College Scene
Caroline REALLY wants to pass this class.
Oct 5th
Just read and tell me what you would have done if you were Todd.
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Lil Wayne 'Get Schooled' Ad
Aug 25th
He may not look like it but, believe it or not, Lil Wayne is actually a good spokesperson for Get Schooled.
[Audio] Henry Louis Gates 911 Call
Jul 28th
This is the initial call that started the entire “Louigate” fiasco. I haven’t commented on this much in open forum but I talk about it all the time with the older African-Americans at the job. His situation, in a nutshell, is that Henry Gates, affluent African-American Harvard professor, was profiled as a burglar in his own home, questioned by police, then arrested.
This call makes the racial dynamics of the situation more clear. Listen to how this woman speaks. The part that blows me is how she says, “I’m not sure if these two individuals actually work there, I mean, live there.” They’re dark so they must not live in this nice area. They’ve gotta work there. Two black “dark” men having trouble getting into their home are criminals?
They obviously had a key. They had some trouble getting in — maybe because they were lugging suitcases around? — so they used their shoulders to push the door. Suddenly they’re criminals? I don’t know many doors that can be opened with the feeble shoulder of a middle-aged man.
The 911-call was just the tip of the iceberg. When polive arrived, they knocked on the door to question Gates. He was already chilling in his home. He showed identification and cooperated. The police say that he was beligerant and insulted them.
If you came and disturbed me while I was in my home and accused me of stealing my house, I’d be a little more than beligerant. One of the officers said that Gates said insulting things about his mother. Really?! You’re getting mad over a ‘your mama’ snap? Is this 1994? Do you attend P.S. 34 Elementary school? Is this recess? You’re seriously going to take this man to jail because he may, or may not, have insulted your mother on his own property?
That’s bullshit in my opinion. This call further stregthens the fear of dark people — dark meaning black and Hispanic– in this country. Obama being our president didn’t change anything. He actually said that the officers handled the situation “stupidly” and I couldn’t agree more.
[Video] Fight on "College Hill"
Jun 24th
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I watched the first episode of this show a few months back because my homegirl was hyped about it and haven’t watched an episode since. For a show about the life of black college students, they always find the most ignorant shit to air. I haven’t seen the show but I’m sure they don’t show them doing anything positive unless it yields drama. Ah, well, this still entertained me for six minutes and 40 seconds.
[Audio] Cornel West talks to Lupe Fiasco
Apr 8th
[Audio] Cornel West talks to Lupe Fiasco
Cornel West and Lupe Fiasco sat down for a pretty enlightened conversation at Calvin College on April 3. I steered away from calling this an interview because of the nature and structure of the conversation. The convo goes for about an hour and is something great to listen to if you have a chance. I let it play as opened emails and B.S.’ed online and I was totally distracted and captivated by this audio. You’re probably not doing something constructive right now so go ahead and take a listen.
