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Shuck and Jive vs. Bob and Weave

by admin | Jan 15, 2008 | Campaigns and Elections, NPR, Racial Politics, The Mass Media

Note to Andrew Cuomo: This is shuck and jive: [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=UfiNT6AKG0s&feature=related[/youtube]This is bob and weave:[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=xdKlL01b9V4&feature=related[/youtube] 

Salon Article deals with Obama-Clinton argument

by admin | Jan 15, 2008 | Black Power, Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, Gender and Politics, NPR, Racial Politics, The Mass Media | 4 comments

The recent flap over the apparent use of the southern strategy by the Clinton campaign led me to write a longer piece about the subject that appeared in Salon yesterday.Also, in the barbershop we talked about Gloria Steinem’s recent piece on the race/gender...

The Barbershop on Unwed Mothers et al

by admin | Dec 14, 2007 | Black Family, NPR, The Mass Media | 6 comments

Now that the semester is over, I’m back at the Barbershop. In this episode, me, Jimi Izrael, Reuben Navarette, and Roland Martin talk about among other things the increasing rate babies born to single mothers. It got pretty heated, as this is something I feel...

This Week on the Barbershop–Spence on NPR

by admin | Jul 20, 2007 | Campaigns and Elections, Democracy, NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media | 4 comments

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...

Today at the Barbershop–Spence on NPR

by admin | Jun 29, 2007 | NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media | 3 comments

Me, my man Jimi, and my other man Cobb did the thing. Cobb and I from the state of Texas. Jimi in Kentucky.Up for discussion? Video game addiction, Cheney’s issues, and Nader.Listen here. And do let me know what you thought.

Spence on Internet Radio tonight

by admin | Jun 19, 2007 | NPR, Pop Culture, The Mass Media | 4 comments

Hey. My wife hosts a show on talkshoe.com called Chocolate Chats. She’s been doing the thing for a minute now, and has decided to interview me…which means that for about a half hour or so our kids will likely have the run of the house. If you’ve got...
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