Clare's Racial Ruminations profile picture

Clare's Racial Ruminations

Clare's Racial Ruminations

About Me

This is the MySpace version of my thoughts on race, racism, and racial identity - these issues are of interest to me since they have played a large role (too large lol) in the person I am today.

With regard to my blogs, Please note:


This work is licensed under a CreativeCommons Attribution 2.5 License .

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Heat - Image Hosting

My Interests

Writing, Blogging, Music, Books, Acting.

Comments about my blog:

(i) From thequincessential:‘…An awesome writer and one of the best Black oriented, serious blogs, I’ve managed to find is called Ruminations of a Racial Realist. Always on point, great discussions and never gets belligerent if you disagree - well probably could be if you came at her that way but her posts are so intelligent and well thought out I can’t imagine someone doing that…‘
(ii) From Being Free:‘… I had to take a moment to ask that you guys check this sister out. I’ve just skimmed her site & I’m digging her mind. If you want to read posts that will make you think - whether or not you agree - make a visit her way. Like I said, I’ve only skimmed her posts, but I’m going back to see more of what she has to say about race relations, music, and all the other issues she seems to touch on…’

(iii) Extract from Email Message:‘…you just make really strong statements, the kind of stuff a lot of folks think and are afraid to say and I find that terribly exciting. I have also noticed that the blogosphere is mostly white or bougie black, and I can’t stand that, so I definitely support your blog as I feel there is a lack of representation or diversity of real black voices.

I think your blog is “radical” like in a good way, I think right wingers have made “radical” into an ugly word and I long for the time, like the 60’s (even though I didn’t live thru it) where it seemed like being “radical” was seen as a good thing…’

(iv) From RED C ‘…For those who are African Centered, Black Nationalist, and Pan African in their thinking and living, Clare's blog is a virtual think tank, and it inspires action. I've been talking up issues from this blog, the same as I would a book by Haki Madhubuti or a DVD featuring Marimba Ani, and it's the everyday consciousness, dialogue, and exchange of ideas that plants seeds for a new harvest.Clare is hitting us with David Walker's Appeal for the next phase of Black Self-Determination. Kudos to you, Clare, and thanks for your energy and commitment! When you publish your books, I'M TELLING EVERYBODY I KNOW TO BUY COPIES!’

I'd like to meet:

Intelligent and articulate people who are open to frank discussions on race; people who are comfortable talking honestly about racism or internalized racism. I would particularly like to meet people who are free thinkers; people whose views don't necessarily fit neatly into any given philosophy.

PS: This profile is for participation in the blogs and I would appreciate it if you commented in the blogs before making a friends request - or at least write me a note. Thanks in advance.

Music:

Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Smokey Robinson, The Jackson Five, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Ray Charles, The Spinners, Erykah Badu, Otis Redding

Books:

The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Enemies: The Clash of Races, Black Looks, Souls Looking Back: Life Stories of Growing Up Black

My Blog

SOMETHING NEW ISNT NECESSARILY SOMETHING GOOD (PART II): WHO ARE THE REAL NEO-MAMMIES?

By Clare X. Brown  In the previous post I drew attention to some of the practical reasons why "Something New" Isn't Necessarily Something Good.  In this post I am going to explore an uglier...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:25:00 PST

"SOMETHING NEW" ISNT NECESSARILY SOMETHING GOOD

By Clare X. Brown Since the release of the film Something New, (featuring a black female/ white male interracial relationship) there has been a major effort in the blogosphere to similarly encourage...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:41:00 PST

Black-on-Black Loyalty

By Clare X. Brown      Loyalty is something that is very important to me -whether it's in personal relationships, or in relation to group loyalty.  One of the themes that run th...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:32:00 PST

WHY WE MUST RESIST ASSIMILATION

By Clare X. Brown  I believe that in this white supremacist world, there is something about being in close proximity to whites that causes many of us black folk to act completely and utterly agai...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:14:00 PST

ASSIMILATE IF YOU MUST, BUT PLEASE BE HONEST ABOUT IT!

By Clare X. Brown     I think that black folk who want to assimilate need to be honest about this.  All too often, black folk are assimilating and promoting assimilation but are refus...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

RUMINATIONS ON RACIAL IDENTITY

By Clare X. Brown  I cannot stand hypocrisy in relation to race matters, and one of the areas that particularly irks me is hypocrisy about racial identity.  It is my firm belief that one's...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:16:00 PST

Exploring the Divisions between Black Men and Black Women

By Clare X. Brown  No one can fail to have noticed that there is an ongoing crisis in black male-female relationships that has been going on for some time now.  The divisions between black m...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:08:00 PST

The Black Europhiles

By Clare X. Brown Europe is inextricably linked with whiteness for the same reason that Africa is associated with blackness.  As such, I have always wondered why some African Americans choose to ...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:17:00 PST

Hidden White Wives

By RED C (Guest Commentator) As the weather clears in Chicago, I've noticed a trend. It happened last year too. In fact, I first recall the occurrence nearly ten years ago when I lost a childhood frie...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Sun, 27 May 2007 03:25:00 PST

Why I think Black People Should Date/ Marry Each Other

By Clare X. Brown 1. '"Black-on-Black" Love is a form of resistance in a racist society' (See Teejays Blog) Teej notes: 'When brothas recognize that "Black-on-Black" Love is a form of resistance in a...
Posted by Clare's Racial Ruminations on Mon, 19 Jun 2006 05:53:00 PST