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Category Archives: music
Freestyling In South Africa!
Untitled from Shawn Utsey on Vimeo.
Wow! I’m proud to say I know the dude on the left—Dr. Mark Bolden.
Hey, Common! What's Going On Between You and Maya Angelou?
Hmm….okay, I guess we can move on from this. And although I’m not a fan of John McWhorter’s socio-political analyses, vis-a-vis African America, I liked this explanation of this situation.
"Media, Message And Visual Culture:" Black Male Identity Project Symposium
My department colleague, Dr. Baruti Kopano (starts at about 40:00; you MUST hear his pledge at 1:51:50!), was part of this recent event. Check it out!
I Pledge Alliegiance……..
As always, thanks to Jared Ball for telling me about this!
Saul Williams– "List of Demands (Reparations)"
Had never seen (or heard of) this. Williams is always fascinating. Thanks to Kalamu for showing this to me.
Asante Sana, Heavy D
Damn.
Jimi And The Black Power Movement
Man, the BBC World Service stuff that NPR airs in the middle of the morning…..! And it’s always fascinating to hear the Black Power Movement discussed in news/history programs. Very rare in American media, which happily and deliberately hides the Black Power Movement within the much more accepted Civil Rights Movement.
I Hope It's Not Inappropriate…….
Congrats To………
……my friend Ericka Blount-Danois, who produced this great article on one of my all-time favorite television shows!
Drums in the Global Village 