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February 14 - Playlist Spotlight

An Evening of Afrotainment is dedicated to bringing you music from Black artists worldwide who cross all genres of music.  We do our best to present music that makes you listen, think and reflect as we slip and slide aurally through the spectrum of the Black experience o... Read more

Revolutionaries Guided by Great Love

Well, it's the day before Valentine's Day, and my thoughts have turned towards love; after all, love is the strongest force in the universe.  Love is integral to profound social change work.  As we work together to build the world anew, love informs our visions and fuels... Read more

Punk'd?

Hmm. So after a resounding electoral victory, an inauguration the likes of which we've never seen, and an odd new empathic burst of shared purpose, President Obama did what now? He followed Bush's lead on civil liberties.   Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on '... Read more

racism and the economic crisis

For The Old Mole February 9, 2009. Racism is arguably both a cause and a consequence of the current economic crisis. Joe Sims, writing in the Black Commentator, notes that there are many explanations for the present disaster, including “'financialization' or the capit... Read more

Bread and Roses Feb 6 Show: Interview w/creators of We've Got Time To Help

Bridget B. here, the interview with Seth Reams and Michelle King, the creators of We've Got Time To Help, was well received.  This segment of Bread and Roses, engineered by Brooke Kavanaugh, started, as always, at 6pm and ended at 7pm.  Here's the email that Seth and Mic... Read more

RIP: Lux Interior

I am very sad. Cramps Frontman Lux Interior R.I.P. [Pitchfork] For Immediate Release: February 4, 2009 Lux Interior, lead singer of The Cramps, passed away this morning due to an existing heart condition at Glendale Memorial Hospital in Glendale, California at 4:30 AM P... Read more
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