...::Taking Aim At The Black Male Cock...iness

If you have not heard of artist Fahamu Pecou, remember you read of him here first at "In The Mix". inthemixcomment.blogspot.com . Powerful, edgy, disturbing, aesthetically pleasing-- all the things good art should be. Stay tuned for a new body of work from the Fahamu Pecou Art Studio in Atlanta. The new show is called "cock.aim.shoot." The show examines the projection of sex and violence on and from black male bodies... More details coming soon...

...::Strip Her Down, Roy, Let The Gentlemen Look

Back in the day, I used to listen to this 2-minute song on record. It is the story of a woman being sold at auction. So glad to see that this is around on video today. It is still powerful. This is how modern media can be used to tell old stories in new and interesting ways. See what you think--


"Bid 'em In" by Oscar Brown Jr. Video by Neal Sopata.

...::Actor Mel Gibson Uses n-word In Rant To Mother Of His Child

For all you Mel Gibson fans, hear him here...
I even heard a sister suggest that the mom provoked him into using the n-word. Wow. Listen and decide for yourself.

...::Oscar Grant And Street Media

Oscar Grant poster in Oakland CA

Oscar Grant is the young unarmed father who was shot in the back and killed by a transit cop in Oakland CA on New Year's Day 2009. Most of you know about the case. Above is an Associated Press picture from Oakland. Here is the photo caption--

A beauty salon-- with a poster of Oscar Grant in the window-- is locked up in Oakland, California. Several shops put up photos of Grant in their windows in the hope that it would deter rioters [sic] from damaging the businesses.

Two lessons on media in the modern age here--

One, this poster is a good example of how street media can be used. Street media is where individuals or small groups go straight to the streets to influence public opinion. With street media, you don't send press releases to the Big Paper In Town. You don't buy an ad on a local radio station. You create strong images, words and/or sounds, and you take it to the streets.

Two, this is also an example of how street media can be mis-used-- The beauty salon owner is being very crafty-- "If I put this poster up, folks will not likely damage my business after the trial verdict." It is not being used for the purpose intended by the maker of the poster.

...::Whites Genetically Weaker Than Blacks, Study Finds

Conservative Fox News is the last place that I expected to find a report
on the genetic weakness of whites, but here it is

...::Black Woman Is Part Owner of "Black To The Future" Robot

OK, yall, follow me on this--

A company in Vermont has built a human-like robot that tries to hold a normal human conversation with you, and the company is using a Black woman as the model for the robot. Yes, a real living Black woman, Bena Rothblatt, is the model for the robot. The robot has hair and skin tone kinda like Ms. Rothblatt's. And the real living Black woman, Bena Rothblatt, is part owner of the robot. [Are you still with me?]

Is this Black To The Future or what?



Remember, you saw it at my blog, "In The Mix", first. inthemixcomment.blogspot.com.