What Truth Sounds Like: RFK, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America.Michael Eric Dyson.St. Martin’s Press, 294 pp. $24.99. Reviewed by Todd Steven Burroughs This review admittedly asks an unfair question: If Michael Eric Dyson had written the 1961 film version of “A Raisin in the Sun” instead of the play’s creator,…
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Sima Lee RBG joined us for this edition of Academics In Cars. We talked about her artistry, activism, being Black, Queer and RBG, the slippery politics and economics of legalized marijuana and more!
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People gathered today to protest the planned merger between Sinclair Broadcasting Group and the Tribune Company. Speakers addressed issues of media consolidation, right-wing news, Trump influence over media policy and racism in the press. Speakers included Brandi Collins of Color Of Change, Craig Aaron of Free Press, Yosef Getachew of Common Cause and Cheryl Leanza…
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