New York is trying a set of controversial measures to reducethe number of F-A-M-A-L-I-E-S in poverty.
Bloomberg is going to reward families with cash for openingsavings accounts, saving a portion of their incomes,making sure that their children are attending medical appointmentsand for attending their children’s PTA meetings.
Don’t look at me LIKE THAT. I SAID it [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Learning While White
Friday, November 30th, 2007When Black Men Break Up
Friday, November 30th, 2007You find hip hop in the oddest places. Perusing NY MAG I came acrossinterview with one of Jay’s old school homies, De-Haven Irby.Jay has a his share of public falling outs recently.
First Jaz.
Then Dame.
Then Lance.
Yeye.
Now De-Haven.
Now, you and I know that we fall out with our friends.Thats natural, it happens, you move on, you get [...]
There is Something about Philly
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007When your folks, Barry Michael Cooper, (I see you hustlin’), sent me this video of Philly Swain, I thought.Ummm. Perfect for my Philly post.
Between the Constitution, the Murders, Freeway andthe Liberty Bell, there is something about Philly.Philly has a had 400 murders in 2006.This year they have had
OG, speaks on the young bucks,
So far [...]
McCain Call’s Hillary a B*tch
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Well, not outright.
But his support of the statement is implicit in that HE is present andhe doesn’t correct her.
And it got caught on camera.Here is what Andi Zeisler of B*tch Magazine had to say aboutwhen we use the word b*tch to describe a woman,
The other thing about working for a magazine called Bitch [...]
Sean Bell, May 18, 1983–November 25, 2006
Monday, November 26th, 2007Rest in Peace.
It has been a year since he was murdered.
I wonder if the officers have desk jobs?
What would it take to classify the killing of a Black man, by police officers as murder?
Why Do Mainstream Folks Have so Much Rage Towards Teen Mothers?
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 When I am reading about how parents are portrayed in the media I put on my critical lens.
Needless to say, any mention of Blackparents and I have the hawk eye on.
Will Okun’s latest blog post has images of Black folks that you never see in mainstream media. In [...]
If You Are Considering Law School, Think About This…..
Saturday, November 24th, 2007 The median salary for lawyers is $62K.
The graph (shown above) illustrates the distribution of salaries for members of the law school Class of 2006 and is a surprise to many because of its dramatic bimodal peaks. Despite all the publicity about large law firms and their race for talent, the fact is that [...]
M.dot’s Gratitude.
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007Dearest Model Minorities,
Thank you for helping me learn how to unapologetically call myself a writer.
I now declare it with enthusiasm.
Thank you for coming back and making comments.
Thank you for your support throughout the dee dee fiasco and subsequentmove and transition.
Many people are lucky to have just have friends.
Good ones are hard to come by.
I [...]
What do A-Rod, The Clipse and the WGA Have in Common?
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007They got 99 Problems and a contract is one. A Rod is now trying to negotiate with theYankees sans agent after walking away from the teama few weeks ago.
Initially he has a $252M/10 year contract.It appears to be a stipulation is the new agreement thatallows for him to share in the windfall that will [...]
One Hundred Jay-Z’s.
Monday, November 19th, 2007I had such problems with Skip Gates piece in The Times about Black people, poverty and achievement. My rationale is that ifyou are talking about us as a people, and you have limited ornon existent economic analysis AND limited or non existentanalysis of White Soft Bigotry then you need to go back to the [...]
