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Archive for May, 2007

“I GET BY…

With a little help from my friends.” Lately I find myself quoting the dynamic duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney (I still quote Biggie and Pac more than I should too!).  Despite the poignant lyrics, I’m not one to call on somebody for help. Mainly because I don’t want to owe [...]

IF ROSIE WERE BLACK…

Would Barbara Walters have fired her a long time ago?  A white friend of mine asked me that question yesterday.  To her I replied, “What do you think?”

JUST SAY NO TO DRUGS!

I remember those words well, made famous by Nancy Reagan. We chanted the phrase at grade-school assemblies, and as prompted by Public Service Announcements during Saturday morning cartoons. It was a movement of epic proportions. Everyone born in 1980 and earlier was in some way effected by the war on drugs. [...]