BOOK REVIEW: MALCOLM THE TENTH? MORE LIKE 7 3/8ths: THE POWERFUL PAYNE PAINFULLY PETERS OUT BEFORE PUNTING

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X. Les Payne and Tamara Payne. New York: Liverlight. 537 pp., $35. Reviewed by Todd Steven BurroughsIt must be great to be a renowned-but-recently-deceased Black writer, because your half-effort gets a full heaping of praise from the grave. In this case, history is not rhyming, but looping. Again,…

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An Introductory Critical Media Literacy (Video) Mixtape

The iMWiL! Introductory Critical Media Literacy (Video) Mixtape features interviews with Janine Jackson, Kali Akuno, Joy James, Claude Marks, Safiya Umoja Noble, Morgan Maxwell, music from Hec Dolo, The Cornel West Theory, The Welfare Poets, Big L, DJ Premier plus Kwame Ture, bell hooks, Paula Giddings and more! The video outlines some of the key concepts involved in developing…

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Full Professor Application & Online Supplements

Application for Promotion to Full Professor Dr. Jared A. Ball Associate Professor Morgan State University September 19, 2016 Contact:  jared.ball@morgan.edu / 202-997-0267 Table of Contents: TAB 1:  Executive Summary TAB 2: Candidate Statement and Website Introduction TAB 3: Web Supplement Statement and Table of Contents TAB 4: Curriculum Vitae TAB 5: Last Annual Report (2014 / pre-2015 sabbatical) Including Last…

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