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Blacks in Games, On Games

The neatest thing about our readership is the diverse backgrounds. All professions, many different points of view have always reaffirmed my passion for exploring unspoken topics on the site. Of even smaller demographic is the black nerd.
You know, the guys and gals who majored in math, know how to program their own piece of software, [...]

16Apr2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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Stuff Everybody Likes: Ending World Hunger and Free Rice

How can you impress people with your words at dinner parties and help end World Hunger? Easy: Freerice.com.
Log on and for every word you get right (match word with its definition), 20 grains of rice is donated through the UN World Food Program. The goal is to help end world hunger. So, while watching T.V., [...]

16Apr2008 | Garry Bevel | 0 comments | Continued
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Meeting David Wilson

I haven’t seen it being publicized in too many circles, but this story is amazing and is a ‘must watch’.
One of the PR firms for MSNBC contacted me and wanted to share a special they are doing tonight about a very unique experience of a young black professional, 28-year old journalist David Wilson. He traces [...]

11Apr2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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BigUps: Maj. Shawna R. Kimbrell

Every now and then, we try to give props to members of our community that are doing great things. While the Civil Rights Movement gave birth to our current opportunities more than 50 years ago, ‘firsts’ for African-Americans are still happening.
Such as the case with Maj. Shawna R. Kimbrell, the first African-American female fighter pilot.
I [...]

10Apr2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Black in America on CNN and HBCU campuses

I received a nice email from a PR rep at CNN about a special tour they’re doing to get a ‘grassroots’ perspective on what it means to be Black in America. The concept is pretty neat as it enlists the opinions of students on HBCU campuses to provide a report, documentary style, to share with [...]

8Apr2008 | Fredric | 3 comments | Continued
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Consciousness Today: Jabbawockee or Status Quo?

While watching the season finale of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew I learned an interesting and potent spiritual lesson. (This is not uncommon for me. I believe if I am aware and listening for good in my life, it will reveal itself everywhere).
When Mario Lopez introduced montages of each crew’s journey to the finale [...]

29Mar2008 | Garry Bevel | 2 comments | Continued
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Common Speaks Wright

The current atmosphere of today’s political amalgamation stretches the ybp in directions we’ve felt before. Our conscience and soul draws us to the transparent honesty from a candidate like Barack Obama, but our desire to blend in and ‘not make waves’ lends our ear to the often backwards rationalization offered by others regarding Rev. Wright [...]

28Mar2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Banned BET Boondocks Full Episode (Video)

Shouts to Intelligent Ignorance.
Interestingly enough, the question of ‘artistic merit’ is stretched pretty far by McGruder in this episode. While Brandon over at Intelligent Ignorance posed the question of ‘is this more hurtful, than helpful’, I’m reminded of the lessons in history class about the merits of artists that challenged their time, ultimately inventing their [...]

24Mar2008 | Fredric | 4 comments | Continued
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Help an Up-and-Coming YBP

The motto of my fraternity is ‘first of all, servants of all’. It’s simplicity has always rang true to creed I try to live by in a lot of the things I do. One could even say this blog is a testament to that. I try my best to inform our readers, engage our community, [...]

24Mar2008 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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