When and how Kareem learned the skyhook, whether they could have went to NBA from high school, what they are doing now--- Oh my!
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/952
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
'Audacity to Win': Excerpt by Plouffe on Obama Campaign - TIME
"It was chaos and, quite frankly, frightening. I felt as if the wheels could easily spin off our whole venture. Still, Obama was the pillar of reassurance."
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1932963-1,00.html
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
U.S and Afghan Troops In Afghanistan Outnumber Taliban 12-1
Recent U.S. government estimates put the number of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan at 25,000. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/27/troops-in-afghanistan-out_0_n_336096.html?igoogle=1#
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Rachel Maddow:Easy to Understand comparision of various Public Option alternatives, Canada Health Care and English Health Care Systems
I admire President Obama but wish he would use his oratory skills to explain the various health care options, as plainly as Rachel. And state which one he is for, why, and what he's going to do to make it happen.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#33486747
As Time Goes By........
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Masterpiece | Endgame | PBS
Little know story of how business helped negotiations that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa and the release of Nelson Mandela that, for me, points to ways social activists might partner with business to revitalize the inner city.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/endgame/index.html
Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference builds support for volunteer-based tutoring and mentoring programs reaching youth in high-poverty neighborhoods
Want to reduce violence and redevelop the hood? Start by helping youth develop their skills and find mentors.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Philadelphia, New York World Series
As a Chicago White Sox fan, I'm pulling for AL Champs... but still love my Philly friends & two great ballplayers Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins.
Tyler Perry - 60 Minutes - CBS News
"Built career with black folks support; Hollywood told him to get lost; owns everything he makes; building multi-million $$$ business into multi-billion $$$; don't play him small"
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5419908n
What Michelle Obama Must Do Now | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com
"I want to know how she feels about children killing children back in her hometown of Chicago."
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/219373?from=rss (via shareaholic)
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/219373?from=rss (via shareaholic)
POLITICO 44: White House Adviser David Axelrod on “60 Minutes” to discuss daughter's battle with epilepsy
Way to go David and family for raising awareness and funds to combat this disease
http://www.politico.com/politico44/
Anna Quindlen: Assessing Barack Obama's Progress | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com
"In an incremental system, Barack Obama is an incremental man... the presidents who have made real change have always done so in the same way: "Each of them had the country pushing the Congress to act, the people and the press both. The pressure has to come from outside."
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/219371/page/1 (via shareaholic)
Link: http://www.newsweek.com/id/219371/page/1 (via shareaholic)
NFL Game Center: Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals - 2009 Week 7
Maybe Bears can trade for Benson & Tank; cut our D-line- restart the game.
http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2009102500/2009/REG7/bears@bengals
Leaderless: Senate Pushes For Public Option Without Obama's Support
"Who knew that when it came down to crunch time, Harry Reid would be the one who stepped up to the plate and Barack Obama would shy away from the fight," emailed one progressive strategist.
Friday, October 23, 2009
The End of Black Politics As We Knew It: Will Atlanta's Next Mayor Be White? Should We Even Care? | Black Agenda Report
A new black agenda based on the collective interests of a broader segment of the African American community must soon take the place of black business class political domination, along with some new forms of concerted, collective action to press that agenda home.
http://www.blackagendareport.com/?q=content/end-black-politics-we-knew-it-will-atlantas-next-mayor-be-white-should-we-even-care
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
One in four of every young black male school dropout is locked up in jail or juvenile detention. http://post.ly/8PO7
Maps show where there is a need for mentoring, point people to tutor/mentor sites, and assist with your tutor/mentor-building strategies.
http://mappingforjustice.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Obama Quietly Cozies Up to Health-Care Industry | Newsweek Voices - Howard Fineman | Newsweek.com
Is "change we can believe in" an upfront deal with Big Pharma?
http://www.newsweek.com/id/217458?from=rss
FT.com / Columnists / Gideon Rachman - Obama must start punching harder
At least Mr Obama makes decisions with his head, rather than his gut.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/940c78c8-b763-11de-9812-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1
Bob Herbert- Behind the Laughter - NYTimes.com
One in four of every young black male school dropout is locked up in jail or juvenile detention.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13herbert.html?ref=todayspaper
Op-Ed Columnist - Behind the Laughter - NYTimes.com
Even as teachers by the tens of thousands are walking the plank to unemployment, we’re learning, as The Times reported last week, that one in every 10 young male dropouts is locked up in jail or juvenile detention. As if that weren’t gruesome enough, we find that the figure for blacks is one in four. What would it take to get the perpetual crisis facing these young people onto the radar screens of the rest of America?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13herbert.html?ref=todayspaper
Op-Ed Columnist - The Young and the Neuro - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13brooks.html?ref=todayspaper
Many of the studies presented here concerned the way we divide people by in-group and out-group categories in as little as 170 milliseconds.
Op-Ed Columnist - Behind the Laughter - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/opinion/13herbert.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper
Even as teachers by the tens of thousands are walking the plank to unemployment, we’re learning, as The Times reported last week, that one in every 10 young male dropouts is locked up in jail or juvenile detention. As if that weren’t gruesome enough, we find that the figure for blacks is one in four. What would it take to get the perpetual crisis facing these young people onto the radar screens of the rest of America?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Joe Biden, White House Truth Teller | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com
http://www.newsweek.com/id/217090/page/4
"[V]eep play[s] the devil's advocate.
Off the Charts - The Divided States of Health Care Coverage - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/business/economy/10charts.html?em
Those who lack health insurance now are far more likely to live in states that usually vote Republican...in strongly Democratic Congressional districts [that] contain large minority populations with relatively low incomes.
Unboxed - I.B.M Tries to Help Cities Work Smarter - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/business/11unboxed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
“The mistake people make is to think that collecting the data is the endgame,” saidMichael R. Bloomberg, the mayor of New York. The real payoff, he said, takes another step. “We actually use the data,” he noted.
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In Today's Viral World, Who Keeps a Civil Tongue?
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McDonnell: A Razor-Sharp but Selective Memory
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
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