Friday Flashback (Part II)

“For the Love of $” - Bone Thugz in Harmony.
You know you loved this whole album when it came out.

Friday Flashback (Part I)

From 25th Hour.

Study on Black/African-Americans

Radio One has commissioned Yankelovich to do a study to help African-Americans feel good about themselves. The results are based on a survey of 3,400 African-American ranging in ages from 17 to 74. Among the eleven distinct groups they categorized are the “connected black teens” who are tech-savvy, optimistic and less familiar with [...]

I Wonder As I Wander (The Sista Nurse, ATL Edition)

I (J) took the family to visit C. Yates, Alex, Yani and Maceo in ATL for the 4th of July weekend.  The highlight of the weekend, of course, was C. Yates’ “surprise” engagement to Alex (he asked her Dad’s permission, like a good man should).  It was also nice to meet The (One and Only) Good [...]

Quote of the Day: Self-Reliance

 ”These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company, in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, [...]