in particular the line of...WARNING:::This is a LONG POST. It’s still pretty accessible. I put a lot of thought into it. I hope you enjoy. I think about information a lot.Every since last December I have been fascinated by notion ofusing data for social purposes. I have envisioned maps of Oakland,Detroit and Philly that display the sites where people [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Cognitive Surplus: Did TV Kill the Book?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008But the Goons Stay Frozen
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008via Grand Good AG’s verse on this ‘ish is nasty. When was the last time youheard a verse and you put your hand over your mouth becauseyou couldn’t believe what you were hearing? Thats how I feltwhen I watched this video. AG rhymes, Tight with production/ the crates overflowingWe always keep it humble/ but the [...]
Thank You Hillary, for Having a Spine
Monday, April 28th, 2008The personal is political. When I was a teenager, I introduced Marian Wright Edelman ata conference. She is an Advocate with a capital A, and it was an honor.Imagine my surprise when I learned that Edelman gave Hillary her first job out of college and Hillary turned aroundand fiddled while Bill signed the welfare “reform” [...]
Black People Are Afraid of Their Children: Sean Bell Reflections
Friday, April 25th, 2008Dude was selling these shirts in Harlem after Sean got murdered. Black people are afraid of their children and havebeen since The Beginning of the Crack Era. Pre-crack, Black communities, historically hadan it takes a village attitude towards child rearing. Black parents had no problem checking a childwho was caught acting out. In fact, a [...]
Rising Up, The Best Song of ’08. (so far)
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008I just finished reading Robert McKees book Story yesterday. The major take away is that when people sit down for a movie,that they don’t want necessarily want a happy ending, theywant to be emotionally satiated. Man listen. Thats how I felt when I saw the new Roots video. First of all. The hook. “Yesterday I [...]
Of N*ggas, Mice and Men: NYOIL vs. Nas
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008NYOIL Video Courtesy of Rafi/Oh Word Have you ever thought about why the word n*gga ignitesan unbelieveable amount of controversy? (no randy kennedy). It ranks right up there with OJ and Bill Clinton. The word n*gga is complicated because our relationshipto this country is complicated. Think about it, who else, other than African Americanscan say [...]
Is Blogging Journalism?
Sunday, April 20th, 2008~~~>Post Length – Long, but tolerable Rafi of Oh Word just posted on the lack of Journalismin Hip Hop Journalism. He goes on to critique severalHip Hop blogs, one of which is The Smoking Section. Full disclosure I am cool with both Gotty of The SmokingSection and Rafi. Gotty has never claimed that TSS was [...]
Me and The RZA Get Busy
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Being bitten by the writing bug is interesting. I run intoother Black movers and shakers on Friday or Saturdayevenings and they glaze over when I say I am goinghome to write. Its bugged out because this morning I created asubstantial addition to the “Crack Essays” file.My eyes opened before the alarm went off at6:30am this [...]
New York, Wealth and Taxes: A Teaching Moment
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Why does Warren Buffet, the #1 ranked man on Forbes Richestlist pay 17% in taxes on his income whereas his receptionist paysabout 30% of her income. Good question? The answer? Wages are taxed differently than investments. If you are earning $10-20K/month in income fromstocks,rental income and other investments,which is being taxed at 15%, you may [...]
Choose Ya’Self
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Catfish, check.Macaroni and cheese, check.Saut?ed teriyaki broccoli, check. Last week it was sesame ginger salmon,buttery asparagus and roasted garlic potatoes. Flavorful right?Today I was cooking and I thought to myselfyou know what, Imma’ marry me. I know it’s weird.But we are a little familiar with each other aroundhere, especially after last weeks post.You know howErykah [...]
