Education and Black Boys
New York University Professor Pedro Noguera discusses his recent book “The Trouble with Black Boys … And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education”
New York University Professor Pedro Noguera discusses his recent book “The Trouble with Black Boys … And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education”
I’m launching a new venture. Let me tell you about StartRocket and why I’m doing it. Lots of great web entrepreneurship happens in Silicon Valley. There are tons of successful companies, aspiring startups, ambitious entrepreneurs, and savvy investors. Most tech conferences are easy to get to, just a short car or plane ride away. High-tech…
The following is a transcript of a Conversation with Doug Haslam that aired on May 19, 2009. (Click here to listen to the Conversation.) Chip Griffin: My guest today is Doug Haslam. He is with Shift Communications but today I’m talking to him not about his professional life but about some charitable work that he’s…
You gotta give Scoble credit. Last weekend he was the mole in whack-a-mole when he accused prominent bloggers of not linking to others — most especially to him and his PodTech videos. Not content with the bashing he took then from Jason Calacanis and others, he posted pure Bash Bait to his blog under the…
Heather Lauer, author of the Bacon Unwrapped blog, talked with Chip about a phenomenon known as the “Pitchfork Fondue.”
The web enables activists to deploy innovative and often humorous campaigns — often efforts that would have been far more difficult and certainly much more costly using traditional methods. The current economic crisis has stirred frustration and anger among many. One West Coast activist is now taking advantage of new media to drive home his…