All Posts Tagged With: "John McCain"

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Almost Friday Video(s): Obama Can’t Dance….or Can He?

Dude, seriously, is lacking rhythm. Some say it’s the white side of him. Lol.
Whatever. You be the judge (video below).

Or maybe all it boils down is the right kind of music. Can you say krump moves (video below)?

[H/T to Latonya and @thejenntafur]

23Oct2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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This Week in What Now?

What’s up all of you young, black professionals out there!
My name is Elon James White and I am brand new on the YBP scene. I am honored to have the opportunity to share what I do with this community and I hope its something that you guys might be amused by.
I’m the creator/host of a [...]

14Oct2008 | Elon James White | Comments | Continued
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The Audacity of Hip Hop

From Newsweek.
When superstar lyricist Nas declared, “Hip-hop is dead!” in 2006, he reignited a long-running debate among artists and observers in the rap community. While the money-guns-girls wing of commercial rap is certainly here to stay, many fans insist that hip hop’s political roots are rotting. But on the eve of an election in which [...]

26Sep2008 | Kismet | Comments | Continued
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White Privilege

It’s been more than a year since I last brought up the factual evidence of the institutional affirmative action for White Americans. The numbers don’t lie, and now, in the beast that is this political climate, we’re seeing the effects of that ignorance first hand.
Many can deny the causality of our current situation. It can [...]

18Sep2008 | Fredric | Comments | Continued
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No Postage Necessary if Mailed in Small Town U.S.A.

A letter to the Republican nominee:
Dear Sen. John McCain’t,
Good day! Let me first introduce myself. I’m an American, period. Yes, I was born and raised in the good ole U.S. of A. I have been pretty happy here, but can’t necessarily say that I am consistently “proud” of my country. It’s cool, though. I [...]

11Sep2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued
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A New Chronicle in American Pride

Let’s just reflect for a moment on the pride and affinity that we have for this country.
Okay, good. Depending on your life experiences, you may still need time or you were finished before I typed the word “country”. I’ll pray for the latter.
As we gear up for the July 4th holiday, we anticipate all that [...]

20Jun2008 | Latonya | Comments | Continued