by kspence | Sep 18, 2012 | Campaigns and Elections, Neoliberalism, Obama
Hat tip to Think 4 Yourself. And in honor of Romney’s excellent press conference explaining his remarks…Mobb Deep. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0wsET8__Y[/youtube]
by kspence | Jul 6, 2012 | Black Popular Culture, Hip-hop, Obama, Sex and Sexuality
A few weeks ago, the Baltimore Sun profiled local gay MCs in the wake of Obama's shift on same-sex marriage. They asked me how long would it be before a gay MCs record became a hit. I told them that we were about five years out from a gay MC hitting the charts...
by kspence | May 30, 2012 | Obama, Politics, Public Health |
By now I've seen this image a dozen times. It tells a story far beyond words doesn't it? Today (May 30, 2012) the New York Times tells the story behind the picture. Carlton Philadelphia, An African American member of the National Security Council was done with...
by kspence | Sep 26, 2011 | Black Leadership, Neoliberalism, Obama |
I had the opportunity to read Obama’s Speech to the CBC. In contrast to critiques that he hasn’t sufficiently paid attention or given credit to the Civil Rights Movement, Obama’s speech is full of references to the Civil Rights Movement and to Martin...
by admin | May 20, 2011 | Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, Neoliberalism, Obama |
Photo by @mjbThis week Cornel West broke out in hives over his inability to get an invite to the inaugural, under cover of a progressive Obama critique arguing that Obama had a thing for whites and jews and against “free black men”. Both Melissa...
by admin | May 4, 2011 | Black Leadership, Marc Steiner Show, NPR, Obama, Politics, The Mass Media |
Photo by Daquella maneraI heard the news Monday morning. I quickly chimed in then asking what the unemployment rate was again (8.8 but the black unemployment rate is 14.9). I asked because while I believe Obama should be affirmed for doing what he set out to...
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