April 2018

Black Excellence

Black Excellence: Beychella, Black Panther, Bands & Beyond

What is Black Excellence Really? …. I was sitting here and thinking that very thing while watching a performance by the Dancing Dolls of Southern University. For those unfamiliar, that is a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), with one of the best marching bands in the land. I personally didn’t attend an HBCU so I have

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Racial Bias Training: Is That The Solution (Starbucks Closing For A Day)

Is Racial Bias Training the solution for Starbucks? In fact, who is really at fault for the store manager calling the police on the gentlemen? Is it Starbucks ‘store policy’ to call the police on people sitting in their locations who have not purchased anything, or isn’t that their business model?  Commentary below from The

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Is User Privacy Just A Facebook Responsibility? (Mark Zuckerberg On Trial)

Is User Privacy really entirely the responsibility of the platform or the user of the platform? This is the real question at the heart of this hearing that took place today, where Mark Zuckerberg, CEO & Founder of Facebook testified before Congress.  NBC’s replay of the Live stream (all 4 hours) is below. Please feel

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