The Betrayal of Black Intellectuals

Jul. 19 | Professor Houston Baker joined us in the second hour of the show this week to discuss the ways in which leading Black intellectuals have “abandoned the ideals of the Civil Rights era.”  We discussed this, Obama’s impact and more. ...

Betrayal! Black Intellectuals v. Civil Rights Tradition w Houston Baker

May. 11 | Even during our pledge drive we squeezed in this gem of an interview with Dr. Houston Baker, Jr. about his powerful book Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era. In this “redux” we discussed his...

Michael Eric Dyson: Media Literacy in (In)Action

May. 10 | In June of 2006 I was invited by Dyson to join his then Radio One show to defend my criticism of his extending regular invitations to that program to Black conservative John McWhorter.  We offer these two recordings for their entertainment and, more...