about doing a post on Eric Holder’s race speech, so I guess now I will! Thanks for the suggestion. I will put a link to it here when it is up:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2009/02/21/about-eric-holders-race-speech-2/

  31. mike v Says:

    Wed 25 Feb 2009 at 12:53:50

    forgot to tell you “black in america 2″ cnn is coming out…why?

  32. andre Says:

    Sat 21 Mar 2009 at 16:26:12

    what is a Creole – isn’t that a person of mixed black and white parentage? or no?

  33. abagond Says:

    Sun 22 Mar 2009 at 03:01:57

    Creoles in the American sense means the French who founded and settled New Orleans and Louisiana. Many are mixed, maybe most are, but that is not what makes you Creole. More here:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/creoles/

  34. laromana Says:

    Thu 26 Mar 2009 at 22:38:33

    Why so few white men marry black women

    abagond,
    I found the ANTI-BW HATE spewed by several ANTI-BW RACISTS in response to this topic highly disturbing and offensive. I would like to see you do a post on ANTI-BW RACISM. As an Afro-latina BW, I (and other BW) have been subjected to this brand of racism and I think it (and the ANTI-BW LIES, MYTHS, AND STEREOTYPES it promotes) needs to be confronted and destroyed.
    Thanks for doing all you can to respect the HUMANITY, DIGNITY, AND FEMININITY OF BW.
    Keep up the good work!

    Thanks for all you do to promote

  35. abagond Says:

    Fri 27 Mar 2009 at 17:08:36

    I did a series on stereotypes about black women last year that ranks high on Google for “stereotypes about black women”:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/stereotypes-about-black-women/

    If you have a particular topic that I have not covered, let me know. Since I write six days a week, I am always looking for new ideas. I prefer topics that can be stated in three words or less.

  36. stanley Says:

    Sat 28 Mar 2009 at 01:27:17

    hi my name is stanley and i am from nigeria but i live in sweden stockholm pls can u my maill add is there hope to here from u soon

  37. Geedaj Says:

    Sun 19 Apr 2009 at 18:02:16

    Hello Abagond, I just saw the best movie this century has to offer..the Movie is “American Violet” Starring Nicole Beharie, Alfre Woodard, Charles Dutton. Google it..It is amazing..If you had the pleasure to see the movie, what is your thoughts on it..and what do you think about the break out star Nicole. In my opinion she is as talented as she is beautiful..This is a must see.

  38. abagond Says:

    Sun 19 Apr 2009 at 20:10:43

    I have not seen it yet. I have heard of it. I like both Woodard and Dutton, so based just on that it should be pretty good. Thanks for the recommendation. When I see it I will write a post on it.

  39. miker Says:

    Sun 3 May 2009 at 16:55:12

    Hi Abagond..i think im posting posts in the wrong blogs, like the post in Mali Empire that i posted, my post has nothing to do with the topic on that thread. Feel free to delete or to move the post to a appropiate place..thanks.
    ( ill try to only write posts that relates to the original topic of the blogs ).

  40. abagond Says:

    Mon 4 May 2009 at 06:15:32

    You will have to copy it and put it in the right place – I cannot post as you. I can only delete it.

  41. miker Says:

    Mon 4 May 2009 at 08:42:26

    ok..thanks.

  42. Dedabets Says:

    Tue 5 May 2009 at 22:08:44

    abagond – can you show me how to add an image to my page? I cant seem to get it to work. Thaks for helping set up my site!

  43. Dedabets Says:

    Tue 5 May 2009 at 22:59:57

    Never mind – figured it out, I switched to your format…and added a header

  44. abagond Says:

    Tue 5 May 2009 at 23:43:24

    When you edit a post in WordPress somewhere between the title and the where you edit the body of the post there is a line that says “Upload/Insert”. Click on the first icon there. It is a grey square inside a white square. That will let you add an image.

  45. abagond Says:

    Wed 6 May 2009 at 00:09:32

    Oh, you mean the masthead. I like that picture:

    http://theaveragegirlnextdoor.wordpress.com/

  46. Dedabets Says:

    Wed 6 May 2009 at 02:17:06

    Thats my inner me – wood nyphy type – she is a little thin though…i think a spirit of nature wouldnt be so thin – but thats how I picture my spirit. I need to find an artist that will draw a curvy full figured wood nyphy…

  47. lil'vina Says:

    Sat 23 May 2009 at 01:40:22

    how come i can’t post any comments no more?

  48. abagond Says:

    Sun 24 May 2009 at 02:54:52

    Not sure. They keep winding up in my spam filter for some reason….

  49. DaliSalvadorAde Says:

    Mon 25 May 2009 at 01:30:48

    I was just reading your post on how to tell if a commentator is white or not,and what you said is ridiculously spot on…I just want to share with you a brief conversation between one of my friends (white girl) and I… (I don’t want to make it too long)

    my friend: To me, theres only one race and thats the HUMAN race. Color, hair type, features, none of those matter to me. We are all humans and part of the world God created. Im not forgetting who i am. I am a human, God’s creation, God’s child. And I dont have a religion just a relationship with the Lord.

    ME: true, but if God just wanted one human race, why did he create so many colors, shapes, and sizes? I want to relish in the fact that I am a black woman. I like my skin, my hair, whatever. Like I said before, I think we should learn to see beauty in each other, not try to deny that we are different.

    Anyway, I don’t know why white people want to insist on “not seeing color”. Its just as blindness! They think saying that they don’t see color removes them of the inherited racism that plagues our society. Whatever, I need more black friends, ‘cuz some people just don’t understand. LOL

  50. abagond Says:

    Mon 25 May 2009 at 03:22:45

    Most White Americans who grew up after Martin Luther King were brought up to be colour-blind racists. They think that if they do not say certain words and try not to notice race then racism will go away. But it seems to be more of a front than a change of heart. In my experience people who talk and act like that still look down on blacks. And just in not noticing you are black can come off as a put-down, like there was something wrong in being black.

    More here:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/05/31/colour-blind-racism/

  51. gllitter Says:

    Sat 6 Jun 2009 at 03:47:13

    Hi,Aba –I like you the only thing is don’t put down thin women okay because Black Women that are thin sometimes carry a complex about their thinness.

  52. eshowoman Says:

    Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 15:02:19

    Thank you for putting my blog on your blog roll. I really appreciate it.

  53. Victoria Says:

    Tue 16 Jun 2009 at 22:13:36

    I am a black woman married to a white man and you seem racist to me. Maybe I am wrong and if I a I apologize. BTW, are you white? Should I even ask if you are white, I doubt you will answer yes or no.

  54. dorbla21 Says:

    Sun 21 Jun 2009 at 02:12:09

    Aba,
    i absolutely love your website. I wonder if your wife minds that you spend so much time researching and looking at black women all day. You should do research on why whites like researching. no matter the subject whites are naturally curious, where blacks tend to hold back and observe from a distance. just kidding.
    I responded only because I have recently decided if I am ever to get married or in a commitment it will have to be out of my AA race. Reading your blog helped a little. I am nervous, I can’t ask for help when no one knows what to do. I wish racism would go out of style like fashion.But then it would come back every other decade but with different fabric.LOL.

  55. Victoria Says:

    Wed 24 Jun 2009 at 06:44:25

    I read the blog titled “Black women that white men like”. It would be great if you had a blog about “White men that black women like.” I would even help you put that together! It might surprise you but some of the white men that black women like are not wannabe black men.

  56. Nubiah Says:

    Sat 4 Jul 2009 at 03:39:45

    I just wanted tell you blog is a breath of fresh air, I have been looking for some blogs where I can express myself and learn from others, ( I am afro -french who live in Uk) and the level is so high I can improve my english at the same time. I was really disappointed by some blogs where is full of haters and angry people. SO long life to you

  57. tvtbt Says:

    Mon 27 Jul 2009 at 02:06:31

    If you want to see more blacks on TV, check out True Black Television on the internet. The sitcoms are low-budget shorts, but they are there.

  58. Marcella Says:

    Tue 28 Jul 2009 at 07:15:48

    I like what you are doing, its about time we hear a lot of this stuff!. Keep it up you’re doing good work!

    Thanks
    -Marcella

  59. Taye Says:

    Sat 1 Aug 2009 at 07:12:11

    I just love what you do.

    I laugh, cry, and grieve as I read each page.

    I look forward to reading this blog in the form of a book some time in the near and distant future. History needs your words for its records.

    Necessary and inspiring work you do; Don’t ever stop!:O)

  60. Black&German Says:

    Thu 6 Aug 2009 at 17:24:14

    Did you know that Germany’s Next Top Model is Ethiopian? Just thought I’d mention it…

    http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/celebrity-gossip/2009/05/22/heidi-klums-new-prodigy/sara-nuru-is-germanys-next-top-model.html

  61. abagond Says:

    Thu 6 Aug 2009 at 18:14:19

    I know about Miss Nuru (and Rachel Christie too, Miss England), but thanks (since you did not know that I knew).

  62. abagond Says:

    Thu 6 Aug 2009 at 18:14:40

    Taye: Thanks. I am thinking of that – a book.

  63. Cool Says:

    Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 00:44:12

    Check your email abagond.

  64. Leah Says:

    Tue 11 Aug 2009 at 14:07:15

    Hello Abagond, I was just wondering if you’ve heard of the new homes they are building in White Plains, NY? They are strictly for minorities, the politicians around there want the population to be less white. I just wanted to see what your opinion on this was and find out if maybe you could get the full detail since I’ve only heard about on a radio show.

  65. MDP Says:

    Thu 13 Aug 2009 at 03:47:22

    You need to get one things straight very quickly: racism is not as simple as you make it seem when talking about how white people think. So many remarks you make in “Colour-blind racism” are unfounded with the exception of your own anecdote.

    I want to address only those things that are fitting for a blog (I won’t sit and write a treatise here).

    1) When talking about race, what exactly do you mean? Exactly what? The only definition of race that requires a correction at any cost is a biological one. So, regarding biological differences among the races, nothing there to deal with because it doesn’t exist (as argued by multiple [inter]national bodies of researchers). What’s left to account for the differences between those we run in to whom exhibit lifestyles that engender and reinforce all sorts of violent dispositions and habits? I think culture is by far the largest explanation. However, it is incontestable that history is still responsible for sections and regions of American society that are low-performing (as an educator, this is a discriptor that comes to mind that could be, for purposes here, broadly applied).

    2) I did vote for Barack Obama. I don’t know how you feel about his handling of race, but I think his inauguration speech was a fundamental judgment that race needs to stop being used as an excuse, period (cf. his referencing of Washington’s crossing of the Delware).

    3) I do see black people, as well as other types of people, as they are, e.g., black, white, fat, skinny, brown, Asian (I don’t think the term yellow will every be seriously used). I also see my self for what I am–white.

    4) I’m willing to accept the label “cultural racist” for my assumption that culture matters.

    5) I don’t know of one white person who thinks black people aren’t willing to work hard. In fact, some of my heroes, one of whom I have the privilege of working closely with, are black. On the other hand, I work even more closely with black people who think that black people aren’t willing to work hard. Go figure.

    6) I have been unsure about how to use the word black. Forgive me. My uncertainty was due to the fact many of my black students told me that they were taught by their parents to not use the word white in front of white people. Instead, they were taught to use the word Caucasian in front of white people. I made it clear to one of my fourth-grade girls that it was okay and acceptable that she use the white, that it was even preferable. As result, this situation caused me to reflect upon how to use the word black. In any case, I am more sensitive.

    7) I hate the word race! I prefer ethnicity, but use race half the time out of convention. Race does not exist! It is fiction! The only other way it’s being used is in terms of culture (whichever exact term you want to insert), to address issues that relate to class prejudice. In my mind, it only makes sense to talk about race if assuming a biology. If we’re not, why continue to use such a freighted term and get down to issues closer to home?

    8) Finally, your assertion that “nearly all” white people think what you describe reinforces the problem of race and is absurd in the most rational sense and statistically ungrounded, making it doubly egregious. You make these ridiculous judgment while sounding as if you’re pointing your finger at a group of people to show how you can see something they themselves can’t, and you say it’s American that makes you racist. That’s big bag of crap. Racism (really an extreme hatred of the other) exists throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia, to name a few continents. The US is hardly unique in that regard. Its history is and its consequences should be dealt with while seeking justice for all.

    All the best.

  66. abagond Says:

    Thu 13 Aug 2009 at 12:31:24

    If most people in America assumed that redheads were violent, stupid and lazy, whether it was true or not, then redheads would become a race, in effect, despite what the latest science said.

    Redheads would have a harder time making their way in such a society despite whatever their culture might be: teachers would expect less, employers would hire them last and the prisons would fill up with them because it would make others feel safer.

    Redheads would have a different culture after a while because no one would want to live near them. That culture might make things harder for them, but it alone would not be the only or even main cause of their troubles.

  67. Ngoneh Says:

    Wed 26 Aug 2009 at 16:44:15

    Hi Abagond,

    I don’t know who you are or how you found me, but I would like to say “thank you” for featuring my as a “Black Beauty of the Day”. It is much appreciated, although I have to say you did chose one of my worse pictures, lol.

    Much love and much success with everything. Your blog rocks!

    =)
    Ngoneh

  68. abagond Says:

    Thu 27 Aug 2009 at 07:04:05

    Thank you. It was my pleasure! I liked that picture because it was cool and interesting and I liked your eyes and lips in it:

    http://blackbeautyoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/08/ngoneh.html

    Good luck in your modelling!

  69. BlackgirlUK Says:

    Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 23:00:35

    Hi Abagond

    I mention in to the comment section about information on Black Britain -past and present. I thought these websites and books might help:

    hhtp://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/chia/caribbean/handouts/exile/wi_in_britain

    http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/

    http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/articles/100_Great_Britains.html

    http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/articles/legacy_mary_seacole.html

    http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/articles/olaudah_equiano.html

    http://www.black-history-month.co.uk/articles/andrew_watson.html

    http://www.black-history-
    month.co.uk/articles/philliswheatleyprofile.html

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/nov/25/race.world1

    Book:

    Paul Gilroy: ‘There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack: The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation’

    This is a classic book and should read because of how cultural significant it was in discussing and exploring the issues Black identity in the UK

    I hope this information helps and if I find any other websites/books of interest- I will post it.

  70. abagond Says:

    Sun 30 Aug 2009 at 23:18:20

    Thank you!!

  71. kwellz Says:

    Mon 7 Sep 2009 at 10:17:11

    Hi abagond

    I’m writing to say i’ve used some of your articles to combat racism in the newspaper from the city which i live Buffalo NY.I’m not the greatest writer and my comments are ridiculed for grammar instead of looked at for content.Hence i searched online and found your page to be a good source for my perspective. If you ever have time check out http://www.buffalonews.com/home/, and post comments on some of the stories. I find it very difficult to get through to white folks. Maybe you can. Thanks for your informative blogs.

  72. abagond Says:

    Mon 7 Sep 2009 at 11:09:30

    If you are going to copy my posts, in whole or part, please link back to the rogiinal post.

    From what little I have read at the Bufallo News so far the whites seem to be pretty close-minded.

  73. Leah Says:

    Thu 22 Oct 2009 at 12:05:20

    i just want to say that i love your blog. thank you for being honest and make us look at the difficult questions. power on!

  74. Dan Says:

    Sun 25 Oct 2009 at 00:26:18

    I thoroughly enjoy your blog, especially your discussions of race and place. I’d be really interested to read what you have to say about:

    - race in the Dominican Republic
    - race in Brazil (if you haven’t covered it already)

  75. abagond Says:

    Sun 25 Oct 2009 at 00:33:37

    I so want to do race in the Dominican Republic!!!!! Excellent suggestion.

    I did do Brazil already, though:

    http://abagond.wordpress.com/2007/09/15/race-in-brazil/

  76. swavek Says:

    Fri 30 Oct 2009 at 14:37:51

    …just was wondering if Theresa Randle (Bad Boys) is enough beautiful to enter your web site, in your opinion of caurse.
    take care…

  77. abagond Says:

    Sun 1 Nov 2009 at 05:20:37

    Thanks for reminding me of her! I made her a Black Beauty of the Day on another blog of mine:

    http://blackbeautyoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/theresa-randle.html

  78. Lull Mengesha Says:

    Tue 3 Nov 2009 at 22:12:07

    Abagond,

    I would love to send you a copy of my book and hear your thoughts on it. Please feel free to email me at lullmengesha@gmail.com

    Lull

  80. abagond Says:

    Wed 18 Nov 2009 at 22:12:48

    Thanks for the suggestion. I might write about it if more comes out, but so far I do not see 500 words that I could write about in that. Even the Examiner had to put in filler.

  81. Charles Says:

    Mon 23 Nov 2009 at 16:03:39

    Here’s a topic for you: the National Academy of Science did a study on how people’s political beliefs affect their perception of a biracial candidate’s race. They found that the more a candidate agrees with your politics, the lighter you perceive their skin to be — and the more the candidate disagrees with you, the darker you perceive them to be.

    I just read a summary of this, so I’m not sure who “you” is in that sentence — maybe just white people — but it’s a telling fact.

    Here’s the URL:
    http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/11/_reply_reply_to_all.php

  82. Charles Says:

    Mon 23 Nov 2009 at 17:59:27

    Weird, the story I mentioned above is now gone from the Atlantic site. The URL looked odd, but it worked. Anyway, the study itself is here:

    http://politics.theatlantic.com/Balcetis%20PNAS%201109.pdf

  83. Ashlei Mayadia Says:

    Mon 23 Nov 2009 at 23:23:45

    I was directed here through a twitter link to your article on Disney’s Black Princess….Thanks for the information you found, cuz I had questions and I was upset that the princess isn’t even an African Priness,and now to find out her prince isn’t even African…I am not upset so much though, b/c ur article just added more proof of the institutional rasicm that American Media teaches to EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD!!

    Keep up the words…and though I’m a skinny black woman…I got LOVE 4 YA! :>

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