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)