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Blacks may bear brunt of new police data capture technology
Blacks may bear brunt of new police data capture technology David A. Love, The Grio | April 21, 2011 The latest high-tech gadgets bring promises of convenience and efficiency, with the hopes of enhancing our lives and making our jobs easier. But sometimes they create new challenges. For example, technological advances have helped law enforcement […]
'Opening Act' Drama Program For Marginalized Schools Inspires Students
‘Opening Act’ Drama Program For Marginalized Schools Inspires Students Lucas Kavner, Huffington Post | April 19, 2011 Julia Kamin, a self-diagnosed theatre geek in her teenage years, never really anticipated how much her own interests would impact kids in need. “I remember doing plays in high school,” she said. “And it was something I would look […]
I’ll See Your Post-Racialism and Raise You Polyethnicism
My mom wanted me to write about the newest Tea Party scandal. I wanted to discuss Kobe Bryant and how his outburst made me consider my views on free speech. So, I propose a compromise. Popular brand Carol’s Daughter has the internet going nuts over it’s newest advertising campaign. The company recently announced it’s newest […]
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 […]
Republican Sleeper Cells
The Republican party is full of tricksters. They let the likes of Sarah Palin and Donald Trump push their irrational, racist, xenophobic opinions into the political atmosphere to not only gauge the opinions of their constituents but to stir controversy without directly dirtying their hands. And it’s working. Those more outrageous figures, like Glenn Beck, […]
Fighting for "Cheese" in the "Cheese State": MLK And Organized Labor
Yesterday, as everyone commemorated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by critically examining and dissecting his last public speech, I reflected on the current state of affairs in this country and whether American racial and economic healing had been realized. Sadly the virulent rhetoric and scathing attacks aimed at Black, Brown, and […]
On Rape and the Media Politics of Libya: “There’s a Stirring in the Pot…Stirring in My Soul”
As a young black girl like most children I told lies. I told big lies. I told small lies. I told white lies. I told lies. And, even had the audacity to argue with my “all seeing all knowing” do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do black grandmother about the usage of lie over her usage of “telling a story.” What […]
Afro-centrism, the Offspring of Euro-centrism?
Whatever the name, Black Studies, Africana studies, or African American Studies, university disciplines designed for understanding African history have a problem of attempting to be too Black. When I say “too Black” I’m not saying that Africana culture (relates to both African and African-Diaspora culture) is annoying, but that the way that scholars handle it […]
Black People Don’t Play/Like Hockey
Working in sports has its advantages and disadvantages. With my last team, the first question anyone ever asked when they learned where I worked was: can I get tickets? Now, the reaction is completely different. “YOU work in hockey?” Yes, I work for a hockey team. “Are you the ONLY Black person in the office?” […]
Security heightened at Port Huron school after hit list targeting black students found
Security heightened at Port Huron school after hit list targeting black students found Detroit Free Press | March 29, 2011 Extra security is in place at a Port Huron high school after school officials discovered a hit list targeting black students. The list of seven to nine students was found written on a bathroom wall […]
Men who nip, tuck and suc..
If you don’t already know, time is a cruel mistress who demands her “pound of flesh” by yearly ripping away our youth and vitality. Among my close circle of friends, all in our mid-to-late 20s, we have each begun taking action to thwart her evil plan. The telltale signs of aging are starting to become […]
On Dirty Laundry
I swear I’ll stop writing about Jalen Rose and The Fab Five after this week. I promise. I did, however, want to beat this dead horse one more good time take a moment to make a request of my (s)kinfolk. What follows is a clip of ESPN’s Chris Broussard discussing the Jalen Rose/Grant Hill issue […]