So, in the traditional way in which black people begin their stories, āWhat had happened was . . .ā I attended this event where one of my best male friends was hosting. Upon arriving my best male friend comes and says, pejoratively and with great amusement, āYour friend is over there,ā hinting to a black […]
The transition from grammar school to high school floods oneās path with a diverse availability of womyn/men and at a greater numerical degree. Most of our experiences in high school, acknowledging the fact of the transition, owe their thrill to finding that āsweetheartā. Soon, however, all the advice against taking one relationship seriously begins to […]
Today Show | March 23, 2011 Anaih Rucker, 9, talks about her courageous, split-second decision to push her 5-year-old sister, Camry, out of the way of an oncoming truck, which left her with an amputated leg.
How Do College Students View āBlacknessā at PWIs? Liane Membis,Ā Clutch Magazine, February 21, 2011 Students at Yale University are currently pondering over this question through an online project titledĀ Yale Blackness, which was launched this February by the Black Student Alliance at Yale (BSAY), an organization birthed in 1969 with the goals of enhancing Black student […]
College board: Minorities lag in AP test performance Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune | February 9, 2011 Whether enrolled in statistics or Spanish, a record number of Illinois high school seniors took college-level courses last year, but the percentage who passed the grueling end-of-term exams remained divided along racial lines, according to a report released Wednesday. […]
What Does College Achievement Look Like [Map Edition] Hatty Lee, Colorlines | February 3, 2011 In the week since President Obamaās State of the Union address, thereās beenĀ lots of talk about educational disparities and which reforms will be necessary to make todayās kids competitive in a global economy. But what do those disparities look like […]
I sat under the air conditioning in a charter bus and simultaneously struggled with and enjoyed my privilege. This image is the manifestation of the division of two individuals who are phenotypically similar enough to be mistaken. It is in this context in which both individuals (myself and a South African child named Michelle) become […]
This is the map Sarah Palin published on her site in 2010. Less than a week ago, someone reached one of those targets. Is Sarah to blame? She certainly doesn’t think so and she isn’t alone. What’s interesting about this situation though, is while a number of media outlets are speculating that Palin’s poor use […]
Black Colleges Look To Increase Online Ed Presence Staff Writer, The Associated Press, November 14, 2010 When Michael Hill needed a doctoral program with the flexibility to let him continue working full-time as a Lincoln University administrator, he chose an online degree from another institution. With such firsthand experience, Hill is now trying to start […]
Saggy pants are butt-ugly but legal: judge Dareh Gregorian, New York Post, July 29, 2010 You have the right to look ridiculous. A Bronx judge has thrown out a summons issued against a Bronx man for wearing saggy pants, finding that “the Constitution still leaves some opportunity for people to be foolish if they so […]
Today Show | July 28, 2010 (Associated Press) Ā Condoleeza Rice and Aretha Franklin, two notable and powerful African-American women, joined forces last night for a great cause. In hopes of raising money for arts education for underprivileged youth, Franklin showcased her world-renowned vocals while Rice tickled the keys with the Philadelphia Orchestra. While their political […]
The more one walks around as a black male, the more one gets acclimatized to peopleās negative assumptions about his life. Iām use to it. Iām use to the stereotypes, the pre-judgments, and the general ignorance. But yesterday, for the first time in my life I felt as though someone talked to me like I […]
