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Census: Multiracial US becoming even more diverse
MSNBC | June 9, 2010
Banks in schools allow teens to cash in on financial literacy
The Grio | June 4, 2010 According to some studies, fewer than half of all high school seniors can pass a basic financial literacy course. That number drops to below 30 percent when those students have parents that make less than $80,000 a year. Numbers like that make many hope that programs like the bank […]
9 Nashville Middle Schools Suspend 50% of Black Boys
NBC News via Black Voices | June 3, 2010
Today's Feature Article
Miss. Middle School Bars Black Students From Running For Class President Russell Goldman, ABC News | August 27, 2010 After 30 years of barring black students from running for class president, a Mississippi public middle school, reversed a Jim Crow era policy today and announced students of all races would be allowed to run for […]
Twin Sisters Graduate with Identical Grades
NBC News (via NewsOne) | May 28, 2010 Not only do identical twins LaTonya and LaToya harris share the same DNA, they share the same GPA as well. Their grades made them the joint valedictorian for South Garland High School in Texas.
Usher Introduces His Youth Organization, "New Look"
NBC Nightly News | May 20, 2010
Worried about Bottles of Water, while People Wade through Floods: What about Nashville?
“Our visions begin with our desires.” –Audre Lorde For the last three weeks I’ve literally sat on pins and needles worried about my family/friends in Nashville. I’ve clicked channel after channel hoping for a news update about the widespread flooding in the city. Each time I went searching for news I was bombarded by corporate […]
Wyclef Jean Urges Public to Remember Haiti
MSNBC | May 14, 2010
The Boondocks & Barack
“Excuse me. Everyone, I have a brief announcement to make. Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9-11. Thank you for your time and good night.” Oh how I missed the cynicism of Huey Freeman. The premier of Season 3 of the Boondocks exceeded my expectations. I must […]
Negro Is, Negro Ain't: On Erica Jong's Version of Oprah
Last week, Erica Jong wrote the most random “book review” (or something) I have ever read in my life. In her Huffington Post blog, Jong, apparently charged with discussing Kitty Kelley’s recently published unauthorized biography of Oprah Winfrey, essentially writes about knowing both Winfrey and Kelley, and admits that she hasn’t actually finished the text […]
Jobs: Biggest Issue Facing Blacks
MSNBC | April 18, 2010
Better Communities Equal Better Schools?
Morning Joe – MSNBC