The Supremes Cut Away At Brown

From the New York Times.In a decision of sweeping importance to educators, parents and schoolchildren across the country, the Supreme Court today sharply limited the ability of school districts to manage the racial makeup of the student bodies in their schools.
The court voted, 5 to 4, to reject diversity plans from Seattle and Louisville, [...]

"Daddy’s Little Girls:" Movie Review and Commentary on Black Relationships

Last night, the wifey and I (J) rented Tyler Perry’s “Daddy’s Little Girls,” starring the absolutely stunning Gabrielle Union (pictured, and who I just met a few weeks ago) and the talented actor Idris Elba (”The Wire”). Understanding that the movie would contain Perry’s requisite “cheesiness” factor, I nonetheless found the movie entertaining and thought-provoking. [...]

Blacks and Swimming

“It’s a touchy topic: Why don’t more blacks swim? The numbers are embarrassing — African Americans make up less than 1 percent of competitive swimmers in the United States.
“And alarming: Black children are 2½ times more likely to drown than white kids.
The reasons, experts say, are both concrete — inadequate swimming facilities and instruction in [...]

Quote of the Day: Frantz Fanon

“Leave this Europe where they are never done talking of Man, yet they murder men everywhere they find them, at the corner of every one of their streets, in all corners of the globe. For centuries they have stifled almost all of humanity in the name of a so-called spiritual experience. Look at them today [...]