http://separate-equal.net/?p=236 Start off with a joke. Everyone’s seen that line in every public speaking book they’ve ever read. While a good idea perhaps, as it disarms and invites a cautious audience, I fear it’s done little more than flood every nickel and dime conference, wedding reception, and graduation ceremony, with a flurry of bad jokes. Blackline hopes to build on that solid foundation of bad comedy. Perhaps the greatest obstacle in our national dialogue on race, is the inherent fear we have of discussing it. Blackline addresses this problem head on, serving as the opening joke to the nation’s ongoing racial discourse. And believe me… most of it will indeed be terrible. -Lerone D. Wilson Blackline Executive Editor Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://separate-equal.net/?p=236&cpage=1#comment-76 Lolo Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:45:09 +0000 http://separate-equal.net/?p=236#comment-76 Thank YOU. While there have been plenty of laugh out loud moments these past couple of weeks hoopla coverage, you have provided me with one of the extremely few "on purpose" ones. (the others came from some fart jokes my kids made but still, they were FUNNY fart jokes, promise) Thank YOU. While there have been plenty of laugh out loud moments these past couple of weeks hoopla coverage, you have provided me with one of the extremely few “on purpose” ones. (the others came from some fart jokes my kids made but still, they were FUNNY fart jokes, promise)

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