DCentric

Why We Should All Stop Obsessing Over Michael Vick’s Criminal Record “Being among the best in the world at anything can easily lead to inflated egos, and kids who rebelled against more typical career paths to follow unlikely dreams of becoming pro athletes are probably somewhat more likely to ignore authority in other parts of life as well. Plus, many talented athletes—Vick included—grew up in tough situations, making them more likely to fall into crime.” (Good)

“What do you think of interracial marriage? It would be hard, offhand, to think of a question less relevant to libertarianism” “Intermarriage and mixing–of people, of categories, of ideas–leads directly to more pluralism, more trade, more possibilities, and fewer opportunities for the majority to inflict its preferences onto less desirable minorities by force and exclusion.” (reason.com)

On Race: The Relevance of Saying ‘Minority’ From an NPR listener in New York: “Many people use [minority] when they really mean African American or Latino. That it is not only inaccurate, but it is also offensive…Does NPR really think that the population of America is composed of only two elements — whites and minorities? I don’t think so. And if not, isn’t it time to retire that insulting word and use more specific designations instead?” (npr.org)

One City, New and Improved? “Today, Mayor Vince Gray announced two new major senior appointments for his troubled administration — Chris Murphy as his Chief of Staff and Andrea Pringle as his Deputy Chief of Staff. her position…Murphy’s ascendancy to the job is seen as something of a reset for the Gray administration — during today’s press conference, Gray said that there was ‘no question we have taken some hits, and some of them are self inflicted’” (DCist)

Real Talk: Did Beyonce and Jay-Z Do It the Right Way? “As retweets of congratulations to the Carters spread across Twitter, so did a few interesting comments, highlighting the ‘correct order’ of Beyonce’s road to pregnancy and how she ‘did it the right way’…You want families back to ‘the way they were,’ in our parents’ generation, i.e., a nuclear Black household? Then all the people who constantly place the onus of single motherhood need to stop all the woman-bashing and take the time to look at the fathers of children who chose not to put a ring on it, too. It’s not like droves of men are asking for marriage and women are saying, ‘Nah… I’m just gonna do me!’” (Essence Magazine)

District Says Grant Money from HIV/AIDS Programs Used to Renovate Nightclub “The District’s grant required that the warehouse be converted into a job-training facility for people with HIV/AIDS. The conversion did not occur and the job-training facility has never opened.” (myfoxdc.com)