Originally published with Propaganda In Focus I decenter these duly noted, juridically mediated, and scholastically authorized sources of evidence, focussing instead on “discredited,” “inadmissible,” and “untrustworthy” modes of knowledge, analysis and narration. I construct my argument by thinking and theorizing with Black rebels, both living and dead. – Orisanmi Burton, Tip of the Spear: Black…
Read moreWakanda Must Fall
The following was originally published in Black Agenda Report. The second part of the Black Panther movie franchise continues the anti-Black and pro-imperialist themes of the first film. Black moviegoers should be wary and spend time educating themselves against very bad propaganda. This White, Western, pan-European fantasy film where all of its colonial subjects fight…
Read moreThis Is Not About Ye.
A few (late) thoughts on all of this. For more, including links to referenced work, visit the show’s description on YouTube.
Read moreHBCUs: Not A Different World Project
The HBCUs: Not A Different World Project (NADW) “Dr. Ball, your problem is that you want to create new knowledge. We don’t do that here… your job is to produce menial laborers for the communications industry.” These were the verbatim words spoken to me during a more than 2-hour discussion with a former high-ranking HBCU…
Read moreThe Vernon Philosophy Of Black Media Avoidance
“I got a call from Mahershala Ali, a very, very respectful phone call, from him personally. He called me and my Uncle Maurice in which he apologized profusely if there had been any offense,” Edwin told Shadow and Act. “What he said was, ‘If I have offended you, I am so, so terribly sorry. I did…
Read moreImage Weaponry and The Cuban Example
I and some others were asked recently by Dhoruba bin-Wahad to consider the story (below) from Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post at the end of 2017 called “History through Cuban Eyes: Noticiero ICAIC.” Specifically, we were being asked by bin-Wahad to produce stories and more discussion around the politics of art, media and popular culture…
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