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Another Uppity Update

August 29, 2008by the uppity negro 2 Comments

Well, to put minds at ease, I found housing here on campus in Atlanta, but I don’t have an internet signal in my room–and for a blogger that’s a death […]

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Politics, Uncategorized
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August 29th

August 29, 2008by the uppity negro 3 Comments

Maybe the cosmic forces don’t like the end August.  Or maybe it’s just August in general as far as I’m concerned personally that major events happen. This is also the […]

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Politics, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color Line
CORRECTION Democratic Convention

August 28th

August 29, 2008by the uppity negro 1 Comment

“They said this day would never come.  They said our sights were set to high.  They said this country was too divided….but at this defining moment in history, you have […]

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Politics, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, The Color Line
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An Uppity Update

August 26, 2008by the uppity negro 4 Comments

Yerp, it’s that time again. There’s another shift about to come in my life.  I guess I’m headed back to school in Atlanta.  I won’t take this time to vent […]

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Don’t Wait Till the Battle Is Over, Shout Now!

August 25, 2008by the uppity negro 4 Comments

I have an admission to make. I’m really bowled over with Usain Bolt. I don’t know if it’s because it hearkens back to my dismal track days in high school, […]

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Meh…Biden, I’m not impressed

August 23, 2008by the uppity negro 7 Comments

I got my text at 3:40am CDT and I was fast asleep.  I rolled over around 5am and saw my little light had went to flashing orange so I checked […]

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Put Your Hat Back On!

August 22, 2008by the uppity negro 6 Comments

I’ll admit that I’ve kind of been baffled by gender roles. Like, I never understood why I couldn’t hit girls, especially if she hit me first.  I never understood why […]

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Church and Society, Pop Culture, Random Thoughts from an Uppity Negro, Religion
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The Office of the Glorified Secretary…I mean Office Assistant

August 21, 2008by the uppity negro 2 Comments

I will openly admit that current VP Dick Cheney took the office of vice-presidency to the next level.  Between him and Karl Rove, I believe we saw the power of […]

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Politics
Congresswoman Hospitalized

In Memoriam: U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

August 21, 2008by the uppity negro 8 Comments

I really don’t have much to say on behalf of Miss Jones, but I feel moved to do another post on her in the face of the absolutely shameful way […]

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Uppity Award: Chicago Urban League

August 20, 2008by the uppity negro 1 Comment

I did a post on August 15 about three days after I got back to Chicago when I found out that South Side State Senator James Meeks was planning a boycott […]

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