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About Me

Author Nashieqa Washington* is a Black woman who deliberately seeks to associate with people from all walks of life. She accepts that these relationships will inevitably include fielding questions about Black people. Over the years, all the questions she's answered could fill a book - and now they do.Be a pal and buy yourBlackfriend's NEW book from www.YOURBLACKFRIEND.com . This is not a one-sided relationship, you can also ask questions of yourblackfriend.com - although not the ones answered in the book.However, if you don't trust yourBlackfriend, buy her book from major online retailers such as www.AMAZON.com , www.BARNESandNOBLE.comIf you're fortunate enough to live in greater Los Angeles you can pick it up at Angel City Books in Santa Monica, Zahra's Books in Inglewood, Smiley's Books in Carson, Lucy Florence Coffeehouse in Leimert Park and HideHo Comics in Santa Monica.And yes it's good but don't just take yourBlackfriend's word for it. I've been endorsed by my Mexican counterpart: www.AskaMexican.com and a fair and balanced Black woman among others: www.bellaonline.com under Society/Culture and African-American.

My Interests

There are very few things I'm not interested in - there's so much to learn.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody interested in cultivating and maintaining good relationships with Black people and humanity in general.

Music:

You can never go wrong with Bowie or The Roots. I desperately miss Rage Against the Machine.

Movies:

Apocalypse Now, Godfather I/II, The Matrix, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Hero, Excalibur, Kung Fu Hustle, most Vietnam-era war flicks and 70s movies in general.

Television:

Thank God for HBO.

Books:

Why Do Black People Love Fried Chicken? And Other Questions You've Wondered But Didn't Dare Ask. Oh... other people's books: The Bible, Rules for Radicals (Alinsky), 48 Laws of Power, Crime and Punishment, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Invisible Man (Ellison), The Alchemist, The Fountainhead, The Power of Now - the list goes on and on.

Heroes:

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. - E. E. Cummings

My Blog

Barack Obama

Somebody: Please, please, please (my James Brown tribute) - comment below and tell me why I should support Barack Obama? The mere fact that he is a viable candidate of color is simply not enough. What...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:15:00 PST

Happy Friendship Week (February 18-24)

I truly expect that people will embrace yourBlackFriend.com and frankly I'm surprised when they don't. Plus, I have a nasty little habit of presuming that others think/feel the same as me. Pardon my n...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:12:00 PST

Michael Richards blowback

In the midst of the Michael Richards N-word bonanza, is it mere coincidence that this weekend, my book was yanked from a bookstore? The owner (a White woman) decided that she was too uncomfortable wit...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:17:00 PST

Random musings

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without some dope thoughts to ponder: INTEGRITY: a firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values -INCORRUPTIBILITY Oops you dropped...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:37:00 PST

Venice Beach Boardwalk selling

Just thought I'd update you. I was able to recoup my printing costs with two days of sales. So overall successful. Although, it was absolutely !!bananas!! I'm going back for more this weekend (beginni...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:55:00 PST

What's the big deal?

The book title is killing 'em. Why do Black people love fried chicken? This is a question people no need to get upset or nervous. Do you believe all Black people love fried chicken? If so, why do you ...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:14:00 PST

Apathy

"I don't want to know." I heard those words from someone close to me and it scared me and then it pissed me off. How common is this mindset? I thought that most people maintained at least a smid...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:03:00 PST

Black surfers?

Okay, I knew they existed but, right here in my own backyard? It's like I'm talking about extraterrestrials or other highly improbable ideas (not that I believe E.T. is unlikely). Anyway, since I live...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Sun, 21 May 2006 06:08:00 PST

The Book

Countdown to publication. It's pretty exciting knowing that soon my stuff will be out there for all the world to see. I have all faith that this book will be well received, even if people don't agree ...
Posted by YourBlackFriend.com on Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:58:00 PST