Hello Everyone--
Contrary to news reports, Washington DC has not succumbed to the recent flood waters and been swept away into the Chesapeake Bay. So far 12 inches of rain have fell on the Nation's Capital in four days. But the deluge has not stopped The Angry Black Woman Show with Sunny James and Show #18 from making it to you.
There is some interesting news items included in this show. And I hope you've noticed the links that appear after certain news items. After considerable thought, I decided to include the links to certain stories. I didn't want my listeners to have to go in search of information that I had readily at my fingertips. But as I learned early on in this process, the Great and Wonderful Internet is indeed fallible. So if the links seem to be out to lunch and not working at some point just know I tried. In most cases I will include PDF files which should open automatically in Adobe Acrobat or the Acrobat reader. I will be making gradual changes to the site to create what I had envisioned from the beginning. I hope you bear with me while I make these changes and try to make The ABW's site more functional, helpful and interactive.
So, while you're cruising down the Nile, cavorting along the Pacific or just dangling your toes over the side of your local pier, remember to check in and see what news The ABW has for you. Of particular interest to me for Show #18 were two pieces. The first, an article which reviews a new book about Bert Williams, the legendary and trailblazing vaudeville performer. There is lots of history about African American's role in vaudeville, theatre and performing in black face, but also how they survived racism, race riots and lynching. Also, take your attention to the article about Shirley Chisholm. What a story, what a life! If you're not familiar with the first African American woman in Congress or the first African American woman to run for president, you owe it to your self to become familiar with her story and our Herstory. Take an opportunity to see a recent (June 5, 2006) Peabody Award winning film by Shola Lynch titled Unbought and Unbossed about Shirley Chisholm's 1972 run for president. Shirley Chisholm was a great politician, a spell-binding orator and an amazing woman. I would also be remiss if I didn't mention that Shirley Chisholm's parents were immigrants from Barbados and that is where she received her early education. Her parents sent her BACK to Barbados for a proper British education. Two of her famous quotes:
Of my two "handicaps" being female put more obstacles in my path than being black.
Tremendous amounts of talent are being lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.
Just those words alone make being an ABW so much fun.
Show #18
-- Black versus Brown, Newsweek GET IT!
-- Roosevelt Takes A Step Back for Blacks, TIME GET IT!
-- Is There Really a Boy Crisis, Round 10
-- The Promiscuity Vaccine, How Far Will the Right Go? GET IT!
-- Shirley Chisholm's Brooklyn In Jeopardy? GET IT!
-- Ruby Jones one of Newsweek's 15 People Who Made America Great
-- John Q. Porter, Montgomery County Maryland Assistant Superintendent
-- Harlem Puts on the Ritz as Downtown Comes to Visit GET IT!
-- Uncle Tom's Cabin, Now Open for Tours
-- Born to Walk?
-- New Book about Bert Williams, Dancing in the Dark by Caryl Phillips GET IT!
-- Al Green's Too Many and
Cannonball Adderley Shows Us Mercy, Mercy, Mercy. Just a couple of songs I've had on my mind. Enjoy!
See ya next time, Sunny
