Leon Dash, Author of Rosa Lee Tonight at 8pm est, join the WeeSeeYou family in discussing “Rosa Lee’s Story” with Professor Leon Dash.
On Thursday, Febuary 18th at 8pm est, WeeSeeYou will host a live call-in discussion with Pulitizer Prize winning journalist Leon Dash. Over the past few months, we’ve read, discussed and revisited Professor Dash’s award winning series “Rosa Lee’s Story” (the basis for the book Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family In Urban America). This [...]
The crack epidemic refers to the surge of crack houses and crack cocaine use in major cities in the United States between 1984 and 1990. Fallout from the crack epidemic included a huge surge in addiction, homelessness, murder, theft, robbery, gang warfare, and long-term imprisonment. The first effects of the epidemic started in the early [...]
Rosa Lee Cunningham, could not read. Her daughter Patty, could not read. She never encouraged her children to even attend school, let alone care what grades they received. Somehow, the whole “get an education” thing, just never resonated. There was a time she saw a glimmer of what she could learn as a student herself, [...]
Stealing Became A Way Of Life Rosa Lee Cunningham guided her 10-year-old grandson through the narrow aisles of the Oxon Hill thrift shop, past the crowded racks of secondhand pants and shirts, stopping finally at the row of children’s jackets and winter coats. The boy picked out a mock flight jacket, with a big number [...]
On Feb 18th at 8pm, WeeSeeYou will host a chat with author Leon Dash to discuss his Pulitizer prize winning series “Rosa Lee’s Story”. In preparation for our chat, we invite all of our posters to read (or read again) the saga of Rosa Lee Cunningham (click the banner at the top of the page [...]
There’s been active discussion on the Tiger Wood’s incident a few nights ago (special props to Myth). While I’m not debating the merits (or hazards) of interracial marriage or Tiger’s innocence (or guilt), my issue is with the coverage. As of 6PM E.S.T., these are the following headlines at supposedly “reputable” media outlets: New York [...]
Pulitzer Prize-winning Henry Allen (left) and Style’s Manuel Roig-Franzia (Photo Credit: FishbowlDC) It was Friday Night at the Fights at the Washington Post last Friday! The Main Event was Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Henry “Boom-Boom” Allen and Manuel “Pretty Boy Floyd” Roig-Franzia. From The FishbowlDC: Fact or Fiction? Punches Thrown in WaPo Newsroom! By Matt Dornic [...]
