by kspence | Jun 28, 2011 | Neoliberalism, Public Policy, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ-ldcnhsLY[/youtube] Today? 911 is a joke. Today I’m dealing with the contemporary politics of black health, focusing on HIV/AIDS, and I thought it’d be a good look. It doesn’t deal at all with the ways black...
by admin | Jun 23, 2011 | Hip-hop
Today? Mobb Deep. Almost every element of the modern rap video is present in this one. The infamous…. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79jGN-ZGdbw&[/youtube]
by admin | Jun 20, 2011 | Hip-hop, Neoliberalism, The Mass Media |
Today, I’m rocking Nas’ “I Can.” I analyzed this record pretty extensively in the book. Listen to the way he differentiates between black populations. Why do people succeed? Why do people fail? Although on the one hand it’s easy enough to...
by admin | Jun 19, 2011 | Hip-hop, The Mass Media |
I already posted about my NPR’s Father’s Day commentary, but for those who missed it here it is again. In honor of the recent publication of Stare in the Darkness I’m going to post an old school hip-hop joint, perhaps the first Father’s Day...
by admin | Jun 13, 2011 | Black Family, NPR, The Mass Media |
Photo by S.L.M.Got a chance to appear on the Barbershop for the first time in a while. First time since the book came out (I’m now Lester Spence, Assistant Professor, blogger and author). Also taped a commentary on Father’s Day. Quick points: 1. I was...
by admin | May 23, 2011 | Black Leadership, Crisis of the Negro Intellectual |
This semester one of my seniors wrote a paper examining African American conceptions of freedom over time, using the speeches of various black elite to ferret out how they used the term. When we think of freedom now, thanks to the neoliberal turn, we usually think of...
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...
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