The Melungeon Heritage Association, Inc. has announced that Third Union will be held May 18-21, 2000, on the campus of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise (formerly known as […]
Read more
Category: A.D. Powell
Links, summaries and snappy commentaries on news and media by author A.D. Powell.
Jefferson and Hemings
In the renewed scandal regarding Thomas Jefferson’s and his concubine, Sally Hemings, we must not forget two things: (1) Jefferson did NOT sire “black” children and (2) their mother was […]
Read more
Jefferson and Hemings
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:20:15 -0600From: A.D. PowellSubject: Jefferson and Hemings In the renewed scandal regarding Thomas Jefferson’s and his concubine, Sally Hemings, we must not forget two things: […]
Read more
Henriette Delille and Vanessa Williams
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 02:04:30 -0600 From: A.D. Powell Subject: Henriette Delille and Vanessa Williams The “Lifetime” cable channel is showing a film called “Courage to Love” in which […]
Read more
The Question of Ethnoracial Mixture in the History of the United States
AHR Forum: Amalgamation and the Historical Distinctiveness of the United States Amalgamation and Hypodescent: The Question of Ethnoracial Mixture in the History of the United States DAVID A. HOLLINGER In […]
Read more
Eugene Kane’s racist column
The following is an excerpt from a letter I sent to The Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel : What is truly disturbing is Kane's sick rejoicing over the prospect of Tiger Woods and […]
Read more
Mariah Carey
According to a Nov. 14 Washington Post article, a new rapper is allowedto openly fantasize about attacking (as in sexual assault) Mariah Carey,and it's perfectly OK with his record company. […]
Read more
Left-Wing Anti-Miscegenism
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel's racist (and token) black columnist Eugene Kane (http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/nov99/kanecol107110699a.asp) is a prime example of the "left-wing anti-miscegenism" described in Emily Monroy's excellent guest editorial in "Interracial Voice" (http://www.webcom.com/intvoice/emily2.html). […]
Read more
Mariah Carey on “Oprah”
I didn't see the Nov. 9 "Oprah Winfrey Show" on Mariah Carey (http://www.oprah.com/show/scoop_way_19991109.html) and biracial children. A friend of mine did see it. Her observations are given below: On Tuesday, […]
Read more
Why Some Blacks Love the “One Drop” Myth
I'm convinced that 90% of the "black" devotion to a "one drop" myth against the face of all evidence to the contrary (obviously African-descended Latinos, Arabs, kinky-haired Jews, dark Italians, […]
Read more