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 | Aug 5, 2007 | Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
And gets bits right. But because they’re interested in dealing with intra-racial dynamics rather than inter-racial ones (which is odd given the subject) they miss the forest for the trees. They also put the tired bit in about successful black men “getting...
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...
by admin | Jun 30, 2007 | Education, Racial Politics |
I was in Houston for the Health Disparities Conference, and heard about the ruling while literally taping (Michel Martin told us about it). And it took the wind out of my sails. Just sucked the energy out of the room.My thoughts in no particular order: If there was an...
by admin | Jun 7, 2007 | Culture, Pop Culture, Racial Politics, Sports |
I've been reading about Gary Sheffield's (expanded) comments about the relative absence of African Americans in Major League Baseball. To tell you how much I know and how deep this situation is, until Sheffield made his comments I just assumed that Sheffield...
by admin | Jun 5, 2007 | Public Health, Racial Politics |
A growing group of scholars have been studying the health disparities between African Americans and their European American counterparts on the one hand, on the disparities between African Americans and their Caribbean and Continental American counterparts on the...
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