by admin | May 20, 2011 | Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, Neoliberalism, Obama |
Photo by @mjbThis week Cornel West broke out in hives over his inability to get an invite to the inaugural, under cover of a progressive Obama critique arguing that Obama had a thing for whites and jews and against “free black men”. Both Melissa...
by admin | May 16, 2011 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, Marc Steiner Show, NPR, The Mass Media |
Like most college-educated black men my age, reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X was like having my eyes pried open for the first time. So when I heard that Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention was finally to be released–just three days after author Manning...
by admin | May 8, 2011 | Black Family, Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Gender and Politics |
I created this video three years ago. Although my children are now much older, the message remains the same. The economic context is definitely the same. Mother’s Day represents a tremendous opportunity for change. If not this year, think about it next year....
by admin | May 4, 2011 | Black Leadership, Marc Steiner Show, NPR, Obama, Politics, The Mass Media |
Photo by Daquella maneraI heard the news Monday morning. I quickly chimed in then asking what the unemployment rate was again (8.8 but the black unemployment rate is 14.9). I asked because while I believe Obama should be affirmed for doing what he set out to...
by admin | May 2, 2011 | Neoliberalism, Obama |
Every group has the tendency to close ranks when one of its own is attacked. Blacks aren’t any different from any other group here. Given racist attempts to question Obama’s citizenship, his credentials, we’re going to reflexively respond with joy...
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