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10 Things That Still May or May Not Matter, Change in Phila. for 2013 (Part 4)
Finally… 1) “Me and mines (i.e. “casual sex partner”, girlfriend, ex-girlfriend, “baby muh-vuh”, wife, mistress, ex-wife) don’t really get down like that, so we ain’t gotta really worry and stress about no AIDS and any ovah kinda STD’s like that”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Children, Community, Consciousness, Culture, Education, Family, HIV/AIDS in Phila., Philadelphia, Philly, Prison, Social Change, social responsibility, Urban Initiative
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10 Things That Still May or May Not Matter, Change In Phila. for 2013 (Part 3)
We are finally near the end of this list of topics/issues that desperately need to be addressed here in the “City of Brotherly Love” for 2013. Although some of these observations are somewhat biased, they (nonetheless) still describe many, many truths of the identity of our beloved city that … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Children, Consciousness, Culture, Family, Lifestyle, Marriage, Philadelphia, Poverty, Relationships, Social Change, Urban Initiative, Youth
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Unrealistic Expectations, Solutions for 2013? (Revisited)
As the world evolves and moves at a dizzying pace, we find ourselves struggling to adapt and/or compete against innovation, and one another, at that very same speed (or even faster). We do so out of the sheer need to survive. We … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Awareness, Education, Initiative, Movement, Philadelphia, Urban
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The Connecticut Elementary School Tragedy: So, is the Bob Costas 90 second commentary on gun control, gun culture “out of bounds and inappropriate” now?
This is not a personal, selfish, or insulting attempt to acquire approval ratings, or score double-digit public perception/opinion points by using another devastating tragedy as a platform, a forum seeking changes in our laws to own fire arms (and semi-automatic rifles). This is not a personal, selfish, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Bob, Champs, Children, Connecticut, Consciousness, Costas, Crime, Culture, Elementary, Entertainment, Family, Game of the Week, Jason, Masacre, New England, New York, NFL, Night, Patriots, School, Social Awareness, Social Change, social responsibility, Sunday, Super Bowl, Tom Brady, Tragedy, Whitlock, Youth
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Winning Isn’t Everything (That Matters), But It Is The Only Thing (That Has Ever Mattered).
Let the following words speak for themselves as a reflection to how insensitive we have become in the American society. Allow the following words to speak for themselves as a reflection to how we have become a more idealistic group of idol … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, Awareness, Chiefs, Clark Hunt, Consciousness, Crime, Culture, Family, football, FOX Sports, Gun, Jason Whitlock, Jovan Belcher, Kansas City, Kasandra Perkins, Laws, NFL tragedy, Romeo Crennel, Scott Pioli, Social Awareness, Social Change
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My Accidental Social Experiment With The Realities of The Trayvon Martin Experience: When Urban “Trife Life” and Urban Culture Becomes Urban Warfare- Part 1
A short while ago on a cool and drizzling October Saturday afternoon, I ventured into Center City to see a close associate who I was trying to help find new means of employment. Before I stopped by his job I figured I’d go … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Consciousness, Crime, Culture, Philadelphia, Race, Urban Initiative, Violence, Youth
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Five Things The Newly Elected President Still Is Unable To Do, Be, or Fulfill The Requests/Demands Of
With election day here, and people placing high hopes and faith on the newly elected president to improve the health care system, create more jobs with higher salaries, reduce government spending, as well as lower taxes for the poor and middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Community, Culture, Family, Lifestyle, Philadelphia, Race, Social Change, social responsibility
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For The Love of Hip-Hop: Why/How Is It That The Devout, Orthodox, Faithful, Blind Following, (Idol) Worshippers of the “Religion” of Hip-Hop Could Care Less About Social Responsibility?
“YEP”! It is happening all over again. It is happening all over again, and this time the message is even louder, and even more clear. People are starting to take notice and question the stagnant maturation process of their peers and those whom their peers adore and … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Awareness, Children, Community, Consciousness, Crime, Culture, Entertainment, Ghetto, Inner City, Jay-Z, Lifestyle, New York, Philadelphia, Social Awareness, social responsibility
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The First Week of School: “Teacher, Can You Marry My Mom So That You Can Be My Dad”?
It is official. The summer is definitely over as of September 4, 2012. However, for the professional educators, our summer will most likely have ended as of August 27th when all of us will be heading back to work for staff development, team … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolscent, Awareness, Childhood, Children, Classroom Management, Consciousness, Culture, Elementary School, Family, Father, Figure, Ghetto, Graduation, High School, Inner City, Lifestyle, Marriage, Middle School, New York, Philadelphia, Poverty, Pregnancy, Professional Development, Race, Relationships, School, School Police, Social Awareness, Social Change, social responsibility, Social Worker, Students, Teen, Truancy, Youth
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From Hoodwinked Hypocrite to Stand Your Ground “Shook One” (Perspectives On The Modernization For Abolishing Societal Standards and Values)
As an educator of young children, teens, and young adults, there are often times when one is asked to describe how life was for them at that age. Sometimes this is simply a trick for a young person to see just … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Children, College, Community, Consciousness, Culture, Family, Lifestyle, music, New York, Peace, Philadelphia, Social Change, social responsibility, Violence, Youth
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