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Part I: Officially Dead: Acting White

Lets hope this "acting white" bs will finally die a slow death. In addition to "Acting White", the following terms should also be taken out back and shot; "Not black enough", "Oreo", "Not keeping it real", etc…

These type of low self esteem based comments only serve to socially confine people and stigmatize intellectual progress.

Take a look at John McWhorter’s article on "How Barack Obama’s Election Can Change the Myth of Acting White".

By they way, guess which magazine got the first post election interview with President Elect Barack Obama (not going to get tired of saying that folks), Ebony. Yes Ebony, the bible of barbershops and Black America.

• He’s a constitutional law scholar (Law NERD)
• He reads comics (Traditional NERD)
• He listens to Johann Sebastian Bach (triple music NERD score)
• He wants to host weekly fireside chats on YouTube (Web 2.0 NERD)

Music Nerd, Pharrell Williams

I am an idealistic, music fundamentalist… Kind of like waving the banner for people who dress the way they want to, speak the way they want to, think the way they want to [and] listen to all kinds of music. Eclectic minded kids who represent a small society of thinkers. - Pharrell Williams

Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them. - Ronald Erwin McNair