From Clutch Magazine — Silence.

Another brother has gone in.

Angry Black Man, the cliché term used for brothers who can’t hold their tongue or swallow their aggression when it comes to their passion for certain issues. They have a tendency to fly off the handle whenever they feel “hoodwinked,” and often times their outspoken nature resembles the likes of King Kong; fiery, petrifying and merely seconds from crushing the city of Manhattan.

… or so White Folks think.

Most notable A.B.M. include Comedian Paul Mooney, Harvey Walden, Spike Lee, Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Randy Moss, Allen Iverson, Latrell Spreewell, Nino Brown, the 2004 Indiana Pacers Basketball Team, Mr. T, Kanye West, and now…

…Verbally gloved, and ready to pack a punch at any second, the latest brother to wear the crown of being dubbed an Angry Black Man, is none other than our President Barack Obama.

As CNN reported last week, President Obama, whom many, including A.B.M. alum Spike Lee, have criticized for his lack of public aggression pertaining to the happenings in the Gulf of Mexico, has finally issued an eye raising statement on the NBC “Today Show” about his plans for those responsible for the oil spill.

“I was down there a month ago, before most of these talking heads were even paying attention to the Gulf. A month ago I was meeting with fisherman down there, standing in the rain, talking about what a potential crisis this could be. And I don’t sit around just talking to experts because this is a college seminar, we talk to these folks because they potentially have the best answers so I know whose ass to kick.”

So, Obama is looking for “whose ass to kick,” huh? But are his choice of words a reason to cause a spectacle, or just another excuse to peg a brother with passion an Angry Black Man?

Read the rest at Clutch Magazine!

(from Glamour.com)

 

 

Just when you thought Mrs. Obama couldn’t get any classier, there she goes classing it up on Glamour‘s annual Women of the Year issue. The magazine is honoring the First Lady with a special recognition award for mentoring young women.

In the interview, Mrs. Obama touches on the importance of mentoring as well as relationships between men and women.

On mentoring: “I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in this position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.”

On relationships: “Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it’s, Who are you as a person? Don’t look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul…When you’re dating a man, you should always feel good…You shouldn’t be in a relationship with somebody who doesn’t make you completely happy and make you feel whole.”

Amen.

Obviously, I’m not the only one who loves Mrs. Obama. (She’s my 21st-century Claire Huxtable.) Mary Tomer, founder and writer for Mrs-O.org  just released her new book, Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy, yesterday.

I took a sneak peek at Barnes & Noble  and the illustrations are a-mazing. It even has pictures of her before her glam days (but you can tell she was still fierce!). Definitely a must buy coffee table reader.
 
Pick up your copy of the December of Glamour when it hits the newsstands, and run to your nearest bookstore to get Mrs. O now!