http://blackademics.org Thu, 15 May 2008 14:24:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's the 15th of the month again, and May's interview is with Hip-Hop legend Doug E. Fresh! He had just stepped off stage with February's interviewee, Herbie Hancock. Like Herbie's interview, Doug and I discuss the relationship between Bebop to Hip-Hop. We also talk about his kids, Barak Obama and ... http://blackademics.org/2008/05/15/may-interview-w-the-original-human-beatbox-doug-e-fresh/ Africa Day is coming up on May 25th, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the creation of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) now known as the AU, or the African Union. Africa Must Produce or Perish is excerpted from a speech delivered by Philip Emeagwali to the African community in ... http://blackademics.org/2008/05/13/africa-must-produce-or-perish/ My home state reared some interesting results for the Obama camp yesterday. I already knew that black voters tend to be overwhelmingly Pro-Bama, while working class whites lean towards Clinton, but I found the specific generation by generation results to be very intriguing. Among black voters, the youth (aged 18-29) ... http://blackademics.org/2008/05/07/nc-exit-polls-reveal-obamas-core-demographic/ Reverend Jeremiah Wright addressed an enthusiastic group scholars, spiritual leaders, and press at the National Press Club this Monday. I watched the whole thing and found myself engaged by the charismatic delivery and penetrating content of his speech. My first thought was about how much this speech was going to ... http://blackademics.org/2008/05/01/is-the-reverend-wright-or-is-the-reverend-wrong/ I created this Sean Bell tribute in response to the outrageous "not guilty" verdict passed today. I recorded the original song, "Don't Push" back in 2006, when the incident first occurred. Rest in Peace, brother. http://blackademics.org/2008/04/25/blackademicslanguage-arts-sean-bell-tribute/ Today the NYPD officers who slaughtered an unarmed father of two named Sean Bell received a verdict of Not Guilty. A New York State Supreme Court judge cleared officers Mike Oliver, Marc Cooper and Gescard Isnora of manslaughter and reckless endangerment this morning. On November 25, 2006, Sean Bell was ... http://blackademics.org/2008/04/25/not-guilty-sean-bells-nypd-murderers-walk/ Rock The Vote / WireTap: Calling for Election 2008 Reporters! Check here for more information. As young voters are coming out to vote in record numbers, WireTap magazine parterend up with Rock the Vote to support the work of five emerging reporters for Rock the Trail project. These young reporters will rock ... http://blackademics.org/2008/04/18/rock-the-vote-wiretap-call-for-young-election-reporters/ This month's interview is with Gamal Nkrumah - the eldest son of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah and Fathia Nkrumah. I caught up with him in Accra while he was in town with his family mourning the loss of his mother. In this two part interview we discuss ... http://blackademics.org/2008/04/14/april-2008-interview-w-gamal-nkrumah/ Not much to say about this--not much but 'damn.' ***UPDATE*** Army attendance at Uganda conference stirs recruiting rumor The United States Army is not looking for a few good Ugandans. An Army recruiting spokesman said Wednesday he was working to squelch a potential influx of interested applicants after an African news agency incorrectly ... http://blackademics.org/2008/04/11/uganda-us-army-set-to-recruit-citizens/ Many of you may be aware of the Absolut Vodka advertisement campaign theme, "Absolut World." These advertisements use the slogan "in an Absolut World" to describe one's ideal circumstance. One "Absolut World" ad shows a pregnant couple that consists of a slim, smiling mother and a strait-faced father with a ... http://blackademics.org/2008/04/09/absolut-chaos-mexican-vodka-ad-enrages-anti-immigrationists/