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Sean Bell, Marcus Dixon

The last few days have thrust two stories of Black men into the lime light. Both of their paths have trails reaching back, and both began with bad decisions. One has an ending that causes feelings of despair and anger, while the other sheds light to possibility and hope.
If you haven’t heard the story, Sean [...]

28Apr2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Father Michael Pfleger

(video below)

More info on Father Pfleger
[hat tip to jnjpolitics]

22Apr2008 | Fredric | 6 comments | Continued
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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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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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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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Obama’s Pennsylvania Speech (Transcript and Video)

Borrowed the idea from our friends over at Jack and Jill politics, below is a copy of the speech transcript and the published video directly from Barack Obama’s website. Be on the lookout in the coming days for some great commentary from the family of black blogs, including a possible surprise from this site.
As Prepared [...]

18Mar2008 | Fredric | 2 comments | Continued
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Consciousness Today: the Illegal Download Question

One of the primary markers of consciousness is the awareness that no man is an island; we are not alone, such that most things we do will have an effect on someone else.
I vividly remember sitting in my apartment in college, high-speed internet included in the rent I shared with three other people. Napster blew [...]

12Mar2008 | Garry Bevel | 5 comments | Continued
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Are you happy now?! … probably not

Barack Obama once again disassociated himself with Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrkhan at the final presidential debate Tuesday.
“I obviously can’t censor him, but it is not support that I sought. And we’re not doing anything, I assure you, formally or informally with Minister Farrakhan,” he said.
Read more about it here.

27Feb2008 | Eugene | 4 comments | Continued
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