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MSNBC | May 14, 2010

CNN | May 13, 2010 This week, the Arizona governor signed a bill banning ethnic studies in public schools, suggesting that students are  “taught to resent or hate other races” in such courses.  Click here for more information on the new law.

Jury acquits cop in shooting of Texas ballplayer Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press | May 11, 2010 A Houston-area police officer was acquitted Tuesday of shooting an aspiring major league baseball player who he mistakenly believed was armed and in a stolen vehicle. Jurors deliberated for nearly four hours before finding Bellaire police Sgt. Jeffrey […]

As a sports fan, this is my favorite time of year. PGA and MLB are starting to hit a stride, teams are making moves to prepare for NFL season, Lawrence Taylor is in trouble with the law…again, NHL Playoffs are starting to heat up, it’s almost time for the 2nd of the Tennis Grand Slam […]

In high schools and colleges popular portrayals make male athletes out to be strong, powerful… and invincible?  The worst part is that lots and lots of misogynistic males buy into this hero-worship and view becoming an athlete as a lifestyle. This dynamic is demonstrated in high schools where the teenage jocks are at the “coolest” […]

ABC News | May 10, 2010 The legendary singer and actress died at age 92.

CNN | May 9, 2010 CNN’s Don Lemon speaks with a panel about the controversy of transracial adoption.

via Shadow and Act The first film to be acquired at the Sundance Film Festival this year – a documentary called Waiting For “Superman”, directed by Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) about the crisis in public education in the USA, featuring leaders in the field of education, including Bill Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO […]

Will The Youth Vote Trump Tea Party In Midterm Elections? Bakari Kitwana, Huffington Post, May 6, 2010 One of the most important unasked questions this midterm election year is this: “Will the youth vote be a factor in 2010?” Given the actual impact of the youth vote in 2008, it’s a far more important question […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12cItlAx8M Daughters eased their mothers’ burdens – helping with the spinning, the grinding of grain, and the endless task of looking after baby boys, who were forever peeing into the corners of the tents, no matter what you told them. But the other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive. Sons did […]

CNN | May 7, 2010 President Obama touts new job numbers, but warns the recovery is not complete.

ABC News | May 6, 2010 Mellody Hobson explains the benefits and drawbacks of each card.