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Archive for July 2009
A Police Story and a Daddy Story
Comedian Paul Mooney once said that every Black man in America has a police story. I certainly have one or two or three, but that’s not I thinking about this morning. I’m not even thinking about Henry Louis Gates’ police story or his Beer Summit with President Barack Obama and James Crowley. I’m actually thinking … Continue reading
Is ESPN pouring haterade on Darnell Dockett?
Of course they are. If they weren’t, I’d have another title. The henchman for this particularly banal act is Mike Sando. Sando has been working with what D.K. Wilson refers to as “the Big Subliminal” for a few years now. He writes a blog of the NFC West. Here’s what he scratched together this week. Franchise … Continue reading
What Iz This Witch Talking About?
The New York Times is at it again. (I think they have one big fuck up like this EVERY DAY.) This time it is Katharine Q. Seely with a myopic piece that includes a juicy tidbit about ubiquitous black failure. Americans got a rare glimpse Wednesday night of what it means to have a black … Continue reading
Wikipedia Protection: Continental Drift?
Take a look at the Wikipedia pages for Africa and Europe (more of a concept than an actual “continent”). They’re both being “semi-protected” due to vandalism. Such protections are apparently unnecessary for Asia.
Off-Season Football Fix: All Non-Super Bowl
Big up to Yahoo Sports and Jason Cole for this one: Call them the greatest collection of players who never got anywhere … or at least not to the big game. Not only did they fail to win a Super Bowl, they never even reached one. Ten years following Barry Sanders’ abrupt retirement from the … Continue reading
Real Diseases, Fake Drugs
From the New York Times: Dr. Fernández, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, said that the demonstration, which he repeated with other bills provided by a reporter, showed both how pervasive cocaine was in the United States and how sensitive his machines were. They can instantly identify the chemical makeup of food, drugs … Continue reading
When Cooler Heads Prevail
Solutions reside on the other side of anger. Sometimes, the only way OUT, is through. Sometimes, you have to be a hot head FIRST. How do you keep your fire burning, while controlling the blaze?
Faces of Susa
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Differences In Neighborhood Food Environment May Contribute To Disparities In Obesity
Information on a recent health study from Columbia University: Differences In Neighborhood Food Environment May Contribute To Disparities In Obesity Shared via AddThis
Korey Stringer: A Thought
On Monday, ESPN’s Kevin Seifert announced a legal victory for the wife of deceased Minnesota Viking’s star Korey Stringer. The Riddell athletic gear manufacturer was deemed liable in his death for failing to provide heat stroke warnings about the use of its equipment in extreme heat. Seifert’s article: The family of former Minnesota Vikings offensive … Continue reading
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