Where Do We Go From Here?

For the last few weeks, we have looked back on our history to remember our heroes and great achievements. Today, let’s look forward.
Justin and I were talking yesterday on how the relationship between African-Americans and Whites have changed and stayed the same since we’ve been alive. Growing up in Memphis, there was only [...]

Black Histoy: Die for the Cause

One of the feelings endemic of the post-civil rights generation of Black America is the vulnerability and weakness that comes from not having a cause. When a people is faced with a cause, they are able to sweep aside their whimsical cares, and even their most closely held desires, in order to focus on [...]

Movie Review: "The Pursuit of Happyness"

I (J) know I’m a little late to the party, but this weekend I finally got around to seeing Will Smith’s “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The movie, based on a true story, is about Chris Gardner, an intelligent, mathematically-inclined black man who missed past opportunities and found himself an unfulfilled sales rep. When finances get [...]