by kspence | Jul 31, 2014 | Neoliberalism
On December 15, 2008 I wrote a post entitled "News and Notes Silenced". For those who don't know, News and Notes represented an attempt to diversify NPRs program offerings by presenting a program dedicated to producing the news from a black perspective....
by kspence | Jul 18, 2014 | Neoliberalism |
I've got about 20 minutes before a van picks me up and takes me to the Roots and Remedies site (I'm here talking about cities and political change). So that doesn't quite give me enough time to make the changes to my chapter on neoliberalism and the black...
by kspence | Jul 1, 2014 | Detroit, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics
In the ongoing effort to "right size" the City of Detroit's budget, public officials have begun a draconian effort designed to further extort resources from residents with the least ability to afford them. They've increased water rates, and begun to...
by kspence | Jun 14, 2014 | Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
During the first week of June Baltimore's City Council overwhelmingly approved legislation modifying Baltimore's curfew law to make it one of the strictest in the country. Kids under 14 have to be indoors by 9pm. Kids between 14-16 have to be indoors by 10pm...
by kspence | Apr 28, 2014 | Black Popular Culture, Culture, Labor, Politics, Pop Culture, Sports |
On April 25, TMZ released a recording of Donald Sterling (owner of the Los Angeles Clippers) telling his girlfriend that he didn't want her bringing black people to his basketball games, this as the NBA itself is a predominantly black league, this as the Los...
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