Todd S Burroughs
Dumping below some stuff I turned in to BAR as possible sidebars to this article. George Jackson ( © Copyright 1971 Bob Dylan) I woke up this morning There were tears in my bed They killed a man I really loved Shot him through the head Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down Lord, Lord, [...]
My 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!
News 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 [...]
A new movement that is not completely a movement (didja hear about the “Occupy” reality show yet? ) has luminaries that are not completely leaders. “Democracy Now!” profiled in Monday’s New York Times. West profiled on NPR’s “All Things Considered” yesterday. West and Michael Moore on “Democracy Now!” for the hour yesterday. Okay, legitimate (elite) [...]
Well done, sir. The Realm of the Ancestors has another champion.
I will never forget your cooperation and kindness as I reported and wrote one of my all-time favorite stories. May The Ancestors greet you into their realm with great joy.
It will surprise no one who knows me that it was “Doonesbury” that got me into following the worlds of the White House Press Corps and national politics as a teenager. So I enjoyed chuckling over this whole thing.
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