May 20 2010

The exotification of lesbianism

While attending a fashion show hosted by a campus modeling troupe something stuck out to me. There were many scenes involving girl-on-girl interaction but no scenes involving male-on-male interaction. Mentally, I made a note of this because one has to wonder why homosexuality in women is acceptable on a college campus but when it comes to men, it’s unacceptable.
It’s not just modeling troupes who perpetuate the double-standard of homosexuality, either, as on campus, I have seen dance groups guilty of this as well.

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
May 20 2010

No practice equals no perfection

In addition to being arguably some of the greatest players in the history of basketball, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Kobe Bean Bryant and numerous others, all have something in common that is widely considered to be old-fashioned, yet still needed in today’s game.
Let me enlighten you: Modern ball players—at the collegiate and professional level—lack (yes, lack) a firm grasp of the offensive and defensive fundamentals of the game.

May 20 2010

Words Can Describe

My hearts been lifted, she is so beautiful
It’s as if she existed before things were written
If love was a prison, give me a life sentence
It would take a lifetime to describe her existence
Some kinda love, something warm, something beautiful
She’s the eclipse in the sky
I don’t use a box with the hole cut out to observe
I’m blind due to her love
I’ll use my heart instead of my eyes
She obscures the ills of the world
With her divine intervention

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
May 13 2010

President picks Elena Kagan

President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the United States Supreme Court on Monday, declaring her “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds.”

Honor Roll

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
May 9 2013

Working to get others involved in educating young Black men

The Motivated Men of Dorsey High School is a nonprofit organization committed to community collaboration and social responsibility through its efforts to prepare the young men at Dorsey High School to be effective communicators, critical thinkers and life-long learners. As a collaborative of alumni, parents, faculty, staff and community members, the organization’s objective is to foster positive relationships with the young men in an effort to close the achievement gap, increase test scores, and lead them to a successful high school experience.

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