Archives for September 2007
Ebony Skin, Ivory Tower: Teen Prodigy Makes Ivy League History
Published on 7 Sep 2007 at 2:14 am.
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Filed under positivity, academia, women's issues/feminism, black image, education.
Just a quick praise report, as my Grandmother calls them. A young sister by the name of Brittney Exline has recently become the youngest child ever to be accepted into an Ivy League school. Exline, a native of Colorado Springs will be majoring in Political Science and Chemical Engineering at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania […]
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Read a MotherF@#&’n Book
Published on 5 Sep 2007 at 11:15 pm.
58 Comments.
Filed under ridiculousness, television, entertainment, black image.
I recently recorded an interview with Malcolm Jamal Warner, in which he was singing the praises of his new favorite Hip-Hop track, Read a Book by Bomani Armah. I had heard the song a few months ago and watched the video on Youtube, but I was not aware of the controversy that it caused until […]
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South Africa, Bribes, Defective Condoms and an HIV/AIDS scare
Published on 1 Sep 2007 at 1:14 pm.
20 Comments.
Filed under news/politics, ridiculousness, Africa.
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When I was living in Johannesburg, South Africa I somehow ended up in a conversation with this guy at the university theater about AIDS and condoms. Eagerly, he explained that HIV/AIDS is so prevalent in South Africa not because folks do not use condoms, but because the condoms just don’t work. I […]
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Graffiti Tracker: Technology vs. The Streets
Published on 1 Sep 2007 at 12:59 pm.
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Filed under black culture, art, technology.
Graffiti Tracker is a new technology used by public officials and law enforcement to track, apprehend and punish vandals in your community. This web-based program utilizes digital photographs, GPS navigation, and a team of experts to keep criminals off the streets. Just check out these testimonials from satisfied customers on graffititracker.net:
“In addition to […]
