For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
April 30, 2013 By 9 Comments
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Is the “Harlem Shake” Racist? Harlem Reacts to the Internet Dance Craze (Video)
February 22, 2013 By 4 Comments
See what Harlem residents have to say about the internet’s latest meme.
Michael Caesar > Uncle Ruckus: The Boondoggle About The Boondocks
February 6, 2013 By 5 Comments
Once upon a time, a snarky little comic strip rose from relative obscurity to become fodder for Sunday morning political pundits and shaking heads along Washington DC’s beltway.
“Black people find it difficult to identify as just ‘American’ is because we’re not seen that way.”
August 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
This is a comment by dragnet on the post “Gabby Douglas Wins Gold – Black Girls Rock!”.
“An example of sex discrimination you almost certainly support is gender segregation in domestic violence shelters.”
July 15, 2012 By 27 Comments
This is a comment by David Byron on the Comment of the Day: “If men get together for this kind of movie, it’s sleazy. If women do, it’s ‘good, clean fun’.”
Racing: Tia Norfleet Is The First Sister Burning Up The NASCAR Tracks [@tianorfleet]
May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Should A Men’s-Only Club Exist in 2012?
April 4, 2012 By 19 Comments
Nicole Johnson thinks it’s just fine for private clubs to be gender-specific.
The Effects of Fear & Violence: Mourning Trayvon
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
There are ways of predicting violence. In the wake of Trayvon’s death, why aren’t we implementing them?
Movies: 12 Miles North Celebrates First African American Surfer [@cijithegeek]
March 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
“Is this really news to anyone? Oh wait, it is if you are not a Black man.”
March 15, 2012 By 21 Comments
This is a comment by Thaddeus on the post “That Seat Is Not Taken: Why Black Men Love Southwest Airlines”.
From Homeless to Ithaca Mayor at 24 Years Old
March 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
“This is not the story of a self-made man. This is the story of a community that conspired to raise a child.”
Blind Casting: A Black Man’s Take on the Bechdel Test
January 24, 2012 By 24 Comments
Christian Coleman takes a look at how black men are portrayed in some of the movies he’s watched recently.
The Black and White of Sports
November 7, 2011 By 25 Comments
Tom Matlack examines the racial implications of playing, watching, and supporting American sports.
Great Moments In Greatness: Those Ladies Are Fly [Making History]
November 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“I attended a three-part diversity awareness workshop. It backfired.”
This is a comment wellokaythen by on the post “On The Definition of Oppression”.