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

IMUS IS NOT THE PROBLEM! Part 2 of 2

Published on 2007-04-23 21:30:00

I'm still going to let someone else speak on the subject for me. Check out this article, "Imus Isn't the Real Bad Guy" by Jason Whitlock at http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html or you can read below. This is Jason Whitlock's Cultural Conscious...Imus isn’t the real bad guyInstead of wasting time on irrelevant shock jock, black leaders need to be fighting a growing gangster culture.By JASON WHITLOCK - ColumnistThank you, Don Imus. You’ve given us (black people) an excuse to avoid

Imus vs. Rutgers Women's B-Ball team

Published on 2007-04-12 15:08:00

I know...I know...this story is all over the news. Friends have been telling me I need to write about this here on CulturalConscious.com. I do feel that this is an ideal place for a debate, especially since the issue involves race and gender, but honestly, it already has too much coverage. There isn't much more that I could add to the tons of blogs and articles already posted. I did, however, run across a quote from Mr. Snoop Dog that put the whole thing in perspective for me."(Rappers) are

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

Published on 2007-03-29 18:31:00

I saw this video and felt compelled to post it. I had and still have some reservations about posting it. I am in no way promoting religion and/or the teachings of the Nation of Islam. I am posting this because it affected my cultural conscious. The speaker is an intelligent individual and makes a lot of sense. The video is pretty long...30 minutes, but it's worth a listen. This is Leo Muhammad's cultural conscious.

CAUBLINASIAN

Published on 2007-03-21 08:51:00

Tiger made this term famous when he used it to describe his mixed ethnicity. A simple term made up by mixing Caucasian, black, Indian, and Asian into one word caused a huge debate. Ten years after Tiger mentioned the term on Oprah, I am still asked if I’m one of those guys who think they are Caublinasian. My laid-back nature does not allow me to be upset at the question, but it is frustrating to hear. Tiger said he developed the term as a child to help identify himself. I can totally rela

THANK YOU

Published on 2007-03-16 12:33:00

Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to visit and read the articles posted on this blog. I want to give special thanks to those who took an extra step and provided comments. I appreciate the feedback! Please keep it coming...both good and bad. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, let me apologize. I've been a bad blogger lately. My last post was February 22nd..almost a month ago! I'm going to change that. Starting now, I will have weekly updates to the blog. So go ahead and bo

All Star Weekend

Published on 2007-02-22 09:20:00

I attended the NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas this past weekend and all I have to say is, “OH MY GOODNESS!!!” Black Peoples, we are in a world of trouble! Actually, after seeing what I saw this weekend, I am no longer considering myself Black. I am officially Asian! If anyone asks, my mom is from the Philippines and I don’t know who my Daddy is! This may sound bad for me to say, but if you were there, you may understand where I am coming from. Vegas, on any weekend attracts a

Dungy and Smith are Great Coaches…So why can't Media Just Say It!!

Published on 2007-01-29 19:30:00

For the 1st time ever, there will be an African American head coach participating in the Superbowl.  And get this; he will be playing against another African American head coach!  Congratulations to Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith!  By the way, I'm rooting for Da Bears! One would think that having two head coaches in the Superbowl is a good thing.  It definitely is a good thing, but we cannot fail to look at the bigger picture here.  Let's thr