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Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.

Obama leaves Trinity

By Ta-Nehisi Coates
May 31 2008, 7:15 PM ET Comment

I'm not a Christian, but count me as deeply saddened by this move. I hear a lot of people talking smack about Trinity, mostly the same people that wouldn't walk in the neighborhoods Trinity serves without bodygaurds. I don't always roll with the message, but there's no dispute that Trinity does great work on behalf of the sort of people who I think would benefit most from an Obama presidency. That said, I don't think this equals the vaunted Sista Souljah move which the cynics have been calling for from Obama. The brother held out for as long as he could. And I don't think he thinks that this resignation will when him many votes from people who think he's a Muslim anyway. Still, it's sad.


UPDATE
: Video guys. I think it backs up what commenter Matt was saying below

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