As recorded here, I started Tweeting a bit less than a fortnight ago. (Handle is @francismoran, if you’d like to follow me.) Today, I want to come up for air as I barely tread water in the Twitterstream and share a few first impressions. 1. Twitter is the most addictive thing since crystal met...

“Angry phone calls are your friend,” writes Seth Godin in a blog post today. “They’re your friend because the alternative is angry tweets and angry blog posts.” I agree so completely I’ve already tweeted this post of Godin’s. But I think companies should hav...

Dear Readers: Please sign the Color of Change Petition demanding that Republican governors accept the increased unemployment benefits that President Obama is offering. The country is in real trouble right now, with unemployment spiraling out of control. President Obama's stimulus plan provides money...

I know my way of stating what I believe can be contentious, so I acknowledge that from the outset. Plez has often asked me why I so often find myself apologizing for my approach to communicating with others. A reader concluded from my statements that I believed "only whites are racist". Instead, act...

Adrianne G. George, of Black Women in Europe, as well as Eddie G. Griffin BASG, have brought the above Barnes and Noble Coral Gables, Florida store display to my attention. The AfroSpear Think Tank Blog has posted an apology from the Barnes and Noble corporate offices: Barnes & Noble would like ...

My dreams are holding my eyes hostage? It's hard having post-traumatic stress disorder, but I know that I do. I was watching a television program here in Brazil, about mothers who have lost a son to violence, and the horrible memories and depression that some of them have months afterward. They have...

People in Brazil are very family-oriented, so they often ask me about my brothers and sisters in the United States and whether any of my relatives have visited me in Brazil. (They haven't.) They also ask me if I miss the United States and would like to go back. Not only do I not want to return to th...

Once in a while, the Goddess of Love gives us great gifts. One example is the return of the Goddess of flowers in springtime. But a better example is a moment of "illumination." Enlightenment usually occurs gradually, by the accumulation of moments of illumination. [In Zen, these are called ken-sho,...

I was just talking with a Brazilian man who asked me if I loved the United States. I told him that I hate the United States, which of course required some explanation. It comes down to the following: Awareness of the color of oneself and perception of the color of others; Color-aroused ideation abou...

Thanks to Mick Gallagher.*** Damn that Lincoln: Abe's to blame for Jindal by Greg Palast Exclusive to Buzzflash.com by Greg Palast Damn that Abe Lincoln. When Louisiana and Mississippi seceded from the Union, a sensible president would have sent them a box of chocolates with a note, "Goodbye and goo...