Pop star, “Sweet Micky” declared Haiti president
Michel Martelly, a Haitian popular singer known by the stage name “Sweet Micky,” was officially declared the earthquake-devastated country’s next president, election officials said Wednesday. A...
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Denzel Washington’s Penn Commencement Speech
Denzel Washington, internationally renowned actor and director, delivered the address at the University of Pennsylvania’s 255th Commencement on Monday, May 16. Washington is one of the nation’s...
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Musiq Soulchild New Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Atlantic Records Recording Artist Musiq Soulchild announced his new role as ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Circle of Promise, a movement designed to further engage black women around the...
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Blending hip hop and chess to inspire youngsters
From blending hip hop and chess to inspire youngsters, to sharing the experiences of one African American child walking through the Public Educational system, award winning author and lecturer, Adisa...
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March 9th: Critical Race Theory, Breitbart, and What Biggie Has To Do With It
Mo the Educator’s critical analysis of the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s connection to critical race theory. http://content.bitsontherun.com/previews/ITUgkkVN-svqBtzyp
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The Workforce Post Graduation
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type...
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Rand Paul Comes to My Alma Mater: Thanks for Trying…
…no really. Thanks for trying. I do recognize the importance of Rand Paul being the first Republican elected official in decades to speak at Howard University. And while I think it’s silly at best to...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal Wants to End Race? No Thanks.
Louisiana Governor Piyush “Bobby” Jindal I used to believe people were confused about the meaning of words involving social justice. I figured when someone referred to any discussions about race as...
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“I Hate Myself!”: What are Respectability Politics, and Why do Black People...
Adolph Caesar as Master Seargant Vernon Waters in the movie A Soldier’s Story You may not be familiar with the term “respectability politics”, but you’ve heard them before. Maybe you’ve even engaged...
View ArticleOoh Kill ‘Em!: Black Male Mentoring and Fictive Kinship
I love the South. I love country folks. I love country Black folks from the South. I have two of them for parents. And if you have them southern roots (pronounced “ruhtz”) like I do, you probably...
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Darren Wilson is Not Indicted: White Supremacy Wins
I don’t know whether Darren Wilson is a racist. Or a White supremacist. It doesn’t matter. The fact that he will never face a trial by jury for killing Michael Brown is a victory for White supremacy...
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Editorial: Do we have the wherewithal to respond to injustice?
By Be Moore In 1991, Howard University rested squarely in the hood. Now, the university hasn’t MOVED, but think of the hood as a sort of tide that rises and encompasses areas, and other times recedes,...
View ArticleRay Lewis Missed an Opportunity to Tackle an Important Issue… But I Don’t
Note: This article appears originally at alineinthesand.com In the wake of the protests against police brutality and the killing of Freddie Gray in Baltimore, former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray...
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