I’ve skipped this ritual for a few weeks. So, to make up for it, here’s a small flood of some of the best things I’ve read about Ferguson over the past few weeks (with some side dish on Bill Cosby sprinkled in here and there). Ta-Nehisi Coates Kiese Laymon Tressie McMillan Cottom Nick Mirzoeff Jennifer […]
I am what I play…
As I mentioned last week, I had the honor of being a guest programmer for about 20 minutes worth of “FutureMixtape“. (Thanks again to Matt May and Jess Havens for the invitation and the long-distance hospitality). Technical difficulties got in the way of the plan for me to say a few brief words on air […]
So you had better do as you are told…
My friends Matt May and Jess Havens (no website of her own, so no link…sorry!) have recently started a weekly radio show called “FutureMixtape” on KEOS in College Station, TX. They’ve asked some of their friends to curate 15-20 minute sets of tunes each week … and they were bold (or foolish) enough to invite […]
Driving while . . . mulatto [Rerun Sunday]
You can find a brief explanation of “Rerun Sunday” here. The post below originally appeared on 30 Nov 2006. Michael Omi was on campus tonight, where he gave a smart and engaging talk: “The Contradictions of Colorblindness: Race and Its Discontents.” During the Q&A period, two different audience members — seemingly with noble intentions — […]