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Sports Talk Radio and North American Apartheid
This was a presentation given at the Passing the Ball: Race and Sports conference at Temple University. In 1913 James Sullivan, the U.S. minister…
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Dr. King Commemorated: COINTELPRO and the 45th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. King
Activists and scholars gathered at Morgan State University April 4, 2013 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther…
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Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. DuBois Battle in the Press
This is conference audio of Dr. Todd Steven Burroughs delivering a powerful lecture on the historic media battle waged in the press between Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. DuBois. …
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Not Yet Unchained: Django and Lincoln’s (Ab)Use of History as False Transcendence
Thanks to Bellevue College in Bellevue, WA. for the invitation to take another shot at the political function of these films and films in…
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A Super Funky Day Of Tribute: Dr. Tony Martin, Donald Byrd, Bob Marley
Today Drs. H8, Mark Bolden, Quito Swan and Raymond Winbush joined the program to pay tribute to passing of Dr. Tony Martin and Donald Byrd and to commemorate the birthday…
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A Super Funky Soul Power Tribute to Dr. John Henrik Clarke
We spent this hour in tribute to Dr. John Henrik Clarke. Our guests included Drs. James Turner, Marimba Ani, Greg Carr and…
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The Politics Behind Exporting Hip-Hop
This was a panel convened by Words, Beats and Life in 2012. “This panel seeks to highlight what happens when hip-hop is…
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Artists, Scholars & Radio Professionals Weigh in on Radio Politics
FAAN Mail is interviewing independent hip hop artists, radio industry professionals and media scholars about radio play. These testimonies will inform a…
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A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X
Rather than view Manning Marable’s Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention as “a definitive work,” as some have called it, I, along with…
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Why Some Like The New Jim Crow So Much
WHY SOME LIKE THE NEW JIM CROW SO MUCH: Michelle Alexander is unlike “Some Radical Group[s]” who must be “Crazy” & “Absurd”…
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Which Way to Free!?! Radical Hip-Hop Theory and Practice w Xan West and Stephen Ferguson
Dr. Stephen Ferguson and Xan West joined us this week to drop important criticism of I Mix What I Like! A Mixtape Manifesto. Far more importantly the…
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An Interview about I Mix What I Like! w Dr. Stephen Ferguson
An Interview about I Mix What I Like! from VoxUnion Media on Vimeo. This was a taped discussion/interview to be used for a class run by…
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The African Unconscious and African Psychology w Dr. Edward Bruce Bynum
Drs. Edward Bruce Bynum and Mark Bolden joined us this week for a discussion of African psychology and history. We discussed The African…
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Radical Ma’at: The African Social, Political and Military Order
Esi Ramu developed and hosted this powerful edition of the Super Funky Soul Power Hour. Our guest this week, Dr. Kipoeech araap…
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Dr. Jared A. Ball at SUNY New Paltz: The R.E.A.L. Martin Luther King Jr.
A discussion about the omitted politics of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. Jared A. Ball at SUNY…