by kspence | Oct 3, 2012 | Black Leadership, Black People Mythology, Black Politics, Black Popular Culture, Knocking the Hustle |
On August 22, 2011, the Martin Luther King Memorial opened to the public. The first African American to be honored with a memorial on the Mall, and only the fourth non-President, King’s memorial took decades of planning and fundraising. It stands, or perhaps better...
by kspence | Sep 18, 2012 | Black Politics, Knocking the Hustle, Neoliberalism |
If I were asked in all seriousness just what I considered to be the chief significance of Invisible Man as a fiction, I would reply: Its experimental attitude and its attempt to return to the mood of personal moral responsibility for democracy which typified...
by kspence | May 15, 2012 | Black Politics, Sex and Sexuality |
Recently a number of prominent black pastors, led by Empowerment Temple's Jamal Bryant came out against President Obama's statement on same-sex marriage. Pastor Bryant talked with Roland Martin about the issue on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Most African...
by kspence | May 11, 2012 | Black Politics, Gender and Politics, Sex and Sexuality |
Yesterday, Dr. Boyce Watkins tweeted a link that implied that 2/3 of African Americans are against same-sex marriage. The link led to a story by NewsOne that affirmed that, yes, 2/3 of African Americans polled in a quick internet survey attached to a story ABOUT...
by kspence | May 10, 2012 | Black Politics, Black Popular Culture, Gender and Politics |
Folks reacted to the Trayvon Martin tragedy in a number of ways, many taking advantage of social media. In fact it's pretty safe to say that without social media, Zimmerman would never have been charged. But some of the reactions themselves contain...
by kspence | May 6, 2012 | Black Politics, Public Health |
Today (Sunday, May 6, 2012) Alice Randall, author and activist, wrote an article on race and obesity in the New York Times. (HT to Tanehisi Coates.) Randall believes that health disparities are the most important civil rights issue of our times, and took the...
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