Weekend Pop Culture: Spike Speaks. After Shooting, Cam’Ron Compares Himself to Malcolm X, Dr. King. P. Diddy in a Little Trouble

“Spike Lee says the value of education is being overshadowed by the images that gangsta rap glorifies.”
“Young black kids didn’t grow up wanting to be a pimp or a stripper like they do now,” Lee said of his youth in Brooklyn.” He likened the images from some rap videos to the [...]

Looking Forward, Not Back

Our good friend, Intellectual Insurgent, has an excellent post about the importance of looking forward, not back, as we go through life. Living in the past is one of the most destructive forces in life. II analyzes the Biblical story of Lot. God turned Lot into a pillar of salt when she ‘looked back’ after [...]

More Quotes of the Day: Michael Brown

“If you’ll look at my lovely FEMA attire you’ll really vomit. . . . I am a fashion god.” “Are you proud of me?” “Can I quit now? Can I go home?”In emails to colleagues on August 29, 2005-the day Katrina hit New Orleans.
“Do you know of anyone who dog sits?” “If you [...]

Quote of the Day: George W. Bush

“If anyone in this administration was involved in it [the CIA leak investigation], they would no longer be in this administration.” - September 29, 2003

Ted Wells Representing Scooter Libby in CIA Leak Case

Scooter Libby has chosen one of America’s top lawyers (who happens to be African American) to defend him in the C.I.A. leak case.