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Fredric is a web developer based in Chicago who hopes to one day start a foundation to support young, Black males in programming and computer science.

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Final Post

Gregory Says Bye!

This may, or may not, come as shock, but I am officially retiring YBP Guide.
It’s been a wonderful two and half years of frank discussion, interesting perspective, and wonderful insight. I’ve learned a lot about the community, our country, our readers, and our history throughout the process. From our techie-focused rants to our [...]

22Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Martin Monday: The New Negro

Is this discussion a precursor to some of our discussions today? Here, Dr. King talks about the confidence, assertiveness, and honesty the new Negrow has as compared to the duplicity seen before in the face of an oppressive society.

20Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Affirmative Action Should Focus on Class: A Debate

Ray Suarez, of the NewsHour on PBS, will moderate an interesting panel tonight regarding the conversation of Affirmative Action. Julian Bond, John McWhorter, and a host of others will formally debate the merits of the resolution: Affirmative Action should focus on class and wealth, instead of race and ethnicity.

Should Affirmative Action Focus on Class?

Over the [...]

16Apr2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Malcolm Monday: Integration vs. A #blck Nation

I wonder what a conversation between Malcolm and Barack would be? I do understand his point about the need to turn the principles of the Constitution upside-down, especially at that time of heinous daily action, but that makes today all the more amazing.

13Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Langston Hughes #blck Film Festival April 18-26 in Seattle

Update: So I apparently was mistaken from the Beyond Broadway article. This is in fact in Seattle, not New York. My apologies.
Anyone who has met me knows that I rep Chicago hard. I love my city and appreciate the wealth of experience, food, knowledge, and beauty reverberating from it. Just this once, however, I am [...]

10Apr2009 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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National Museum of African-American History Gets Some #blck Architect Genius

Have you seen the final designs that emerged from the architects bidding to shape the National Museum of African-American History? I caught wind of the process via my Google reader and just had to share.
From the Washington Post:
[T]he Smithsonian Institution unveiled conceptual designs from six prominent architecture teams for what could be the last important [...]

8Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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This Week in #blckness: Season 2

More comedy from your boy Elon.
Obama Fried Chicken? We gotsta do better.
Click here if you can’t see video in your email or RSS reader.

7Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Martin Monday: MLK Speaks on War

See any parallels to the current war?

6Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Friday Video: Smokey Robinson Explains #blck

Oldie, but goodie. Again, this is a poetic run through of history and the importance of identity with #blck America.
The audio is NSFW, though.
Click here if you can’t see the video below in your RSS reader or email.

h/t to markus

3Apr2009 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Calling All #blck Writers: $10,000 Literary Award Available

I came across this today in the reader and wanted to share it with all of our awesome talent out there:

Ernest J. Gaines Award

The Baton Rouge Foundation of Baton Rouge, La., is seeking nominations for the 2009 Ernest Gaines Book Award, a literary prize honoring the Louisiana native who wrote “The Autobiography of Miss Jane [...]

31Mar2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Malcolm Monday: Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?

Interesting parallels to today’s discussions of identity and self-worth with Malcolm’s speech years ago. It’s worth a watch.
Click here if you can’t see the video in your RSS reader or email.

30Mar2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Links and Tweets for This Week

Links and Tweets for This Week http://tinyurl.com/d66nh5 #
Duck for breakfast #ias09 http://post.ly/9×8 #
3/21 Daily Deal: Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together. Everyday price: $6.99 Today’s price: $1.99 http://snurl.com/34×4m (via @amazonmp3) #
Just had a great convo with @deebadgurl. Video soon! #
Has anyone tried / been on / currently using gather.com? Earning points (and dollars) from social interaction [...]

28Mar2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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