The asterisks should start in the pre-blacks baseball era Monday, 26 November 2007 If baseball is going to start putting asterisks on the records that were aided by the misconduct of people inside the sport, then they should begin with all of the records achieved before 1947. That's when baseball ended its whites-only era.  Click to continue at USAToday.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 195   On race issues, we should ask better questions Monday, 26 November 2007 Say you were contacted for a national survey and this was one of the questions: Which of these statements comes closer to your view -- even if neither is exactly right: Blacks today can no longer be thought of as a single race because the black community is so diverse OR blacks can still be thought of as a single race because they have so much in common.  Click to continue at chicagotribune.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 241   He who defines you, controls you Monday, 26 November 2007 The Pew Research Center reported, “African Americans see a widening gulf between the values of middle class and poor blacks, and nearly four-in-ten say that because of the diversity within their community, blacks can no longer be thought of as a single race.” Black people can now play out this doomsday scenario with a clear conscience and without remorse for the dismal future we are creating for our children. Now that Pew has done its research and revealed that Black people are so fragmented by “class,” is there any reason for us to continue to espouse collective and cooperative anything among our people?  Click to continue at Blackonomics.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 208   What Are the Lyrics Saying? Thursday, 08 November 2007 We all hear about degrading hip-hop lyrics. And we hear about the lyrics that promote violence and illegal acts. But what about the songs that we think are totally innocent? A Hilltop staffer spoke about her church choir doing the "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" dance, during a service in hopes of intriguing their younger attendees of the service.  Click to continue at BlackCollegeWire.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 212   Blacks must drop victimhood and reclaim dignity Thursday, 08 November 2007 We know there are forces that make the ability to escape poverty seem bleak: overburdened single-parent homes, a high dropout rate, joblessness, gangs, drugs, crime, incarceration.... Yet we in the black community must look at ourselves and understand our own responsibility.  Click to continue at CSMonitor.com Add Comment (0) Hits: 244

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