Tag: new slavery

• Top 40 Over 40.28: Matana Roberts, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis

  Yes, social media can be a waste of time, and a low self esteem machine. Yes, it facilitates hate and social sniping. But – with a good roster of musical friends it can also introduce you to a lot of great new music – both in the sense of just released, and new-to-you. My latest […]

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  July 1, 2020

  History, Music, Record Reviews, Top 40 Over 40

  AACM, Black Rock Coalition, Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis, Mass Incarceration, Matana Roberts, Mike Ladd, new slavery, Record Reviews, Thirteenth Amendment, Top 40 Over 40, Vijay Iyer

• MLK Day: What I Didn’t Learn About Jim Crow in School

  Today on the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., I would like to recommend two books that helped me view his work in a larger context.  The first is Slavery By Another Name by Douglas Blackmon, and the second is The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.  The former taught me a lot about the […]

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  January 16, 2012

  Book Reviews, History, Politics

  caste system, jim crow laws, michelle alexander, new slavery