Jun 3rd, 2010 - 12:24:37
Black Woman As Poster Child
When I watched both “Sex and the City 2,” based on the popular former TV series, and “Just Wright,” the new romantic comedy starring Queen Latifah and Common, I had on my mind the ways that Black women are always made the poster children for being frustrated and single (or unhappily unmarried).
By Esther Iverem
Jun 3, 2010, 11:24
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Trial begins for ex-Chicago police Lt. accused of torturing more than 100 African American men. Report: Haitian police shot dead at least 12 prisoners after earthquake. Aiyana Jones buried in Detroit. Texas approves new right-wing school curriculum. BP oil spill enters loop current as leak estimate rises. US continues funding segregated West Bank roads. And MUCH more...Check here for the REAL news!
May 25, 2010, 12:38
Coming Apart At The Seams
Steve Harvey’s tearful breakdown, Pastor Donnie McClurkin’s emotional rant and Tiger Woods’s destructive behavior provide insight into the contemporary crisis of Black masculinity, which has as much to do with the real structural challenges that Black males face as it does with desires within Black communities for performances of Black masculinity that are no longer viable or sustainable.
(Keynote Address, 2010 American Masculinity Studies Association, Atlanta, GA)
By Mark Anthony Neal
May 25, 2010, 10:59
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Family of slain 7-year-old Aiyana Jones files lawsuit against Detroit police. In "Mini Super-Tuesday" primaries, defeats for party establishments on both sides of the aisle. Tar balls in Florida keys, oil plumes raise fears of wider spill. Government exempted BP from environmental review. MMS official steps down. Obama calls testimony of oil execs "a ridiculous spectacle." Civil rights groups file suit over Arizona immigration law. Supreme Court issues rulings on teen sentencing, jailing sex offenders. Arizona students protest new law banning ethnic studies classes. Federal criminal probe of Wall Street banks expands. Senate votes to audit Federal Reserve. Record 575,000 stopped and frisked in NYC in 2009. And MUCH more! Check the REAL news!
Aiyana Jones was shot by police while sleeping in her home.
May 19, 2010, 13:18
SB In The News!
The Washington Informer has published an awesome article by Nicole Crawford-Tichawonna on Esther Iverem's quilts, other fiber arts and her debut exhibit at Zimstone Gallery.
May 21, 2010, 13:41
Ticking Time Bombs
While corporate media types mock the tea parties, they miss the deeper flood of fear -- driven by economic experiences -- that pervades the land, feeding rivers and tributaries of racism, xenophobia, paranoia and hatred.
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
May 13, 2010, 12:16
A Month of Remembrance
Forty years ago: police kill two students at Jackson State in Mississippi, ten days after Kent State killings. Also, 25 years ago: Philadelphia police bomb MOVE headquarters killing 11, destroying 65 homes.
Scene of West Philadelphia fire that firefighters allowd to burn uncontrolled after bombing of MOVE in 1985. Credit: Library of Congress
May 19, 2010, 13:50
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BP: Spill could be 10 times current estimate. Halliburton’s role in oil rig explosion probed. U.S.: suspect admits to failed Times Square bombing. N.Y. officials push for expanded surveillance. 28 die in storms in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. Bolivia nationalizes four power companies. Phoenix Suns to protest Arizona anti-immigrant law. Plant overlooked contaminated materials in children’s medicines. And more...
President Obama speaks to reporters after reviewing BP oil spill damage.
May 5, 2010, 10:44
Lena Horne On Race
The pioneering singer, actor and civil rights activist Lena Horne has died at the age of 92. Here are excerpts from a rare 1966 interview with Lena Horne from the Pacifica Radio Archives. Also, listen the full interview and her music.
Lena Horne
May 13, 2010, 11:10
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President Obama eulogizes Dorothy Height. BP oil spill hits Louisiana coastline. Thousands gather for march on Wall St. Goldman Sachs faces criminal probe. Protests, lawsuits challenge Arizona immigration law. House approves Puerto Rico referendum. Check the news!
President Obama eulogizes Dorothy Height at her funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Apr 30, 2010, 13:00
Venezuela Is Not Greece
Contrary to popular media spin, the idea that Venezuela is facing an "economic crisis" is simply wrong.
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela
By Mark Weisbrot
May 7, 2010, 11:18
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Protests erupt over Arizona immigrant crackdown bill. Justice Dept. reviewing Arizona immigration law. Malcolm X assassin released on parole. Appeals court suspends ruling blocking ACORN funding. Goldman execs grilled at Senate hearing. Senate Republicans block financial reform bill for consecutive day. U.S. Coast Guard mulls “controlled burn” of Gulf oil slick. US extradites Noriega to France. Appeals court upholds Wal-Mart discrimination suit. “Avatar” director James Cameron follows box office success with advocacy for indigenous struggles. US to withdraw troops from Haiti. And More! Check here for all the news!
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Apr 28, 2010, 10:36
Mary J Blige-American Voice
Mary J. Blige’s recent willingness to tackle Led Zepplin's “Stairway to Heaven" bolsters a long articulated claim that she—and by extension Black women vocalists—be read as a quintessential American Voice.
By Mark Anthony Neal
Apr 26, 2010, 17:16
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Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks join the ancestors. Hundreds mark 15th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing. Pro-gun rallies held in DC, Virginia. Video captures Md. police beating of unarmed student. Gates criticizes WikiLeaks for releasing video of US Attack. Arizona bill gives officers right to stop those suspected of being an illegal immigrant. Goldman Sachs accused of civil fraud in sale of mortgage securities. ACORN staffer reported prostitution claims to police. Virginia Gov. apologizes for excluding slavery from Confederate History Month proclamation. US foreclosures break monthly record. Is the CIA assassination order of a US citizen legal? Air travel resumes in Europe amidst new ash warning. And MUCH more...Click to check all the news!
Dorothy Height, Collection of Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library.
Apr 21, 2010, 12:43
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