Free Writing: Just Because… (Random Thoughts)
By Urban Thought at 17 April, 2009, 8:58 am
This post is being authored because: 1. I haven’t blogged in quite some time and 2. because I haven’t blogged in quite some time. I’ll use the free writing format so I can actually get these words, which may mean nothing to you at all, out there before I edit to the point where I [...]
Read More >>Jump-Off Season is Taking Off
By Urban Thought at 1 April, 2008, 4:58 pm
Something has been weighing on my mind all week.
I’ve been getting random phone calls from people about break-ups that will or have happen. It’s crazy when it all happens at once but this trend isn’t new. This usually happens this time of year and I think I’m going to call it exactly what it is…
Jump-Off [...]
First Day of Spring Is Here 2008
By Urban Thought at 20 March, 2008, 12:48 pm
Spring is upon us and Easter is just up the block.
In my younger years Spring and Easter meant so much more to me than it did now.
Spring is one of my favorite seasons. It bring a sense of renewal. My remembrance of Spring has more to do with sunshine and warm weather. It also was [...]
U.N. Predicts Urban Population Explosion
By Urban Thought at 30 June, 2007, 6:50 am
(June 30) — By next year, more than half the world’s population, 3.3 billion people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, and the number is expected to swell to almost five billion by 2030, according to a United Nations Population Fund report released yesterday.
A United Nations study predicts that the bulk [...]
Observation: Stereotypes Revealed
By Dan-Sean Mankind at 9 June, 2007, 5:00 am
Stereotypes…
If you grew up in the hood, you couldn’t possibly have a high school diploma or degree.
Because your name is Tyrone Biggums, you automatically sell drugs and have 4 baby mommas.
Every female with a short skirt and big earrings is a hoe.
Everyone who lives in the projects is poor.
All black people are cheap and have [...]
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