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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Technorati Tags: black white dichotomy - Al Sharpton - Strom Thurmond - McCallum Tarry
Port Chester rejects govt-imposed legal segregation
Hispanic Voters Raise Questions in Port Chester
WNYC Newsroom
NEW YORK, NY February 27, 2007 — A New York village that's almost half Hispanic, but governed mainly by whites has asked a federal judge to let its politics evolve naturally, instead of canceling elections and imposing a new system to give Hispanics a greater voice.
An attorney for Port Chester says "an organic and natural system is beginning to take hold" to benefit Hispanics. The attorney says cutting the village into districts to increase Hispanic representation, as the Department of Justice requested, would officially segregate the village. The attorney spoke during closing arguments on the government's request for an injunction against village trustee elections scheduled for March 20th.
The Department of Justice claims the village's elections violates the Voting Rights Act.
When will African Americans begin to question the efficacy of civil-rights era tactics in improving their lives and their status within America - TODAY? What is it that Hispanics get that blacks don't?
Technorati Tags: separate but equal - Hispanic voters - Voting Rights Act
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
The Golden Voice of Africa
Malian singer-song writer Salif Keita arranges layers of rhythm on this track from his fall 2005 album M'Bemba. Known as the Golden Voice of Africa, Keita is unique not only for his voice but also for his lineage. The albino singer is a direct descendant of the Mandinka warrior king Sundiata Keita who founded the Malian empire in the 13th century.
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Friday, February 16, 2007
My Day Job
StoryCorps Griot is a national oral history project that is designed to collect the stories of African Americans. An airstream trailer outfitted with a soundproof recording studio will travel around the country for the next year to reach out to nearly 2,000 families. Yesterday, I welcomed the press to its Atlanta launch.
WABE's Senior Vice President John Weatherford introduces me.
Weatherford and I standby as Griot's first interview participant Reverend Chuck Barlow tells the audience about his work in the community.
Reverend Barlow, Barlow's sister Cheryl, and WABE Board member Kevin Ross listen in.
Photos courtesy of David Barasoain
Technorati Tags: StoryCorps Griot - oral history - WABE 90.1 FM - Atlanta
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Monday, February 05, 2007
Música Popular Brasileira
MPB maven Marisa Monte mixes it up on this hip hop infused samba tune Satisfeito from her 2006 album Universo Ao Meu Redor.
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Negro Hysteria Month
This Onion satire, which a good friend sent to me, brilliantly encapsulates so much of what is wrong with Black History Month. Nation To Celebrate First-Ever Black History Month History Week
February 5, 2007 | Issue 43•06
WASHINGTON, DC—Saying the time had come for America to recognize "some of its most unsung heroes," President Bush issued a statement Tuesday announcing the creation of Black History Month History Week, which is to be held in the last seven days of February and will honor the men and women who pioneered the commemoration of Black History Month.
Officials unveil a new commemorative Gerald Ford stamp.
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