Go-go music is the soul of Washington, but it’s slipping away
GOGO is a music art form indigenous to Washington, DC. Based off of funk and heavy percussion. I grew up off of it and participated in it. Take a look at this video and read the article to whats good or bad with it in 2010.
ALSO: BACKLASH TO SPEECH
It still baffles me that a PARENT wouldn’t want there child to hear a speech from THE PRESIDENT on the responsibility to get an education…SMH
One of the most unexpected controversies of the Obama administration came to a head Tuesday as the president delivered a hotly debated back-to-school speech to students across the country.
Many conservatives expressed fear over the past week that the president’s address would be used to push a partisan political agenda.
Obama, however, avoided any mention of political initiatives. He repeatedly urged students to work hard and stay in school.
“There is no excuse for not trying,” he told students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. Watch Obama speak to the students
“This isn’t just important for your own life and your own future. What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country. What you’re learning in school today will determine whether we as a nation can meet our greatest challenges in the future.” Read text of Obama’s speech to students
From the NY Times:
Gov. David A. Paterson said on Friday that the chorus of people who believe he should not run for election next year want to keep him out of the race because he is black.
“We’re not in the post-racial period,” said Mr. Paterson, according to an article posted on The Daily News Web site, which cited an interview the governor provided to a radio program hosted by Errol Louis, a Daily News columnist.
“My feeling is it’s being orchestrated, it’s a game, and people who pay attention know that,” he said. “We have a media that doesn’t report the news. We have a media that wants to make the news.
Marion Barry stops by the Morning After with Angela Yee and talks about his HBO documentary, The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.