08 February 2010 ~ 17 Comments

Guest blogger post #2: Beneatha’s Big Chop in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’

February 7 to 13 is BGLH’s second annual guest blogger week. I will be turning the mic over to BGLH readers to say what’s on their mind. Nickie is up next…
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I was just thumbing through one of my favorite plays, Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. She is right up there with Tennessee Williams [...]

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21 December 2009 ~ 6 Comments

Limewire.com uses locked model on its home page..

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Hey guys!
I saw this and thought it was cool. Limewire, one of my favorite file-sharing sites, has a locked girl on the homepage. Check it out:

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26 August 2009 ~ 26 Comments

acting natural: interview with actress adepero oduye

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“At first I didn’t think there was a place for me in acting. Now I know there is, because I say so. I’ve marked my place. I know a lot of times people say, I don’t think they’re going to let me in. It’s not about waiting for someone to let [...]