Essay 225

MultiCultClassics Minutes Presents The Smell of Victory and Other Assorted Odors…

• Cincinnati voters elected a Black mayor. And no, it wasn’t Venus Flytrap. “This is the beginning of a new era,” Mark Mallory told supporters. “We are going to bring energy to this city like we haven't seen in a long time.” Let’s see if he can match the Cincinnati Bengals.

• Detroit voters re-elected their Black mayor. Kwame Kilpatrick executed a stunning, come-from-behind victory. “This is our moment when unity should be the thing that we all strive for — oneness,” Kilpatrick said. “When you look at this election, it really was about the future of Detroit.” Let’s hope he fares better than the Detroit Lions.

• Here’s a comeback we can all do without. The neo-Nazi group that sparked riots in Toledo last month wants to return — this time to protest the way the cops and city handled their last gathering. What a bunch of neo-Nutcases.

• Rapper Beanie Sigel went to jail, but not for anything related to the guns, drugs and violence his music glorifies. Seems the man failed to pay about $27,000 in child support. The badass rapper got busted by his baby mama.

• Novelist Terry McMillan faced off with her gay ex-husband on Oprah. Why is Oprah making like Jerry Springer? Blog visitors are encouraged to write your own lines with “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and “Waiting To Exhale” references.