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Blood Test Results: Exercise or Die
This is not the blog I was thinking about writing today. An hour ago, I was prepared to state that personal trainers are agents of the devil. An hour ago, I really wanted to have a protracted pity party about how much I hate exercising, and how I might have to renew my inhaler prescription…
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Haiti's Development: A Human-Rights Approach
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last month, thousands of its countrymen are reversing a trend that has dominated life in developing third world countries for decades—they are migrating back to the countryside, after having flocked to the cities in a desperate search for employment. What drove their urban flight was…
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ACORN: Dissolved as a National Structure?
Saw this bit of ACORN news over on Politico. The national structure of the organization is no more The embattled liberal group ACORN is in the process of dissolving its national structure, with state and local-chapters splitting off from the underfunded, controversial national group, an official close to the group confirmed. “ACORN has dissolved as…
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Ursula Burns is Running the Show at Xerox
Ursula Burns, the new head of Xerox, had a nice write-up in The New York Times. Here’s an excerpt: What were her big influences before she joined Xerox? The answer, she says, is “150 percent my mother. My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person.” Her family…
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Why Voting For Obama Was Like Buying Starbucks Coffee
In my recent book, Everything but the Coffee: Learning About America from Starbucks (University of California Press, 2009), I show how consumerism has oozed into every corner and crevice of American life and how we increasingly treat everything as a purchase. We seem to think that anything of value in life can be bought as…
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Read/React: "Tiger Woods Takes the Blame"
Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post weighs in on Tiger Woods’ apology Tiger Woods said all the right things about his transgressions, about the feelings of entitlement that allowed him to stray, about wanting to make amends. But it has to be pointed out that whatever impact therapy is having on his sexual issues, it…
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NEWS STAND: Bad Time for Black Politics, Buying African Mobile, Hamburger War
It’s Hard Out Here for a Black Politician First, there was the exposé by the New York Times of the Congressional Black Caucus’ profligate ways, spending more on catering than on the scholarships it gives out to black college students. The story has not provoked the outrage you might expect.Maybe folks are in the don’t-air-our-dirty-linen…
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New York Times Takes Black Caucus To Task
The New York Times focused a harsh light on the Congressional Black Caucus this Sunday. The article “In Black Caucus, a Fund-Raising Powerhouse,” focuses on the caucus’ ability to raise money from large corporations and its support – and sometimes, change of position – after a large donation. The opening example reported how the organization,…
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Three of Color Dead in Alabama Campus Shooting
The three University of Alabama Huntsville faculty members who were killed Friday were all people of color. Gopi Bodila, the, the chairman of the biology department, was of Indian origin. Dr. Adriel Johnson, an associate professor, and Dr. Maria Ragland Davis, an assistant professor who specialized in plant sciences, were both African-American. Amy Bishop, a…
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Love Songs for the Lovelorn
The Breakup Playlist by DJ Stylus, Washington, D.C. Hi-Tek feat. Dion & Talib Kweli – “Let It Go“Main Source – “Looking At The Front Door“Nathan Adams & Zepherin Saint – “Holding On“Vinx – “Tomorrow“The Stylistics – “One Night Affair“The Exchange Bureau – “The End of Me & You“Up Hygh – “Get Out My Face“New Edition…
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