by admin | Mar 18, 2009 | Afrofuturism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
Metro, originally uploaded by Unbowed. I’m going to Vancouver on Thursday for a conference. I’m presenting the first chapter of my next book on neoliberalism in black politics. Vancouver has a Skytrain that traverses 33 miles through the city. It’s...
by admin | Mar 17, 2009 | Crime and Punishment, Democracy, Urban Politics |
Day 60, originally uploaded by Unbowed. I’m not sure how to take the news that the Baltimore Police Department will no longer inform the public about officers who kill/wound citizens in the process of carrying out their duties. Yes, you heard that right. The...
by admin | Mar 3, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, NPR, Obama, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm |
I’ve been meaning to get to this, but Buster brought up something in comments that I meant to address but haven’t had a chance to get to. In fact, because my blogging has been so light, in the wake of so much bloggable material, I’ve considered...
by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Culture, Neoliberalism, Sports
_MG_5159.jpg, originally uploaded by Unbowed. Here’s a little game to play during your next NBA outing: Look around for how many suites are dark. (You’ll notice them specifically in the corners or behind the baskets.) A dark suite means either that...
by admin | Feb 26, 2009 | Black Power, Education, Neoliberalism, Obama |
If you’re connected to me via facebook you know I was updating furiously during the Obama speech. And I agreed with much of it. What he’s doing is nothing less than revolutionary–at least within the context of the last 10 plus years of American...
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