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Ari Berman’s “The GOP’s War on Voting” American politics has never been messier. With Fox News, CNN and MSNBC relentlessly competing for our ears, the result is a cacophony of competing ideas. To be sure, our current political climate is a stormy, confusing one; with an endless array of twists, turns and doublespeak that make […]

The story of the murder of James C. Anderson is a terrible and infuriating story; one more than deserving of the attention it has received in the news media and blogosphere. But new details are emerging; namely that James C. Anderson was a openly gay man, happily living with his partner of 17 years and their 4 year-old […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aug 29th- Sept 4th   Obama Incites Some Folks to Violent Rage over New Voter Initiative Kirsten West Savali, YBW News, 8/30/11   Loot the dream looters! Youth are right to rebel! Staff Writer, Workers World, 8/31/11   Black Gay Pride kicks off tonight with vigil, youth summit Laura Douglas-Brown, GA Voice, 8/31/11   Why […]

Aug 22nd – 28th   Racist curfew instituted in Philadelphia Walter Smolarek, Liberation News, 8/20/11   Blacks and Latinos Will Suffer When the Student Debt Bubble Bursts David A. Love, Huffington Post, 8/24/11   Millenials still searching for racial equality, diversity Megan Bannister, Times-Delphic, 8/22/11   A tale of two schools: Who’s to blame for […]

In my 21 years of existence there have been many things that have perplexed me: Mike Tyson’s face tattoo, why Trix are for kids, and who framed Roger Rabbit. However, Christine O’Donnell’s interview on the Piers Morgan show may take the cake as one of the weirdest things I’ve seen. O’Donnell, already known as a […]

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. […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELMgw3FToXY&feature=youtu.be I have written previously on how much I love the web series, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl. The show is original and features a young black woman who navigates her way through seen and unseen awkward situations on her job and in her relationships. Well, I am happy to report that the show […]

Actually, I’m surprised it took this long for somebody to blame the riots on black people. In the BBC interview with Darcus Howe, a West Indian Writer and Broadcaster, where he attempted to explain the conditions that lead to the beginning of the uprising in Tottenham (including Mark Dugan being shot in the head by […]

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.

Aug 1st – 7th   White supremacist principal running Bronx school with majority black and Latino students Corinne Lestch, Daily News Writer, 8/1/11   The Racist Scourge Roger Cohen, The New York Times , 8/1/11   Choosing Between an HBCU And a PWI Ja’el Gordon, Huffington Post, 8/3/11   Strategic Plan for CHS Aims to […]