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Will The Youth Vote Trump Tea Party In Midterm Elections? Bakari Kitwana, Huffington Post, May 6, 2010 One of the most important unasked questions this midterm election year is this: “Will the youth vote be a factor in 2010?” Given the actual impact of the youth vote in 2008, it’s a far more important question […]

All things considered, Usher ain’t been the same since Confessions.

You know that; I know that.

“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 […]

How education became a black-and-white issue for Mississippi teenagers Stephanie McCrummen, Irish Times, April 25, 2010 Why are black youths more likely to die? Beverly A. McPhail, Houston Chronicle, April 23, 2010 Rally unites students Anthony Siino, The Orion, April 23, 2010 Program offers at-risk youth opportunities in nature Superior Telegram , Staff Writer, April […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp47f5YZg Imagine walking in downtown Chicago or on any main avenue in a well-populated city. A black women (that is not noticed on an average day) is walking down that street and she takes her shoes off directly in front of you, and tosses them to the side. Now you, the curious onlooker might think […]

The other night, some friends and I were hanging out in a hotel room listening to music.  At some point, the Eric Benet song “Ghetto Girl” featuring Meshell Ndegocello (dude, I know. I assure you that it was not my iPod. I’m not saying I don’t have the album, I’m just saying it ain’t on […]

Kansas City wants to close half its public schools Heather Hollingsworth, ABC News, March 7, 2010 Ludacris, Foxx target black youth in social media push on HIV Steve Sternberg, USA Today Local students win annual Black History Essay Contest Hope Young, The News Star, March 7, 2010 On Their Own at 18 Tyler Hayden, Santa […]

The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom. –Maya Angelou So, how do you make a little black girl believe that all she has gone through does not determine her ability to […]

During my first year of college I was pulled over by the University of Chicago police. What did I do you ask? I walked down the street at night. They told me they needed to see my I.D. because there was a robbery in the area. The three white people across the street speaking in […]

Law schools still struggle to diversify classrooms Janet Okoben, The Plain Dealer, January 31, 2010 The sit-ins that changed America Andrew B Lewis, LA Times, January 31, 2010 Calling black men in D.C.: Step up and mentor Yaida Ford, Washinton Post, January 31, 2010 Book offers youth message Tony Brown, The Advocate, January 30, 2010 No fear of prison […]

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 […]

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 […]