I appeared as a guest on BET 106 and Park Trayvon Martin Special this week. Below are pics. We had an insightful dialogue. Hoping nothing like this happens again and moral & public change soon come.
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After hearing all the intricacies tied up in the whole Paula Deen Fiasco, my mind didn’t really start thinking about the case deeply until news reported yesterday that the Food Network dropped her. I began to think about some of the same questions Bill Maher raises in the video below. 1. Should one’s livelihood be
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There is no doubt in my mind that church and state need to separate. There is good rationale behind it. Plus isn’t it written in our constitution? Well not exactly, argues Garrett Epps in the Atlantic but the idea of separation is in the constitution. At times it seems hypocritical when the phrase is thrown
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This post comes directly from Life Neurotic, where Cambridge University students were asked why they need Feminism. In what follows are a few of my favorites and also a few of my own responses.
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I had the opportunity to participate and present at the Teaching Technology Institute at Long Island University last week. My presentation was entitled “TEXTnology In The Classroom” and I shared how I use texting to enhance learning in my philosophy courses. I had a blast! (Go to the teaching menu above for ways to make
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I had a great time at Free University this weekend. Free university is an organization committed to offering free and open education in parks and public spaces. Sessions are taught by activists, experts, and professors. Saturday’s event was held in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on the theme “Assata Shakur’s Legacy & Lives of Resistance”.
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In the annual Runnymede Race Debate our panel debate the limits of free speech. Speakers: Sunder Katwala, director, British Future; Catherine Fieschi, director, Counterpoint; Nigel Warburton, philosopher and author of Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction; and Kirsty Hughes, chief executive, Index on Censorship
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Myself along with others Members of The Society of Young Black Philosophers (Quayshawn Spencer and Luvell Anderson) presented at the Diversity In Philosophy Conference on the Status of Blacks in Philosophy. It took place at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Our presentation was well received. I learned so much, met some great people, and
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I’ve enjoyed you all this semester. Now relax for the summer. Below is our class picture.
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