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via NYT: Black Women, Abortion, Accusations of Eugenics
Published on 28 Feb 2010 at 2:27 pm.
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Filed under Uncategorized, men's issues, women's issues/feminism, black culture, sexuality, black image, history, technology, health, healing, family.
I apologize for my absence in what seems like almost a year. Teaching high school english and history, freelance photography, and getting a non-profit up and running is 90-100 hour a week commitment . I am much better with saying “no” and have carved out more time for writing.
I’ve had a lot […]
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Old Ideologies Die Hard: The Persistence of “The Talented Tenth”
Published on 15 Nov 2009 at 4:27 pm.
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Filed under news/politics, black culture, entertainment, poverty, black image, radical politics, history, racial rhetoric, President Obama.
Historicizing “heroes” has proven to be a tricky business for black folk in America, that is, when we choose to undertake the endeavor at all. Oftentimes, our proclivity to re-imagine our icons is nothing more than a static idolatry that fails to account for the full complexity of the individuals we claim to acknowledge. We […]
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What Would You Tell Your Former “Master” If He Asked You To Return to the Peace and Serenity of His Ohio Plantation?
Published on 19 Jun 2009 at 10:44 pm.
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Filed under history, economy, enslavement.
Emancipation day, or Juneteenth, celebrates the announcement of the “abolition” of enslavement in the state of Texas. I use the term abolition loosely because the Emancipation Proclamation did little to improve the lives of enslaved (or formerly enslaved) Africans and African Americans. Issued in September of 1862, the Proclamation was not legally effective until January […]
Hip Hop: Black Political and Cultural Crossroads - Free & D. Noble on Urban Progressive Radio Tonight!
Published on 4 Jun 2009 at 10:25 am.
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Filed under black culture, history, popular culture, Hip-Hip.
Tonight - June 4th @ 9pm, Pierce Freelon and Olokun Shangol Olugbala aka. D. Noble will be guests on Urban Progressive Talk Radio’s broadcast of Our Common Ground with host Janice Graham. You can listen live at: www.ustalknetwork.com and call in: 954-530-2068.
Our Common Ground is alternative, interactive, activist talk radio programming exploring global and community […]
John Hope Franklin, One of the Great Minds of the 20th and 21st Centuries, Dies At 94
Published on 25 Mar 2009 at 5:48 pm.
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Filed under academia, history.
John Hope Franklin was not just a historian. He was the historian. From his 3.5 million copy best-seller, From Slavery to Freedom to his autobiography Mirror to America, Franklin has given us unparalleled insight into the dynamics of the African American experience. John Hope Franklin was a trailblazer, icon, inspiration, mentor, father, professor and […]
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Scottish Claim They Created Rap Music
Published on 29 Jan 2009 at 11:59 pm.
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Filed under music, history.
The other day one of my former college roommates sent me a link to an interesting article entitled: Rap Music Originated in Medieval Scottish Pubs, Claims American Professor. At first glance I thought that my old friend, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, was playing some sort of nationalistic prank on me. However, after further investigation, […]
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The Democratic’s Party
Published on 20 Jan 2009 at 2:38 am.
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Filed under news/politics, history.
Today is a day for the history books. At 12:00pm Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be in DC right now, but the mood in North Carolina is absolutely electric. My band, The Beast just played a […]
The Black Candle - A Revolutionary Documentary on Kwanzaa by MK Asante, Jr.
Published on 26 Dec 2008 at 12:12 pm.
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Filed under positivity, diaspora, history, Africa.
HAPPY KWANZAA, Blackademics! To celebrate this holiday season, I highly recommend that everyone take a look at the new documentary from MK Asante, Jr. entitled, The Black Candle. It’s the first feature film on Kwanzaa. The Black Candle is vibrant exploration, celebration and history of the African American experience. Narrated by Maya Angelou, the film […]
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The Other First “Black” President
Published on 1 Dec 2008 at 10:04 pm.
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Filed under academia, history.
Blackademicians, I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts recently. My wife and I just had a baby boy, so I gave myself a little hiatus from the blogsphere. I returned to find an interesting article forwarded to me from fellow contributor, Weusi Baraka. The article, entitled “Barack Obama is not the First Black […]
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Is Hip Hop Mentally Challenged Music?
Published on 19 Sep 2008 at 12:18 am.
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Filed under racism, entertainment, music, history, education.
The Reign of Retarded Rap by Min. Paul Scott
Over the last two years, Black America has been discussed by the mainstream media perhaps more times than in recent history. Between Don Imus, the Jena 6 and the presidential election, for a moment, it began to seem that black folks were, at least, beginning to put […]
