by admin | Jun 8, 2008 | Black Family, Education, Gender and Politics |
My mother called me last week with the story of the white Morehouse valedictorian. I didn’t think the story important enough to write about, because on its face the story reminded me of the not so famous White Tiger. We’ve got all types of stories about...
by admin | May 25, 2008 | Black Family, Black Leadership |
I’ve been thinking about King because I’m writing an academic paper about media representations of him…and have been thinking about Malcolm X because his birthday coincides with that of my middle son. Next week I will be as old as Martin Luther King...
by admin | May 1, 2008 | Black Family, Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Education, The Mass Media |
This video runs long, but is worth it if you’ve the time. Watch it and tell me that any of the candidates has EVER spoken to these issues. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akVL7QY0S8A[/youtube]More here.
by admin | Dec 14, 2007 | Black Family, NPR, The Mass Media |
Now that the semester is over, I’m back at the Barbershop. In this episode, me, Jimi Izrael, Reuben Navarette, and Roland Martin talk about among other things the increasing rate babies born to single mothers. It got pretty heated, as this is something I feel...
by admin | Dec 11, 2007 | Black Family, Black Power, Education, Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, things that make you go hmm |
Got this from a brother on a listserv:America has lost a generation of Black boys There is no longer a need for dire predictions, hand-wringing, or apprehension about losing a generation of Black boys. It is too late. In education, employment, economics,...
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