by admin | Aug 4, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Neoliberalism, Obama, The Mass Media |
Well…not exactly. But close enough. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4LxlmYfrLI[/youtube] Just like the “hecklers” had to raise hell to get the mic in the Obama townhall meeting, the only way that progressives and working class interests have...
by admin | Aug 1, 2008 | Black Leadership, Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Neoliberalism, Obama |
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pod1Kr-q6us[/youtube] Thanks to Errin Haines for this. Black progressives and leftists are in trouble. Because Obama appears to be the first modern politician with the ability to stifle dissent in a way that actually soothes...
by admin | Jul 27, 2008 | Black Power, Neoliberalism, Public Policy, Racial Politics, things that make you go hmm |
In blogging about the CNN Black Family series I mentioned that Fryer had a couple of theories that have been debunked…or tried to at any rate. The “Acting White” argument I dealt with some time ago. But the salty negro theory–which posits that...
by admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Black Family, Black Power, Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
Same deal as last night. Maybe a bit more analysis. 11:08 There’s going to be some more stuff in this close to midnight hour. But I’ve got a project I’m working on. I think I’ll come back to this….thanks for coming by. 10:58 Everett was...
by admin | Jul 23, 2008 | Black Family, Gender and Politics, The Mass Media |
A blacksmythe first. I’m going to write my thoughts up as they come up so I can store them for future reference…. 11:57 Ends with a discussion about relationship options. One thing that’s important to consider here is Kriss Turner would be in no...
by admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Campaigns and Elections, Neoliberalism, Obama
One of the questions I've had to respond to over and over again in regards to Obama is "why can't we both have a discussion about resopnsibility and talk about the government too?" Surely we can walk and chew gum at the same time? Read this article...
by admin | Jul 12, 2008 | Black Family, Black Leadership, Black Power, Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Obama, The Mass Media, Urban Politics |
Amiri Baraka wrote a long letter to members of the black left before the June Black Radical Congress Meeting. You can find the entire speech here but I first found out about it over at P6. I can boil down the speech without doing too much damage to the following...
by admin | Jul 5, 2008 | Black Power, things that make you go hmm, Urban Politics |
My colleague and fraternity brother Darryl McMiller wrote today about the connection between the subprime mortgage crisis and the vicious land grabs that were commonplace in the South during the Jim Crow era in particular. There are some very important differences...
by admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Announcements, Black Family, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
Niara and Grandma Tootsie, originally uploaded by Unbowed. My paternal grandmother passed away last fall. Her birthday would have been today. Here she is with my daughter whose birthday is on Sunday. I thought about her when I heard about Rene Marie....
by admin | Jun 23, 2008 | Announcements, Culture, The Mass Media |
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KReZyAZLI0[/youtube] George Carlin dies at 71. I asked whether there was a difference in educating workers vs. citizens. Carlin’s a bit heavy handed here but he’s answering the question. The first time I recognized his...
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