by admin | Aug 22, 2007 | Culture, Sports |
The central meme that will define Vick’s circumstance is a simple one. He didn’t leave the hood in the hood. People make the same argument about Pacman, and used to make the same argument about AI. But here’s the thing. While there is a set of...
by admin | Aug 15, 2007 | Politics |
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by admin | Aug 15, 2007 | History, The Mass Media |
In 1933, when America was mired deeply in the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office and launched federal policies to revive the economy. Many now remember well his New Deal policies. But, there were some at the time — particularly well-heeled...
by admin | Aug 14, 2007 | Black Leadership, Education |
For a great many of us involved in black student politics on college campuses from Michigan to Howard, we came to our love of wisdom by dealing with the Ancients rather than the early Greeks. And our knowledge of ma’at and related concepts came not reading...
by admin | Aug 14, 2007 | Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
Glen Loury asks the provocative question Why Are So Many Americans in Prison? (thanks to Earl for the link) His answer for many of us isn’t surprising. The fact that he got there in the first place probably is surprising to some of us given his black...
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