Some of you may be asking: Who in the world is she, and why do we care about some Negro woman showing her breasts and "onion" (buttocks) in the streets of Dallas? I'll tell you more about that "onion" later, but first, let me take you through Badu's career.Īccording to a Wikipedia entry, she was born Erica Abi Wright in South Dallas, Texas. At the end of the video, there is a rifle shot, and Badu's naked self falls to the ground within feet of where President Kennedy was shot. The past few mornings, many urban radio hosts have been talking about R&B singer Erykah Badu's new song and video, "Window Seat." The scandal is this: Badu strips off her clothes while strolling and sometimes half-running through Dallas' Dealey Plaza. The exercise of rolling my eyes or having a good laugh helps get my day started. But I especially like to hear the latest celebrity gossip in the mornings. I tune in to FM stations to snap my fingers and mumble the wrong lyrics to any number of songs. I listen to AM talk radio personalities scream at their guests and taunt their callers.
I have 15 station pre-sets, and just about all get a listen every morning.
I don't listen exclusively to NPR on my way to work. Don't worry, there will be short definitions.) (Warning: You're going to be introduced to more than a few words that are unfamiliar as you read this.