President Obama’s Weekly Address: Jobs and the Economy
President Obama used this week’s address to stay focused on jobs and the economy. Moving beyond what he termed the “Washington echo chamber,” President...
Read MorePresident Obama used this week’s address to stay focused on jobs and the economy. Moving beyond what he termed the “Washington echo chamber,” President...
Read More“It is axiomatic that if we don’t define ourselves for ourselves, we will be defined by others for their use and to our detriment.” – Audre Lorde “No, I am...
Read MoreWe. Want. You. With the release of the #10FriskCommandments remix we here at TWiB! are preparing to release a new music video for the song highlighting the issue of...
Read MoreIn this week’s address, President Obama turned his attention to the housing market, discussing efforts he has made to repair the damage witnessed by the collapse....
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Read MoreIn many circles, people were beyond ready to hear “Get Lucky.” It seemed to be a Voltron of awesome — the Frenchmen back for the first time in years,...
Read MoreWith the latest numbers suggesting that a drop in Stop and Frisk coincided with a drop in crime in New York City it reminded me have the project I did with Jasiri X last...
Read MorePresident Obama began this week’s address with a discussion of Friday’s jobs numbers and increased trade with Latin America. Turning to immigration reform,...
Read MoreI’ve listened to this 8 times and still haven’t come to a conclusion on this track…wait…that’s not true. I’ve listened to this 8...
Read MoreApropos of a recent post on my regular blog on the “war on terror,” “The Call Up,” from Sandinista! (1980), the Clash’s funk-inspired antiwar anthem: All the...
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