Posted on May 30, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
Hip Hop culture is poisonous and promotes failure, immorality and being stupid. These days, so does “black culture”. It is hard to tell where hip hop culture ends and “black culture” begins.
Over the past three decades black culture has grown so conflated with hip-hop culture that for most Americans under the age of 45, hip-hop [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
The University of Maryland’s Center for Minorities in Science and Engineering is hosting a SAT Strategies Program this summer from July 5-31 on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The program is facilitated in partnership with the Empowering Minds Foundation. Email me if you are interested in this program
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Posted on May 25, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
…about being American than their immigrant counterparts
A recent survey found that, compared to many countries in Western Europe, immigrant Muslims assimilate relatively well. In fact, the study found that African American Muslims more unhappy with America and, along with younger Muslims, were more likely to have extremist views. Is it because, minus the post-9-11 racial [...]
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Posted on May 23, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
In the previous comments, I was asked the following:
You need to talk more about the ugliness of the American administration. I think you hate the Jihadists more than those who killed and enslaved and continue to enslave your people, the African-Americans. You think all the spread of guns and drugs in the African community is [...]
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Posted on May 22, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
The terrorist lunatics have apparently made some kind of demented plea to blacks to join them in some form.
Here is the translation of the pitch:
Our brothers: we have seen some you all’s insane rants on the internet and we are very impressed at the depths of lunacy and idiocy and we congratulate you on being nearly as idiotic as we are. You [...]
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Posted on May 21, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
…Black Boys. School is just a social club and they need to be in stricter environment without the distractions
A new report by a statewide task force that paints a grim picture of how African American male students are faring in Maryland’s public schools and universities recommends strengthening mentor programs, encouraging more black men to be [...]
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Posted on May 18, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
The black “stronghold” in the DC area is basically in PG county now, but more blacks are also moving to Virginia as well…
The District of Columbia’s longtime status as a majority-black city appears to be diminishing, even as Maryland and Virginia continue to experience a dramatic rise in their minority populations, according to census estimates [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
To add to what has already been a hot topic, this story comes out from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The achievement gap separating black boys from just about everyone else springs from a powerful, anti-education culture rising in the black community, a local black think tank argues in a new report.
Parents who undervalue education, and a [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
The Southern Prince Georges County Association for
Mutual Improvement (SAMI)
Invites you to
An Afternoon Tea
Introducing Masjid Al-Hikma and an overview of SAMI
Saturday May 19, 2007
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm Sisters Only Located in the
Fort Washington Commerce Center
11064 Livingston Rd Unit 101L,
Fort Washington MD
20744
Please RSVP: 301-520-3617 or 301-440-4241
Directions: From RT 210 S/Indian Head Hwy, make a [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2007 by Tariq Nelson
James Collier on academic competition
Competition, via academic contests, may be bad for white kids suffering from Advanced Placement overdose, but for black kids, it is essential medicine. The fierce competition on the schoolyard playing fields and courts desperately needs to occur in the classroom as well, in order for us to escape the ‘bottoms’. Competitive [...]
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