General Colin L. Powell, former Secretary of State made an appearance at The City College of New York on Thursday, May 2nd. The purpose of the visit was the Inaugural Celebration of the recently announced Colin L. Powell school for Civic and Global Leadership. The newly minted school will house five departments under the [...]
Good morning folks. Some of you are probably wondering about the title of this post. Yes, it is very informal, but I feel like I need to say something. If you pay attention to my Facebook wall, or follow me on Twitter, you can easily deduce that I am a Knick fan. As painful as [...]
Talk about an after the fact observation. Some of you may have come across a story today regarding retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor saying that her decision to end the recount in the 2000 presidential election may not have been the right decision. Well, what a quick study, huh? Sarcasm aside, the damage [...]
After a bit of a lapse, I have decided to pick back up where I left off with the blog building exercises. This time, I am analyzing a blog in my niche. Since Polite On Society is primarily a blog of political and social commentary, I am choosing to take a look at the well [...]
April 27th marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Harlem thinker and activist Hubert H. Harrison. This important figure in early 20th century Black history deserves to be remembered. Below, is a statement I am sharing with permission from Prof. Jeff Perry, author of Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism 1883-1918 the [...]