Roger’s new blog location |
I've moved the blog to a new location.
rogerpeden.blogspot.com
Click here to read Roger's new blog.
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:46:00 PST |
Memorial Day thoughts--Blair, Tramaine |
On Memorial Day, I've done something that may be considered as unpopular. I actually thought and remembered the deaths that occurred during the month of May. This year's casualties seemed to be more p...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:12:00 PST |
The Birth of our new son!! |
For the past several months, my wife was uncomfortable, greatly uncomfortable with her pregnancy. She didn't sleep well, couldn't walk well or anything. I felt bad for her. I remember feeling the same...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:59:00 PST |
Isum |
It's very simple. No one has the right, or the privilege to call sisters out of their names. Some may see it as a "terms of endearment"; however the phrase has long expired. We are definitely at a poi...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:50:00 PST |
Teens connect with professionals |
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, I was involved in a career development workshop at Chicago's west side Manley High School. Apprxoximately 25 professionals had great interactions with about 45 kids. We ha...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:27:00 PST |
Black Greek Orgs--Time to disband? |
Thoughts about the below article?
Roger
PERSPECTIVES: FROM 'SCHOOL DAZE' to 'STOMP THE YARD:'WHY BLACKGREEKS MUST GO, By Ricky L. Jones, Feb 5, 2007, 07:52Most Americans are not very familiar w...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:28:00 PST |
College...A Different World |
I am from Auburn Greshem, near Englewood in Chicago. Back then, people my age were involved in drugs, gang activity and stole cars. No matter the time of day, people were on the street corners. I saw ...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:33:00 PST |
If I knew then, what I KNOW now... |
Think back to a time when you were in your career long enough to realize that you made a wise (or poor) career decision. At that point, many of us thought to ourselves, "I wish I would have known abou...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:19:00 PST |
Lovie and Tony--white wife issue? |
Two of my good friends argued about the attention Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy had in the Super Bowl. One brotheri believed that the accomplishment was tarnished because Lovie's married to a white woman...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:51:00 PST |
Our Kind of People-intraracial problem! |
"Our Kind of People" is a novel about the intra-racial segmentation of the African-American race. I've heard of the "Jack and Jill" organization after college, but I never realized how involved it was...
Posted by Pedens Art!! on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:48:00 PST |
