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Two Harper High School Students Awarded Gates Millennium Scholarships!
Despite Harper High’s much-publicized struggles with violence, two of its students – Deonte Tanner and Brittney Knight – are Harper High’s first Gates Millennium Scholars! They’ll have tuition, room, and board paid for at the college of their choice.
She Got Game: On The W’s Rookie Class
I was wrong. Really wrong. Wrong as LL and Brad Paisley’s solution for solving racism (aka Obama’s Race Speech: The Musical). Wrong as my desire to hear Stacey Dash on that remix. I got it wrong. Really wrong. Last year around this time, I predicted that Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins would more than likely be […]
Overnight Shootouts and Car Chases Leaves 1 Bombing Suspect Dead; The Other Still at Large
The entire city of Boston is on lockdown and both an MIT police officer and one of the Boston bombing suspects are dead after a horrific night of shootouts, explosions, and high speed car chases. The suspects were reportedly brothers; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, is still at large. The craziness began last night after a robbery […]
WNBA Legend Sheryl Swoopes is Loyola University’s New Head Coach
WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes has been hired as the new head coach of the women’s basketball team at Loyola University of Chicago. Swoopes is among the greatest women’s basketball players of all time; an Olympic gold medalist, four time WNBA champion, and three time mvp. According to ESPN, Loyola has struggled in recent years, but […]
VIDEO: HBCU Grad Undertakes Hollywood and VH-1 Takes a LOST!
Interviewed by Rashad J. Smith VH-1’s Master of the Mixes judges believed that by letting go an irreplaceable component to the show, they are that much closer to choosing their Master of the Mix. I believe that they have clearly made a mistake! Previously referred to as the “Diddy of DJ’s” … HOLLYWOOD’S CHAMPION OF NEW […]
Police Sgt. Fired For Bringing Trayvon Martin Targets to Gun Range
A Florida police officer has been fired after bringing Trayvon Martin targets to a gun range.
Tales from a Black Filled Childhood: The Importance of a Mentor
Having a mentor is crucial. It was as important for my life as my grades in school, my extra curricular activities, and my exposure to the world at large. I believe these are all things that young people need to break cycles of oppression and poverty, however, without having someone to guide you in the […]
STUDY: Black Male Graduation Rates Hinge on “Grit” As Well As Grades
A recent study has found that young black men are more likely to achieve academic success when they possess grit; “a strong dedication to pursuing and achieving a goal, whatever the obstacles and failures along the way.”
The Belief in a Thing Makes it Happen
This past week I was asked by a group of middle school students “what do you believe in”? Even though the question was light hearted and blameless, I think as a black male twenty-two year old constantly challenged by the power and privilege dynamics of this society, it is important to rigorously interrogate my own […]
BREAKING NEWS | Black Boys Graduating
In 2012, The Black Boy Report, a statistic based report from the Schott Foundation for Public Education, reported horrific news that Black male students in Rochester, NY were the absolute last in the Nation with a 9 percent graduation rate. It’s obvious, some city in the Nation must be last, but why and why with a 9 percent graduation […]
Free Kindle Book: “UNASHAMED: The Process of Reconstruction””
UNASHAMED: The Process of Reconstruction by Richard L. Taylor Jr. Is available free on Amazon.com Until Thursday 12am PST, to Kindle & Kindle App Users!
Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA Uses Hip Hop to Teach Science in NYC Public Schools
The Wu-Tang Clan’s GZA has aligned himself with a pilot program in NYC that uses Hip Hop to help young people learn about science. ““The goal is just to awaken the children, make them more aware and embrace science and everything connected to it”