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BYP NEWSFLASH: Obama-CBC Controversy Continues, Racists Throw Banana Peel At Black Hockey Player, Nicki's Fried Chicken Necklace, and MORE!
BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 27, 2011 It’s been a couple days since President Obama’s controversial speech at a CBC dinner on Saturday, and the feud between President Obama and the Black intelligentsia continues to swell. Maxine Waters has voiced her displeasure with the wording and tone of the President’s speech, and Tavis Smiley is […]
America's Next Top Model: You're In Our Box or You're Out.
Last week, America’s Next Top Model brought an All Star Season of previous ANTM contenders onto the catwalk in the season premier. Ratings of ANTM having been sinking for a while now, this is clearly a pull-out-all-the-gimics twist on the series infused with all types of contradiction. Tyra persists with her usual persona, self-mocking and […]
Weekly News Round-Up: Sept 12th-18th
Sept 12th-18th Study finds more Latinos enrolling at colleges Brandon Hensley, Daily Sudial, 8/11/11 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Rankings Robert Morse, US News, 9/12/11 The Lion King’s Robert Guillaume Offers Sage Advice to Black Youth Staff Writer, Rolling Out, 9/12/11 Nearly half of African-American youth report pressure to have sex […]
THAWRA MUSIC: Hip Hop & The Arab Spring
Behold, the power of Hip Hop. MSNBC’s report regarding Hip Hop’s influence on the Arab Spring is mindblowing. It proves that the very idea of Hip Hop as an artform crosses all ethnic, religious, economic and geographical boundaries. Hip Hop is about speaking truth to power and holding it accountable. Hip Hop is about relaying your […]
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. […]
THE WEEKND Continues To Astound With New Mixtape "THURSDAY"
Thursday is not a cash grab or some collection of b-sides, and it never feels forced. The Weeknd’s second album is a fully-formed album, thoroughly conceived and well-executed. And considering the fact that it’s being released less than a year after its predecessor, and it’s still really good, I’d say Thursday is a more-than-worthy follow-up.
On Not Seeing 'The Help'
I did not see The Help this weekend; I also did not read the book. Since I both read and saw The Secret Life of Bees a couple of years ago and am conversationally familiar with The Blind Side, I figured I had earned enough credit to sit this one out. Call it a mental health decision.
Some Unsolicited Love Advice for Queen Latifah
(Since my last two blogs have been relatively serious, how about something light this Monday morning?) Dear Queen Latifah, Well, look at you! Just the other week I was considering the conditions under which you might come out, and now word on the street is you’re all up in the magazines talking about what kind of […]