Archive for June, 2007

Good Show, Tavis!

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I was pleasantly surprised to see that Tavis kept his “product” consistent. Compared to C-SPAN, CNN, et. al., last night’s forum seemed like it occurred in an alternate Black (albeit “mainstream”) universe.
The questioners showed why journalism experience still matters. I learned a lot about the condition of Black and Brown people in America from those questions. […]

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………………that there has been more diversity in the Presidential candidate pool than in the pool of panel journos. Until tonight. The panel of journalists is comprised of two African-Americans and a Latino.
Let’s see how tonight’s forum goes.

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I have kept with me a yellowed Black newspaper clipping from September 11, 1989. I thought that today, the day Internet radio is conducting its “Day of Silence” protest, would be a good day to share extended excerpts of it.
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‘Guerrilla Radio’:
Underground radio station operator uses ’sneak attacks’ to educate community
By James Muhammad
Assistant Editor, The Final Call
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–WTRA, […]

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Did You Hear……….

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

 …….Farai Chideya’s “News and Notes” interview with Chinua Achebe?

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An Anniversary Worth Noting

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

It’s been 21 years since this song and this artist took over my mind, body and soul.

I remember telling people at the time that my goal was to bear HER child! LOL!
What made me think about her today? I was joking with a friend of mine about Spike Lee’s cameo in this video:

While watching it, I […]

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The 8-year-old (or so) I was with Friday night loved it. And my 9:15 p.m. Silver Spring showing looked sold out. When my friend Raoul Dennis asked for my verdict right after it was over, I said, “Well, it’s better the first, but what is that really saying?” We both laughed.
This is the reality of  […]

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Congrats To American Journalism Review!

Friday, June 15th, 2007

I’m biased, but AJR—the winner of an Mirror Award for Overall Excellence from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications—can be a very good magazine when it wants to be. It’s a solid resource for its targeted audience—the small group of white men (and some white women) who guide American mainstream journalism. It’s important to point out, however, that the […]

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Vote “Yes” On Answer Fiore

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

 Once again, he’s right on point.

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