Harry Belafonte On “Charlie Rose”
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Nothing more to be said.
Archive for the 'american history' Category
Freestyling In South Africa!
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Untitled from Shawn Utsey on Vimeo. Wow! I’m proud to say I know the dude on the left—Dr. Mark Bolden.
“Occupying Mumia’s Cell” by Alice Walker
Thursday, January 5th, 2012Occupying Mumia’s Cell (Copyright © 2011 by Alice Walker) I Sing of Mumia brilliant and strong and of the captivity that few black men escape if they are as free as he has become. What a teacher he is for all of us. Nearly thirty years in solitary and still, Himself. He [...]
Hey, Common! What’s Going On Between You and Maya Angelou?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Hmm….okay, I guess we can move on from this. And although I’m not a fan of John McWhorter’s socio-political analyses, vis-a-vis African America, I liked this explanation of this situation.
“Media, Message And Visual Culture:” Black Male Identity Project Symposium
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011My department colleague, Dr. Baruti Kopano (starts at about 40:00; you MUST hear his pledge at 1:51:50!), was part of this recent event. Check it out!
Mini-Book Review: Capitalism And Color Mix In America’s White Supremacist Media History
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011News For All The People: The Epic Story Of Race And The American Media. Juan Gonzalez and Joseph Torres. Verso. 480 pp. $29.95. When journalists write history, there is always the danger of that history being shallow, surface-level. This remarkable book is one of the rare instances of such a problem being a positive, due [...]
The NEW Trailer For “The Dark Knight Rises” Is Here!
Monday, December 19th, 2011OKAY! Wow! And lookit this new poster! GULP!
The Last Word On…….
Monday, December 19th, 2011The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook ………That Newt Gingrich comment about poor kids and work. Of course this was forwarded to me by Gregory Adamo. ……… the Republican campaign prior to Iowa. (I thought I would REALLY miss Herman Cain, but Newt….WOW!) This [...]
A New Record!
Thursday, December 1st, 2011A lot of money for faded newsprint! But what faded newsprint it is! LOL!
I Pledge Alliegiance……..
Thursday, December 1st, 2011As always, thanks to Jared Ball for telling me about this!