Community Checkup

Might this become the only black news channel?

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts is developing a cable news network focusing on a black audience.
Black Television News Channel, scheduled to launch in 2009, will provide “original news programming with a distinctly African-American perspective,” according to a news release. It recently announced [...]

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It’s graduation season. What better (or worse) time to examine the value of time spent in higher ed. I recently read this op-ed by Marty Nemko, a career counselor on this issue that was so on point. In fact, I think every college aspirant and their parents should read it. Here’s how [...]

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For some time now the black community has been bemoaning the lack of involvement of black fathers in the lives of their children. A recent Newsweek article spoke to this issue in the context of discussing a new book, “The Beautiful Struggle” (which looks very interesting) as well as a recent study on the topic.  [...]

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No, he’s not light-skinned (or “light-skindid”)…
[Josh] Packwood will graduate as the 2008 valedictorian, the first white student to do so in the 141-year history of Morehouse, which has never counted more than a handful of white students among its enrollment of roughly 3,000. [Source: KCStar]
So what’s the word? Is this a good thing or a [...]

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To those of you who have looked forward to my posts here, I sincerely apologize for the extended leave.  I won’t bore you with the details of why I’ve been MIA, but just know that I have not given up on The Checkup.   In the words of Carlito Brigante, “I’m reloadeddddd!”

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