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There is no such thing as a "Hispanic Political Agenda"
Campaign season is in full swing and politicians are courting voters harder than R. Kelly at a middle school dance. Sorry, maybe that wasn’t the best comparison. Both Republicans and Democrats are doggedly vying to woo an important voting bloc- Latinos. The Census Bureau—in its first nationwide demographic tally from the 2010 headcount—said Thursday the […]
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: My Black Girl Story of Night Terrors and Somebody Named Jesus
And, so we begin as most stories start, Once upon a time not too long ago . . . “Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward.” Soren Kierkegaard For me, this quote speaks of many known and unknown joys and pains. It is a quote that my godmother faithfully […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Sept 5th – 11th, 2011
Sept 5th – 11th City’s youth need outlets and discipline Dominique Johnson, The Temple News, 9/5/11 Curfew and Gang Injunctions in Oakland Won’t Stop the Violence ; Resources for Community D Staff Writer, Indy Bay, 9/5/11 Congressional Black Caucus declares war on White America Dave Weinbaum, 9/6/11, Rolla Daily News Why Don’t […]
To Invest in an Identity on the First Day
During introduction to my Advanced Economics course, while I did find myself slightly unsettled by some of his ideas about economics, I found very interesting my instructor’s explanation of ‘human capital.’ While most of his day is spent teaching high school, he is also an entreprenuer. He went on to explain his current process of […]
The Perils of Desegregation
Integration, while necessary, cost us more than we might have initially thought. I’m not the first person to make this statement and I won’t be the last. Simply put, the costs of integration were high. Before integration became federal law, Black people lived in tight-knit communities where they went to school with familiar faces, patronized […]
Commercial Break: Athlete Slash Musician
It seems I’ve been more polemical than usual these last few weeks. So how about something completely worthless and asinine–ok, more worthless and asinine than what I usually post here–this Monday? Because, frankly, all I have to say about The Help‘s (and The Smurfs’) continued box office success this weekend is: Effing really‽‽ (God bless the interrobang.) Anyway, in case […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Aug 15th- August 21st, 2011
Aug 15th- 21st Northwestern principal maintains high achievement standards Shawn Cetrone, Herald Online, 8/14/11 It’s ‘Blackademic: young and black in academia Chetachi A. Egwu, The Grio, 8/14/11 These four also have a dream Janel Davis , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, AJC A tepid response to race-based school bullying Milton W. Hinton Jr. […]
Black Prodigy’s Admission to UConn Revoked Amid Claims of Radical Poetry
Jorge Rivas, Colorlines | July 18, 2011 Thirteen-year-old Autum Ashante is a child prodigy. She could read at age 2, and by 3 she was writing and performing poetry. Less than ten years later, at the age of 12, the Bronx native graduated high school and is now widely known as a poet, United Nations […]
The Struggle for Education, an Intellectual Fire, and a Sleep-In in front of Parliament
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70TiYDX1jGs On July 12th one hundred students gathered outside of parliament in Cape Town, South Africa to demand from their government an equal education. For the next few days the students are holding a “sleep-in” to ask for better infrastructure in their schools. These young people who are inspired by both the anti-apartheid movement and […]
'Boyz N The Hood' Rings Out, 20 Years Later
‘Boyz N The Hood’ Rings Out, 20 Years Later John Ridley, NPR | July 8, 2011 In the original trailer for John Singleton’s 1991 film Boyz N The Hood, violent images play over a thudding drum track, as voice over introduces viewers to the hard heart of South Central Los Angeles. “This is Los Angeles, gang […]
From a standout player, a different sort of care basket
From a standout player, a different sort of care basket Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times | July 3, 2011 Allan Guei was a standout player on the Compton High School basketball team, but when he stepped to the free-throw line for a chance to win $40,000 in college expenses, he admitted to feeling a little pressure. […]
"YouthBuild's Got Talent" Video Contest
The national organization held a video contest for students to show their love for YouthBuild through 90-second videos. Below is the winning group’s video. Click here to watch the runner up video. About YouthBuild: YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention, […]