Surround Sound
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008I was very inspired by this one story. I guess most radio folks see themselves in this way, in this man.
Archive for the 'american history' Category
The Forgotten: Re-issued Book Tells The Story Of Newark’s 41-Year-Old Insurrection, And The Reporter It Swallowed
Monday, June 30th, 2008
The following book review was originally published in the May/June 2007 issue of The Crisis magazine, right before the 40th anniversary of the Newark Rebellion. This was the last article my great friend and mentor, Judy Dothard Simmons, helped me with before she became an Ancestor. I miss her. Much thanks also to Phil Petrie, who was Acting Editor-in-Chief of The Crisis […]
The Artist
Friday, June 27th, 2008The kind of conversation I love. The artist talks about his life and his art. Damn.
“America was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free.”
-George Carlin, 1937-2008
My Favorite Black Public Affairs Television Program
Friday, June 27th, 2008Okay, it’s official: “Bill Moyers Journal” is my favorite honorary Black public affairs program. If Tony Brown wasn’t semi-retired, I guess he’d be worried! LOL!
How To Tell If You’ve Created A Stereotypical 1970s Black Superhero
Friday, June 27th, 2008You know you’re bored when you finally find an article in your apartment that you’ve been (thinking about) searching for FOR YEARS. I finally found this blurb in my old copy of the 100th anniversary issue of Wizard magazine, published eight years ago. Something to think about while we’re all enjoying “Hancock.”
Black Power!
Ten easy steps […]
Let’s Take A Poll!
Friday, June 27th, 2008Was this hour of NPR’s “The Diane Rehm Show” really as scary as it sounded? Let me know.
More proof that it’s not a conspiracy if a) it’s out in the open, and b) the targets don’t have the same level of power as the “conspirators.”
Have You Read………..
Thursday, June 19th, 2008…………..Ta-Nehisi Coates’ beautifully written book yet?
If not, what are you waiting for?
The Liberators Are Here!
Thursday, June 19th, 2008So let’s buy it NOW!
Thanks again to Jared Ball for showing me this!
We Need More……
Thursday, June 19th, 2008……documentaries like this!
Thanks to Dr. Jared Ball for finding this video!
The King’s Tome
Monday, June 16th, 2008The new biography of Jack Kirby really isn’t that; it’s an authorized, more-polite-than-it-should-be version of his life used as an excuse to showcase his great art. And thank God for it.
Jack Kirby is responsible for two-thirds of every childhood smile I ever made. Period. The Fantastic Four. The Silver Surfer. The Incredible Hulk. The Mighty Thor. The […]