Cultural Conscious

Same Face...Different Color

Published on 2007-08-05 21:04:00

I would like to introduce another writer, Dr. W. After reading her story, I have to once again ask what is wrong with society. When will we be able to look past color and see people for who they are versus how they look? This is Dr. W's Cultural Conscious...“I’m Monique, Asha’s mom,” I smiled. “I-I-I,” she sputtered, “I thought you were one of the teachers.” She stared at me like I had two heads belying her slow comprehension that I was not who she thought I was and that, who

THIRTY IS THIRTY

Published on 2007-07-08 23:51:00

Posted By: Dr. DThirty is the new twenty, or so I would like to believe as I’ve just celebrated my 30th birthday amongst friends. While we all can think back to the younger days when there were fewer responsibilities and careless fun, I am unfortunately reminded all too frequently on what a blessing it is to reach this milestone…especially as an African American male. I realize what you’re saying, “we’ve heard this before.” While this is most certainly the case, why has the situa

IMUS IS NOT THE PROBLEM! Part 1 of 2

Published on 2007-04-23 22:43:00

People are still concerned and pissed about Imus. I'm still of the mindset that Imus is not the problem. Hell, I, like a lot of other people, didn't even know who Don Imus was until a few weeks back. I could care less about Imus being fired. My life, your life, and the life of future African Americans will not be affected by Imus getting fired. There is a bigger picture here, and firing Imus does not solve that problem. What he said isn't anything new. I agree that his comments were inapp