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New Loan Policy Forcing Students Off Black College Campuses

May 06, 2013 2 Comments by

This past weekend, President Barack Obama delivered the keynote speech at the commencement ceremony at Ohio State University. In his address, Obama urged the graduating class to take an active role in guiding the future of democracy in the United States; and, to fight for the issues that the they care about. A very good [...]

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Teacher Buys Student ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ for Reading Class

May 04, 2013 1 Comment by

Teacher Buys Student ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ for Reading Class I could remember getting in trouble after being caught with one of my favorite porn mags in school. I was doing what all pre-teen boys would do at the time, but my teacher didn’t see it that way. As my luck would have it, apparently [...]

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Middle School Denies Students Lunch, Food Tossed in Trash

Apr 05, 2013 5 Comments by

I’ve never been to Massachusetts, but from what I hear it’s a pretty nice place. Like all northeastern states, I suppose living in Massachusetts can be pretty expensive. Yep, I suppose in Massachusetts there are no poor people. After all, from what I’m hearing, in Massachusetts it’s takes a Bachelors Degree to get a job [...]

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Gun Control Hypocrisy: Obama Pardons Man Convicted On Gun Charges

Mar 06, 2013 1 Comment by

Okay, so this is going to be funny. No seriously, whenever I come across instances of hypocrisy in the news, to me, it’s hilarious. And, well, the following two stories are just that. Now bear with me on this post because it isn’t my intent to make you bust a gut from fits of laughter. [...]

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Do What You’re Supposed to Do, so Won’t Have to Do What “You GOTTA Do!”

Feb 15, 2013 No Comments by

Through out my short 33 years on this earth, I’ve heard the ”I gotta do what I gotta do” excuse from men countless times. Normally the person saying this  has found themselves in a desperate situation,  with their back against the wall and usually ends up doing something they normally wouldn’t do to get out of the situation they are [...]

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Father Of 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Victim: We Don’t Need New Gun Laws

Jan 30, 2013 No Comments

Today the Senate Judiciary Committee will convene a hearing on gun control on Capitol Hill. This long awaited hearing is the first since President Obama’s introduction of proposals and his 23 executive directives in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December. At today’s hearing everyone from the president of the National [...]

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Report: Black Mississippi Students Hancuffed for not Wearing Belts

Jan 22, 2013 No Comments

Think Progress has published what I think to be a disturbing report on children in schools in Mississippi. The report stems from a recent Department of Justice lawsuit that calls into question disciplinary action against students for seemingly minor infractions. Many of these disciplinary actions go well beyond the scope of normalcy. To be honest,  [...]

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Gov. Rick Snyder: Michigan’s Right-To-Work Law “Pro-Worker.”

Dec 12, 2012 No Comments

Oh, so you think unions are bad for business and workers. OK, here’s one reason why you’re wrong. Yep, and I’ll give it to you in one word. Are you ready? Here it goes: slavery. Yeah, marinate on that one for a few and get back to me. But don’t tell that to Michigan’s Republican [...]

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Chicago Bishop Hangs Granddaughter on Cross to Protest Teachers Strike

Sep 21, 2012 3 Comments

Man, y’all black people play too damn much. OK, so I know y’all love Jesus a lot; yes, black folk go to church eight days a week and three times on Sunday. So yeah, there’s no question about that; and no, I’m not gonna put y’all on front street about the “white man’s religion” thing. [...]

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Bill O’Reilly: Blacks in Chicago are Killing Each Other Because Whites No Longer Buying Drugs

Sep 19, 2012 1 Comment

Word on the street is that the Chicago teachers strike has officially ended. I’m not too sure about the details, but word is that the teachers union voted to suspend the strike this afternoon, and classes will resume as early as Wednesday. I’m not sure if both sides have come to an amicable agreement, but [...]

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Chicago’s Teacher Strike is Very Necessary and Not Just About Money

Sep 11, 2012 No Comments

Listen, Chicago’s teacher strike is very necessary and not just about money as some would have you believe it to be. I won’t presume to having a pulse on what’s going on in the city of Chicago. However, among the news of the one-day-old teacher strike, it’s good to know that people like Mitt Romney [...]

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