Saturday, August 23, 2014

Drawing Lessons & Inspiration from Sporting Excellence

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Years ago, for my lead college applications essay, I was prompted to discuss a quote with special meaning. I based my essay upon this 1968 ...
Friday, August 1, 2014

Does self-protection justify genocide?: The Jewish dilemma today

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I have seldom been so saddened by remote occurrences as I am at the circumstances involving Israel and its ongoing bombing of one of the ...
Saturday, May 31, 2014

Maleficent - A provocative conversation starter for adolescents and adults, not a movie for kids.

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Last night my wife and I had the rare opportunity to go to a movie together without our kids (13 and 11). Perhaps because we are so well ...
Monday, October 7, 2013

The Black Studies answer to TED Talks is here!

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Season 1 of Blackademics Television features 12 presentations on "Education, Performance and Youth Empowerment" by Black Studie...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

When to comment about racists via social media ... the case of the no-brainer.

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In thinking about whether to use social media to comment about racists, I've offered that do to the problem of giving racists a platform...

Dealing with garden variety racists on social media

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In thinking through and attempting to stay on top of things for the Black Studies in the Age of Social Media class I'll teach th ...
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Monday, June 3, 2013

To "only" finish in the nation's top four ... The making of life-long champions.

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UT Softball fell short of a national title this year, and "only" finished as one of the top four teams in the nation. ... They...