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SAT who?
When the SAT asked however many thousands of high school seniors take it every year to find the word that relates most to ‘oarsman’ and the correct answer is ‘regatta’, half of the white test takers knew the answer and a fifth of black test takers knew it. The white kids were more likely to […]
Cookies and Affirmative Action
Yesterday my friend who attends UC Berkeley told me that, “ish got real”. No, she wasn’t complaining about midterm exams or too much homework. She was referring to a bake sale. This isn’t your grandmother’s bake sale, well unless your grandmother set the prices of her cookies, brownies, cupcakes based on race, gender, and ethnicity. […]
BYP NEWSFLASH: Obama at CBC Week, Wangari Maathai Dies, Racist Bake Sales at UC Berkeley, Sly Stone Is Homeless and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 26, 2011 President Obama spoke passionately at the Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner this past Saturday, and he had a few choice words for the leaders of his most important voting bloc. According to BlackVoices: “’Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes,’ he said, his voice rising […]
BYP AFTERNOON ROUND-UP: Toure's "The Most Racist Thing That Ever Happened To Me", Weezy Thinks The Tea Party Hates Black People, Nas' B-Day and MORE
Afternoon News Round-UP September 14, 2011 Toure’s latest book “Who’s Afraid Of Post-Blackness?” is starting a helluva lot of controversy, and I can’t wait to read it. The first chapter is called “The Most Racist Thing That Ever Happened To Me,” and it’s available at TheAltantic.com right now. Do yourself a favor and check it […]
Ladies First (and Only)?
It wasn’t until I sat down to write this that I realized I’d have to confess to watching Single Ladies–more than once. It’s true. Admittedly, I watched the first episode because I think Dionne Stacey Dash is fine. And although I find the acting in some ways utterly intolerable, somehow I’ve seen enough episodes since to still be able […]
Court Overturns Michigan Affirmative-Action Ban
Court Overturns Michigan Affirmative-Action Ban Tamar Lewin, New York Times | July 1, 2011 In the latest development in the decade-long battle over the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday struck down a 2006 state ban on the consideration of race and gender in admissions. The […]
On Black Beauty
The nature of blogging necessitates that each Monday I dedicate my time to commenting on the most recent news of the day that I care about to varying degrees. That said, I thought I’d take this first June entry to say something about an issue that I didn’t have an opportunity to discuss because I […]
Jew Hip Black Hop
Bonded by our survival of near extinctions, Jews and Blacks always leveled with agendas for ending racism. For decades this linkage of two Diasporas endured the normal strains of any relationship; specifically, numerous occasions influenced separation of the two groups with an unbreakable extension of the nasty racial myths behind both groups. However, during times […]
A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students
A More Diverse Class of 2015: Harvard Accepts Record Numbers of Black and Latino Students Liz Dwyer, GOOD Magazine | April 13, 2011 It’s a record breaking admissions season at Harvard University. The Ivy League school received the largest number of applications for admission this year—almost 35,000 students. Then the school admitted a record […]
April 11, 2011 – April 17, 2011
When schools separate Carl KenneyThe Durham News, April 17, 2011 Montgomery County’s search for a school superintendent with staying power Robert Samuels, The Washington Post, April 17, 2011 Minority engineering programs celebrate 40 years Nicole Wentling, Kansan News, April 17, 2011 Emancipation is hard to celebrate when kids are still slave to city’s violence Courtland […]
April 4, 2011 – April 10, 2011
Teens who speak out against violence unsung heroes Digital Journal, KJ Mullins, April 10, 2011 Lack of jobs among youth a recipe for wars: World Bank Kaburu Mugambi, Nation Media, April 10, 2011 Water for Worthington: Youth-led fundraiser aims for clean water Jane Turpin Moore, Worthington Daily Globe, April 10, 2011 Groups work together to […]
Such a Painful Black Girl Reunion: Oprah and Iyanla
As a middle school student, I remember reading Iyanla Vanzant’s One Day My Soul Just Opened Up and thinking who is this black woman to write such a book about spiritual recovery that did not mention Jesus Christ as the penultimate factor in spiritual rejuvenation. Yes, back then I was a burgeoning Christian fundamentalist who […]