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Archive for November, 2009
“Face” The Nation and Native America’s Permanent Recession
Nov. 30 | This week’s Jazz and Justice “redux” featured a too rare visit from DC’s legendary artist Face and a discussion with Dedrick Muhammad regarding his latest report on The Recession and Native America. Culminating Native Heritage...
Cultural Competency and Black Power
Nov. 23 | In our first hour this week we were joined by Brigette Rouson and Faye Williams for a discussion of cultural competency and the non-profit community. In our second hour we offered another response to the question of Black Power in the Obama era. To...
(Almost) One Year In: Barack Obama and Views from the Black Left
Nov. 16 | What does a “debate” which takes place solidly on the left end of the political spectrum sound like? As Obama’s presidency approaches its one year mark what can be said of it? Dedrick Muhammad and Jared Ball were invited to lead...
Hip-Hop State of Mind!
Nov. 14 | Hip-Hop State of Mind is the latest media venture from Rosa Clemente in association with WBAI FM in New York. Adding several of the many missing elements in today’s media environment Clemente brings years of experience in media, activism, politics...
Good Hair and Bad History: Chris Rock’s “Documentary” Fails to Address the Greatest Lye
Nov. 9 | Chris Rock’s Good Hair is seen, by some, to be a wonderful insight into the lesser-known aspects of Black women and hair. For others, however, the film was more about making fun of Black women and the oppression on display in the billions spent...
The Black Is Back Coalition Rally: Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves!
Nov. 8 | Hundreds gathered November 7, 2009 in Washington, D.C.’s historic Malcolm X Park to acknowledge the launching of the Black Is Back Coalition. Increasing frustration with a decades long, and worsening, decline in organized progressive politics...
The Great Harlem Debate: 6 Months In Is Obama Good for Black People?
Nov. 6 | June 28, 2009 The Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) and Dr. James McIntosh continued this week hosting a series of essential debates on Obama’s impact on the African world. In this, 6 Months In: Is Obama Good for...
