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Letter on March 4 Student Protests

6, Mar 2010

Forwarded via NY friends: On March 4, 2010, students throughout the United States held actions as part of the National Day to Defend Public Education. CUNY Hunter College students in New York City joined the national call and held a walkout and rally on our campus with the widespread support of faculty and staff. The [...]

On Jay-Z, Race, Imagery & Black Blocs

25, Nov 2009

Anarchy Alive recently pointed to a freestyle by hip-hop artist Testament over the beat for Jay-Z’s “Run This Town.” In it. Testament (not to be confused with the metal band of the same name) goes at Jay-Z for the portrayal of black mask-clad extras populating the video’s background. In this cut, Jay-Z’s reputed seizing on [...]

Talking About Newsroom Diversity

30, Jul 2009

The decision by the Houston Press to pull Gustavo Arellano’s “Ask A Mexican” column has engendered calls for boycott and protest. There will be a demonstration Friday about this at the Houston Press‘ offices. I wanted to put a few thoughts out there, in the interests of furthering a discussion of the politics of the [...]

3 Reasons PubMedia Needs Spanish

25, Jul 2009

Yesterday, I received an anonymous letter from a listener upset about the presence of Spanish-language programming on community radio. I hear this complaint quite a bit. Not all the concerns are simple ones. Generally the worries are expressed by well-intentioned, but ill-informed, people. Other times, with grumblings about a “Mexican takeover” and discrimination against whites, [...]

Making Community Radio Diverse

12, Jun 2009

In 2006, I co-facilitated a panel at the Grassroots Radio Conference on People of Color in Community Radio. Then and now, diversity in community radio is an important topic. Many community radio stations struggle with how to attract people of color into programming and volunteerism with their stations. Others debate how to draw communities of [...]


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