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no money, mo' problems.
“In this kind of knowledge economy giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but it’s also giving up on your family’s future and giving up on your country’s future.”
There has been a lot of buzz lately about reforming public [...]
“One. Abortion, no matter the race, is a tragic loss of beauty and possibility. Induced abortion, the deliberate act of killing an unborn child, is inherently wrong…Actions have consequences, and the disproportionate impact of abortion on the Black community is glaringly evident and statistically irrefutable. Since the legalization of Roe v. Wade, the black community [...]
Barack Obama – Santa Fe Art District, originally uploaded by Seetwist.
200 days in, do you still believe?
In his ability and in ours to get it right?
Share your thoughts on where we are (and where you think we need to go)
I can count the number of times I’ve been in an emergency room on my left had. Once when I was 12, when I was pregnant, when the munchkin was 5 weeks old and fell (ok, I dropped him) out of his bouncy chair, and again last night.
Flip flops and three-year-olds do not mix. [...]
Today my son and I were enjoying the freedom of our summer break and decided to walk to the bookstore. Since I’m trying to get the munchkin ready for preschool, I choose to use our walk as a teachable moment about colors. As we passed some flowers growing in someone’s yard, I asked him to [...]
Today we had a faculty meeting after school, which aimed to inform us more about the budget cuts, new info from the district, and securing our teaching positions for the fall. As many of you know, as of June 30th, I won’t have a teaching position with the district unless they find some money and [...]
Listening to President’s Obama’s speech today, made we instantly think of Slim Charles’ reaction to Stringer Bell’s death in the Wire. In this episode, Bell is cut down in a hail of bullets because of his shady business dealings amid a drug war between the Barksdale and Marlow crews. Although Bells death has nothing to [...]
hysterical….
(but so true)
peace.
Newt is angry, sowhat else is new? Obamaplays nice with others thankfully
~~just a quick note.
you can catch me blogging today over at MyBrownBaby. [...]
Compton.
Even if you’re not from Los Angeles, you’ve heard the stories. NWA put this tiny city on the map. Documented its violence and gangs as if it was as our own little Baghdad. Compton, The CPT, has been synonymous with fear for as long as I can remember. Growing up in South-Central Los Angeles, [...]

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