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May 21, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 8150
I am a man that conducted his undergrad scholarly duties at an HBCU (historically black college and university). I am glad that I am a 2001 graduate of Alabama State University. Hell, I honestly would not be the man that I am if not for #myasu.
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May 21, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 4534
The culture of whiteness makes me sick. There I said it. Cue in the habitual responses. Recently in the past few weeks, we’ve witnessed a few notable moments in white privilege, white entitlement, the delusion of meritocracy, appropriation and, of
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May 8, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 5315
It must be nice to be privileged based on God-given factors that society upholds. The sweetest part of it is not knowing that you have it. Yet, you show it off in ways that will likely set some people off. And they have the audacity to tell you to
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May 5, 2014 •
Entertainment, Gender, Media •
Views: 5417
Yonce’s all on Bill O’Reilly’s mouth like liquor. At least it was a few weeks ago when O’Reilly, the notorious Fox News political commentator, yet again took up the task of publicly attacking Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Time Magazine’s Most
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May 2, 2014 •
Entertainment, Race •
Views: 4870
Sometimes black folks embarrass the hell outta me. The stereotype threat is a pain in the ass. When you love your people, it hurts like hell to see them or hear about them act the fool. You feel embarrassed and ashamed of them and for them. Even though you
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April 30, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 3431
Don Sterling has been hitting the headlines hard as of late. His presence has been so overwhelming that even intellectual emcees like Homeboy Sandman had to analyze the situation. He went as far as saying that “Black People Are Cowards”. I can’t
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April 28, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 4489
After the decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding Affirmative Action was announced last week dozens of articles have been written to applaud or oppose it. This article will do neither. It is about time for our community to get off the
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April 26, 2014 •
Culture, Race •
Views: 5182
It has come to be known that Donald Sterling is our new recent racist. Yes, you are reading this correctly. If you have no clue as to who he is, then let me clarify: Donald Sterling is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. He is the man that has owned the
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April 21, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 3843
You know it has just occurred to me that we’re so post-racial that a former Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan recently attacked a couple Jewish centers in Kansas and killed three Christians. Imagine that, folks; not one single Jew was killed. I
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April 16, 2014 •
Education, Entertainment, Race •
Views: 5699
Stereotypes exist because there are a lot of people that want to believe “one size shall fit all”. Of course, we would all believe that the majority of Black people love chicken and watermelon. Then again, we would want to believe that all Black people
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April 10, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 4134
Unhappy Conservatives are saying that Hank Aaron is racist for comparing them and some of their attacks on President Obama to the KKK in a recent USA Today interview. Well, I hear that there’s a new minority-friendlier, and more inclusive Klan these
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April 7, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 6641
There is nothing more dangerous than a person with a gun . . . a badge, and no accountability under the law. Luckily that is a rarity, right? The truth is that police brutality and misconduct happens way more than most people, even Black folks, would like
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April 7, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 3620
I’m always pleased to hear of news about black youth who not only beat the odds, but have gone beyond the limit. But sadly, it seems a lot of people could care less. There seems to be other things to talk about, or they don’t deserve the praise
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April 2, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 4276
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that: The eight-member jury that heard the Jordan Miles civil trial today reached a mixed verdict, finding the three officers liable for the false arrest of Mr. Miles, but it found that they did not use excessive force.
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March 28, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 4925
About a week ago, I came across the following article on Right Wing Watch. The article states that: Pat Buchanan devoted his column last week to adding his own racist spin to the issue of population decline in Europe, which he laments is turning
