Category Archives: politics

Teachers & Test Scores

I’ll try to write this as briefly and coherently as possible. I’ve been listening to Power 92 in the mornings and they’ve been talking about a school in Houston looking to do something about 400 teachers because their student test scores are so low. A high school in Rhode Island just decided to fire 74 [...]

Think Racism’s Dead? You’re an Idiot.

.entry p { width:250px;} p.postmetadata { width:680px;} That’s right. You’re an idiot. Just go talk to my stepmother and you’ll see, it’s alive and kicking. I’ve had some unique racial experiences in my life. The first and most memorable was in kindergarten on the playground with my friend Derek. Derek and I met the first [...]

Corporate America

I’ll try and put this as best as possible. I make associations with everything. I don’t think that’s stereotyping, though those associations may be influenced by stereotypes. In the same way I would associate fried chicken with the South I associate certain things about corporate America with lifestyle qualities and methods which I don’t want [...]

Obama: Healthcare, Education and Town Halls

Around election time I dug myself into a little hole with a conversation about Obama. My friend had this deep-seated (i learned today that’s how it’s supposed to be spelled) hatred for Obama that seemed to be completely unwarranted and illogical. She simply felt, “he just gives me the creeps.” She wasn’t necessarily for McCain [...]

It's Bigger Than HIP…HOP…

Today’s song comes from a 2009 so far mixtape from TSURURADIO. It’s a killer song and thanks to my coworkers for introducing me to that blog and to this song. My boss loves this track, you will too. Dead Prez vs Grizzly Bear- Two Weeks of Hip Hop (by The Hood Internet) You should also [...]