Gregory Says Bye!This may, or may not, come as shock, but I am officially retiring YBP Guide.It’s been a wonderful two and half years of frank discussion, interesting perspective, and wonderful insight. I’ve learned a lot about the community,.
Topics: Featured, News

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Is this discussion a precursor to some of our discussions today? Here, Dr. King talks about the confidence, assertiveness, and honesty the new Negrow has as compared to the duplicity seen before in the face of an oppressive society.
Topics: History, Lifestyle, Martin Luther King, Monday Video, Race

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Ray Suarez, of the NewsHour on PBS, will moderate an interesting panel tonight regarding the conversation of Affirmative Action. Julian Bond, John McWhorter, and a host of others will formally debate the merits of the resolution: Affirmative Action...
Topics: Affirmative Action, Barack Obama, Featured, John McWhorter, Julian Bond, Law, News, Politics, Race, Susan Boyle

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I wonder what a conversation between Malcolm and Barack would be? I do understand his point about the need to turn the principles of the Constitution upside-down, especially at that time of heinous daily action, but that makes today all the more amazing.
Topics: History, Malcolm X, Monday Video, Politics, Race, Religion, Television

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Update: So I apparently was mistaken from the Beyond Broadway article. This is in fact in Seattle, not New York. My apologies.Anyone who has met me knows that I rep Chicago hard. I love my city and appreciate the wealth of experience, food, knowledge,...
Topics: Alfre Woodard, Art, Chicago, Community, Katrina, Langston Hughes Film Festival, Media, News, Seattle, Trouble the Water, Wyatt Cenac

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