One Day Blog Silence
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Black Spending Power
Filed under: Black Blogger Postings, Blog Entries, Personal Finance
Once again Villager at the Electronic Village puts together a good post we all need to read. His latest post Black Spending Power covers the myth of black buying power and explains the difference between being income-rich and being wealthy. He also tells us of the importance of investing back into the black community.
I have to agree with him on this. I know a lot of people who are income-rich, but I often wonder how wealthy they are. I’ve read books by wealthy people and I’ve even hung around a couple and they have a very different mindset than the income-rich. Most are very thrifty when it comes to spending money and they are actively involved in investing in stocks or businesses. They realize that having your money work for you is better than having to always work for your money. I’m also a strong believer in spending money with black businesses. They tend to be a little more expensive, but it helps out a black business in the process.
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Help Me Fund A Child’s Education
Filed under: Blog Entries, Community, Education, Society & Culture
This weekend when I was watching Noggin with my kid and they showed a commercial for
Donors Choose. I’d seen it before and meant to look into it, but I really didn’t have a medium to advertise it on my site. That is until I started blogging and podcasting (I love the Internet).
My goal is to initially raise $1000 help teachers working in low-income schools. Teachers shouldn’t have to come out of their own pockets to fun these projects. For $10 or more you can help a deserving classroom get the resources they need. You can give as much as you want, whenever you want. Once we get enough money to fund a project, I choose one I’m interested in and let you all know.
If you are a fellow blogger, please consider creating your own challenge or advertise mine. It goes to a good cause and we all win in the process. All donations are tax-deductible and the money goes straight to the organization. I’ll be post the progress as-needed to inform you on how it’s going.
The Cause of Black Male Failure: It’s the “P”, not the “N” Word
I read this blog post in Episode 21 of the podcast and thought it was worth blogging about. In the podcast, I gave my opinion, but there were some things I wanted to add. The author of the the post, Paul White, writes that the failure of the black male is due to a lack of parenting in the home. He also says that to it’s up to the black community as a whole to solve the problem.
What I’m Talkin’ About – #21 – 04/22/07
Show Notes – Episode 21 – Education: What We Can Do As A Community
Covenant with Black America Topic for April – Education
What Can we do as a community to make sure our students are getting a quality education?
What I’m Talkin’ About
Continue thoughts from “The Covenant with Black America”
Call Me Mister Program
National African American Homeschoolers Alliance
Trends in African-American Home Schooling
The Cause of Black Male Failure: It’s the “P”, not the “N” Word
Strategies for Educating the Adult Black Male in College
How much does student reading and mathematics performance improve in the kindergarten through the third grade years?
Children’s Defense Fund
Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ)
HCZ Project & Programs
Texas Tech Guaranteed Tuition Program
Black History Hero
E. V. Wilkins – Educational Leader, Political Leader, Community Service Leader, and Humanitarian
Independent Music Artist Showcase
“Work it Out†by PPT
Dallas, Texas
PPT MySpace Page
Announcements
Hear My Show on the Blubrry Network
Bonus podcast (Episode 20)
Topic for May: Correcting The System of Unequal Justice
Attorney Byron O’Neil will be on show
Check out blog for new topics to discuss
Contact Information
Feel free to leave comments on the website or call the voicemail line at 972-464-1899
Intro & Background Music
The intro & closing music clip was written and performed by PsykoSoul Music
“Family Affair” by PsykoSoul Music featuring CB Harris and Calvin
Slavery: Some Things Never Change
It’s been an interesting last couple of months for much of Black America. Shaquanda Cotton’s unfair treatment and freedom, Don Imus’ stupidity, Jackie Robinson’s #42, Pacman “making it rain” and his impending drought, the bi-annual procession and sideshow of our Black President Emeritus and his President-Elect, TvOne re-airing Roots…
BUT it seems as though things may be settling back into the way they were. Back to the good ol’ days. Back to the way things used to be like on Roots. You know, chopping off Kunta’s foot, raping Kizzie, watching Chicken George fight roosters for his freedom; maintaining a system to control the minds and hearts of millions of people. The only difference between now and then is that the “new slavery” goes by Poverty or Unemployment, at times looks beyond color, and is much more pervasive thereby more powerful.
Always Remember Virginia Tech
My heart goes out to the students, faculty and families at Virginia Tech. As a parent, you want the best for your child, so you make the necessary sacrifices to get them a quality education. Only to have someone in a senseless act of violence, take their life. It’s situations like this that make you realize how important it is to make the most of every minute given to you. I don’t know what I would do if faced with the harsh reality of losing a loved one in that manner.
We all know each day is not promised. When I wake up each morning, I thank God for a new day. I wake up ready for the challenges and opportunities that life is ready to throw my way. I prepare myself to make the best of every situation. I look forward to getting the chance to make a difference in someone’s life. Each second is precious and I try not to waste the time I’m given.
Continue to pray for the state of Virginia. They’ve faced a lot over the past couple of weeks. There’s so much going on in the world. Always remember, it doesn’t take a lot to make an impact in society. Take time for others. Show someone how much you care about them. Just a small a amount of your time might change a person’s life.
As a show of support, many students have replaced their MySpace and Facebook photo icons with the ribbon above.
Virginia Tech’s MySpace Message Board
What I’m Talkin’ About – #20 – 04/15/07
Show Notes – Episode 20 – Group Discussion About America and Race
Group Discussion
Due to the recent events with Don Imus, I thought it would be interesting to hear some other points of views about the state of race relations in America. I had a good time talking with these brothas and decision was made to make this a regular segment on the podcast.
The attendees were:
Eric Durham, Ph.D., Professor of Communications, Morgan State University
Joel Garrett – Conversations with Joel
Martin Hodges – CEO of Lead Business Network
Black History Hero
John Lewis – Activist, Congressman
Announcements
Hear My Show on the Blubrry Network
Contact Information
Feel free to leave comments on the website or call the voicemail line at 972-464-1899
Intro & Background Music
“Family Affair” by PsykoSoul Music featuring CB Harris and Calvin
After the Music Stops by Lecrae
I hate to see hip-hop get a bad name because of the media, so I thought I’d repost this music review from Darrell. This CD is part of my collection and it’s one I’d recommend to anyone interested in music with a message. If you want to keep it real, this CD is about as real as it gets. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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Lecrae is a Christian rapper based in Memphis, Tennessee. Signed to Reach Records, Lecrae has dedicated himself to flowing Christian-based lyrics and witnessing Christ to the world with his words. Lecrae notes that he gave his life to Christ at the age of 19 after living a life of “excessive sin”. He says that his aim is “to digest theology and spit it back out so the streets can digest it.”
Attention Hip-Hop! Your Chickens Have Come Home to Roost!
Well, it was good while it lasted.
We came, we saw, we partied, we laughed, we called a lotta women out their names… I’ll always cherish how amazingly fluid and smooth “beeoch!” rolls off the tongue at the end of most any of your favorite rapper’s title LP. Well, time to pack up your belongings and take the fast train to reality because for us(hip hop heads, young Black folks, African Americans, etc.) to think it’s ok to refer to women in such demeaning ways is gone. How can anyone in this day and age hope for TRUE racial equality while tolerating the disgusting amount of misogyny in mainstream hip hop? In your mind, attempt to conceive Malcolm X rolling down the streat with his wife Betty Shabazz at his side bumping “Nasty Bitch” full bore through his Alpines. As ridiculous as that may seem, many of us twenty-somethings-plus have lived in that oxymoron for well over 20 years now. Think about how that illegitimizes the valiance and honor of every single slave that ever dared to stand against the injustice they faced EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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