by admin | Aug 5, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Obama, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
This was the subject of at least three blog posts worth reading. The New York Times post falls furthest from the mark, but I include it for the sake of comparison. I don’t think the question is the right one. Nor is “is Clinton racist?” The question for me is, how has...
by admin | Jul 27, 2008 | Black Power, Neoliberalism, Public Policy, Racial Politics, things that make you go hmm |
In blogging about the CNN Black Family series I mentioned that Fryer had a couple of theories that have been debunked…or tried to at any rate. The “Acting White” argument I dealt with some time ago. But the salty negro theory–which posits that black hypertension rates...
by admin | Jul 24, 2008 | Black Family, Black Power, Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
Same deal as last night. Maybe a bit more analysis. 11:08 There’s going to be some more stuff in this close to midnight hour. But I’ve got a project I’m working on. I think I’ll come back to this….thanks for coming by. 10:58 Everett was slinging when I was growing up...
by admin | Jun 15, 2008 | Black Family, Obama, Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
It was striking alright…striking in as much as it smacked a whole bunch of black folks who are trying to make lemonade with lemons right in the mouth: Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many homes,” Mr. Obama...
by admin | May 23, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Obama, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
Over the last couple of days I’ve been in Washington D.C. at a conference for health disparities. One of the speakers we listened to was Aranthan Jones, former health policy advisor to Rep. Christensen and current House Majority Whip James Clyburn’s Director of...
by admin | May 17, 2008 | Obama, Racial Politics, The Mass Media |
Obama Faces Racism in West Virginia – The funniest videos are a click away
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