http://blackademics.org Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:35:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. ... http://blackademics.org/2010/02/28/via-nyt-to-court-blacks-foes-of-abortion-make-racial-case/ Every February I try my best to line up a dope Blackademics interview to commemorate Black History Month. Back in 2007 we heard from the Reverend Jesse Jackson. I got to chop it up with 12-time Grammy winner Herbie Hancock in 2008. This year I think I've outdone myself. Our ... http://blackademics.org/2010/02/15/gil-scott-heron-blackademics-february-interview/ It wasn't until several weeks after Avatar's release that my wife and I managed to squeeze into Raleigh's iMax theater (mid-afternoon in the middle of the business week and it was packed) to experience the phenomenon. To keep it completely one hundred... despite some slight reservations I thought it was ... http://blackademics.org/2010/01/27/pandoras-box-office-race-and-revolution-in-the-biggest-movie-of-all-time/ This is why I love teaching. Today, in both my Blacks and Popular Culture class at UNC and in my Music and Political Movements class at NCCU, I discussed the Haiti crisis with my students. Quoting from yesterday's blog post, in which I published Pat Robertson's remarks on Haiti being ... http://blackademics.org/2010/01/15/god-damn-haiti-from-john-quincy-adams-to-pat-robertson/ Special Announcement: due to the ridiculous amount of stuff I have to do this month, I can't post a Blackademics interview for January. BUT STAY TUNED: I promise we will have a very special and exclusive Blackademics interview for Black History Month. Deuces. -Pierce http://blackademics.org/2010/01/15/announcement/ First and foremost our prayers go out to the people of Haiti. I have compiled a list of disaster relief organizations to which you can donate funds, but if you choose do so, do it with caution. One of the lessons we learned from Katrina was that donating money with ... http://blackademics.org/2010/01/14/our-prayers-go-out-to-the-people-of-haiti-pat-robertson-spews-unbridled-racism-in-the-wake-of-a-tragedy/ Happy Holidays from Blackademics! This month's interview is with community activist and spiritual leader Queen Mother Frances Pierce. Pierce is featured prominently in MK Asante Jr.'s new film on Kwanzaa, The Black Candle, which premieres nationally on TV One Saturday, December 26th at noon. Queen Mother and I discuss her ... http://blackademics.org/2009/12/15/interview-w-spiritual-activist-queen-mother-frances-pierce/ The Homie, Maria Tchijov over at Change.org hit me up the other day about a new petition that puts pressure on the corporate owners of the Comfort Inn to put a stop to child prostitution in their hotels. The petition was initiated by Change.org blogger Amanda Kloer, following the sex ... http://blackademics.org/2009/12/14/a-petition-to-prevent-sex-trafficking-sign-it/ The Blackademics Hip-Hop curriculum was first introduced at Durham School of the Arts in 2004. Durham's Hayti Heritage Center was sponsoring its inaugural Hip-Hop and Spoken Word festival, and home-town heroes Language Arts (myself and "dope emcee" Aden Darity) was on the ground facilitating discussions with high school students about ... http://blackademics.org/2009/12/11/five-years-of-blackademics-in-schools/ Last week I had the honor of kicking it with one of the world's most accomplished soccer players of our time, Lilian Thuram. However we didn't discuss his 1998 World Cup or EURO 2000 Championship victories, his 140-plus career caps or his legacy as one of the best defenders, ever. ... http://blackademics.org/2009/11/15/november-blackademics-interview-world-cup-champion-lilian-thuram/