Archive for Higher Education

Derrick Bell Fallout: Fighting for the Full and Equal Rights of Black People is Most Certainly Anti-White Racism

Mar 16, 2012 No Comments by

In full hazmat suit and knee high waders, I have been picking through the cesspool that is Breitbart conservative Right-wing demagoguing regarding the late Derrick Bell and his “relationship” with President Obama. For folks who are familiar with Dr. Bell’s work, were lucky to have met him, been mentored by him, or know anything about Critical [...]

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Prof. Derrick Bell’s Wife Speaks to Ed Shultz in Defense of Right-Wing “Racist” Smear

Mar 13, 2012 2 Comments by

After writing recently about the right-wing’s obsession with taking president Obama down and the creation of yet another Black bogeyman in the form of the late Harvard professor, Derrick Bell. It was truly refreshing to sit and watch Ed Shultz interview the late professor’s wife on The Ed Show last night. Not that I’m really [...]

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Rick Santorum’s Race to the Bottom: Higher Education, Snobs, & President Obama

Feb 27, 2012 6 Comments by

Last week, I wasn’t too sure whether Rick Santorum was running for president, or to replace the Pope. No seriously, Santorum completely lost me when he brought Satan into the political conversation last week. But I guess if you’re running for the job that requires you to end every speech with, “God Bless America,” then [...]

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Forget Pell Grants, Join The Military Says Rep. Steven Womack (R-AR) To Constituent

Jan 17, 2012 No Comments by

I don’t think it bears repeating that the GOP doesn’t give a damn about regular people like you and me. However, at the sake of me being redundant I’d like you to check out just what I’m talking about. In the following video, you can see just what I mean as Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack addresses one [...]

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Black Bloggers Behaving Badly: I Ain’t Come Here For This Shit…..

Dec 07, 2011 9 Comments by

I wonder if Rippa will allow my original title to live? Yeah, sometimes he changes the wording around a little. He says it helps with SEO and shit, since this is a blog and since blogs are also a business, he has to take this into consideration. Of course the words do matter, but the [...]

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Wait, Did Joe Paterno Get Raped At Penn State?

Nov 10, 2011 8 Comments

So, apparently several people in authority took the “PEN” in Penn State just a little bit too seriously. You know, as in penitentiary? Not that I’ve spent any time in one. But I assume that’s probably the only place where turning a blind eye to rape is expected. For the life of me, I don’t understand [...]

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Should We Be Ashamed About Proud Pregnant Black Teens?

Nov 08, 2011 6 Comments

Pregnancy Pact or Just Young Black Girls Comparing Bellies? Does It Matter?  I was presented with the picture below and asked to take a stab at making some type of social commentary from it. A group of young black girls with their pregnant bellies distended, smart phones in hand, in a bathroom somewhere rocking khaki’s [...]

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Slave Catcher of the Week: Marcus Carter, Black Man Handing Out "Whites Only" College Scholarships

Jul 02, 2011 No Comments

Before we meet this weeks award recipient, allow me to highlight a court ruling in Michigan yesterday that I’m sure in months to come will be heavily debated. The following story involves Affirmative Action and college admissions; which is tied to this weeks slave catcher award honoree: Michigan’s ban on considering race and gender in [...]

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