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It's better than money: It's FOOD STAMPS!
I read the New York Times article titled “Food Stamps Usage Soars, Stigma Fades.” The article is about the lessening of stigma regarding the use of food stamps. What comes to mind when you think of the U.S. welfare system, specifically food stamps or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? For me, I remember seeing black single mothers with multiple […]
December 14, 2009 – December 20, 2009
City Schools’ New Criteria for Diversity Raise Fears Crystal Yednak and Darnell Little, The New York Time, December 20, 2009 Violence leaves family facing grim holidays; Murders of son, cousin shatter happiness — but not faith Mary Mitchell, The Chicago Sun-Times, December 20, 2009 Health gap kills 3,200 black Chicagoans a year; African Americans miss […]
December 7, 2009 – December 13, 2009
Parent of beaten Fenger student to speak at church The Associated Press State, December 13, 2009 Harry Potter and the Engaged Readers Lauren Edelson, The New York Times, December 13, 2009 City sets up meeting to mediate school ethnic tensions Joseph A. Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 2009 On race issues, Harry Reid wallows in the mud Ruben Navarrette […]
The Lies That History Tells Part 3: Rainbows and Gay People Don’t Exist?
Is a half-truth a whole lie? When looking back over my 6 years elementary school, 3 years of middle school, and 4 years of high school, I realized that not once did my classes teach me about any gay or lesbian figure in history. As a matter of a fact, if it is public education’s […]
Beyonce Says Big Ego, but Ruth says, “Eat your [damn] eggs, Walter Lee”
So, why is it that every time I talk about black women’s lived experiences feeble-minded always on the black woman’s titty black man hollers in his best tonka truck voice, “We got it hard not black women?” Wow. My first immediate response is, “Did I say anything negative about the black man?” No. My second […]
WORLD AIDS DAY: Reflections and Memories
In honor of World AIDS Day 2009, I want to open up a conversation/discussion about sex. Sex makes me nervous! I get nervous both before and after sex. I am nervous because in my head I picture this spinning chart of numbers and statistics that makes me realize that sex is the ultimate Russian roulette. You pull the trigger you get a risk-free nut; you pull […]
November 23, 2009 – November 29, 2009
Urban ice hockey teams in Newark and Philadelphia enjoy rare scrimmage Karen Kelle, New Jersey Real-Time News, November 29, 2009 Alexandria Rethinks Gifted Education; More Diversity Sought in Classes Michael Alison Chandler, Washington Post, November 27, 2009 A black teen longs for the wild blue yonder Sholnn Freeman, The Washington Post, November 26, 2009 Watching Youth Make Changes Is […]
November 16, 2009 – November 22, 2009
Decade after Decatur, Racial Discipline Gap Widens John O’Connor, Associated Press, November 22, 2009 Lawmakers from Minority Districts Appointing Few to Service Academies Brian Witte, Associated Press, November 22, 2009 School Board Member: Race a Legitimate Issue in Curriculum Battle Marc Freeman, Sun Sentinel, November 21, 2009 FBI reopens 1962 slaying of Macon black youth […]
November 9, 2009 – November 15, 2009
Mayor Dave Bing to speak at forum on Detroit youth Associated Press, November 13, 2009 Racial Profiling at Denver Safeway Store Alleged Felisa Cardona, Denver Post, November 13, 2009 Study: Black Children Cope Well with Behavioral Risks Staunton News Leader, November 11, 2009. New Web Site Gives Black Youth a Voice University of Chicago, November […]
Today in Post-Race History: Say it Ain't Sosa
We’ve seen the Sammy Sosa picture(s) by now. The Michael Jackson jokes are stale and unimaginative. So I won’t make any here. Yet as a black blogger, I guess I have to say something. So I will mention just a couple of things. This is a mere sketch. Would love it if you all would […]
I Faced History One Day and Found Myself
I faced history one day and found myself. Beginning in my 9th grade year of high school, I was a “Facing History and Ourselves” student in Cleveland, Ohio. My first experience with this organization was with a Holocaust survivor named Max Adelman. I can still hear his voice ringing in my ear as I remember […]
Judging Life
By no means am I a constitutional scholar. I have yet to attend a law school class, and I have never given an oral argument before The Supreme Court. With that said, whatever I may lack in legal acumen, I make up for with “real world knowledge”. Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United […]