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Randall Kennedy on Barack Obama

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Watch the full episode. See more Tavis Smiley.

Is Tavis getting to be a better, more skeptical interviewer (I guess he should be, after seven years 😉 ), or is he just hatin’ here because of the subject? Either way, good interview.

(And it’s interesting to me that a well-known retired Black journalist who has always believed in being critical of Black leadership is smacking Tavis because he gave a tough interview about a president who has gone out of his way to not serve Black people. Who is the hater, really? :))

Classic, Squared

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WALTER RODNEY’S HOW EUROPE UNDERDEVELOPED AFRICA BACK IN PRINT AND AVAILABLE

Black Classic Press is pleased to announce publication of the groundbreaking study, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, by the late historian and political activist Walter Rodney. The title was previously published by Howard University Press. For orders and review copies, contact Black Classic Press at 1-800-476-8870.

On a related note, in May the Provost of Howard University announced the transfer of HUP publishing contracts and assets to Black Classic Press. We were recently informed by the Provost that the transfer has not been reviewed by the HU Board of Trustees, but it is on the agenda for the September Board meeting. At this time, we cannot provide any information on titles formerly published by HUP with the exception of Walter Rodney’s title mentioned above.

W. Paul Coates
Black Classic Press/ BCP Digital Printing
3921 Vero Rd Ste F
Baltimore, MD 21227
410-242-6954
bcpdigital@yahoo.com / blackclassicbooks.com

Mini-Reviews of "The New 52!": "Batwing," No. 1 and "Static Shock," No. 1

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Interestingly enough, these two comics read almost exactly the same. Is it because they’re Black characters? Nope. It’s because  “The New 52” seems to be following a specific—1990s?—pattern of storytelling for No. 1: start with alotta action, then introduce plot, characters, etc. and end with an action-packed cliffhanger. (Batwing’s ending is, ah, sharp. ;))  I hope someone 12 is hooked. Because I want to support Black superheroes AND because I really like these characters AND because I  see really good potential with Batwing, I’ll be following—and collecting—their entire respective runs.