I have bad news everybody...

Blac(K)ademic is signing off. I would just like to thank her for providing a place where people could express themselves. I hope that others will follow in her footsteps and articulate their own unique voice. Peace Nubian. We'll miss you...

Book of the Week: Can't Stop, Won't Stop by Jeff Chang

Website of the Week: Can't Stop, Won't Stop the Blog

Song of the Week: You Must Learn by KRS-One

Quote of the week: "The price of one's hat isn't the worth of their intelligence"
African-American Saying

Book of the Week: Deconstructing Tyrone

Resource of the Week: Undergraduates, contact me if you are interested in graduate study and money!!! I have resources available for you, so you can earn money and conduct research. It looks good on your resume/cv and you get early exposure to your field.

Song of the Week: Can't Knock the Hustle
Jay-z and Mary J. Blige

Quote Request:

"I'm so far ahead of my time I'm bout to start another life,
Look behind you I'm bout to pass you twice" Jay-Z

Quote of the Week: "Knowledge is the founding of everything in existence. If you're not droppin' knowledge, you're violent because you're ignorant" Papoose

Book of the Week: A Piece of Cake by: Cupcake Brown
Album of the Week: Tamia - Between Friends
Movie of the Week: School Daze

Quote: "Aint no tuition for havin' no ambition" -- Kanye West

Event: Gwendolyn Pough @ the University of Kansas tomorrow night! (more info)

Book of the Week: Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture,
and the Public Sphere by: Gwendolyn Pough ( yeah, just like last week)

Movie of the Week: Catch a Fire

Negritude 2.0: Walking Away From It All: The New Great American Fantasy

Mark Reynolds of Popmatters.com has an excellent article on Dave Chappelle and Aaron McGruder(Boondocks). Both of these artists have produced excellent thought-provoking work which will remain a in the hearts and minds of many. (read more)

Quote of the Week:
They always say that "nothing lasts forever"
but what makes love the exception?

--- Andre 3000

Event: Classical Savion at the University of Kansas Lied Center
Fri. November 10 @ 7:30

Book of the Week: Check It While I Wreck It: Black Womanhood, Hip-Hop Culture, and the Public Sphere by: Gwendolyn Pough

Album of the Week: Marvin Gaye What's Going On

I start to think; and then I sink into the paper
Like I was ink
When I'm writin' I'm trapped in between the lines
I escape...


when I finish the rhyme

-- Mos Def



Book of the Week: Everything But the Burden Edited by: Greg Tate

Event of the Week: Tunnel of Oppression at The University of Kansas

The Tunnel of Oppression creates an awareness of different types of oppression and its effects within society through an interactive experience; using audio, video and live actors, participants explore opinions, values and thoughts regarding oppression. The Tunnel is laid out to increase the level of sensory images as participants progress through the experience and ends with a processing session with trained counselors.

The Tunnel of Oppression is a program that was adapted by several staff members from Student Residential Programs at Western Illinois University.

(more info)

Check out this New York Sun Editorial on the legacy of Slavery and Brown University (click here)

Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice

In 2003, Brown University President Ruth Simmons appointed a Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice. The committee, which included faculty members, undergraduate and graduate students, and administrators, was charged to investigate and to prepare a report about the University’s historical relationship to slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. It was also asked to organize public programs that might help the campus and the nation reflect on the meaning of this history in the present, on the complex historical, political, legal, and moral questions posed by any present-day confrontation with past injustice.

(click here for more info)

DVD: Tough Guise by Jackson Katz












Be sure to hit up your library and check out this video. Issues of masculinity and violence need to be addressed in our communities and we should approach them with research and passion.


Today's Quote:

I am a negro, yes negro.
Negro , from necro meaning death.
I overcame it so they named me after it...

Saul Williams



Song of the Week: "How Come, How Long"
by Babyface and Stevie Wonder (video)

Quote of the week: "My skin folk ain't always my kinfolk" - Terry McMillan

Books of the Week: 1) One more river to cross : Black and gay in America by: Keith Boykin
2) Sister Outsider by: Audre Lorde


Artist of the Week: Meshell Ndegeocello

Just a thought...

Tomorrow (Oct. 11) is National Coming Out Day. Please be respectful and supportive of the individuals who wish to affirm their sexuality. It takes a lot of courage. We should take celebrations such as this to educate one another on the stereotypes we embrace and the ignorance WE project. Especially when it comes to homosexuality.


Enjoy the day and God Bless

Quote of the Week:

"Life is a beautiful struggle
people search through the rubble for a suitable hustle
some people usin' their noodle, some people usin' their muscle
some people put it all together, make it fit like a puzzle"

- Talib Kweli "I Try"

Book of the Week: When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost by Joan Morgan

Album of the Week: Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

Article to read: Negritude 2.0

Welcome to the Official Black Tuesday Blog!!!

For those of you who don't know, Black Tuesday is a weekly celebration I began last year at Emporia State University. Every Tuesday, I encourage people to wear a political or musical t-shirt which is representative of Black Culture. If you don't have said attire, than tell someone a fact about black history, support black independant business, or think critically about something a topic in black culture and share it with peers. The purpose is to promote a sense of solidarity and identity for people. Feel free to spread the word to everyone you know. Don't worry, there are many more ways to celebrate Black Tuesday. If you come up with more creative ways of black cultural expression, feel free to hit me up. In the end, it's all about expressing ourselves and feeling good about it.

Peace

P.S. Here are some of the ways I celebrate:

• telling people about books on black popular culture (it's something I'm really interested in)

• complimenting someone on their personality
  
• discussing my obstacles and achievements with peers (thanks lil sis)
• wearing my political tees (urbanprofile - artistictees - houseofnubian)
• paying respects to those who paved the way for this college experience
• finding resources for my peers (internships, research programs, scholarships, etc.)
• supporting my peers in activities and studies