Archive for May, 2010
My President is Black, is his agenda too?
May 26, 2010 · 1 Comment
Not too long ago, I had a chance to discuss the question of a Black Agenda and President Obama with […]
Arizona: For Whites Only?
May 17, 2010 · 5 Comments
Recently, I penned a piece discussing the need for Black folks to join in with the fight against Arizona’s racist immigration […]
Friday Funny: Swagger Wagon
May 14, 2010 · 4 Comments
I told ya’ll to stop using the word swagger back in 2008. See you didn’t listen, now we have the […]
Black Male Privilege Panel Discussion 5/17 @ 7:30pm
May 10, 2010 · 3 Comments
On next Monday the 17th at 7:30 pm there will be a panel on Black Male Privilege at the Brecht […]
Yesterday the NYTimes ran an interesting Op-Ed piece on Charter Schools by Charles Murray entitled, “Why Charter Schools Fail the Test.” I read through it quickly and thought it to be arguing two main things: standardized tests were weak measures and that school choice was a democratic right. Sounds agreeable, right? But why was this written by Charles Murray author of the thinly veiled racist polemic The Bell Curve?
