Sugar gets down in a new comedy!!

To parallel Obama’s intricate policies and a monkey running the streets is less than unacceptable. It seems as if a black person in the U.S. cannot rise to a position of power without some major form of belittlement – whether it’s being the head cook in the high school cafeteria or the undisputed heavyweight champ.

The following joint is an exclusive excerpt– Ed Garnes’ essay– from FAHAMENON, internationally acclaimed artist Fahamu Pecou’s art catalogue.

Black is the new cool. With the superstar status of Obama and suburban youth still bumpin’ hip hop in their Volvos, black identity continues to be redefined and appropriated by mainstream consumer culture. And as we all the weather the Matrix, burgeoning photographer Carla Aaron-Lopez captures the grace and underappreciated complexity of black folks with her visual playground My (black)American Life.