I just got this news flash from Yahoo!: Alabama chief justice who refused to move a Ten Commandments monument is stripped of office. I’m so glad to see this happen. This whole ‘Ten Commandments monument in the courthouse thing’ is ridiculous. Some fools here in Georgia are taking up the same battle. May they also… Continue reading Ten Commandments Judge Stripped of Office
Category: Current Events
This Teacher Needs a Beat Down
Why would you say some dumb shit like this to a 9-year old? Much less a Black 9-year old: The mother of a black Queens girl yesterday pressed for the transfer of a white PS 35 teacher who made a racial “joke” about the gorilla pictured on the girl’s folder. Rachelle Hogans-Blair said the city’s… Continue reading This Teacher Needs a Beat Down
Kobe’s New Tattoo
Anil points out the caption on this picture of Kobe Bryant’s new tattoo (update 10/22/2003 – Yahoo! has now expired that picture, but you can see it here): Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant shows off his new tattoo as a tribute to his wife, Vanessa and Psalm 27 during camp Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, in… Continue reading Kobe’s New Tattoo
Newsweek Goes In-Depth on Kobe
The Kobe Bryant media circus is heating up. Newsweek takes a look at Kobe off the court. It’s his defining feature: an intense focus on basketball that has made Kobe Bryant one of the game’s greatest, but left him self-absorbed and socially stunted. Now he’s on trial for rape. The book on Kobe [read the… Continue reading Newsweek Goes In-Depth on Kobe
Nigerians are the Happiest People on Earth
A new study of more than 65 countries published in the UK’s New Scientist magazine suggests that the happiest people in the world live in Nigeria – and the least happy, in Romania. The U.S. came in a respectable 16th. I’d like to see a graph of happiness vs. per capita income. I bet the… Continue reading Nigerians are the Happiest People on Earth
Why People Don’t Vote
Dave does it again… This time breaking down the reasons people give for not voting, complete with Tipping Points. (And he gives a great comparison to the reasons that people give for not exercising.) I used to be guilty of using reasons 1 through 6 as rationalization not to vote. Thankfully I overcame that about… Continue reading Why People Don’t Vote
The Boondocks Clowns Kobe Again
Multi-Colored U.S. Currency Almost Here
I posted about this back in May, but since the new money is almost a reality I thought I’d post about it again. And now I have a bigger picture. 🙂 The first of America’s greenbacks to be colorized — the $20 note sporting splashes of peach, blue and yellow — will start appearing next… Continue reading Multi-Colored U.S. Currency Almost Here
21st Century Slaves
This issue of National Geographic looks like a must read for the story on modern day slavery: There are more slaves today than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The modern commerce in humans rivals illegal drug trafficking in its global reach—and in the destruction of lives. via (Anil’s… Continue reading 21st Century Slaves
Gentrification of Urban Black Neighborhoods
Prometheus 6 has highlighted a series of articles from The Sacramento Observer about the gentrification of urban Black neighborhoods. I haven’t read them all yet, but I certainly will do so. Gentrification is running wild here in Atlanta, and I have very mixed emotions about what I see going on in those neighborhoods. I love… Continue reading Gentrification of Urban Black Neighborhoods