by kspence | Aug 17, 2011 | Culture, Marc Steiner Show, Political Ideology, The Future of the City, The Mass Media |
In this month’s appearance on the Marc Steiner Show, I discussed cultural nationalism with Jerome Scott, Founder and member of Project South: The Institute for the elimination of Poverty and Genocide. Since we discussed Manning Marable’s biography of Malcolm X in May,...
by admin | Mar 30, 2011 | Culture, Neoliberalism, Pop Culture |
Photo by What WhatMy next book begins with the JayZ quote “I’m not a businessman, I’m a business man.” Although I don’t use the quote in Stare in the Darkness (OUT SOON!) I thought it captured the neoliberal ethos perfectly. JayZ knows something folks like Ed Dunn...
by admin | Jul 1, 2009 | Culture, Pop Culture |
I hit the road for Detroit at 7pm on Thursday. Not knowing whether I could make the trip solo (i.e. without another adult driving) I sent a shout out to both Twitter and Facebook, looking for virtual road dogs. I read someone twitter “MJ RIP.” I knew he wasn’t talking...
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 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 nobody bought it...
by admin | Jan 11, 2009 | Black Power, Crime and Punishment, Culture, Urban Politics |
Adrienne Brown is hot like fire. – We need ongoing supported focus on police brutality and accountability, even as we develop our own peace zones. It’s no longer sufficient to get furious when a civilian is killed by police, and maintain that fury until the officers...
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