RIP MIKE

Gone But Never Forgotten...

How's the Air up There !!!

As i'm sitting in class listening to a lecture on port cities and coastal cities from my World Urban Patterns professor, when he showed us a picture of something that immediately caught my attention:

STILT HOMES. After listening further to the lecture I learned that the concept of a home on stilts was for added protection to those who desire residency on the shore. Therefore when the high tide comes in, the home is protected. Some would say why not just move away from the water, but others might say lets stay and just adapt to the enviornment. As always ideas and ways to make money are developed in any way possible hence we have this:

Private resort in Abu, Dhabi which include private beach and rooftop garden with spa pool, outdoor dining areas, show kitchens, and outdoor showers. They won't be available until 2010 and are estimated at €20 million. So we see a concept that was initially developed for those who want to protect their homes from water to what now has seemed to become a way to showcase wealth by building your home in the water. The world we live in...

History Repeats Itself !!!

Now despite whatever bias you may have formed about the artist I would say the move to cross over to the Rock & Roll is quite risky. It will either boost his career emmensly or his career will plummit from attempting to take on much more then he is capable of. Judging by the comments of folks from the source (Rolling Stone) it does not seem that fans are opening up to this new idea.

It just made me think of the good ol' movies such as Five Heartbeats, The Temptations, and Dream Girls. All groups who spoke of cross over at some point in their career. Therefore listen to his material before passing judgement and lets accept his "Rebirth" (new alblum). Your thoughts....

BLACK WEALTH: YOU BE THE JUDGE

Looking over a recent discussion via Black Enterprise I had to share the topic and get some further opinions on what was considered black wealth. Just going to highlight on some key points in the discussion to bring awareness:

Warmed-over Myths of Black Wealth
Newsflash from CNBC's NEWBOs: If you're black and can't rap or play ball, forget about making it in America.

"CNBC’s NEWBOs: The Rise of America’s New Black Overclass, a special which aired last night, is wrong on so many levels. But its biggest disservice is that it is based on two stereotypical myths about black wealth that are just not supported by the facts:
The best–and even the only–avenue to real wealth for black Americans are through sports and entertainment. The majority of the “NEWBOs” featured on the program hit, run and jump for a living (the NFL’s Terrell Owens, Major League Baseball’s Torii Hunter and the NBA’s LeBron James) or perform on stage and recordings (Cash Money Records co-partner and rapper Bryan “Baby” Williams, contemporary gospel artist Kirk Franklin). "

"Black athletes and entertainers are among the richest black Americans and among the nation’s wealthiest Americans. The problem with this is that NEWBOs primarily focuses on the gross income of the subjects. However, the real measure of wealth is not gross income, but net worth—a person’s assets minus their liabilities."

"To be fair, to really identify the wealthiest black Americans would take a lot of digging—after all, truly wealthy black people, (including many of the corporate CEOs, Wall Street executives and owners of Black Enterprise 100s companies featured in Black Enterprise) are not eager to draw attention to their wealth. They’re quite happy to let Baby Williams and Terrell Owens get all the attention—and aggravation—that comes when people realize you’re earning big money."

Source: Black Enterprise

The Obama Comic Book!

This is sure to be worth Lots of money in years to come. They are already on the 5th series.

Voice of Our Generation?

Would you consider this man the voice of our generation? He sure thinks so...

"If not me, then who? Someone could be a better rapper, dance better. But culturally impacting? When you look back at these four and a half years, who's the icon at the end of the day? Who broke down color barriers? What other black guy would a white person use as a fashion reference?"

CHANGE!!! (thought that was the theme for "09")

Now tell me where the humor is in this comic??? The New York Times found it amusing to publish this in one of there recent papers and didn't see a need to apologize. Thinking back to all the campaigns, all the rallies, and even experiencing history being made on the 20th of Jan; yet we still have those who choose to digress by finding any way possible to remind America of horrid past. Tell me, was this comic illustrated by a Republican or Democrat ??? Your thoughts...