October 2010
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Never Forget Where you Came From.....
So I was feeling friendly and I helped a friend do a paper about the state of the African American family and community. I read an excerpt from a speech by Bill Cosby call, “Blame it on the Poor.”
Excerpt:
Cosby: “Just forget telling your child to join the Peace Corps. It’s right around the corner. It’s standing on the corner. It can’t speak English. I...
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“You Got Me”~The Roots & Jill...
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Our very own Annette Gordon Reed →
Annette Gordon-Reed’s ‘Genius’ Pursuit
The author has been fascinated with Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings since she was 12. Receiving a MacArthur Fellowship is just the latest evidence that her quest to tell their story has paid off. (courtesy The Root)
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Finding Myself
Since I’ve been in college on my own. I really found out a lot about myself and what I want out of life. I thought I wanted to be an entertainment journalist following the lifestyles of the rich and the famous; getting the latest gossip and reporting on the latest fashion trends. I realized that gossip is just not my thing. Don’t like it. Don’t want any part of it. I also...
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Tainted by Slum Village
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Most Americans Don't Know Obama Cut Taxes →
Polls suggest that most voters are unaware that the President Barack Obama cut taxes for 95 percent of working families. (courtesy The Root)
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millly:
acaffeineinducedcollegestudent:
V. V....
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“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”
– Anonymous
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After two tragic deaths of promising N.J.... →
Star Ledger article
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“Our desire to be free has got to manifest itself in everything we are and do.”
– Assata
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For Black Women Breast Cancer Strikes Younger →
courtesy of NPR Health News
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8 Reasons Black Men are Still Under Attack →
A very controversial article. MUST READ!
