The World House

One matter that would have been worth pursuing is how King, shortly before his own assassination, was echoing Malcolm in his speeches and writing, linking racism to economic subordination and calling for a Poor People’s Campaign and a guaranteed income, with the goal of initiating a “radical restructuring of American society.” King also linked black … More The World House

John White

LFT reports: (Baton Rouge – January 11, 2012) As expected, John White was appointed State Superintendent of Education today by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Nine members voted to support Gov. Jindal’s hand-picked candidate, while District 3 Member Lottie Beebe voted “no” and District 8 Member Carolyn Hill abstained. Reportedly, both were under … More John White

Laura

I’ve never been to the Creole plantation Laura, and really should go for research purposes if not for more reasons. I believe this will be my New Year’s resolution for 2012. Axé.  

You can’t let your bright kids slack in high school in any way, any more.

Of course mine slacked by some standards, but then I live in an inexpensive state where the public universities are not that hard to get into. So it was not required that they be stars at everything and also rich for them to be able to acquire traditional college educations at public research institutions, paying … More You can’t let your bright kids slack in high school in any way, any more.