 My brother, Dr. Delman Coates from the Mt. Ennon Baptist Church in Clinton, MD, just informed me about the wonderful success that the Enough is Enough Campaign is experiencing already in regard to their efforts to influence what is broadcast on Black Entertainment Television. The demeaning, disrespectful, and derogatory videos are well known....
As many of you know, thousands of people are gearing up for this Thursday’s (Sept. 20th) lineup of rallies/protests in Jena, Louisiana and elsewhere. The Jena 6 movement has grown strong legs thanks to radio personality, Michael Baisdon, Rev. Al Sharpton, and thousands of grassroots activists. Good news was realized this past Friday in the case...
500 Gather at Executive’s D.C. Home to Protest Stereotypes  By Marissa Newhall / Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, September 16, 2007; Page C03 More than 500 people demonstrated peacefully outside the Northwest Washington home of Debra Lee, Black Entertainment Television‘s chief executive, yesterday afternoon, demanding that the network stop airing what they call demeaning and...
I’ve become increasingly perturbed as of late over the collusive alliance between mainstream media and the police department particularly as it pertains to the public presentation of police-involved shootings. As Baltimore City’s homicide rate experiences a steady rise, many more eyes are focused on what to do to confront this problem. Grassroots groups have bound together...
photo source: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images I tuned into the FIBA Championship game on Sunday partly because of my love of the game of basketball and partly because I have a friend in Argentina and I wanted to see how her team would stack up against the “almighty” U.S. team. The game basically followed...
I’ll be a panelist at this event. Click the graphic for a larger view. I hope to see you there.
I learned recently that Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, president of the Baltimore branch NAACP has announced his resignation as of July 24, 2007. Cheatham cited that he is physically and mentally drained after two years of intensive service to the branch and the community. Without a high level of support from the national level and...
With as many shootings and homicides in one week than there are days; with Baltimore residents feeling less and less safe; with our young people increasingly becoming targets of others’ irresponsible behavior; with our political officials doing the best they can (in some cases) to address and eradicate violence in Baltimore City, the time...
This interview covers various aspects of media justice and touches on the white power structure that controls mainstream “African American” media outlets.
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