By Bruce Poinsette Freelance Columnist for the Oregon Daily Emerald Throughout history the narratives of black historical figures and their messages have been controlled by white owned media. As one of my mentors Mr. Kevin Fuller would say, “They’ll reduce us to a catchphrase.” When we think of Martin Luther King Jr. we think, “I [...]
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Still fightin’ old Jim Crow (PDF download)
Posted: February 25, 2011 by Editorial Board in Racial IssuesTags: Black in America, black issues, Data Visualization, inequality, Jim Crow, Tyree Harris, United States of America
Still Fightin’ Old Jim Crow I spent All night working on this data visualizer. It’s my first one ever. I decided to do this piece about the place of the black man within our society and how many statistical odds he has [...]
State Of The Union — Tyree Harris and Stewart Villain
Posted: February 1, 2011 by In These Eyes in Music, Racial Issues, Tyree HarrisTags: African American Music, black issues, music, Politics, race, Stewart Villain, Tyree Harris
In honor of Black History Month, Stewart Villain and I put together a nice little three-track EP in which I address issues in which we face in the black community – specifically within our musical and cultural identity. We’ve allowed black to be weighted not by the academic and ideological achievements we’ve made, and the [...]
