Happy Birthday, President Barack Hussein Obama
As a fellow Leo, Mr. President, I know that you are doing your best under circumstances unseen in our history. I'll be attending a house party tonight for your birthday. I look forward to getting out...
View ArticleIntroduction of Group - Slavery in the United States
Increasingly I'm seeing Slavery in the US discussed more and more. In order to combat the memes that serve to ignore and obfuscate the true nature of the horror and brutality of slavery, I've started...
View ArticleWill I be White-washed from History, too? July 4th, meh.
Frederick Douglass wrote:” What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is...
View ArticleErasing Hate: A TRUE Story of Redemption
Erasing Hate is a true story of redemption. This original MSNBC documentary chronicles the grueling journey of Bryon Widner, a skinhead "enforcer" who—with the help of the Southern Poverty Law...
View ArticleFireside Chat with Trump, Chair of teh blacks on Black out the Bigotry!
So this week our on-scene reporter has caught up with Trump to get his insight on his new post as Chair Emeritus of the blacks. As many of you know, his post has been quite controversial. There have...
View ArticleWhen a Black Woman is Fed-up!
I love the emails I receive from the What Tami Said blogger. I usually get daily updates and they are snippets of sanity. Today she posted about the Satoshi Kanazawa's Psychology Today article and...
View ArticleIn Which I Explain Why I feel President Obama should be Primaried
Oh, he should totally face a primary challenger. There will be nothing like win after win after trouncing after convincing trouncing, week after week, month after month to give him good visuals. In...
View ArticleUpdated: Donald Trump accepts appointment of Chair Emeritus of the Blacks
Breaking – This just in. Donald Trump has accepted an appointment as the Chair Emeritus of the blacks.That’s right! We’ve just recently learned that one becomes an expert on the blacks by being...
View ArticleOn Privilege, Paternalism, and using the lack of privilege as a shield or...
This diary is prompted by all of the events of the past several days in regards to incivility, civility, etc and this wonderful blog entry by former Kossack abrauer,...
View ArticlePrince vs. MJ Battle Royale! Music Inside!
Okay, so I admit that I've been a life long fan of both Michael Jackson and Prince for varying reasons. I will also admit that I was a little overboard in my love for both growing up...really...
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In Memoriam: The Fire That Changed the Nation
Today is the 20 year anniversary of a horrific fire that claimed the life of three firefighters, injured 12 other firefighters and left a Philadelphia high-rise apartment building gutted for years....
View ArticleMoving from Equality to Justice
As I've been proselytizing here and everywhere about Jonathan Kozol's book, Savage Inequalities, I will rely on the text from the book to support my arguments. As was pointed out, the book was written...
View ArticleSunday Morning Musings - Philly
Lots of things swirling through my head this morning. I've been reading "Savage Inequalities" and I'm not sure I've read a book as heart-breaking as this book. I'm half-way finished and I keep telling...
View ArticleYo, MB, cut the crap!
In today's pundit round-up posted by Meteor Blades, the first article posted is "What Ails the Black Body Politic?" In the article, the authors poses the question, why are Black Democratic voters not...
View ArticleFix Racism: The 10 Point Guide...
So I received this email in my Inbox on Facebook and thought this 10 Point Guide, called "I Can Fix It" could start a discussion here on DKOS. I will give a top line of the 10 points, 5 for whites and...
View ArticlePoverty is the issue?...yeah, right!
I've long argued that poverty is not the sole issue as far as poor and minority children's achievement. I've also argued that fixating on poverty as a reason is another form of racism, insted of...
View ArticleHousing Policy is School Policy?
I received an email from One Pennsylvania/First Suburbs Project of SEPA. Having spent the majority of my life in an inner city or a "First Suburb," I understand the aim of this group and can clearly...
View ArticleIt starts with you: Literacy Project - Click to find out how you can help!
So most everyone who has encountered me on this blog knows pretty much that I’m passionate about literacy. I’m a pretty decent political organizer, but organizing projects around literacy is where I...
View ArticleWhat Labor Day Means To Me: h/t Frederick Douglass
On July 5, 1852, Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester's Corinthian Hall. It was biting oratory, in which the speaker told...
View ArticleRacial Apathy and Education
Education is the Civil Rights Movement of our generation. Many are alarmed to learn that strong and loyal Democrats support School Choice. To be clear, School Choice is a series of reforms who some...
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