by kspence | Jul 6, 2012 | Black Popular Culture, Hip-hop, Obama, Sex and Sexuality
A few weeks ago, the Baltimore Sun profiled local gay MCs in the wake of Obama's shift on same-sex marriage. They asked me how long would it be before a gay MCs record became a hit. I told them that we were about five years out from a gay MC hitting the charts...
by kspence | Jul 2, 2012 | Neoliberalism |
A year ago yesterday, the New York Times ran a story on the new entreneurial class committed to rebuilding and recreating Detroit: These days the word “movement” is often heard to describe the influx of socially aware hipsters and artists now...
by kspence | Jun 28, 2012 | Black Popular Culture, Education, Hip-hop, The Mass Media
Tagged "the world's premier forum for debate" Intelligence Squared recently partnered with Google to conduct a debate on hip-hop, featuring almost a dozen scholars, activists, policy analysts, with a couple of MCs thrown in to boot. The debate lasted for...
by kspence | Jun 21, 2012 | Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
Next week I go home for my annual "trip up north." Get a chance to see my family, get a chance to go to the baddest boat ride in North America, and get a chance to do some work. I came across the following proposal, called Imaging Detroit: Imaging...
by kspence | Jun 20, 2012 | Education, Neoliberalism |
Last week, the University of Virginia's Board of Governors forced its President Teresa Sullivan to leave after only two years on the job. Thousands of students and alumni have mobilized in response. One University Professor submitted a letter of resignation in...
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