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New Beginnings

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 28 07

We made it. This is the last daily post I will make on the site. Of course I will continue to write on the blog during the next few months, especially about the presidential campaign.

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 27 07

The world has been on edge for months as it watches the elections in the U.S., Russia and Pakistan, three very different nuclear powers.

Kwanzaa and the Nguzo Saba

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 26 07

Kenneth Winfrey Reports As I think over the past year, I am glad to say that I feel that I?ve had a wonderful year.

Remembering Tom Morgan

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 25 07

I am sad to report today that my colleague Tom Morgan, a legendary journalist, has passed away. Tom was a native of St.

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 25 07

'Twas the night before Christmas And all through the site Not a person was posting Or starting a fight.

McCain, Obama Rising In New Hampshire

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 23 07

After my election predictions last week, I just had to post this headline from today's Huffington Post.

Jaded: A Lovely Diamond in the Rough For The Holidays

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 21 07

Reviews by Stanley Bennett Clay I confess. I am a sucker for a good love story. But Kevin E. Taylor's Jaded, a tender, life-affirming tale of romantic, committed, respectfully considerate, and passion-filled love, swept me off my feet! Proving that nice guys can finish first, Joshua Knight, an ad agency executive, and Elijah Monroe, a music producer, meet in a Harlem record store specializing in lost and/or hard-to-find musical treasures, a fitting metaphor for the predicament these two handsome and successful thirty-something African American men have found themselves in, having both been wounded by previous break-ups.

Official 2008 Iowa and NH Predictions

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 20 07

Clinton and Huckabee Will Win Iowa Two weeks from today, voters in Iowa will cast the first votes in the 2008 presidential election cycle, and the race on both sides is still too close to call.

The Phony War on Christmas

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 19 07

I got a call this morning from a producer at a TV news show asking me if I would come on to talk about Mike Huckabee's new "Christmas ad" that features the Republican presidential candidate discussing "the birth of Christ" in front of what some believe to be a Christian cross in the background.

Clash of the Choirs

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 18 07

It would have been easy to write about politics today. But with so much going on in the presidential campaign, I figure everybody else will be talking about that already.

Introducing Gentleman Jigger

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 17 07

With all the evidence of homosexuality and same-sex relationship in the Harlem Renaissance, I've always wondered why so few books were written about the subject at the time.

Two More Weeks

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 14 07

Last month I announced my plans to close down this site. Today I want to take a moment to update you on the status of that transition.

Will Downing Will See You After Tonight

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 14 07

Reviews by Stanley Bennett Clay Will Downing has always been an artist able to rise above challenges.

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 13 07

The passing of Ike Turner on Wednesday got me thinking about some of my favorite songs from his ex-wife Tina.

Sean Johnson Fills The Screen

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 11 07

It's not every day you get to interview the boss, but that's sort of what I'm doing today with my interview of Sean Johnson.

Focusing On The Positive

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 11 07

Earlier this morning, I posted an article informing you that the Clearview Chelsea Theater in New York had decided to pull the plug on one of the most successful movies playing at its theater.

Chelsea Movie Theater Pulls The Plug on 'Dirty Laundry' Despite Huge Box Office Opening

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 10 07

In a shocking and unusual development, the Clearview Chelsea Theater decided late yesterday to pull the plug on one of the most successful movies playing at its theater in New York.

This Might Work

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 10 07

The political world has never seen anything like it. Oprah Winfrey stumped for Barack Obama over the weekend and brought out more than 70,000 people to campaign appearances in Iowa, South Carolina and New Hampshire.

It's Showtime!

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 07 07

Two years ago, I told you about an idea for "a brand new film with quirky, lovable and complex characters played by an amazing cast.

A Tragic Death And "The Black KKK"

Keith Boy Kin  Dec 06 07

There is a peculiar thing about tragic death that inspires both intense anger and sober reflection. In death, we often overlook the shortcomings of the deceased, if only for a brief moment of grieving.