Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
August 10th, 2011
BBC ask a Black London man about his views on the roiting, and when he doesn’t give the answers they want, the anchor starts putting strawmen arguments in his mouth. When he’s still not detered from trying to make a thoughtful point on the underlining reasons he believes young people are rioting, the anchor tries [...]
Tags: London Riots
Posted in Foreign News, Racial Injustice, Social Commentary, Socio-Economic, Video, youtube | Comments (0)
January 17th, 2011
Some longtime readers would have read this previously. My annual MLK day post:
Martin Luther King, Jr. has been commoditized into a neat little package; his dream widdled down to a 2 minute sound bite of the end of one speech. His real legacy hidden from the eyes of history, so that one may only know [...]
Tags: Martin Luther King Day
Posted in News & Events, Racial Injustice, Social Commentary, Socio-Economic | Comments (2)
January 10th, 2011
The following is a letter from Al Franken on Net Neutrality.
Before that, if you don’t know what net neutrality is, watch this succinct video on the issue. This is a very important issue that has wide reaching consequences across the board. We must all stand for freedom of navigation and participation in the internet, and [...]
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