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...
by kspence | Jun 19, 2012 | retrograde |
On February 2, 2008, I had the closest thing to a nervous breakdown I'd ever experienced. I literally stayed in bed the entire weekend exhausted and scared. Scared I was going to lose my job, the house, my family. Tying my feelings to my job, I made three phone...
by kspence | Jun 18, 2012 | Black Popular Culture, Culture, Education, Hip-hop, Pop Culture |
A couple of weeks ago we held the finals of The Baltimore Mixtape Project. It was the kickoff event of Mobilizing and Organizing from Below. The event was far better than I could've possibly imagined, particularly given its shoestring nature. Most importantly it...
by kspence | May 30, 2012 | Obama, Politics, Public Health |
By now I've seen this image a dozen times. It tells a story far beyond words doesn't it? Today (May 30, 2012) the New York Times tells the story behind the picture. Carlton Philadelphia, An African American member of the National Security Council was done with...
by kspence | May 26, 2012 | Black Popular Culture, Hip-hop
Late last year, a group of people came together to promote locally produced politically progressive hip-hop by means of a contest. We would give cash prizes to the best hip-hop and spoken word artist that deals with the school to prison pipeline, an issue that's...
by kspence | May 15, 2012 | Black Politics, Sex and Sexuality |
Recently a number of prominent black pastors, led by Empowerment Temple's Jamal Bryant came out against President Obama's statement on same-sex marriage. Pastor Bryant talked with Roland Martin about the issue on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Most African...
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