by admin | Sep 13, 2007 | Black Power, Crime and Punishment, Public Policy, Urban Politics |
I got this from Earl, who asked for comments. In a nutshell? There are only a couple of populations you can ask this of without getting laughed out of office. Black people, and Native Americans. This is not a coincidence. Some might think this a rational policy, and...
by admin | Aug 28, 2007 | Black Power, Politics, Urban Politics |
There are a few issues in the news that I’ve wanted to touch on but haven’t had the time. Still don’t have the time. So I’ll present a scenario and a question. You’ve got a neighborhood of black people in a predominantly black city. Two...
by admin | Aug 7, 2007 | Black Power, Racial Politics, Urban Politics
Given the last post, I ran across an article I thought folks might find interesting. Because many of us are so close to the events on the ground in places like Newark and Oakland we often miss the forest for the trees. This interview does a good job of setting the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2007 | Black Power, Public Policy, Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
A couple of stories (one of which I got from Earl) coincided with a bit of a chapter I’m working on for my hip-hop book. Reading the stories is in some ways like being in a time warp. Going back to 1989 more specifically:...
by admin | Aug 6, 2007 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
So unless you’ve been living under a rock (or don’t read black news sources) you are familiar with the plight of the Jena Six. With the Revs. Jackson and Sharpton entering the fray it now appears as if this travesty of justice will get more media coverage,...
by admin | Jul 7, 2007 | Black Leadership, Black Power, Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
Some questions to chew on.When black students at the University of Michigan took over the school in ’69, ’77, and ’87, were they trying to end racism in the United States? Or were they trying to end racism at U of M?When Rosa Parks decided not to...
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