2008 April | A Slant Truth

Monday Old School Jam

By Kevin ⋅ April 21, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Fource — “Planet Rock”

Link Love for 2008-04-20

By Kevin ⋅ April 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My links for 2008-04-20

Weekend Guest Posts at The Unapologetic Mexican

By Kevin ⋅ April 19, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

I forgot to mention last week that I will be guest posting on the weekends over at The Unapologetic Mexican, along with many other fine, fine bloggers. My last two posts have been lazy cross-posts from here, but I will be writing exclusive, UMX only posts in the future. So, be sure to head over [...]

In Memory of Aimé Césaire

By Kevin ⋅ April 19, 2008 ⋅ 6 comments

On Thursday, 17 April, the Martinique poet, activist, politician, and post-colonial theorist Aimé Fernand David Césaire died.
Césaire was a central figure in what can be considered the French version of the Harlem Renaissance. While in school at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand , he helped found L’Étudiant Noir (The Black Student), a literary journal dedicated to [...]

Link Love for 2008-04-19

By Kevin ⋅ April 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

My links for 2008-04-19

Who Would Win in a Fight, John McCain or the American Flag?

By Kevin ⋅ April 18, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

I didn’t get to watch the last Presidential debate and I just got around to reading the transcript. Many have spoken about the awfulness of the debate and how the moderators focused primarily on distractions, but I wasn’t prepared for what I just read.
“Do you think Sen. Obama can beat John McCain or not?”
Gotta [...]

Message to Partisan Democrats

By Kevin ⋅ April 16, 2008 ⋅ 14 comments

Please. Please people! Stop pretending like Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama are progressives. They aren’t! They are centrist Democratic politicians. Even calling either one of them liberal is a bit of a stretch. Favor who you please, but let’s not pretend that these people are anything other than what they are, ok? I’m not saying [...]