Tag Archives: Racism

Should I be proud of my son for being on the cover of Newsweek?

By Carles | September 22, 2009

As yall know, I recently became a father. I have some great personal news to celebrate–my son was on the cover of Newsweek Magazine’!’ While the topic of the cover story is somewhat controversial, I believe that my son is the perfect representation of the theme of the story. He is not [...]

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Trying 2 understand what is ‘racism’ and what is ‘challenging the way that ppl think abt culture.’

By Carles | August 5, 2009

I recently saw a viral meme, made by Nick Cannon and Nas, and it made me think about the state of ‘hip hop / black / rap culture.’ It seems like even African Americans ‘within their ranks’ are ‘disgusted’ with how things have ‘degenerated.’ In the clip, 2 bros are in [...]

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Should we hold it against Kanye West for ‘dating outside of his race’?

By Carles | March 4, 2009

Yall. Put urself in the shoes of a young African American looking up to a hiphop star. Obama just won and you are happy about the future of your people. Your idol Jay-Z is married to Beyonce. Your favourite rappers only have black video girls with girls who are ‘physically gifted.’ [...]

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Is Kanye West a more significant role model for young, black men than Barry Obama?

By Carles | February 16, 2009

I remember after the election, African American talking heads were ‘totally pumped’ that African American kids and tweens would no longer want to be rappers–they would want to be Presidents & CEOs & investment bankers & entrepreneurs for social change.
However, I don’t think they really thought about the impact of Kanye “Paradigm Shifter” West, [...]

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