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STATE OF THE UNION -- for the common man
So tonight George W. Bush gave us his "State of the Union." Aside from it being one of the poorest written and delivered presidential speeches I've heard, it also inspired me to translate all the BS ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:50:00 GMT
The Importance of Symbols
Most of you guys know I'm big on symbolic achievement. I (maybe naively) think that many of the ills in the Black community could be solved by us having a stronger self image that by seeing powerful...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:48:00 GMT
On Martin Luther King Day
Yesterday was the federally mandated holiday celebrating the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther (the) King Jr. I spent the day the same as I have the past few years: waking up later than usual, and saunte...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:47:00 GMT
New Years Resolutions
Welcome to 2007. I'm just waking up from the celebration last night which included a single glass of champagne in my living room with my unimpressed roommate, his excited girlfriend, and his sickly si...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:03:00 GMT
The Wire Lesson 2: How much do we trust them...
THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST ARTICLE I'VE EVER HAD TO POST...SORRY TO ALL I MAY OFFEND.Most of you know that HBO's The Wire is my favorite show to ever grace the boob tube. I watched the final episode...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:32:00 GMT
Wire Lesson 1: Cops are Stew-pid
Most of you know that HBO's The Wire is my favorite show to ever grace the boob tube. I just watched the final episode of Season 4, and it's gotten me to thinking about a few things. If you haven't se...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:37:00 GMT
Just Be Thankul
So yesterday was Thanksgiving. The official start of the holiday season, and time for all of us to reflect on the past year with friends and family. I'll probably create my own "Best Of" list later o...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:08:00 GMT
Ghetto is not an Adjective
It's never a real surprise that White college students like to party, sometimes in pretty obscene ways. And sometimes it spirals out of control. Check this out: Scene One: University of Texas Law Sc...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:35:00 GMT
So...How'd We Do??
No doubt you've heard on the news about the "landslide" victory by the Democrats in last week's midterm election. Bush said he and his party got a "thumpin" and the Democrats now fully control the leg...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:04:00 GMT
Protest Music
You know what makes music of the 60s and 70s so great? It's the sense of urgency behind it. Proud-angry-folksy-soulful music that served as the soundtrack to the most tumultuous time in our country's ...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:18:00 GMT
