Posts Tagged ‘BarackObama’

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May20

Podcast Interview w/Tavis Smiley on his Movie “Stand”

by Duane on May 20th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Posted In: Our Expression, Podcast, The Brothas

 
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Documentary that explores some of the complexities of the Black male experience in America. This is Tavis Smiley’s first film which features Dick Gregory, Michael Eric Dyson, Cornell West, Cliff West, Eddie Glaude, Bebe Winans, Wren T. Brown, Daron Boyce, Robert Smith and Raymond Ross.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Airing date: Sunday, May 24 from [...]

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Mar30

A low-performing school by any different name is stil a low-performing school

by Duane on March 30th, 2009 at 3:01 am
Posted In: Education, Just "Why?", Our children, Our Expression

If a simple name change of a school could inspire pride and the willingness to do better, streets named after Martin Luther King Jr. wouldn’t be synonymous with crime.
These kids need SUBSTANCE, not symbolism.
From Oakland, CA.
“To graduate from Barack Obama Academy (BOA) means I am part of history in the making, and I want to [...]

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