tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post2223985382515551655..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: The Sting of the BeeJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-57040406091995681902007-05-18T14:23:00.000-07:002007-05-18T14:23:00.000-07:00I love learning new words and finding out their me...I love learning new words and finding out their meanings. I used to do well in spelling class as a kid (frequent 100s on papers)...and even did the Buffalo News Spelling Bee (I didn't place very high, though---too many words I hadn't heard of!).<BR/><BR/>I too wish that more Blacks would get involved in academics!Don't Be Silent DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497187730422109349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-8101152469574177522007-05-14T14:10:00.000-07:002007-05-14T14:10:00.000-07:00Sorry, James. I screwed up that link. Let me try a...Sorry, James. I screwed up that link. Let me try again:<BR/><BR/>Yep. And while we're on the subject, let's tip our hats to Jody-Anne Maxwell of Kingston, Jamaica... the only black kid to win the Scripps Howard Spelling bee (back in '98).<BR/><BR/>She's now a student at the University of the West Indies. Read about her <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/US/9805/28/spelling.bee" REL="nofollow"/>.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-42402310398410147832007-05-14T13:48:00.000-07:002007-05-14T13:48:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Undercover Black Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704721024820668555noreply@blogger.com