by admin | Jun 30, 2007 | Education, Racial Politics |
I was in Houston for the Health Disparities Conference, and heard about the ruling while literally taping (Michel Martin told us about it). And it took the wind out of my sails. Just sucked the energy out of the room.My thoughts in no particular order: If there was an...
by admin | Jun 30, 2007 | Black Leadership, Neoliberalism |
Jamal Bryant used to run the NAACP’s youth wing. Now Bryant has his own church. Empowerment Temple. I haven’t really spoken much about the mega-church phenomenon. But then I saw the Empowerment Temple’s website.And was rendered even more speechless...
by admin | Jun 29, 2007 | NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
Me, my man Jimi, and my other man Cobb did the thing. Cobb and I from the state of Texas. Jimi in Kentucky.Up for discussion? Video game addiction, Cheney’s issues, and Nader.Listen here. And do let me know what you thought.
by admin | Jun 27, 2007 | Announcements, Politics, Public Health, Public Policy, Urban Politics |
We all know that black people die sooner, are more likely to be afflicted with a range of ills, and less likely to get care. Some of this is pure economics. But this dynamic goes up the socio-economic scale, indicating that this is not just “class” by...
by admin | Jun 25, 2007 | Afrofuturism, Black Leadership, Democracy, Urban Politics |
A number of people have answered my simple question. How far could you travel when you were a kid?I decided to actually answer this question myself by way of google maps. By walking/bike riding? The farthest I went unsupervised was about 7 miles on foot. And from the...
by admin | Jun 21, 2007 | Neoliberalism, things that make you go hmm |
So there’s at least one obvious place where 1+1=3….or perhaps in T3’s case, more than 3.But I’m not talking about that.If I’ve got one skill…and come into contact with someone with another skill, how many do we have in total?...
by admin | Jun 19, 2007 | NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
Hey. My wife hosts a show on talkshoe.com called Chocolate Chats. She’s been doing the thing for a minute now, and has decided to interview me…which means that for about a half hour or so our kids will likely have the run of the house. If you’ve got...
by admin | Jun 15, 2007 | Black Family, Urban Politics |
When I was young, I could walk or bike up to five or six miles away from home. I sometimes told my parents where I was going, but often did not. I didn’t call them when I made it to the spot. I didn’t call them when I was on my way back.A couple of times I...
by admin | Jun 14, 2007 | Crime and Punishment, Urban Politics
Ok. It’s been a bit. And I’ve been meaning to post this here. As some of you remember I went to NYC a few weeks ago for business. Only the second time I’ve been to NYC as an adult, and the first time I’ve really been able to get a feel for the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2007 | Culture, Pop Culture, Racial Politics, Sports |
I've been reading about Gary Sheffield's (expanded) comments about the relative absence of African Americans in Major League Baseball. To tell you how much I know and how deep this situation is, until Sheffield made his comments I just assumed that Sheffield...
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