Uptown Notes

“Justice for Oscar Grant!” As I sit in front of these keys I know that I could have written this [...]

Recently, a firestorm surrounding Shirley Sherrod erupted. A spliced video of her speech ended in her force resignation from the USDA and condemnation by the NAACP. Following the debacle, there were multiple editorials and comments about the failures of the NAACP. While I completely agree the NAACP and USDA failed to respond appropriately to Sherrod, I don’t think the picture that has been painted of the NAACP is accurate or contemporary. Beneath I offer some reasons why and what it means for movement building.

Detroit is a microcosm of Black America. I believe if you cannot love Detroit, you cannot fully love Black people. The Detroit Metropolitan area represents the best and the worst that Black folks in this country have to offer. Detroit is under intense scrutiny as of late and the flashing lights of attention may have served to take the life of seven year old Aiyana Jones as a TV crew filmed a home-raid by the Detroit SWAT. With all the fascination with Detroit around the nation we get the problems of the city beamed into our homes via satellite, but it makes me wonder, is there more there than what we normally see?

Not too long ago, I had a chance to discuss the question of a Black Agenda and President Obama with [...]

The term racial profiling has been part of my vocabulary and reality for nearly 15 years now, but it shouldn’t [...]

Originally published at The Atlanta Post The internet is a funny thing and Twitter is a funny place. I find [...]

Unless you have been in hiding, you have noticed the Census 2010 is in full swing now. From rapping commercials [...]

On Monday night, Tavis Smiley’s convening “We Count! The Black Agenda is the American Agenda” aired on CSpan. What? You [...]

“Fire Toure!” is a call being made from many corners these days, but I’m not sure I can go that [...]

“History is not a procession of illustrious people. It’s about what happens to a people. Millions of anonymous people is [...]