by Sheri Whitley
Jan. 29, 2004
The generation of African Americans that came of age during the ‘60s and ‘70s was taught that having the American dream—a job, a house, a car—was the pinnacle of success. They used every tool at their disposal, and demanded those that weren’t, in the struggle to achieve that goal. And now that they’ve achieved it, those now-parents, most of them nicely settled into middle-class life, are teaching that same definition of success to their children.
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[Ask JoAnne] God or the Devil?
Q. Is it God or the devil that’s in the details?
— Please let me know
A. Now that’s a full-strength question. It reminds of the tutti fruiti sauce my neighbor Sam Brooks brought me the other day. It was his grandmother’s recipe, he said, and when poured over vanilla ice cream would create an “adult dessert.” With that introduction, I determined to find out immediately. And may I tell you, Sam Brooks is a man of his word. If you aren’t an adult before you eat his grandma’s tutti fruiti sauce, you’ll be one when you’ve finished! Believe me, she knew that tutti outranks fruiti any day of the year. If only she were answering the reader’s question … .
— Please let me know
A. Now that’s a full-strength question. It reminds of the tutti fruiti sauce my neighbor Sam Brooks brought me the other day. It was his grandmother’s recipe, he said, and when poured over vanilla ice cream would create an “adult dessert.” With that introduction, I determined to find out immediately. And may I tell you, Sam Brooks is a man of his word. If you aren’t an adult before you eat his grandma’s tutti fruiti sauce, you’ll be one when you’ve finished! Believe me, she knew that tutti outranks fruiti any day of the year. If only she were answering the reader’s question … .
[Ladd] Catching a Creative Wave
by Donna Ladd
Jan. 29, 2004
I’ve been thinking a lot about who’s in charge lately. This first entered my brain because of Haley Barbour’s half-hearted attempts at appointing a Cabinet that looks like Mississippi (for the record, that would be close to half black and just over half female. And a good percentage of them would be under 40. For the record). But, he tells us, there aren’t enough "outstanding" women who are "qualified" for "leadership" positions in his administration. Ouch.
Jan. 29, 2004
I’ve been thinking a lot about who’s in charge lately. This first entered my brain because of Haley Barbour’s half-hearted attempts at appointing a Cabinet that looks like Mississippi (for the record, that would be close to half black and just over half female. And a good percentage of them would be under 40. For the record). But, he tells us, there aren’t enough "outstanding" women who are "qualified" for "leadership" positions in his administration. Ouch.
[Stiggers] Qweemy, Qweemy Black History Moment
by Ken Stiggers
Jan. 29, 2004
The Cream-O-Wheat Foodbank Foundation’s "Bigg Hott Pot in the Back for the World" presents a Qweemy, Qweemy Black History Moment by the Qweem-O-Wheat Man.
July 24, 1916. The Cleveland, Ohio, Water Works crew—mostly Caucasian mens—started digging a tunnel under Lake Erie. I, the Qweem-O-Wheat Man, was serving hot, qweemy bowls of Qweem-O-Wheat. Each member of the crew devoured three bowls of qweemy, dee-wishous Qweem-O-Wheat and continued their work. Well, all that diggin’ the crew did filled the tunnel with dust and toxic gasses. They were trapped underground and feared lost because no one knew how to rescue them from the poisonous smoke. One Caucasian worker yelled out, "We gotta problem, boy!" And I replied, "What you mean ‘WE, ‘man!" I got mad because I was called "Boy."
Jan. 29, 2004
The Cream-O-Wheat Foodbank Foundation’s "Bigg Hott Pot in the Back for the World" presents a Qweemy, Qweemy Black History Moment by the Qweem-O-Wheat Man.
July 24, 1916. The Cleveland, Ohio, Water Works crew—mostly Caucasian mens—started digging a tunnel under Lake Erie. I, the Qweem-O-Wheat Man, was serving hot, qweemy bowls of Qweem-O-Wheat. Each member of the crew devoured three bowls of qweemy, dee-wishous Qweem-O-Wheat and continued their work. Well, all that diggin’ the crew did filled the tunnel with dust and toxic gasses. They were trapped underground and feared lost because no one knew how to rescue them from the poisonous smoke. One Caucasian worker yelled out, "We gotta problem, boy!" And I replied, "What you mean ‘WE, ‘man!" I got mad because I was called "Boy."
[Lott] The 2004 Agenda
by Trent Lott
Jan. 23, 2004
In his State of the Union speech President Bush outlined an agenda which includes the War on Terrorism, tax cuts, job security and improving worker training, using our nation's community colleges. Passing a good national energy policy, a bold highway…
Jan. 23, 2004
In his State of the Union speech President Bush outlined an agenda which includes the War on Terrorism, tax cuts, job security and improving worker training, using our nation's community colleges. Passing a good national energy policy, a bold highway…
[Ladd] Haley’s March to the Sea
by Donna Ladd
Jan. 13, 2004
On the JFP blog recently, someone asked me if I was willing to give Gov. Haley Barbour the benefit of the doubt. That question gave me pause. I think of myself as independent-minded, free of party affiliation, fair-but-tough and willing to consider many viewpoints, even as I refuse to defend any view blindly. The problem, of course, is that Barbour really pissed me off during this campaign. It wasn’t because he’s a Republican—duh, he gets to be, even if I don’t care for today’s prevailing corporate Republicanism—but because I believed he cleared a path of destructiveness through the state, a modern-day march to the sea, to get there.
Jan. 13, 2004
On the JFP blog recently, someone asked me if I was willing to give Gov. Haley Barbour the benefit of the doubt. That question gave me pause. I think of myself as independent-minded, free of party affiliation, fair-but-tough and willing to consider many viewpoints, even as I refuse to defend any view blindly. The problem, of course, is that Barbour really pissed me off during this campaign. It wasn’t because he’s a Republican—duh, he gets to be, even if I don’t care for today’s prevailing corporate Republicanism—but because I believed he cleared a path of destructiveness through the state, a modern-day march to the sea, to get there.
[Fleming] A Brand-New Day
by Rep. Erik Fleming
Jan. 18, 2004
[Web exclusive]
A rooster crows in the morning, at sunrise, to signal a brand new day, and in metaphorical essence, hope. The rooster that was crowing last week was Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Chair Rep. Phillip West, D-Natchez.…
Jan. 18, 2004
[Web exclusive]
A rooster crows in the morning, at sunrise, to signal a brand new day, and in metaphorical essence, hope. The rooster that was crowing last week was Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus Chair Rep. Phillip West, D-Natchez.…
[Williams] The Easy Feeder
by Ruth Campbell Williams
Jan. 13, 2004
Weight problems are nature’s perverse intersection of passion and pain. Anyone who has tried to diet knows this. But it is especially true for horses. Like goldfish, there are some horses that can literally kill themselves with one abundant meal. They’re called “easy feeders.”
Jan. 13, 2004
Weight problems are nature’s perverse intersection of passion and pain. Anyone who has tried to diet knows this. But it is especially true for horses. Like goldfish, there are some horses that can literally kill themselves with one abundant meal. They’re called “easy feeders.”
[Stiggers] Something in the Meat Ain’t Clean
by Ken Stiggers
Jan. 13, 2003
In the wake of the current United States beef problem, the Lacto-Vegetarian Church International invites the public to attend an alternative nutrition, lifestyle and spiritual conference: "Something In The Meat Ain’t Clean: Living the Non-Carnivorous Life.” Hear the Rev. Bean Sprout of the Lacto-Vegetarian Church International deliver a profound, spiritual message titled "Soy Protein: The Fiber Of Our Lives." Listen to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Vegan III speak on the topic of "Prophetic Advertising: Cows Convince Masses To Eat More Chicken." Dr. Peanut of the George Washington Carver Holistic Health Commission of Tuskegee, Ala., will share information from his new book "Tofu as Soul Food.’’
Jan. 13, 2003
In the wake of the current United States beef problem, the Lacto-Vegetarian Church International invites the public to attend an alternative nutrition, lifestyle and spiritual conference: "Something In The Meat Ain’t Clean: Living the Non-Carnivorous Life.” Hear the Rev. Bean Sprout of the Lacto-Vegetarian Church International deliver a profound, spiritual message titled "Soy Protein: The Fiber Of Our Lives." Listen to the Rev. Dr. Thomas Vegan III speak on the topic of "Prophetic Advertising: Cows Convince Masses To Eat More Chicken." Dr. Peanut of the George Washington Carver Holistic Health Commission of Tuskegee, Ala., will share information from his new book "Tofu as Soul Food.’’
[Fleming] Storm Clouds A’Brewin
by Rep. Erik Fleming
House District 72
Jan. 13, 2004
There is nothing like the honeymoon period of a governmental transition. Optimism is running rampant, public officials are cordial to each other, and controversy doesn’t seem to raise our blood pressure as high. But, alas, this too shall pass, and we will be right back to normal, stabbing each other in the back, making insensitive decisions and forgetting our purpose.
House District 72
Jan. 13, 2004
There is nothing like the honeymoon period of a governmental transition. Optimism is running rampant, public officials are cordial to each other, and controversy doesn’t seem to raise our blood pressure as high. But, alas, this too shall pass, and we will be right back to normal, stabbing each other in the back, making insensitive decisions and forgetting our purpose.
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