Archives for January 2009
Scottish Claim They Created Rap Music
Published on 29 Jan 2009 at 11:59 pm.
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Filed under music, history.
The other day one of my former college roommates sent me a link to an interesting article entitled: Rap Music Originated in Medieval Scottish Pubs, Claims American Professor. At first glance I thought that my old friend, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, was playing some sort of nationalistic prank on me. However, after further investigation, […]
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The Democratic’s Party
Published on 20 Jan 2009 at 2:38 am.
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Filed under news/politics, history.
Today is a day for the history books. At 12:00pm Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be in DC right now, but the mood in North Carolina is absolutely electric. My band, The Beast just played a […]
January 2009 Interview and Transcript w/ Dr. Clarence Lusane
Published on 15 Jan 2009 at 12:41 am.
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Filed under news/politics, interviews.
This month we’ve got an awesome interview with political guru Dr. Clarence Lusane. While the world awaits President-elect Barack Obama’s historic inauguration in five days, Dr. Lusane and I discuss two other African American political powerhouses: Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell. Lusane is the author of Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice: Foreign Policy, Race and […]
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Being Proactive in 2009: Economic Stimulus For the Mind
Published on 12 Jan 2009 at 10:30 pm.
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Filed under blackonomics, ignorance, education, economy.
Happy New Year!
In the financial world, I don’t know anyone who was not eager to kiss 2008 goodbye. It was a tumultuous year, one frequented by reactive behavior. Reacting to failure a la Lehman Brothers…reacting to fraud as per Bernie Madoff…I could go on about the economic ills of the year all day long, […]
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The Little Professor & His Friends: Edu-tainment For All Ages
Published on 2 Jan 2009 at 4:32 pm.
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Filed under positivity, academia, art.
Greetings Blackademics and Happy New Year. One of my New Years Resolutions this year is to contribute more positive stories to the blogsphere. I feel like we become so overwhelmed by the negative issues that we face as a community, that we sometimes forget to stop and celebrate our brilliance. That being said, I’m going […]
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