by admin | Apr 18, 2007 | Racial Politics |
How many of you have seen this? I take a fairly aggressive stance on Net neutrality. I believe that broadband networks should be free of restrictions on both equipment and nodes of communication. If indeed this neutrality would diminish innovation…then ok. I don’t...
by admin | Apr 16, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop |
These two tidbits just in: Russell Simmons is having a closed door meeting with hip-hop execs and urban community members. Kevin Powell oversaw a conversation on Power 105.1, which has announced that it is changing its format significantly: KEVIN POWELL, noted writer,...
by admin | Apr 16, 2007 | Culture, The Mass Media |
I was in Chicago for the past week (some of you contacted me to see if we could get together, and I’m sorry I was not–I was so busy that instead of being at the office at work, I’m decompressing at home, still exhausted) for the Midwest Political Science Association....
by admin | Apr 10, 2007 | Politics, The Mass Media |
For my third to last class I’m looking at the media and political campaigns. So among the topics discussed will be the Willie Horton ad and the recent ad run against Harold Ford. Horton: [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/EC9j6Wfdq3o” width=”425″...
by admin | Apr 9, 2007 | Education |
The first way is here. The second way? In an effort to ensure racial diversity, the school system here in northern Westchester County is set up in an unusual way, its six school buildings divided not by neighborhood but by grade level. So all of the second and third...
by admin | Apr 9, 2007 | Sports |
I’m a fair weather baseball supporter. When the Tigers are doing well, I keep up. When they aren’t doing well? Not so much. I’m getting a chance to go to Camden Yards tomorrow. And because I’m not really going to see the game (a colleague of mine wants me to meet the...
by admin | Apr 7, 2007 | Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
In the wake of the previous week’s discussions shaquanda cotton and black bloggers, I thought I’d end the week with a couple of Nation articles that I found interesting: Politics: Bottom Up Power I had the chance to interview Mayor Coleman A. Young the year he passed...
by admin | Apr 4, 2007 | Black Leadership, Politics |
I just found about the results of some qualitative interviews done with black bloggers by Antoinette Pole from posts by Cobb and Prometheus 6. The results of her interviews suggest that black bloggers are likely to blog about racial issues and likely to use their...
by admin | Apr 3, 2007 | Culture, Hip-hop |
I’m coding lyrics for my book project, and I get to “1 million Body Bags” by Public Enemy. About the dangers of Malt Liquor–this track is released around the time St. Ides makes it rounds (with claims of increased virility after consumption). There’s a line in the...
by admin | Apr 3, 2007 | The Mass Media |
[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/GVcH4oqrgsk” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Check out the spin on this story. “Gone too long” why? This ISN’T a great story.
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