My Two Cents On The Two Percent :)

It’s easy to say that the white right-wing is using these Asian kids (and it is), but the (often-disturbing) doc whose trailer I linked to above slants otherwise in terms of how they think. As someone who watched Try Harder, it does make sense that the young man in the CNBC video wants to become an anti-affirmative action civil rights lawyer–a Bizzaro-world Sherilynn Ifill!–to defend his people so that elite society will accept even more of them, which is what this is really about. I have to assume he celebrated yesterday.

Buffer group or not, does the fact that these young people of color believe only 15 to 20 colleges in the United States matter something that should be discussed? I wish I could say these young Asian-Americans are wrong but when you look at everything from the leadership of tech companies to the Supreme Court itself they are clearly assessing America’s increased stratification.

Interesting That These Rich, Famous Network Anchors/Hosts…..

…..have openly demoted themselves to special correspondents. I’d like to think it’s a public commentary on the limitations of network anchoring and a true hunger to produce 20th-century, middlebrow magazine-like narrative–and those professional aspects might play a part. But hearing these goodbyes, it really sounds more like the intimate results of a work-life balance self-inventory, a real understanding that they are in a post-COVID/pre-old-age-illness vortex. (I mean, even Amy Goodman–who used to helm Democracy Now! no matter how sick she got!–actually took a day off last week to be part of a relative’s graduation.) In Chuck’s case, it’s almost like someone in his family told him, “You’re missing it.” Well, now he, Judy and Rachel won’t.

SEPTEMBER 10th UPDATE:

Dr. #JaredBall and I Discuss Jonathan Eig’s “Martin Luther King, A Life” On #BlackPowerMedia

Hands-down, one of our better public discussions, on #BlackPowerMedia or anywhere.

Correcting the now-typical goof I make when I talk too long 🙂 : I think it’s more accurate to say that Mahatma Gandhi was a supporter of African independence in his later years, not a Pan-Africanist per se.

The Western Fantasy Construction At The Core Of Writing About Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’ll try to talk about this on Saturday when I’m on #BlackPowerMedia with Dr. Jared Ball to talk about Jonathan Eig’s King: A Life.

BREAKING NEWS: Seton Hall University Africana Victory

🙂 What’s the phrase? “If we fight, we win,” right? So they fought and won! Congrats to the courageous Seton Hall University students and the integrity-filled leadership of past Africana director Dr. Kelly Harris and current, interim director Forrest Pritchett!

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/05/seton-hall-students-if-we-dont-get-it-shut-it-down-their-history-making-protest-pays-off-opinion.html

OCTOBER 17th UPDATE:

https://www.shu.edu/arts-sciences/news/africana-studies-program-welcomes-new-colleagues.html?fbclid=IwAR3DD1YpyJbJVTc9nbySql74wavUZ2QUXAS74yqgZ5NmT0dkCmtY7R8WBwg#

Dhrouba bin Wahad, Circa 1992

Watching Dr. Jared Ball’s recent series of interviews with Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad on Black Power Media led me to finally check out Passin’ It On, the documentary about his life. It is a clear explanation.