by kspence | Nov 28, 2012 | Black Politics, Black Popular Culture, Class and Politics, Pop Culture |
I take the bus to work every day. No. Strike that. I walk to the Metro station, then take the Metro to the bus stop, then take the bus to work everyday. Takes about an hour or so. Gets me walking two miles a day (one mile each way), and gives me room to breathe. To...
by kspence | Nov 27, 2012 | Class and Politics, Gender and Politics, Neoliberalism, Obama, Politics
I like the four hour bloc starting with Up with Chris Hayes and ending with the Melissa Harris-Perry Show. It's one of the most unique blocks on television on at least two dimensions–time and politics. Before these shows we didn't get two hour blocks to...
by kspence | Nov 26, 2012 | Media Appearances, Obama, Politics, The Mass Media
I've known Melissa Harris-Perry since 1999. I wrote a blurb for her most recent book Sister Citizen. I'm going to talk about this more later, but this past weekend I was on her show for the first time, talking a bit about family, and also about the progressive...
by kspence | Nov 20, 2012 | Black People Mythology, Black Politics, Politics, Resistance |
I had the opportunity to present at Facing Race this past weekend. Junot Diaz, card-carrying literary genius, delivered the keynote. DIaz was funny, insightful, acerbic, raw, real. After the lecture he had a book signing line that appeared to be wrapped around the...
by kspence | Nov 19, 2012 | Campaigns and Elections, Politics, Racial Politics
Last week, Mitt Romney had a conversation with his supporters, explaining to them why he lost the 2012 Presidential election. In that conversation, Romney blamed his loss on the "gifts" Obama gave key constituencies–Latinos, youth, single women,...
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