The town in question is Marblehead, Mass., a tony yachtie watering hole where the locals are rich and lily-white. The kind of town where black kids riding bikes look jarringly out of (their) place. (After all, black people aren’t supposed to have money, right?) Click here for source.[...]
Archive for September, 2015
September 10th, 2015 - 2:27 am § in America
How to write a tech commercial
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Teachers are trippin(g), but pay Kam right? Smh
Kam Chancellor signed a four year deal worth $28 million dollars. Chancellor was given a $5 million dollar signing bonus, and he is guaranteed to receive nearly $8 million dollars of his deal. In 2015, Chancellor will earn $4.5 million dollars, and his $100 thousand incentive check is nearly $20[...]
September 9th, 2015 - 9:42 am § in China, The Ave Scene
Boeing vs China?
China says its home-grown large aircraft are a new driving force for China’s manufacturing sector CHINA DAILY MAIL Chinese government’s primetime TV news CCTV yesterday gave first place to its report on China’s three new large aircraft. It said that China’s efforts in developing large air[...]
Lebron James understands the importance of education
Last month, Lebron James announced that his foundation would donate $41 million to cover tuition at the University of Akron for 1,100 Ohio high school graduates. For many years programs have trained kids, without taking into account that the kids parents may also need help. Programs can not contin[...]
September 9th, 2015 - 1:45 am § in America
South Carolina: Why would anyone want to live there?
Stono Rebellion (sometimes called Cato’s Conspiracy or Cato’s Rebellion) was a slave rebellion that commenced on 9 September 1739, near the Stono River in the colony of South Carolina. The uprising was led by native Africans who were likely from the Kingdom of Kongo. The slaves may[...]
Davey L. Whitney (1930-2015)
Davey “The Wiz”Whitney, an influential American Basketball coach, was born January 15, 1930, in Lexington, Kentucky, to parents Albert Whitney Sr. and Elizabeth Whitney. Mr. Whitney coached Alcorn St. to the first NCAA tournament win ever by an historically black university with a 70-62 vict[...]