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Monday, July 31st, 2006The truth is, with all the gains we have made in recent years, one in five New Yorkers, or 1.7 million people, still lives in poverty. A closer look at the numbers reveals that poverty in New York disproportionately affects African-Americans and Latinos and is concentrated in several hard-pressed neighborhoods, primarily in The Bronx and [...]
Messengers of the Undeniable God
Wednesday, July 26th, 2006… a/k/a Motug or “Monsters of the Unda-Ground,” is a collective of 10 legendary graffiti artists and designers spearheaded by an original hipster, NYC LASE. I met LASE two weeks ago during Jesus Loves You New York. He’s an all-around urban renaissance man (musical composer & DJ, interior decorator, collectible toys & fashion designer, muralist [...]
Playing politics with our kids
Tuesday, July 25th, 2006“These schools don’t achieve excellent results by taking kids who are ‘easier’ to teach. … Charter schools, free from the work rules and bureaucracy that can hinder other public schools, are turning kids’ lives around.” – NYC Public Schools Chancellor Joel Klein on the need to expand charter school reform in New York State, where [...]
What to make of this?
Monday, July 24th, 2006New York is ranked #10 on Money magazine’s list of “Best Big Cities to Live.” Funny thing is, the next biggest city had a population of 1.255 million (San Diego), and all the others on the list were between 341,000 (Raleigh, NC) and 730,700 (Columbus, OH). New York’s population: 8,143,200. I struggle to call a [...]
Reimagining JC at
Friday, July 14th, 2006Much love to George Flores and the WMCA radio family for inviting me to speak at the first annual Youth Leaders BBQ on Thursday. Saw an old friend Nestor Solis for the first time in almost 15 years. He was in my parent’s youth group when they were the youth pastors at International Christian Center [...]
Fighting for a Generation
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Jesus Loves You New York
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006A 21 year tradition continues this week at Abounding Grace, with the annual Jesus Loves You New York outreach. Twenty-five or so guests from around the country and Canada are staying at the church and hosting block parties and concerts and a basketball tournament throughout Manhattan’s lower east side. If you’re in town and want [...]
Still
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006More silliness from our friends rebuilding Ground Zero: the Daily News reports that a contractor banned by the city and feds from government contracts due to alleged mob ties is nonetheless blasting bedrock for the future foundation of the Freedom Tower. Article.movies sex classiconline complete scripts moviemovie cumshot galleriesbrolly dbz 8 moviedildo sex moviesporn download [...]
“It was like going to bed single and waking up married”
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006So says Eric Metaxas of his conversion experience in this NY Daily News article about Socrates in the City, a lecture series that “provides a place where busy people in suits and sports jackets can discuss … ‘life, God and other small topics.’”
Fewer than 4 in 10 NYC high school students graduate
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006“Education Week, which published the study, determined that only Detroit, with a 21.7% graduation rate, and Baltimore, with 38.5%, had a smaller percentage of kids earning diplomas in 2003 – the most recent national data available.” Article.See also, NPR’s report; Urban Institute.
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