Drums in the Global Village

and, of course, there’s the truths articulated by the brave folks at Black Agenda Report. Put it all together, and you’ve got it.

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It’s going WAY too fast for me. My friend Wayne Dawkins explained to me that the Great Recession has turned what was a 10-year transfer away from print into a one-year shift, which is why it’s so painful for so many. I think he’s right.

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I’m happy to say that I know several Morgan State University students who are involved in this short. This student project—which reimagines how John Stewart became Green Lantern—stars three students I had the honor of teaching, and one of our (Department of Communications Studies) faculty members.
The sequel is in post-production. I [...]

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Woo-Woo! Two years and counting!
Thanks again, Saswat!

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…..so I’ll leave it to the audience as to whether this episode of “Click & Clack’s As The Wrench Turns,” the new “Car Talk” animated series I saw over the weekend, is borderline racist. I know that if I was from India I’d be getting tired of this kind of thing. And what’s up with [...]

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I can’t believe I’ve had this blog for a whole year. It’s been great to have this public, creative outlet for my subconscious. Thanks again, Saswat!

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…..but when Saswat asked me to think about this, I couldn’t resist.
Hello. I’m Todd Steven Burroughs, your host. This blog will do what blogs do: give you a running thread of my public (sub)conscious. So that means lots of talk about Black media, superhero comicbooks, Black superheroes, superhero movies and superhero cartoons, Doctor Who (old [...]

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This is a test. For the next 60 seconds………..

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