The History and Politics of Black Radio
National Public Radio (NPR) hosted a historic but never-to-be-aired panel on the history, politics and contemporary state of Black radio. Panelists included the late Teshima Walker, Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs and Glen Ford.* *March 8, 2007
Read more‘Smart Power’ In the Era of Africana Studies with Dr. Greg Carr
Dr. Greg Carr speaking at the 28th annual Kemetic Studies conference convened by the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations gave this rousing talk: “Translation and Recovery: Intellectual Work and the Development of African ‘Smart Power’ In the Era of Africana Studies.” Given all that has and continues to occur regarding the development, implementation…
Read moreDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. v. Barack Obama
These are my excerpted comments made for today’s press release from the Institute for Public Accuracy.
Read moreThe Super Funky Soul Power Hour 082313
This week’s show featured interviews with Ajamu Baraka, Thandisizwe Chimurenga, Dawn-Elissa Fischer and Rosa Clemente. Topics included: the coming March/Farce on Washington, The 2004 National Hip-Hop Political Convention and Hip-Hop’s relationship to that march, Oscar Grant and Fruitvale Station.
Read moreNo Doubt: The Murder of Oscar Grant w Thandisizwe Chimurenga
Veteran community journalist Thandisizwe Chimurenga who covered closely the killing of Oscar Grant and subsequent trial of his killer Johannes Mehserle joined us to discuss her forthcoming book No Doubt The Murder of Oscar Grant. I began by asking her to tell us about her book and why she began early on in the introduction that, “In order…
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