by kspence | Jan 26, 2015 | Black Leadership, Black Politics
Last week, the nation celebrated Martin Luther King jr. Day. Like most historical figures with a significant paper trail, you can find several different Kings based on your predispotions. For example, here’s textual evidence for a black conservative King. The...
by kspence | Jan 21, 2015 | Mixcloud
I haven’t been able to get on the tables in a minute. Banged (emphasis on bang) this out over the weekend. Was inspired by a throwback weekend–ten years ago Karizma used to save my life every Thursday, with Jay Rags and DJ Oji looking out once a month at a...
by kspence | Jan 19, 2015 | Marc Steiner Show, Media Appearances, Neoliberalism
Is the American Dream attainable? My intelligently pessimistic side says no. My willingly optimistic side says yes. The more pessimistic approach is rooted in the fact more than one American Dream exists. And they mostly wither when placed against reality. One dream,...
by kspence | Jan 18, 2015 | Black Politics, Politics, Pop Culture |
In what circumstances should we think of pop culture as political? What should we think of Selma’s Oscar snub, or Azealia Bank’s recent comments on reparations? What is a social movement? How would we know it if it existed? How would we...
by kspence | Jan 13, 2015 | Culture
Over the past several years I’ve tried to write every day. On a good weekday I get into the office about 6:30am and try to write until around 9 or 10am, and I set a word limit of about 1500 words. I started this habit because I realized that I wasn’t...
by kspence | Jan 12, 2015 | Photography
by kspence | Jan 9, 2015 | Black Politics, Crime and Punishment
Above is a conversation between Fred Moten and Robin Kelley on #blacklivesmatter, moderated by Maisha Quint, an anti-prison organizer working in Oakland, California with the Eastside Arts...
by kspence | Jan 4, 2015 | Black Popular Culture, Sports |
I just received word this morning that Stuart Scott, longtime sportscaster for ESPN, passed away at the age of 49. While Steve Wulf wrote a wonderful tribute, I don’t think he fully captured Scott’s contribution. He hinted at it. But he didn’t quite...
by kspence | Nov 11, 2014 | Announcements, Media Appearances |
Haven’t posted anything since the beginning of the term. I had a feeling this would be the busiest year of my professional career and I wasn’t that far off. So it’s caused me to neglect a range of non-essential forms of writing. With that said,...
by kspence | Aug 13, 2014 | Crime and Punishment, Urban Politics |
On April 14, 1997 Gregory Bell, a 19 year old, was home alone when his resident’s burglar alarm went off. Police officers sent to the unit to investigate found Bell. Because Bell was retarded, he was unable to...
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