December 2008
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8 Lessons for 2008
As television analysts and newspapers begin to peer into their crystal balls and tell “the people” what is in store for the new year, I have begun to notice a serious disdain for 2008. I see headlines declaring the year “The Second Great Crash” and cartoons of the 2009 baby kicking out the 2008 old [...]
Reading Skills, Language Nuances of Black Youth Among Issues Examined at MLA
Lydia Lum, Diverse Issues in Higher Education – Barack Obama’s forthcoming ascent to the presidency will hopefully help improve access to African-American children’s and young adult literature, a scholar said Tuesday. Dr. Wendy Rountree, an assistant professor of English at North Carolina Central University, said Obama’s well-known affinity for reading and education can help encourage [...]
Calling for a New Era of Civil Rights Enforcement
Paula B. Mays, Huffington Post – One great hope I have in 2009 is that the Civil Rights laws, for which so many people fought and died for, will again be taken seriously and enforced, and that there will be accountability for those who violate those laws. This to me, this is one of the [...]
Charles Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI
Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday. An officer with a law enforcement task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood [...]
Atheists sue to erase God from swearing-in
A group of atheists is suing to bar prayers and references to God during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama. Michael Newdow, along with 17 other individuals and 10 groups representing atheists, named Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., officials in charge of inaugural festivities, the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery and [...]
