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Jabari Asim: Marriage, Hip-Hop Style
Oct 17, 2006 Who would have thought Snoop Dogg would end up serving as a role model for old-school romance?Jabari Asim: Lil’ Kim’s Coming-Out Party
Sep 6, 2006 Upon her return from jail on a perjury conviction, the rapper Lil' Kim almost made us believe that imprisonment had afforded her time to reflect upon the demeaning portrayal of women in the rap genre. Almost.Jabari Asim: After the Storm
Aug 28, 2006 New Orleans' sudden death was equivalent to the slow deaths of cities like Philadelphia, Newark and Oakland. So many of the same conditions exist; only the weather is different.Jabari Asim: Jim Crow Poll Tax 2.0
Aug 14, 2006 GOP'ers say it's just a coincidence that Democratic voters are the ones most likely to be disenfranchised by new photo ID requirements at the voting booths. Yeah, and I've got some fertile Missouri mules to sell you.Jabari Asim: The N.Y. Times’ Unwitting Racism
Aug 8, 2006 The newspaper thought it was striking a blow for racial tolerance by bemoaning the phenomenon of "sassy, overweight'' black actresses in TV commercials. Instead, it just betrayed its own biases about people of color.Jabari Asim: Closing the Racial Gap in Medical Treatment
Jul 29, 2006 Why do African Americans still lag behind even recent African immigrants when it comes to beating heart disease and cancer?Jabari Asim: Who’s Showing Black Youth the Path to Responsibility?
Jul 24, 2006 Even as the notion of responsibility becomes less and less relevant among black American youths, people like Bill Cosby and the actor who plays Gordon on "Sesame Street" are asking the tough questions necessary for any reversal of the trend.Jabari Asim: A Troubled Picture for Black Male Students
Jul 15, 2006 The gender gap among African-American college students is growing at a dangerous rate. And it's no wonder: The roots of the problem were obvious at my daughter's school, where many boys by age 10 had been socialized to be tough, regarding education with contempt and suspicion.