by admin | Jun 30, 2007 | Education, Racial Politics |
I was in Houston for the Health Disparities Conference, and heard about the ruling while literally taping (Michel Martin told us about it). And it took the wind out of my sails. Just sucked the energy out of the room.My thoughts in no particular order: If there was an...
by admin | Jun 30, 2007 | Black Leadership, Neoliberalism |
Jamal Bryant used to run the NAACP’s youth wing. Now Bryant has his own church. Empowerment Temple. I haven’t really spoken much about the mega-church phenomenon. But then I saw the Empowerment Temple’s website.And was rendered even more speechless...
by admin | Jun 29, 2007 | NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
Me, my man Jimi, and my other man Cobb did the thing. Cobb and I from the state of Texas. Jimi in Kentucky.Up for discussion? Video game addiction, Cheney’s issues, and Nader.Listen here. And do let me know what you thought.
by admin | Jun 27, 2007 | Announcements, Politics, Public Health, Public Policy, Urban Politics |
We all know that black people die sooner, are more likely to be afflicted with a range of ills, and less likely to get care. Some of this is pure economics. But this dynamic goes up the socio-economic scale, indicating that this is not just “class” by...
by admin | Jun 25, 2007 | Afrofuturism, Black Leadership, Democracy, Urban Politics |
A number of people have answered my simple question. How far could you travel when you were a kid?I decided to actually answer this question myself by way of google maps. By walking/bike riding? The farthest I went unsupervised was about 7 miles on foot. And from the...
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