It is not hard for Rodney Perry to stand out on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. Impeccably dressed in all black and a crisp white shirt, he brushes back his shoulder-length dreadlocks as he mingles and laughs with fellow students on a recent freezing Wednesday morning. A freshman class pr... Read more...
A high school in Central China’s Henan province recently set a code of behavior for students to become “macho boys” and “cute and clever girls”, which has become a hot topic among local teachers and students. Zhengzhou No 18 High School, which specializes in art education, granted the... Read more...
On March 5, 2012, the online publication The Daily reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture was making available to school districts ground beef containing, collectively, 7 million pounds of so-called “pink slime” (or lean, finely textured beef – “LFTB”) for use in schoo... Read more...
The billboard wars between atheists and believers have raged for years now, especially around New York City, and a national atheist group is poised to take the battle a step further with billboards in Muslim and Jewish enclaves bearing messages in Arabic and Hebrew. American Atheists, a... Read more...
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30/03/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in *Blank Stare*,
African-American Awareness,
Death,
Do The Knowledge,
Dont Believe The Hype,
Politics As Usual,
Protest/Activism
This MUST stop... #NoMoreMarching Oscar Carrillo's 911 call was clear: Two young men just robbed him of his computer and backpack. At least one of them had a gun and it was pointed in Carrillo's face. Moments later, police caught up with two teens they believed were the thieves in a Pas... Read more...
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29/03/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in A Truth Moment,
African-American Awareness,
Do The Knowledge,
Dont Believe The Hype,
Freeing Slaves,
News,
Politics As Usual,
World News
If we are going to interfere in the lives of others, a little due diligence is a minimum requirement A week and a half ago, I watched the Kony2012 video. Afterward, I wrote a brief seven-part response, which I posted in sequence on my Twitter account: Teju Cole @tejucole ... Read more...
Israel has passed a law banning the use of underweight models in advertising. The legislation, known as the "Photoshop Law," also requires that agencies tell their audience if they've digitally altered pictures to make models look thinner. "This is such a happy day for me, and it should be for ... Read more...
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28/03/2012,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in A Truth Moment,
African-American Awareness,
Black People
00 African men, women and children have lain beneath the busy streets of New York for 300 years, waiting to tell their stories on the extent of slavery in the city. In March 1992, leading African-America archaeologist Michael Blakey arrived at the burial ground in downtown Manhattan. "I had... Read more...
Susan Taylor, the Mother of Mentoring in America, Is Asking You To Be "In" for Our Children Susan TaylorWants You To Be "In"! Harry Belafonte"I'm In!" Danny Glover"I'm In!" Mariah Carey"I'm In!" Oprah Winfrey"I'm In!" ... Read more...