Against all odds: School offers hope, opportunity for young men

By Maria Dugandzic
CNN
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) — The odds were never good for 16-year-old D’Angelo Gardner. His father died of a heroin overdose when he was 9 years old, and by the eighth grade, he was caught up in a gang.

“I had a real bad attitude towards … everybody. I didn’t wanna talk, I [...]

Managing Expectations for the Obama Presidency

Here’s an interesting article (see below) from our fam over at Black Agenda Report regarding some of Obama’s policies/views and the impact (or lack thereof) they might have on the Black community. I think the main takeaway from the article should be that Obama may not be all he’s cracked up to be, and [...]