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Call for Papers: Tresconsciousness and the Twenty-First Century

A friend of mine sent me this to re-post, so here goes...

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The Three Minds of Black America:

Tresconsciousness and the Twenty-First Century

Are you a man, woman, teen or child of African descent who has been torn by society’s expectations of race and class? Have you found yourself developing different personalities in the workplace, in the church, in the neighborhood, in the classroom, with your family and with your peers? Are you struggling to find your true self that is comfortable in all settings and situations?

Tresconsciousness, or triple consciousness, is the idea that Blacks in America are always torn between the ideals of three distinct communities: Eurocentric America, the Black upper middle class community and the greater Black community. As an African American develops their personal identity we are striking a balance between each of the three aspects of ourselves.

A new anthology, The Three Minds of Black America: Tresconsciousness and the Twenty-First Century is calling Africans, African-Americans, Blacks, West-Indians, Native Americans and others of African descent to share a personal essay within this collection.

"Your child has delusions of adequacy."

Rumor has it that these 12 are actual comments made on students' report cards by teachers in the New York City public school system. All teachers were reprimanded but that didn't stop the comments from getting out.

And why is this on my blog? because it's funny and because I'm a former teacher. ergo, these are funnier than sin!

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1. Since my last report, your child has reached rock bottom and has started to dig.

2. I would not allow this student to breed.

3. Your child has delusions of adequacy.

Are Christians automatically patriotic?

How healthy are you?

Listen mah peoples, we gots ta get healthier! Consider this reasonably cool non-commercial commercial from Astrizenica by way of InnerCity Medicine. (FYI: I know the cats at ICM--good folks trying to do something pretty interesting. Hope they pull it off.)

Blacks and Depression

Can mental illness explain some of the crime, self-destructive behavior and poor decisions or in ability to cope that seem to plague so many of us? hey, it works for Soccermoms an the Dr. Phil set. and not to belittle anyone's condition, but what if there were some truth to this notion for people of color, specifically african americans?

What if there were a mental health crisis in the black community and no one talked about it.

Consider:

THIS IS REAL: Suicide is the third leading cause of death among Blacks.
In fact, from 1980 -1995, suicides of Black youths aged 10-19 increased by an average of 180%; about five Black people kill themselves everyday. The CDC reports that 14.9% of Hispanic female youths attempted suicide, compared with 9.8% of Black female youths and 9.3% of white female youths.