Community Checkup

What appears to be an interesting online magazine by Henry Louis Gates Jr. on black culture, was just launched this past Monday. There looks to be plenty of interesting contributors including William Julius Wilson, Lawrence Bobo, John McWhorter and more. Check it out. You can also check out this NYT article about it.
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It’s no secret that the Clintons have been playing dirty. Smart, but dirty. The question remains as to whether their tactics will be able to stem the gigantic tidal wave of support behind Obama. I don’t think they will.
Plenty of folk, such as Ron Walters of the University of Maryland, have [...]

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I love the fact that King’s birthday is a national holiday, but I also often become frustrated by the oversimplification of his message seen in the media, politics, and education. Everyone knows about King’s fight for racial justice, his belief in non-violence, and a few words of his I have a dream speech. [...]

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More bad news with regard to medical care. In an earlier post, I mentioned a study that showed an ethnic gap in pain killer prescriptions. This time, a study shows longer waiting times at emergency rooms–for everyone, and especially for minorities. The study involved national data of emergency room visits consisting of over [...]

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A king, he truly was. More to come on the observance of his birthday…

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There’s still Nevada to go, but I’m most interested in South Carolina next week. It will be the first real test of how much support Obama has from the black community.I also see it as being a gauge of how far some in the black community have come in dealing with the fear of the [...]

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It’s been a busy week so I’m a little late with this one…
Obama’s second place finish in New Hampshire came as a bit of a surprise to those who placed any faith in polling. Some of the polls had Obama ahead of Hillary as much as 13%. Yet he lost by a few points. [...]

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My man, L, inspired me to say something about HBO’s The Wire. L has to be the greatest fan of the show as well as its greatest proselytizer. He is also quick to admonish you for not being on top of the most recent developments of the series. When I told him I had [...]

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Yet another racial gap…
A recent study in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) points out a gap in the prescription of pain killers during emergency room visits. The study looked at national data on the prescription of opioid pain meds (e. g. morphine & oxycodone) for whites, blacks, Asians, and Latinos [...]

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I’m still amazed. I knew Obama had a very good chance. I knew his message of change was strong and was what many wanted to hear. I knew that the tons of money he was able to raise was an indicator that American might be ready for him. Still, I [...]

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