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March Madness: The Fab Five
Last night I caught ESPN’s 30 for 30 installment, The Fab Five. The documentary chronicles the two years the University of Michigan men’s basketball team captured the imagination–and ire–of the sports watching public. I was a young kid when Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, Ray Jackson, and Chris Webber revolutionized college basketball and rocked […]
Young, Black, and Restless!
As political pundits, political action committees, and politicians gear up for what is bound to be another bare knuckle brawl in 2012, young activists around the country are setting agendas to intending to move their issues from the margins to the center of American life. As scholar/activist, Dr. Cathy Cohen, points out in her book […]
Editorial: Poverty is root cause of racial disparities in school discipline
Editorial: Poverty is root cause of racial disparities in school discipline Dallas Morning News | March 2, 2011 The latest Texas Education Agency figures show an ongoing, sharp racial disparity in the way school administrators mete out discipline when it’s left to their discretion. Black students are three times more likely to be removed from […]
February 21, 2011 – February 27, 2011
Black students trail peers in graduation rates at Memphis-area universities Richard Morgan, The Commercial Appeal, February 26, 2011 Give the Children Music: Inspiring Our Youth Through Hip Hop Charles Howard, Huffington Post, February 26, 2011 Seminar in York examines hip-hop’s influence on youth Bill Landauer, Daily Record/Sunday News, February 26, 2011 Documentary reveals everyday life […]
The Dark Continent: Holy Capitalism
Ever had a song stuck in your head? “Its the money, money and the cars, cars and the clothes…I just wanna be successful.” This past Sunday I would not help but repeat the Drake rap song in my head. What caused this hip-hop hook rotation? Nothing other than a South African mega church that I […]
Was It OK For Beyonce, Usher, and Mariah Carey To Perform For The Qaddafi Family?
Pop stars don’t have a foreign policy. But maybe they should. Instead of partaking in some shitty, boring, all-star version of “What’s Goin On” or “We Are The World,” maybe it’s time for Pop stars to put their money where their mouths are, and reject blood money from bad people.
February 14, 2011 – February 20, 2011
Black leaders discuss lack of minority teachers Tiffany Lankes, The Democrat and Chronicle, February 19, 2011 African American Museum of the East End Emphasizes Overlooked History Bonnie Cannon, East Hampton Patch, February 19, 2011 Education summit pushes African American pursuit of college degrees Dan Klepal, Courier- Journal, February 19, 2011 Youth organizers launch IL trans-friendly bathrooms initiative Staff […]
February 7, 2011 – February 13, 2011
As costs rise, colleges say aid to students is rising, too Staff Writer, Duluth News Tribune, February 13, 2011 All cultures should support Youth Radio D’Shannon Brown, Greenville News, February 12, 2011 From Florida, school reform that works Katherine Kersten, Star Tribune, February 12, 2011 Young black males are focus of discussion Jon Hand, Roc […]
Berkeley High Conference Focuses on Issues Faced by Black Youth
Berkeley High Conference Focuses on Issues Faced by Black Youth Jeffrey Butterfield, The Daily Californian | February 9, 2011 Weekends are not typically the busiest of times at the Berkeley High School second-floor library, yet the room’s reading tables were filled last Saturday morning with over 70 students, parents and community members focused on one […]
The Dark Continent: Education, Equality, & Extenuating Circumstances
Some think only young children should be granted the “socially constructed appropriateness” that allows them to imagine. Contrary to this belief, it is my understanding that there is power in the process of “imagining” for both adults and children. So come with me and let us use our imagination. Imagine a principal that acts as […]
Among Nation’s Youngest, Analysis Finds Fewer Whites
Among Nation’s Youngest, Analysis Finds Fewer Whites Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times | February 7, 2011 WASHINGTON — Whites continued to decline as a share of the American population in 2009, and they now represent less than half of all 3-year-olds, according to a Brookings Institution analysis of census data released Monday. The country’s young population is […]
Willow Smith Whips Confidence
When I first saw Willow Smith appear along side her Mom and Dad on the red carpet, my initial reaction was, “who is this pint-sized kid with all that swag?” Until that point I’d never seen a ten-year old successfully rock a colorful and eccentric hairstyle with rhinestones. But then again, I’d never heard of […]