Posted in Gary Indiana, tagged Bowman Academy, Brandon Dawson, Chris Hunter, DeJuan Marrero, G.I., Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana Basketball News, Glenn Robinson, Lew Wallace, NBA D-League, New York Knicks, Northwest Indiana Conference, the region, West Side High School, Xavior Jones on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
West Side Alumni Chris Hunter was signed by the Knicks after having a stellar season in the NBA D-League with Fort Wayne. He is the first player from Northwest Indiana to play in the NBA since Glenn Robinson.
There’s no coincidence that both hail from G.I.. Though that area (or region as they call it) continues [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, What's on a brotha's mind, tagged African-American, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, african-americans, black, black america, BLACK MEDIA, black men, black people, Black Power, black women, blacks, G.I., Gary, Gary Indiana, Gentrification, NWI Times, Post Tribune, race, racism, Re-gentrification, What's Wrong With Black America, What's wrong with Blacks, white flight on November 11, 2008 | 10 Comments »
This blog represents the first in a series of blogs that will attempt to chronicle “what’s wrong & right with the City of Gary, Indiana”. The blog is written with the sole purpose of creating forward thinking dialogue on how to improve, not lambaste, the City that I grew up in.
No, I no longer live [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, tagged Bowman Academy, Damion McGee, Deshawn Clay, Gary Holiday Tournament, Gary Indiana, Gary Indiana Basketball, Gary Indiana Basketball News, Gary Indiana Basketball Scores, Gary Indiana Sports, Gary Indiana Sports Page, Gary schools cheated, Gary schools get bad calls, Gary Schools Refereeing, Gary Wirt to Close, Indiana High School Basketball, John Boyd, Larry McKissack, Lew Wallace High School, Marvin Rae, Northwest Indiana Basketball, Northwestern Conference, Omar Vazquez, Renaldo Thomas, Ron Heflin, Roosevelt Panthers, West Side Cougars, Wirt High School, Xavior Jones on November 10, 2008 | 27 Comments »
This post kicks off the 2008/2009 Gary Indiana Boys and Girls Basketball season. If you’ve found this post and you either live in Gary or are formerly from G.I., please leave a message on your feelings/thoughts on this upcoming basketball season, as well as those types of thoughts on past seasons.
I just find there is [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, What's on a brotha's mind, tagged 2008 election, Barack Obama, blacks, Blue State, election, election 2008, G.I., Gary Indiana, hoosier, Indiana, indiana vote, John McCain, McCain, obama, Politics, race, racism, Real Clear Politics, red state, Swing States, Upsouth, white flight on November 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Martin Luther King used the term “UpSouth” to characterize his thoughts of the State of Indiana whenever he traveled to it. Essentially, he was inferring that unlike other non-southern states north of the Mason-Dixon line, the fervor of the racist climate was as negative in Indiana as it was in, say, Alabama.
Having grown up in [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, tagged Bowman Academy, Charter Schools, el dubb, G.I., Gary, Gary Charter Schools, Gary High School Basketball, Gary Holiday Tournament, Gary Indiana, Gary Mann, Gary School System, high school basketball, Horace Mann, John Boyd, Lew Wallace, Lew Wallace High School, Roosevel High School, Roosevelt Panthers, West Side, West Side Cougars, West Side High School, Wirt, Wirt Troopers on July 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recall reading about John Boyd (Coach of West Side) sounding bitter about the circumstances of a charter school (I think Bowman) affecting where the ever thinning basketball talent pool goes to high school in Gary.
Having been born and raised in Gary in an era where charter schools were not a problem, I can only [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, What's on a brotha's mind, tagged affirmative action, African-American, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, anti discrimination, Barack, Barack Obama, black candidate, black crime, black life, black man, black men, black on black crime, black people, black president, black racism, black racists, discrimination, Don Imus, Gary, Gary Indiana, imus, kobe, michelle obama, minorities, minority, mugabe, n word, obama, obama presidency, race, race relations, racism, racist obama ads, shaq, zimbabwe on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So Obama might just be the next president of the U.S.. While I applaud his position, I also have to signal the need for his black supporters to “wake up and smell what’s brewing”.
I mentioned in previous post how a Barack win will bring about a new type of perspective on blacks in the eyes [...]
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Posted in Gary Indiana, What's on a brotha's mind, tagged Darren Sumbry, disco enterprise, Gary, Gary Indiana, Inland Steel, life, Marilyn Bouler, Marilyn Bouler Killed in Auto Accident, Marrilyn Bouler, miller beach, Miller indiana, Miller section of Gary, richard hatcher, Roosevelt Panthers, victor vincent, West Side Cougars, West Side High School, West Side High School class reunion on June 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The Milk Depot. The Lure. Screamin Wheels. Rays Shrimp House. Tri-Tri City. Westbrook Apartments. Chase School. The Dairy Queen on 15th Ave. Jackson Rib House. Archie B’s. Martin Gas Station. Jewel Food Store. The Village. Vienna Red Hot stand. Custom Tops. Montgomery Wards. Gilmore Stadium. Methodist Hospital. Mercy Hospital. Arts Bakery. Horseman. WEST SIDE COUGARS. [...]
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Posted in Barack Obama, Gary Indiana, What's on a brotha's mind, tagged 2008 election, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, african-americans, al sharpton, Barack, Barack Obama, BLACK MEDIA, black people, black vote, black voter, black women, border, citizenship, clarence thomas, condaleeza rice, election, election 2008, illegal immigrant, illegal immigrants, illegal immigration, immigration, lou dobbs, obama, Politics, presidential election, secure border, welfare, white women on May 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t mess things up. You pandering to Illegal Immigrant supporters is a little unnerving. While I don’t have any worries of illegal immigrants taking my job because of their willingness to be exploited, I do have a problem with what I’ve seen the past 7 years.
Today, I was just in Wal-mart and noticed a pregnant [...]
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Posted in Barack Obama, Gary Indiana, Hillary Clinton, tagged 2008 election, African-American, african-americans, Barack, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, billary, BLACK MEDIA, black people, black vote, blacks, Clinton, Clintons, crossover vote, crossover voter, democrat, democrat convention, democrat nomination, DEMOCRAT PARTY, democrats, election, election 2008, Gary, Gary Indiana, George Stephanopoulos, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, Indiana, james carville, John Edwards, John McCain, Lake County, main stream media, McCain, michelle obama, news, North Carolina, obama, obamas, Politics, race, race baiting, racial, racism, Republican, rush limbaugh, vice president, What's on a brother's mind....., white vote, white working class, white working class vote on May 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pasty Rush Limbaugh’s Ditto Heads are the “white working class” that has been “crossing over ” and voting for Hillary in large numbers. I’m convinced after noticing right after the completion of several primaries, theres always a statement in the press that talks about how heavy the voter turn out was in normally Republican Red [...]
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Posted in Barack Obama, Gary Indiana, Hillary Clinton, tagged 2008 election, 2008 Presidential Election, African-American, AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, african-americans, automobile industry, Barack, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, black americans, black democrats, black people, black vote, black women, bubba, Bush, canada free trade, cheap labor, Clinton, conservative, delegate, democrat, DEMOCRAT PARTY, democrats, detroit, dick cheney, Dubya, economy, election, election 2008, free trade agreement, free trade agreements, George Bush, George Stephanopoulos, global war on terror, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, hoosier, illegal immigrant, illegal immigrants, Indiana, indiana people, indiana primary, indiana vote, iraq veterans, iraq vets, IU, jobs, John McCain, Life in Raleigh, McCain, media, Mexico, michelle obama, Mickey Kanter, military, NAFTA, nc, NC primary, nc vote, news, North Carolina, Northwest Indiana, obama, Politics, Republican, Republicans, Steel industry, tarheel, textile industry, unemployment, veteran, veterans, vote, What's on a brother's mind..... on May 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Having been born and raised in Gary, Indiana (1st 18years), I’ve lived in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area since June 2001. The similarities between Indiana and North Carolina are in most instances subtle, and in some instances striking.
Indiana, Northwest Indiana in particular, has suffered greatly due to the global economy, primarily through the loss of blue [...]
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