6299: A New Way.

Feeling good in a MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• The block behind the Apollo Theater in Harlem will be officially co-named “James Brown Way,” honoring the iconic Godfather of Soul. Here’s what Brown would probably say about it.

• Freakonomics author Steven Levitt disputed the recent study by James Alan Fox claiming murder rates are rising among Black teens. Noting Fox called for more crime control and prevention funding, Levitt wrote, “While I suspect that directing federal money toward crime control would be a better use of funds than continued bailouts, I would argue that it is time to experiment with something more radical that would actually save the government an enormous amount of money: ending the war on drugs.” The bailed-out banks and automakers will probably accuse Levitt of being on drugs.

• A new study shows the height gap between Black women and White women is expanding, as Black women are getting shorter. “The only reasonable explanation we can come up with is diet and the obesity epidemic among Black women,” said an economist and historian researching human height. No word yet from Freakonomics author Levitt.