January 2012
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“Further, [Jencks] makes a case that blacks are disadvantaged because the...”
– Samuel R. Lucas, “Hope, Anguish, and the Problem of Our Time: An Essay on Publication of The Black-White Test Score Gap”
I thought people only wrote “THIS!” and underlined it a lot when they agreed with something on the internet, but I just did it in the margins of my Soc of...
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“People always say, “Be humble, be humble, be humble.” When’s the last time...”
– Kanye West (via thedailycourtney)
Very similar to my favorite Childish Gambino lyric, “People say that I should be more humble, and I hope they understand that they don’t listen when you mumble.” Word.
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This is mostly just for Miche, but in case anyone...
Kid-First Policy, at the Goldman School for Public Policy The African American Tradition of Critical Educational Thought and Practice, at the School of Education Urban Education, at the School of Ed Education, in the Sociology Department annnnd POME Seminar, which is where we go to profs’ houses and get drunk.
I am even more excited for this semester than last semester, if that’s...
Top Ten Cutest Photos of 2011 →
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. The story of Cheech and Casanova is the best one.
[Via Feministe]
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“P.J.: It was so weird. All she wanted to do today was spa and club.
Andy: I...”
– My Boys
Rep. Barney Frank is a total BAMF
cognitivedissonance:
His latest interview with The New York Times is fantastic. An excerpt:
Interviewer: You’ve long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana. Do you smoke weed?
Barney Frank: No.
Interviewer: Why not?
Barney Frank: Why do you ask a question, then act surprised when I give an answer? Do you think I lie to people?
Interviewer: I thought you might explain why you support...
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"Some Like Her Hot": Chris Heath interviews... →
This interview really impressed me for a lot of different reasons (meditation on celebrity, what questions a reporter can and should ask, how an interviewer affects the story, how we choose what words we use when writing and when speaking, etc. etc. etc.).
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“It is your responsibility to change society if you think of yourself as an...”
– James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”
This is why I do what I’m doing. Also if today was any indication, my African American Critical Educational Thought class is going to be bombbbbbb.
Congressman who authored bill requiring drug tests... →
stfuconservatives:
producermatthew:
From HuffPo:
Kip Smith, a Republican state congressman from Georgia and sponsor of a bill that would have submitted all welfare recipients to random drug testing, was arrested Friday night for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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His money comes from taxpayer dollars… sounds like it’s time to cut him off from the welfare state’s teat, eh?
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YOU'RE SAYING THAT WRONG
ihavewastedmylife:
You know how much pounds it is for polar bear to break the ice ? Lol enough to break the ice It cheesy but I’m nick
Bahahahaha.
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My liver is going to be so happy when football season is over.
yourewhalecome:
behold the humpback whale being majestic and graceful while weighing over 50 tonsbehold the penguin being a fucking moron
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