by admin | May 9, 2009 | Afrofuturism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
Dave Bing was elected to fulfill the remaining year or so of Kwame Kilpatrick’s turn. For many this represents a turn for the better, given not only the competition (Ken Cockrel Jr.), but given other recent choices (Martha Reeves, Monica Conyers, Kwame...
by admin | Apr 13, 2009 | Hip-hop, Neoliberalism, things that make you go hmm |
I’ve already mentioned this on facebook, but my book Stare in the Darkness: Rap, Hip-hop, and Black Politics has been accepted for publication by the University of Minnesota Press. I plan to rewrite portions of it, to turn it in by August, for August 2010...
by admin | Apr 2, 2009 | Afrofuturism, Neoliberalism, The Future of the City, The Mass Media |
A few weeks ago the Seattle Post-Intelligencer dropped regular service and went online. Last week the Ann Arbor News–the newspaper that gave me my first paid journalism gig–gave notice that it was following suit. Today both Detroit newspapers cut their...
by admin | Mar 19, 2009 | Afrofuturism, Culture, Democracy, The Mass Media |
Living Art, originally uploaded by Unbowed. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer bit the dust today to be reborn as an online only edition. The San Francisco Chronicle is losing $1 million/week and if it dies I believe that Sanfran will be the only major city without a...
by admin | Mar 18, 2009 | Afrofuturism, The Future of the City, Urban Politics |
Metro, originally uploaded by Unbowed. I’m going to Vancouver on Thursday for a conference. I’m presenting the first chapter of my next book on neoliberalism in black politics. Vancouver has a Skytrain that traverses 33 miles through the city. It’s...
by admin | Mar 2, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Culture, Neoliberalism, Sports
_MG_5159.jpg, originally uploaded by Unbowed. Here’s a little game to play during your next NBA outing: Look around for how many suites are dark. (You’ll notice them specifically in the corners or behind the baskets.) A dark suite means either that...
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