Southern Eccentrik
Chandra Kamaria
The Single Life Remix
This is dedicated to the courageous women who dare to be over 35…..and single. The ones who boldly arise every day to stare down traditional values and dare them to stress us any longer. This is an anointed lot of the Black single woman population who are fed up with the drab statistics and the … Continue reading
Eccentrik Memphis: “They Buckin’, Mane!”
Gangsta Walkin’. Buckin’. Jookin’. Choppin’. If you’re unfamiliar with any of those terms, don’t worry, I’m going to try to explain it to you. But really, it’s hard to break down. You just have to see it for yourself. Before I moved to Memphis, we, as in the kids in my Mississippi hometown, were doing … Continue reading
The Good Thing About Having a Not So Good Relationship….With My Father
Happy Father’s Day to all of the Dads, soon-to-be Dads and would-be Dads out there. I just got off the phone with my Ol’ Dude and as usual, he was just as nonchalant and unexcited about the whole thing. As I jubilantly said ‘Happy Father’s Day’ and ‘Happy Belated Birthday’ (he turned 63 earlier this … Continue reading
We Lost Gil
On May 27, 2011, I learned that we lost Gil. Unfortunately, there’s quite a few people, Black folks in particular, who are unfamiliar with Gil Scott Heron so this piece of major news went by with a shrug of nonchalant shoulders with them. I won’t spend a lot of time rehashing his biography, just spend some … Continue reading
How Come Common Can’t Be Invited to the White House?
Yeah….by now, most of us reasonable people should be fully ignoring right-wingers, however, it’s difficult to do when they keep finding ways to make complete asses out of themselves by raising hell about nothing. Ok, we get it. You don’t like the President and everything about him makes you cringe, even if his wife holds … Continue reading
Eccentrik Memphis
This city where I live, work, and create gets a bad rap a lot. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to get on the pity wagon and mope about what all makes Memphis a hard place to live sometimes. But the more I work in purpose, the more I realize that I’m personally responsible for doing my … Continue reading
This Blog, Black History Month, and Oh Yeah, the Oscars
Southern Eccentrik is undergoing some more changes. Yes, I know. For some reason, I can’t seem to get this blog where I need it because the scope of it keeps changing. I am still very much interested in building this blog into something substantial; however, the content will be changing, perhaps drastically. Blame it on … Continue reading
Joining Chuck D’s Army
Many may dismiss Chuck D as that old guy whose just ranting and raving over nothing. They’ll say that he’s just ‘hating’ on the dime a dozen ringtone rappers because they are making a mint spouting absolute foolishness….and that he’s just mad because he didn’t think of it first—nor was he able to capitalize on … Continue reading
Book Jewel: The Challenge of Blackness by Lerone Bennett, Jr.
Lerone Bennett, Jr. was born in Clarksdale, MS shortly before the Great Depression. He is regarded as a forthright Black scholar and historian, having penned several works regarding Black history and culture for about three decades or so. Well noted for his position as Executive Editor of the premiere Black magazine, Ebony, Bennett’s historical writings … Continue reading
Abbey’s Good Night, Protest Music, and Other Musings
I’ve collected myself long enough to write something in honor of the late Abbey Lincoln. While I’m aware that Abbey was elderly, it still saddens me when someone of such caliber leaves this earth without a designated torch bearer. Upon her ascension though, we can gather her accomplishments in order to justify her legacy, and … Continue reading
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