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Black History, Education and Oprah
Published on 28 Feb 2007 at 6:55 pm.
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Filed under academia, television, history, collective action.
As we say farewell to another Black History Month I wanted to address some of the struggles I’ve been facing as an educator in the community. I help teach a class for children, ages 10-16 at the local library here in Syracuse (training future Blackademcis). In class we talk about racism, black history the struggles […]
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25 reasons being black ain’t easy
Published on 23 Feb 2007 at 1:43 am.
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Filed under black culture, television.
This Tuesday, BET aired a program called, “Top 25 Events that (Mis)Shaped Black America“. It was a nice blend of comedy and serious social commentary, hosted by one of our up-coming Blackademics interviewees Paul Mooney. An encore broadcast will air on BET this Friday, Feb. 23rd at 10pm. For those of you who have […]
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2 Black Coaches in the Superbowl!!!
Published on 23 Jan 2007 at 1:49 am.
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Filed under positivity, television, sports.
Yesterday, two Black coaches made professional football history. Lovie Smith, of the Chicago Bears, led his team to a 39-14 point victory over the New Orleans Saints. Hours later, Tony Dungy led his Indianapolis Colts to the AFC title in a 38-34 victory over the New England Patriots. Finally, after 4 decades, one of the […]
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Afro Samurai—for all the anime heads out there
Published on 17 Jan 2007 at 12:01 am.
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Filed under television, entertainment, black image.
Fans of quality animated entertainment should definitely tune in to Spike TV on Thursday nights at 11p to catch Afro Samurai, which may be the first mainstream anime series to feature a black character in the lead role. It’s got some top-level talent behind it: the vocal cast includes Hollywood heavyweights Samuel L. Jackson, […]
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The Performance of Manhood Vol 2: Get Gangster
Published on 18 Dec 2006 at 12:33 pm.
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Filed under men's issues, television, sports, black image.
Two recent events epitomize the themes of a previous post entitled, The Performance of Manhood. In that post, I talked about a basketball game where I almost got in a fight with an opponent, whom I was dominating. After blocking his shot, he started pounding his chest, shouting profanity and proclaiming how easily he could […]
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Equal®?
Published on 3 Dec 2006 at 4:12 pm.
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Filed under television, radical politics, commercialism.
This post and the artwork that accompanies it come courtesy of Pierce and I’s sister, Maya, an MFA student at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA.
Taking a break from my Civil Rights class taught by Professor Gerald Gill at Tufts University, I stepped into the graduate lounge and a packet […]
Racially deconstructing Dragon Ball Z
Published on 20 Sep 2006 at 10:09 pm.
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Filed under racism, mainstream culture, television.
For those of you who don’t know, Dragon Ball Z is a long-running popular anime series, heralded by some as the “the greatest action cartoon ever made.” Written and drawn by Japanese manga artist, Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Z became insanely popular in the United States in the late 90s, early 2000s. If you haven’t heard […]
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Say it Loud - I’m On “Survivor” and I’m Proud
Published on 23 Aug 2006 at 2:20 pm.
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Filed under mainstream culture, television, entertainment.
Here’s a story to go into the “Huh?” file. CBS announced this morning that its flagship reality show “Survivor,” will divide this season’s competitors (tribes) based on race. The four tribes will be comprised of Whites, African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans.
What could possibly go right with this?
At first glance, it appears that this format could cultivate a […]
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Katrina: The Documentary
Published on 3 Aug 2006 at 9:41 pm.
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Filed under racism, news/politics, television.
And at the helm is none other than Spike Lee, who was already riding high this year with Inside Man (which was pretty cool for those of you who haven’t seen it. And for those who have, was I the only one who was appalled by the footage of 50 Cent’s Bulletproof video game featured […]
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The Boondocks debate..
Published on 1 Aug 2006 at 1:27 pm.
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Filed under black culture, television, entertainment.
So The Boondocks DVD dropped a week ago today and we have yet to discuss Aaron McGruder’s intelligent comic-strip turned controversial cartoon in the Blackademic forum. So here are the issues: Some intellectuals such as John McWhorter think that The Boondocks (cartoon) is a juvenile, counter-productive program in which McGruder simply “shows (his) behind.” Reverend […]
