Community Checkup

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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This judge must truly have been fed up when he decided to kick white lawyers out of his court room so that he could lecture the black defendants on their wayward lifestyles.
On CNN, the judge, Marvin Arrington, had this to say:
I came out and saw the defendants, and it was about 99.9 percent Afro-Americans, and [...]

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Only in South Carolina…
A black civil rights activist is fighting to close a store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building.Since 1996, the Redneck Shop has operated in an old movie theater that, according to [...]

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[Update: Much to my chagrin, the final episode will not be shown on OnDemand tonight. We'll all have to wait until Sunday. Insert Senator Clay Davis' tagline here____]
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The Wire, the greatest TV show ever, will be coming to an official end on Sunday. However, with OnDemand you can check it out today, which [...]

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L’s comment on the sellout post about how racism/prejudice instructs how we view others reminded me of this South Park clip. Hilarious.
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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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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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Wishing everyone the best for the holiday season–whatever you celebrate; whatever you believe. It’s a time for reflection, introspection, and connection.
I felt like Jesse writing that…
Don’t forget that The Great Debaters comes tomorrow–Christmas day. Could make for a nice Christmas evening outing. I’ll be checking it out then along with about half of the  black [...]

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In my undergrad days in Atlanta, I remember many folks referring to two of the black megachurch preachers, Creflo Dollar (yeah, that’s his real name) and Eddie Long, as “Theft Yo’ Dollar” and “Eddie Wrong.” I always thought there was a lot of truth in those nicknames–still do. This new news gives me no [...]

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Neuman is a good friend of mine. We agree on social and political issues about 50-60% of the time. But even when I disagree with him I always appreciate his persuasive, thoughtful, and provocative arguments. His comments on my last post about Sean Taylor are a great example. I decided [...]

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