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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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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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More Blogging While Brown…About Science

A follow-up to my first Blogging While Brown…About Science is in order.

Blogging While Brown

Thanks to the great comments made here and at Jack & Jill Politics, I realized that you all were absolutely right. I’ve got to push through the discomfort, create my own air for this issue. So here I am sounding off [...]

7Apr2009 | dnlee | 8 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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Blogging While Brown…About Science

Each time I read an announcement for the upcoming Blogging While Brown Conference, June 19-20, 2009, in Chicago I get excited. The format is straight-forward and the conference itself should be a great networking experience.

Blogging While Brown

Track No. 1 - John H. Johnson Track
This track will feature sessions related to blogging about current events, [...]

26Mar2009 | dnlee | 6 comments | Continued
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Calling All Seattle Foodies

Seattle Times
Chef Daisley Gordon

Live in Seattle or going to be there around April 18th? You should go and check out Food as Art, a fundraiser and gala that is part of the Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas.
Similar to the mission statement of our blog, CD Forum’s vision is to inspire new thoughts and [...]

18Mar2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Video: Jay Smoothes Out the Appropriate NY Post Response

via okayplayer and @nahright

20Feb2009 | Fredric | 1 comment | Continued
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RE5 Isn’t Racist. It’s Just Ignorant.

But, as noted in the recent IGN editorial, so are a whole bunch of other games and I still played AND I still enjoyed them (read: Cole from Gears 2).
For those new to the issue, here is what I wrote earlier about the game:
The point is that although games are controversial, artistic, and fun, there [...]

12Feb2009 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Michael Phelps Should Be Arrested! Free Michael Phelps!

The picture.

Why Michael Phelps should get arrested.
It could be the very best thing that could ever happen to America. No, not because Phelps has a previous DUI on his record… or that is a well-known party animal… or that it would be a “lesson for youth”. Only because perhaps then, and only then, will white [...]

5Feb2009 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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The Rightful Place of Science in Society and the African-American Community

In President Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech, he vowed “to restore science to its rightful place” in society. Wow, that fills me with an excitement and eagerness to do and share science more than before. However, what is science’s rightful place in society? What place should science have in the African-American community?

The Rightful Place Project

There has [...]

2Feb2009 | dnlee | 2 comments | Continued
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