1067 Search results for "role"

March 14, 2011 – March 20, 2011
Success of young man a fitting payment for Caring Black Men Valerie Wells, Herald Review, March 20, 2011 The scale of youth unemployment scares me. It’s like before … Suzanne Moore, The Gaurdian, March 19, 2011 Segregated schools leave children behind Tiffany Lankes, Democrat and Chronicle, March 19, 2011 Confessions of a Black Gentrifier Shani […]
Full Court Press: A (Long-Winded) Defense of Jalen Rose
If last week’s rather desultory and occasionally poorly rendered post on The Fab Five was any indication, my love for Jalen Rose and the rest of the Fab Five is immense and endures even today. I appreciate many of the things they symbolized. Just like back in ’91, many do not hold this cohort of […]
LeBron and Miami feeling the Heat
I waited for Lebron James to enter the pros. I watched his first game in the league and I followed him faithfully for the next seven years. I’d found my own little superstar. I know, I shared him with millions, but I was still faithful. Typically, I’m a bit fickle, especially as a sports fan. […]
Reformers Can't Dodge Race Issues
Reformers Can’t Dodge Race Issues Richard Whitmire, Huffington Post | March 8, 2011 School reformers like to talk, so they conference a lot. They like writing even more, so they dash off torrents of commentaries on improving schools. But in all that talking and writing there is one topic that rarely gets raised, especially among […]
In White Folks News: Charlie Sheen
Not since Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan has a junkie been so popular. Months ago when I wrote a blog about stupid white folks and how it was popular (and profitable) to be a stupid white person, I forgot to mention that it was also good to be a crazy, drug-addled white person. If you […]
February 21, 2011 – February 27, 2011
Black students trail peers in graduation rates at Memphis-area universities Richard Morgan, The Commercial Appeal, February 26, 2011 Give the Children Music: Inspiring Our Youth Through Hip Hop Charles Howard, Huffington Post, February 26, 2011 Seminar in York examines hip-hop’s influence on youth Bill Landauer, Daily Record/Sunday News, February 26, 2011 Documentary reveals everyday life […]
Waiting for union reform
There’s this unbelievable willingness to turn a blind eye to the injustices that are happening to kids every single day in our schools in the name of harmony amongst adults. -Michelle Rhee, Waiting for Superman I’m applying for work at Columbia University in the hopes of getting a free education. I’ve submitted quite a few […]
February 14, 2011 – February 20, 2011
Black leaders discuss lack of minority teachers Tiffany Lankes, The Democrat and Chronicle, February 19, 2011 African American Museum of the East End Emphasizes Overlooked History Bonnie Cannon, East Hampton Patch, February 19, 2011 Education summit pushes African American pursuit of college degrees Dan Klepal, Courier- Journal, February 19, 2011 Youth organizers launch IL trans-friendly bathrooms initiative Staff […]
Hide Ya Tweets, Hide Ya Hashtags, They Startin' Revolutions Out Here
This past week the world saw that in the battle of the people vs. the machine, the people prevailed. Acclaimed poet, Gil Scot Heron said the “Revolution Will Not Be Televised”; to a certain extent he was right. The revolution was digitized. Even though the seemingly insurmountable Mubarak machine was armed with a war chest […]
Beyonce Signs On For "A Star Is Born" Remake, Clint Eastwood In Talks To Direct
Our girl Beyonce is reportedly set to star in yet another musical. And although we’d love it if B showed maybe just little bit more range in her acting roles (Am I the only one that was begrudgingly entertained by Obsessed?), this latest foray onto the big screen might be the role she’s been waiting […]
A Crying Shame: The Real Story Behind John Boehner's Tears
A few weeks ago I saw an interesting segment on newly minted House Speaker John Boehner on 60 Minutes. In the special Boehner talked about everything from how he was a faux person of color (he could be the first politicians to make an appearance on Jersey Shore), to his humble upbringing, to the authenticity […]
Georgia Prison Strike & Why We Need Our Own Media

Did you know one of the largest prison protests in US history took place last week? If you said no that’s not surprising considering it was not covered by corporate funded mainstream media. The word got out through conscious bloggers like Davey D, effective uses of social media like Twitter and Facebook and by the hard work and efforts of some a the few independent and unafraid media outlets we have left.

According to the Final Call Newspaper (the last standing black owned weekly international newspaper),

“Fed up with bad food, unjust treatment, poor education and inadequate health care, thousands of inmates in Georgia’s prison system staged “Lockdown for Liberty,” a peaceful protest on Dec. 9, according to activists”