Did You Hear……….
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007Â
……………”On The Media“’s recent reports on the image and perspectives of Arabs?
Or Davey D’s account of how the World Social Forum got “hijacked”?
If not, go right ahead.
Archive for February, 2007
BET News—Well, News ABOUT BET, Anyway :)
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Thought these BET items were interesting.
Dhoruba bin Wahad On Ben Chavis
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007Â
Gee…..kinda harsh.
I used to work for Chavis, so I’ll withold comment.
Did You Hear About……….
Monday, February 19th, 2007Â
…………..the HBCU New Media project from the National Black Programming Consortium and the Griot Project from StoryCorps?
So much for Black history being “lost, stolen or strayed.” Now, if only we can OWN our history…….. Â :)
A Journalistic Truth, Now 40 Years Away From Newark And Detroit
Saturday, February 17th, 2007“WORD ON JOURNALISM–Friday, Feb. 16, 2007
On journalistic activism:
I’m an activist, and I’ll tell you why. If every citizen had to go through what we went through as reporters, going out and covering poor people, black people, murders, strikes, all that Dickensian underside of American life, they would become biased toward activism.”
   –John Chancellor, TV newsman, […]
Independent Audio/Video You Should Check Out (Tenth In A Long-Running Series)
Friday, February 16th, 2007Â
Plenty going on in the world of VOXUNION MEDIA.
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February 5, 2007
February 6, 2007 marks the 62nd birthday of Robert Nesta Marley. We dedicated this show to his memory and legacy by welcoming Suzette Gardner and Dr. Michelle Stephens. Both women shared their knowledge and perspective as scholars, […]
A Picture Posted For No Legitimate Reason :)
Thursday, February 15th, 2007Guess you heard who’s on the SI Swimsuit Issue cover. I’d like to make some comment about how this represents some level of “progress” in terms of Blacks and media, but of course I won’t go there.Â
A Short Note On Writing :)
Thursday, February 15th, 2007I was talking recently to my friend, the writer Judy Dothard Simmons. I had mentioned to her that the book above, one of my favorite books of all time, had described a magazine article as a collaboration between a writer and an editor. Simmons responded that writing in general is a collaboration between a writer and […]
A New Film, “The Shape Of Water”
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007From Kalamu.
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“Kum-Kum Bhavnani has made a film about hope and about courage–with women are in the act of creating a more just planet.”
- Susan Sarandon, Academy Award WinnerÂ
“The world is a place fighting for change. Kum-Kum Bhavnani’s ‘The Shape of Water’ reminds us how to hope.”
- Jeff Zimbalist, Director, “Favela Rising”
“There is another globalization at […]
Really Enjoyed………..
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007……….. that “News And Notes” segment earlier this month—you know, the one on that recent study of Black youth.