Just a heads up. Republicans have decided to argue that Democrats created the recent credit crisis by forcing banks to give too many loans to Blacks and other minorities. See for yourself (here).
NOTE: I’m no longer posting here. I’ve CLOSED this blog. Please find me at my new, and better, home: www.kdizo.wordpress.com
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I picked up my shorty from some artsy/fartsy event this past Saturday afternoon. He hops in the car – in the car seat - buckles himself in and…
[Car starts. We rollin'. Ipod beats kick in thru car stereo. Afro-Peruvian mix. Volume hushed.]
Me: You had a good time homie?
Son: “Yeah!!! It was funnn!!!”
Me: What did y’all do?
Son: “I dunno. A [...]
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Courtesy of the Flint, MI Police Department. This is hilarious, and sad. Read my take on the issue (here)
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I am no Tyler Perry fan. His movies, his storylines, his choice of actors, his plots (or lack there of), his cross-dressing, his flat-underdeveloped characters, his over-simplification of black male/female relationships, his rather uninspired and pedestrian cinematography… All this shit is wack. It does nothing for me.
That said, I don’t have a problem with Mr. [...]
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By TIM WISE
For those who still can’t grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.
White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family [...]
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This post isn’t about Rev. Meeks or the CPS Boycott. If you want an in depth analysis of Meeks and the boycott, just google them, I’m sure you’ll come up with way more info than you need. I’m writing to call attention to the students, parents, and families – low income and working class Black [...]
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Hey people. I haven’t had a new post in about a week. I apologize. Chalk it up to the Labor Day Weekend and the back to school frenzy. Anyhow, I’m back at it and I’d like to introduce a new category: “Dig Chicago”. This category is all about the people, places, happenings, etc., that make [...]
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