Why Don’t You Call Me Anymore? Is It Because of Black History Month?
By Urban Thought at 27 February, 2008, 12:00 am
Some Things You Just Don’t Say My co-worker was on her phone leaving a message to some dude she has been seeing for a couple of months. She happens to be white and her boyfriend of the moment is black. These were her words: Why haven’t I heard from you? It’s been a couple of [...]
Read More >>Primary Day: Super Tuesday
By Urban Thought at 5 February, 2008, 3:38 pm
It is my right, not a privilege, to vote. I woke up this morning with the understanding that voting was going to take place today and I was going to be a part of the event. I made a phone call to a friend to inquire whether she would be voting or not. “Are you [...]
Read More >>Tales of An Oreo: Do you need a face towel?
By Urban Thought at 25 January, 2008, 12:00 am
What makes you black? Is it the way you walk? The way you talk? How you wear your clothes? How about your shower habits? I’ve been called an Oreo many times in my life. I’m used to it although I don’t identify with it. This past weekend, I found my Blackness being questioned by another [...]
Read More >>Season of Giving: Donating Dollars
By Urban Thought at 28 December, 2007, 1:53 am
Since Urban Observation debuted I’ve had plenty of friends send me observations of their own. They’ll say, “UT, you wouldn’t believe what someone said to me the other day” or “UT, let me tell you what I saw.” The following is an e-mail I received from a friend who works for a not-for-profit organization (or is [...]
Read More >>Reading Rainbow: Calling Out For Help
By Urban Thought at 10 December, 2007, 1:23 pm
There was a time when I would read one book a week. In order to save time between books I would purchase three books at a time just so I could do back to back reading. My purchases of books never took place inside a regular bookstore, it was actually the street vendors that supplied my reading material. [...]
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