In Search of Black Power: The #MOBP Discussion

It was a pleasure to be part of this New Timbuktu podcast from Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle where: “Black political figures from DuBois to Garvey have embraced the notion that Black America’s combined “buying power”, if harnessed correctly, would be a revolutionary force. But is this true? Morgan State University Professor Dr. Jared Ball…

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The Myth and Propaganda of Buying Power (#MOBP), Black Sovereignty, Self-Determining Economics and Politics – Dr. Jared Ball and Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle American Studies Association Freedom Course

With Dayvon Love (@DayvonLove), Director of Public Policy for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle and Lawrence Grandpre (@Ne0Nubian), Directory of Research for Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power has become part of the American Studies Association Freedom Course series. <iframe width=”100%” height=”800″ frameborder=”0″ marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ allowtransparency=”true” src=”https://www.crowdcast.io/e/mobp?navlinks=false&embed=true” style=”border: 1px solid #EEE;border-radius:3px” allowfullscreen=”true” webkitallowfullscreen=”true” mozallowfullscreen=”true” allow=”microphone; camera;”></iframe><a ng-href=”https://www.crowdcast.io/?utm_source=embed&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=embed”…

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The Black Book, Dear White People and Mixtapes!

We caught up with authors and activists Dayvon Love and Lawrence Grandpre about their new book, The Black Book: Reflections from the Baltimore Grassroots.  We also gave our reviews of Dear White People, launched our inaugural segment on mixtapes featuring DJ Rhettmatic and offered a world premier airing of Nostalgia, a brand new track from…

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