by admin | Oct 31, 2008 | Afrofuturism, Education, Obama, Politics, The Mass Media |
I’m doing some work for blackprof this month. And going straight to video, in order to begin a new type of conversation as I note below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo_vK5vfvXc[/youtube]
by admin | Oct 27, 2008 | Cash Rules Everything Around Me, Neoliberalism, Political Ideology, The Mass Media |
Alan Greenspan, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, an acolyte of Ayn Rand, and a devout proponent of free markets appeared before Congress to talk about the roots of the economic crisis. This runs 5 minutes but is worth watching and listening....
by admin | Oct 24, 2008 | Crime and Punishment, Gender and Politics, Racial Politics, The Mass Media, Urban Politics
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IszjevYoS6A[/youtube] Many of us thought this story sounded funny when it was first reported. And Prof. Lacewell is right to note that things have changed a great deal since the Susan Smith hoax (and incidentally the Carol...
by admin | Sep 25, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Gender and Politics, Hip-hop, Obama, The Mass Media, things that make you go hmm |
Byron Hurt has a new project examining black masculinity and the jump off point is a question about the connection between Barack Obama and Curtis Jackson (50 Cent). Trailer no. 2: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOT4wAetzY[/youtube] I am going to come back...
by admin | Sep 24, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Gender and Politics, Pop Culture, The Mass Media |
I was in Boston (and not blogging much) at our annual political science convention when they announced Palin as the pick. I was standing next to Wilbur Rich and my man Harwood. I laughed aloud. A brilliant pick. Young, charismatic, and committed to the particular...
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