Public School Finances – (Part of “The School System: A National Lab Project”)

The number one complaint that we hear throughout the black community regarding the condition of our schools is that most of them are underfunded. As I illustrated in the last posting regarding teachers unions, roughly 80% of what a school district brings in as income (this was in the case of Washington state schools; however, [...]

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Public School Finances – (Part of “The School System: A National Lab Project”)

The number one complaint that we hear throughout the black community regarding the condition of our schools is that most of them are underfunded. As I illustrated in the last posting regarding teachers unions, roughly 80% of what a school district brings in as income (this was in the case of Washington state schools; however, [...]

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And they still want us to eat there?

Somehow, the “I’m lovin’ it” jingle doesn’t come to mind when I read this:
McDonald’s CEO Resigns to Fight Cancer
McDonald’s has taken yet another body blow to its battered but resilient executive suite. The fast-food giant’s cancer-plagued CEO stepped down Monday, less than one year after the previous CEO was killed by a heart attack.
Chief [...]

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A Formal Debate on Christian Morality and Politics in the African-American Community(Part I)

***UPDATE: I decided to split this piece into two pieces. It just occurred to me just how long this piece is (sorry about that guys!). So what we will do is on Tuesday and Wednesday, I will post his piece. Thursday and Friday I will post my feedback.
Again, I apologize for not catching this [...]

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