Richard Prince of the online column Journal-isms joined us for a quick update on the state of the press and of the Black press in particular. We also discussed, with some disagreement, the prospects for honoring the press tradition established by Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm co-founders of Freedom’s Journal (1827).
Read moreFruitvale Station is Sadly Fruitless
“I was worried about the police… Call it a father’s intuition… In the past, you could hang a black man from a tree and nothing would happen. Now, the same thing happened to Oscar Grant. It’s the same mentality. It hasn’t changed. Why is it always a white officer killing a black or brown youth…
Read moreCapitalism: Racial and Social Justice Orientation @ CUNY Law School
I was asked to visit CUNY Law School today to discuss capitalism and social justice… Among those who drive now and those who have driven previously the traditions or lineages that most impact me there are no uniform conclusions as to what a new world would be or precisely how it would be organized. However,…
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