Ax or Ask? |
One of my pet peeves is poor English. I'm sure you have all heard things like the movie title, "How She Move" or the lyrics to Monica's "Everytime Tha Beat Drop" which go, "I can't help who I'm is". ...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:55:00 GMT |
Black History or American History? |
Every year I debate with myself whether Black History Month is fair or useful.
On the fair side, is having one month dedicated to the history of one race fair to other races? Yes, we have been ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:21:00 GMT |
Martin Luther King Jr. |
As we get closer to Martin Luther King Jr. Day I thought I would share a few of my favorite quotes of his. Please feel free to add one of your favorites in the comments."Hatred paralyzes life; love re...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:05:00 GMT |
New Jersey Apologizes for Slavery |
New Jersey has become the fifth state to apologize for slavery a few days ago and the first Northern state to do so. I think that we often forget that slavery was not just a problem in the South....
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:40:00 GMT |
Black Youth |
I came across a video blog that I thought was really interesting. It's a little old, he talks about T.I. being arrested for buying machine guns which happened back in October. The message is still goo...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:54:00 GMT |
Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes |
If you're a Hip Hop fan or maybe your kids are, you might want to take a look at this film. I thought it was very interesting and really made me think about the music I listen to. If you copy and past...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:48:00 GMT |
Kwanzaa |
As we near the holiday season I just wanted to remind people that you can celebrate Kwanzaa and still celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah too. Kwanzaa is celebrated over seven days from December 26th thro...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:13:00 GMT |
Education Catch 22 |
African American communities with residence who fall into the lower and lower-middle class economically are trapped in a catch 22. They need education to get good jobs and make their community better,...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 06:32:00 GMT |
Barack Obama |
When people hear that I support Barack Obama for President I think a lot of them say to themselves "He's just supporting him because he's black." That is far from the truth. I would like to see a blac...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:32:00 GMT |
Stop Snitchin? |
How can people walk around wearing Stop Snitchin shirts, how can Cam'ron go on TV and say he wouldn't tell the police a serial killer was living next door, what was Carmelo doing on that DVD? What is ...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:23:00 GMT |
