Uptown Notes

Cornel West and Carl Dix tangle at CCNY on Tuesday night.

This is a pretty good one that comes from the Root. It’s time we had a little fun with the [...]

We remain in a moment where people are beginning to realize that the election of Barack Obama does not mean a Black political agenda, one in which race is central, will continue to be pushed into the public sphere. So the question becomes, who advances the concerns of the faces at the bottom of the well?

A brief round-up of the best pieces on Sotomayor’s nomination by Barack Obama for the Supreme Court.

This Sunday, in Harlem, find out and discuss the direction for the new Black Left.

When is Black public opinion not public opinion… just ask the washingon examiner and Stephen Colbert!

We take Obama’s first 100 days to task in an in-depth post that no one will read … or I just clown and link to funny stuff like Richard Pryor … find out which one it is.

So I got an email yesterday with a link to this sign and I was wondering what your thoughts are on this? I imagine there are two basic reactions: 1) Outrage and ready to take the makers to task or 2) Shaking your head and laughing it off. Which camp are you in? Do you have a different reaction?

The conservative news magazine has been really consistent with their critique and analysis of Obama, check out the March and April Covers.

Apparently people are replacing the N-word with President … even NY1 covered it