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Back in January, the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) published a powerful report on the financial health of America’s citizens. The picture they chose for the report’s cover describes the situation perfectly: Continue reading “We Broke Ya’ll”
We use Dr. King’s words, his picture, and his life for all sorts of purposes. But very few of us are willing to share in his pain, his sacrifice, or his burden. Continue reading “Martin vs. Everybody”
Okay, let’s start at the end: It’s 6am. A young woman is pacing up and down the half block in front of my bldg across the street. “Excuse me miss, I just got robbed…” Her voice tails off. She stands in the street, pushed off the sidewalk by a crusty pile of snow, the remnants of a blizzard five days ago. Continue reading “6am in The Bronx”
In a 2009 TED Talk called How to live to be 100+, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner discussed some of the findings from a long-term study conducted by the magazine to uncover “what really helps us live longer better.” Continue reading “Long Live You”
“After centuries of participating in protest marches, race riots and demonstrations, and pushing for integration and passage of an endless number of civil rights laws, Black Americans are increasingly sensing that something is wrong. They question whether or not they are on the right road. A comparative analysis of our socio-economic conditions shows that Black Americans have entered the new millennium much the same way they entered the previous four centuries – as an impoverished, powerless and neglected people.” – Dr. Claud Anderson Continue reading “Freedom Dances”
“No they won’t be naming no buildings after me to go down dilapidated” – “A.D. 2000″ by Erykah Badu
The well-heeled streets of the Upper West Side section of Manhattan are rarely the setting where stories about fenced-in, abandoned buildings begin. So as I walked down Amsterdam Avenue on the first Sunday of the new year, I was surprised to come across an abandoned building occupying such prime real estate. Continue reading “Movin’ On Up”