by admin | May 28, 2009 | Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, Neoliberalism, NPR, Racial Politics, The Mass Media, Urban Politics |
…went much better than I expected. Listen here. Quick thoughts: An email comment from “Eric” noted that in the wake of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination it’d be hard to ask taxpayers to continue to expend resources for the black...
by admin | May 26, 2009 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, Neoliberalism, Urban Politics |
Today on Midday with Dan Rodrick I’ll be talking with William Julius Wilson who released a new book More than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City. Wilson’s work over the past thirty years has defined the discussion on poverty both in academic...
by admin | Jun 15, 2008 | Black Family, Obama, Racial Politics, Urban Politics |
It was striking alright…striking in as much as it smacked a whole bunch of black folks who are trying to make lemonade with lemons right in the mouth: Too many fathers are M.I.A, too many fathers are AWOL, missing from too many lives and too many homes,” Mr....
by admin | Jul 20, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
This week’s barbershop segment came out today. On the docket? We talked about immigration policy, about Michael Vick’s legal troubles, and we talked about John Edwards’ campaign and his anti-poverty platform. Makes for interesting...
by admin | Jul 19, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Obama, Politics
Earlier, I had some strong criticisms of Obama. I didn’t really care about the “he ain’t black” stuff–that’s for the birds. Today I was taping for The Barbershop, and one of the bits was about Johns Edwards’ poverty tour. I...
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