News: Raleigh School Board Looking to Re-Segregate??

Did you know that Wake County Public School System, which includes Raleigh, is the 18th largest school district in the nation?

North Carolina schools have been a national model for education since the Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board case in 1971. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district became the first district ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to implement busing as a way to desegregate classrooms.

This past Tuesday, North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and local African Methodist Episcopal Zion Churches held a mass mobilization march Tuesday in Raleigh, North Carolina, to protest the recent decision by the Wake County Board of Education to end a 10-year-old socioeconomic diversity plan for public schools.  Around 1000 people were in attendance and 19 protesters were arrested were made.

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 Source: CNN

Quote of the Day

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Quote of the Day

“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”  – John Dewey

Entertainment: Didddy “On the Record” with Fuse Tonight, 8PM ET

 Tonight, Diddy will be featured on the episode of Fuse’s “On the Record” at 8 PM ET on Fuse.

“I think I make haters feel uncomfortable,” say Diddy.

 To watch a preview Click Here.

Music: Rick Ross – ‘Teflon Don’ Hits Stores Today

 

Rick Ross’s fourth studio album, Teflon Don’  is released today (July 20) on Maybach Music Group and Def Jam Recordings. With the #1 hit of the summer, Ross has made this album one of the most awaited from him. Thanks to the support of the Supreme Team (Diddy, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Red Cafe, Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe) and friends, ‘Teflon Don’ is a currently trending on Twitter. The album is available on iTunes for $9.99.

  

 

 

 

Technology: HP ENVY Commerical with Dr. Dre

Check out the new HP ENVY series with Beats Audio installed. The integrated Beats Audio is actually a collaboration between Dre, Jimmy Iovine, and HP engineers which enhances the computer’s audio system.The commercial features a snippet of his new single, “Under Pressure,” that features Jay-Z.

HP ENVY 13, 14, 15, 17 series with price range of $1,099 – $1,399 and a limited edition series that starts at $1,499. For more information visit HP.com.

News: Seventeen-Year-Old Uses Craigslist toTurn a Cell Phone to a Porsche

 

Here’s a cool post about seventeen-year-old Steven Ortiz, who traded up on Craigslist. Ortiz started with a cell phone he bought for $30 traded it for i-Pod touch and two years later, from a Ford Bronco to Porsche. He did not even have a licence to drive yet. Now that’s how you become the Heart of your City! Continue reading his story.

(Via Whittier Daily News)

GLENDORA – Seventeen-year-old Steven Ortiz is fairly sure he is the only student at Charter Oak High School who drives a convertible Porsche to school.

And, to the surprise of some of his friends, it doesn’t belong to his parents.

Steven started with an old cell phone and eventually traded up to his impressive ride.

It didn’t happen overnight, but with the help of the Craigslist website and a lot of patience, Steven made 14 online swaps over two years to get his 2000 Porsche Boxster S.

Steven is part of a growing number of people who use the barter section of Craigslist to unload unwanted items and acquire desired goods, rather than just buying and selling them.

But he does more than just make a casual posting to swap concert tickets or an old bike. He spends five to six hours a day on his i-Phone scouring the website for good deals.

“I get so many people who say, `Can you trade my phone for a car?’ I just say, `Yeah. It’s not that easy,”‘ he said.

Steven started his lucrative journey when his friend gave him an old cell phone – the sort most people would throw away or shove into a junk drawer.

He traded that phone for a better phone, which he then traded for an i-Pod touch. He traded that for a series of dirt bikes, a MacBook Pro, and a 1987 Toyota 4Runner.

Entertainment: Drake Gets Covered By PAPERMAG

In the upcoming PAPERMAG, Drake speaks to writer Jozen Cummings about his wish to play Obama, thoughts on his songs leaking on the net and honoring Andre 3000 (even though he did not appear on Thank Me Later). Continue to read the full article.

 

(Via PAPAERMAG)

On his music, not his looks, drawing fans:

It’s funny — the thing that I hear the least is ‘Drake makes bad music.’ People always have something to say about the way I look or the way I dress. People nitpick at my physical appearance more than my music, which is fine with me because when I look in the mirror, I know I’m not an unattractive person.

On finding the time to return to acting:

I have an extreme desire to get back into acting and I’ve been in conversations non-stop about what kind of projects I’m going to pick, who I’d like to work with and things of that nature. I really have to gauge it off of how well this album does and what the demand is for Drake after this album, and I’ve gotta see how much time I can afford to take off before people hear from me again. If people love Thank Me Later, then I’m going to keep it going. As crazy as that sounds, and as vulnerable as that sounds because it sounds like people are deciding my fate, it’s just me being honest with you. If… it’s unanimous that they’re over [Thank Me Later], then yeah, maybe I’ll have a little bit more time to act before I go back in and make another album. But I’m pretty confident in the music that I made. I think music will be commanding my life for the next little bit, and hopefully I can find a month or two months to film a movie.  

On playing Obama:

I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him. That’s the goal [laughs]. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions. Slowly but surely, I’m not in the study mode because nobody’s called me about anything, but I just pay attention so when the day comes I’m not scrambling to learn how to speak like him. I want to be involved in great film projects. I don’t want to do the basketball movie that everyone does. I don’t want to do the typical black film that everyone expects. I think that I have enough experience to actually be involved in a real meaty project full of substance.

Quote of the Day

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” – Sir John Lubbock

Sports: Michael Jordan Speaks On Lebron James’ Decision To Join The Heat

(via Real Talk NY )