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The NCAA Should Not Pay Student Athletes
You heard me. Let’s pay college athletes? Pay them with what? Pay them how? Let’s face it, this will never happen and the perceived greed of the NCAA is not even the biggest obstacle keeping college athletes from reaping the financial benefits of their talents. There are legal and business issues that stand in the […]
Good Sports: Encouraging Black Female Athletes
Good Sports: Encouraging Black Female Athletes Jaque Reid, The Root | April 8, 2011 Many folks probably missed Wednesday’s headlines proclaiming the Texas A&M Lady Aggies the 2011 NCAA women’s basketball champions. It’s nothing new, but I am still amazed that girls’ and women’s sports don’t receive the recognition they deserve. It’s time the black […]
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 […]
March 28, 2011 – April 3, 2011
Missing: Black males on campus Wayne Washington, The State, April 3, 2011 Detroit: Focus on Youth and the Elderly Staff Writer, WJBK, April 3, 2011 Black Student Assembly to utilize budget differently Rachel Bracker, Daily Trojan, April 2, 2011 A generation found that it can fight back Socialist Worker News, April 1, 2011 Arkansas public […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why black students struggle with science
Why black students struggle with science Janelle Richards, The Grio | March 24, 2011 Black undergrads are struggling in science. It’s a myth that they don’t like the subject, or just aren’t interested. In fact, in their freshman year of college, black and Hispanic students have the same degrees of interest in science careers as […]
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 […]
All That War Sh** Is For The Birds: Obama & Libya
In just under 30 minutes President Barack Obama gave what Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry called “a mix of Just War Theory and classic University of Chicago IR-Realist Theory.” In a standard black suit, with a modified spread collar, and crimson colored tie, the former law school lecturer had the uniform that symbolized blood and war (red […]
"Three Little Girls" Shot Down in Cold Blood
For Woman’s History Month we wanted to shed light on how violent this society is especially towards woman and girls. “Three Little Girls” tells the stories of the senseless murders of Christina Taylor Green (9 yrs old), killed during the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Brisenia Flores (9 yrs old), gunned down by anti-immigrant militia […]
March 21, 2011 – March 27, 2011
Association of Black Collegians Hosts Hip Hop Week March 28-April 2 Staff Writer, Layfayette, March 26, 2011 Panel considers ways to combat Broward’s black male dropout rate Cara Fitzpatrick, Sun Sentinel, March 24, 2011 ‘26 Seconds’ Campaign to Engage Youth at Risk of Dropping Out of School Staff Writer, Hispanically Speaking, March 24, 2011 U.S. […]
Jasiri X on "Left of Black" with Mark Anthony Neal
I was recently honored to appear on Mark Anthony Neal’s weekly webcast “Left of Black”. Mark Anthony Neal is a Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University, author of five books, frequent commentator for National Public Radio and a regular columnist for theLoop21.com. The topic […]