Malcolm, Martin and Mass Media

Over the years I’ve developed versions of this presentation and have been asked for copies.  I just started messing with Prezi and put the latest version there.  These are visuals that accompany a discussion of Malcolm X and King‘s actual radical politics and the response of the state and mass media.  Here The Washington Post…

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Amiri Baraka, Black Literature and the Prospect of Radical Thought

Drs. Todd Steven Burroughs and Hate, The Killer Bs squad were on hand to report back on Amiri Baraka‘s funeral service, Black literature and the prospects for radical thought and organization moving forward.  We discussed Baraka and Burroughs’ “Backed Up Book Reviews” of MK Asante, Randall Kennedy, Geoff Wisner and Devorah Heitner. See also: —…

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