I've been blogging for a litle more than a year and have been enjoying your segments on black bloggers. I hope you continue! I love your show and your new blog!

I have two blogs. One is my personal blog called "Anali's First Amendment." The other one is a cooking blog called "And Razzleberry Dressing" on the website BoomerGirl. It's been really fun writing and cooking for both of them. Blog on Farai!

Sent by Anali | 11:05 AM ET | 05-26-2007

Hi Farai, I'm a 56 year old man looking to do what I never could afford to to, that is become a teacher. I am currently taking a technology course at Broward County Community College, FL. and listened with interest to your Friday 25th program on Blogging with great interest. I will share your program with my teacher and other students in order to understand the possible uses of blogging with and for students. So much technology is finding it's way into our classrooms that often times these days it's the teacher who is the student as well as the teacher. Thanks for your timely discussion. Perhaps the next follow-up program you can interview an educational technology expert to discuss technology in our schools today. Best Regards, Steve Hanlon

Sent by Steve Hanlon | 8:03 AM ET | 05-27-2007

I am digging your segments about us nerds. I have been blogging since 2001. I have two blogs: http://selfra.blogspot.com that covers about almost everything and then i have one about star wars: http://darkjeedai.blogspot.com

Its fun and I get to meet new people. I find it to be very interactive and allows me to really flesh out my writing.

To Anali: i will pass on your blogs to my wife.

Sent by Brother Omi | 6:20 PM ET | 05-29-2007

Hey News and Notes, check out my blog at33.blogspot.com

Sent by james | 5:59 PM ET | 06-04-2007

Farai, I'm a regular listener and was pleasantly surprised to hear the blogging basics discussed on News and Notes! I've been blogging now for ten years, and currently, aside from two blogs of mine (http://www.blackgayblogger.com and http://karsh.vox.com), I also run the Black Weblog Awards (http://www.blackweblogawards.com), now going into its third year of recognition of Black blogs and Black bloggers (and we're looking for judges if you, Gary or Mario are interested). It's great to hear about this on this show and I definitely look forward to more talk on it (particularly the current intersections between traditional media and this new form of social media brought on by blogging).

Sent by Karsh | 12:53 PM ET | 06-06-2007

Hi all,
I love listening to your segment of the show and like reading the comments and feedback from other people.

I would love your feedback on the following statement by my dad on blogs and our society.

???I also think your generation is now in the midst of a major mistake, whereby individuals post tons of stuff on internet blogs, U-Tube, etc. These only serve as some ego promotion and simultaneously erode the sense a society needs for core leadership. If everyone posts their opinions, etc. stuff on the internet, then the society of the future has no real leadership roles to follow because everyone thinks their opinion is just as important as all other opinions. This also enforces a system of voyeurism where everyone is an observer but no one is a leader. That leads directly to a system of anarchy, which is counter to human organizational needs for long-term stability.???

Thanks,
Karen

Sent by Karen | 2:24 PM ET | 06-15-2007

i did not understand why all of the commentators on last nights "news and notes" segment trivialized the failure of most of the republican candidates to show up at a debate at a major hbcu as a "stumble". the republicans and other consevative elements have been "stumbling" around the needs of most blacks in the us and and in other parts of the world for generations. several commentators referred to republicans' alleged fear of having many college educated blacks publicly and openly disagreeing with their policies.
so what! do these wannabe future presidents expect the whole world to be in lockstep with them like their party often appears to be? i do not believe that showing hostility and indifference to blacks is accidental. it is is an on-going policy based upon their beliefs about who is worthy of the full benefits of citizinship, and who isn't. in their world, blacks who don't agree with them are outsiders to be shunned. kanye west was right about bush and by implication, american conservitism as a whole. the republicans presidential hopefuls are telegraphing exactly what blacks can expect from them in the future if they gain power. nothing.
unfortunately, most of the democrats and the clinton dynasty in particular are not much of an improvement once one scrape away their carefully crafted facade of empathy and friendship. in a nation of almost 300 million people which seems to have imperial ambitions in many parts of the world, having a political system with only two interchangeable parties which pander to the same corporate and ethnic interests is a real loser for black people.

Sent by DEAN ALLEN JONES | 3:58 PM ET | 11-29-2007