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“Kanye West Apologizes for Calling Bush a Racist, Highlighting Bigger Issue” by Devon Carlin

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, George Bush, Kanye West, Katrina, New Orleans, News, U.S.A on November 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Op-ed submission by Project 21 It may be too little and too late, but Kanye West is finally apologizing for calling George W. Bush a racist. Nonetheless, his realization could be a lesson for us all. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, celebrities offered their support to the affected areas with their “A Concert [...]

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“Kanye should never have apologized to Bush” by Dr. Boyce Watkins

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Critical Thinking, Dr. Boyce Watkins, George Bush, Kanye West, Katrina, New Orleans, News, The Today Show, U.S.A on November 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Article in Race-Talk by Dr. Boyce Watkins One of the proudest moments in my life as a political observer was when Kanye West did something that almost no other artist or entertainer would be astute or courageous enough to do. In 2005, as people were dying in the streets of New Orleans, West used the powerful platform [...]

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The decade that was…

Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Al Qaida, Barack Obama, Black History, Blogging, Geopolitics, H1N1, Katrina, Life, Michael Jackson, News, Terrorism, U.S.A, War on December 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »

In comparison with the span of time, ten years really isn’t that long, however a lot can happen in that time. The last ten years have brought lots of significant changes to my life. I got a new job, moved twice to different cities, got divorced and remarried, had a son and met through blogging some amazing [...]

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