Dec 03, 2012

  While I was searching for a picture for this post, I searched “educated Black men.” To my surprise, I found mostly older, while still successful representatives such as Malcolm X, Spike Lee, and Steve Harvey. It got me wondering…who will be some of the next men to fill these shoes? While attending college, first [...]

Nov 27, 2012

  Afrika Bambaataa who had his birth in the South Bronx has done so much for Hip Hop. In fact, when you think of Hip Hop, you can’t even speak about the birth of this genre without mentioning him. Bambaata, one of the originators of break-beat deejaying among other things has recently been appointed to [...]

Sep 19, 2012

Normally I find myself doing long and extensive write-ups, but I don’t know if this is quite necessary for this topic. I think the description of this movie, along with video, does a great job in itself. Although I’m slightly sad I’m finding out about this movie a week after it’s movie screening, it’s better [...]

May 04, 2012

Hedge fund Third Point upped its battle with Yahoo’s board by asserting that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson does not have the computer science degree claimed on his resume. In a letter to Yahoo’s board, Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb said that Thompson received a degree in accounting from Stonehill College, but not “accounting and computer science,” as [...]

Mar 31, 2012

Education seems to be such a touchy issue these days. So touchy, that it often isn’t discussed, especially when it relates to the future successes of African Americans. Every city has it’s challenges, some more than others, and while we can’t change everything overnight, we can discuss the small wins that are accomplished. We can [...]

We are now in a day and age where students are beginning to question not only the price of their tuition, but how their tuition dollars are being spent. During a recent meeting with the very rarely seen President Dr. Warrick Carter, Columbia College Chicago students get into somewhat a heated discussion about his salary, [...]

As kids, we’re told to get good grades, do well in high school, so that you can go to a good college, get a great education, and we’ll get a great job. The times have changed, and now in 2012, many college graduates are finding themselves pursuing master’s degrees after not being able to find [...]

Mar 06, 2012

Education is not only important, but being educated on the truth is just as important.And if you didn’t know, 9th Wonder has been schooling Duke Students On Hip Hop, for quite some time. 9th Wonder is doing a great thing for Hip Hop, not only as a producer and entrepreneur, but as a professor. CBS [...]