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Will Smith Wisdom (by Matt Morris)

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:20 -0400

Will Smith Wisdom (by Matt Morris)

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn align with the Pyramids of Giza for...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:51 -0400

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn align with the Pyramids of Giza for the first time in 2,737 years on December 3, 2012

zhong-kui: Assata Shakur

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:59:15 -0400

zhong-kui:

Assata Shakur

Q-Tip - Poetry (Feat. Erykah Badu and Roy Hargrove) (by...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:10:20 -0400

Q-Tip - Poetry (Feat. Erykah Badu and Roy Hargrove) (by SaturnBlade)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 18:37:59 -0400

#cityhallpresents (at City Hall Court Yard)

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:53:33 -0400

#cityhallpresents (at City Hall Court Yard)

"As Philadelphia transforms, there is a distinct possibility for social gaps to widen, and for the..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:21:27 -0400

“As Philadelphia transforms, there is a distinct possibility for social gaps to widen, and for the growth to exclude the city’s poor. For the first time in decades, more people are moving to the city than leaving it, and many of the newcomers are better educated or wealthier than the average Philadelphian. But alongside the rehabbed brownstones and loft-style condos, hundreds of thousands of families continue to live in poverty, giving Philly the dubious distinction of having the largest population living in poverty of any major city — 25.6 percent. In the region, that compares to 18.2 percent in Washington, D.C., 19.4 percent in New York, 21.4 percent in Boston and 22.4 percent in Baltimore. And while the numbers vary, the same challenge crops up in all of these fast-gentrifying cities: How to ensure that growth happens without leaving the most vulnerable populations behind?”

- But What About the Baby? – Next City

"The connection between socioeconomics and infant health is significant enough that when maternal..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:20:30 -0400

“The connection between socioeconomics and infant health is significant enough that when maternal health statistics are aggregated onto maps and color-coded, the poorer sections of most cities are wholly different colors than wealthier sections.”

- But What About the Baby? – Next City

"Any advice on love? I guess to men – especially for African-American men. In popular culture, we..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:20:14 -0400

“Any advice on love? I guess to men – especially for African-American men. In popular culture, we have such a limited lens of paradigms to follow. Ya know, whether it’s the Tyler Perry-niggas-aint-shit paradigm. Or, you’re either the slapstick buffoon, pseudo thug, the athlete, or the pimp boy if you look at movies, tv, and straight to dvd. If you look at just the narrative speak about pimpology that came from blaxploitation films and, the rampant sexism and misogny in hip-hop; a lot of young men don’t even realize how much they aren’t experiencing. Because we live through such a small screen of existences that you’re allowed to express yourself in as a man. So there’s a certain aspect about being a ladies man that is kinda corny or dirty after a while if you’re not really gonna make it with someone in particular. So, yeah. Pimpin’ aint all that; that’s corny. [laughs]”

- “The Exchange of Experience…That’s Romance.” | Love Letters From Dope People

"Gender roles have changed so drastically in the last 50 years; people’s ideas of what a relationship..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:17:17 -0400

“Gender roles have changed so drastically in the last 50 years; people’s ideas of what a relationship is, like whether it’s a big wedding, whether it’s some god-forsaken Basketball Wives interpretation of what a man does for a woman, or vice versa – relationships are actually about partnership. Whether that’s building a family, a support system both financially and psychologically, owning real estate together, things like that. Dating, at this point, I can’t afford to exchange fluids with someone under a certain stature. [laughs] You just don’t wanna get caught up with the wrong element.”

- “The Exchange of Experience…That’s Romance.” | Love Letters From Dope People

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Sun, 19 May 2013 15:58:03 -0400

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Sun, 19 May 2013 00:16:08 -0400

babesatthemuseum: We first met Érika at the MALBA museum in...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:14:01 -0400

babesatthemuseum:

We first met Érika at the MALBA museum in Buenos Aires. She’s a photographer from Brazil. That is all we know about her.

Here’s what happens after the museum closes.

(photo by Leandro Neves)

#THESTREETSLOVEME

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:26:00 -0400

#THESTREETSLOVEME

"DiTomaso concludes, based on her research, that most white Americans engage, at least a few times..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:56:48 -0400

“DiTomaso concludes, based on her research, that most white Americans engage, at least a few times per year, in the activities that foster inequality. While they may not deliberately discriminate against black and other non-white job seekers, they take actions that make it more likely that white people will be employed — without thinking that what they’re doing amounts to discrimination.”

- Black Unemployment Driven By White America’s Favors For Friends

Lauryn Hill - Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix) (by Milton...

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:02:39 -0400

Lauryn Hill - Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix) (by Milton Kaseke)

"Last year, Chicago murders outnumbered American casualties in Afghanistan. Drill stars, King Louie,..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:49:00 -0400

“Last year, Chicago murders outnumbered American casualties in Afghanistan. Drill stars, King Louie, Chief Keef, and Lil Durk have given the violence a public face with videos so dark they practically resemble a first-person shooter PS3 game set in Section 8.”

- Chance the Rapper: Acid Rap | Album Reviews | Pitchfork

"I read an interview where you said you want to be an intricate player in re-forecasting how locals..."

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:37:16 -0400

“I read an interview where you said you want to be an intricate player in re-forecasting how locals and the world view Philadelphia. What partnerships and projects have you been most proud of that reflect that mission?”

- Q&A: Tayyib Smith, Little Giant

"the biology of the brain dictates that children born into poverty are less likely to develop the..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 21:27:16 -0400

“the biology of the brain dictates that children born into poverty are less likely to develop the skills they’ll need to compete with peers later in life, making it more likely that they’ll stay poor, and that their children will stay poor, and so on”

- Obama Budget: Congress Weighs Homeless Children’s ‘Toxic Stress’

supersonicelectronic: Erik Alos. Paintings by Erik Alos: Read...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:17:14 -0400

supersonicelectronic:

Erik Alos.

Paintings by Erik Alos:

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