The Boundaries of Black Allegiance

Tom Porter, long-time activist, educator and radio host (Jazz and Justice, Mondays 1-3p WPFW) joined the show this week with Head-Roc, “The Mayor of DC Hip-Hop.” We all talked about the boundaries of Black allegiance to the state and its constraints on options considered for making change.  We talked about the recent upheaval blamed on YouTube and racist…

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Super Black! The Politics of Comics and Pop Culture

We had an “academic barbershop roundtable” this morning on the politics of race and pop culture in the context of Black superhero comic books.  Our guests were Drs. Adilifu Nama (author of Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes), Dwain Pruitt (comic author and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Morgan State…

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