Black Agenda Radio for Week of May 4, 2020
Corporate Media Largely Decide Which Black Lives Matter
A study by sociology professor Alicia Simmons, of Colgate University, found that corporate media journalists sometimes adopt an adversarial relationship with local police, but most often treat them as valued news sources. The police are always thought of as adversaries in the Black community. āāWe know that police have turned a blind eye and a deaf ear to communities of color,ā said Simmons. The police tell Blacks, āIām going to over-police you, but Iām going to under-protect you.ā
Duboisā Views on āVeilā of Blackness Explains White Suburban Micro-Aggressions
Upscale Black mothers who moved to Detroitās white suburbs in search of better schools for their kids are suffering ābattle fatigueā from constant struggles with their neighbors, according to Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, a professor of sociology at Grand Valley State University, Michigan, who conducted a study titled, āState of the Art: Living Within the Veil.ā āThe veil is a mechanism for protecting the Black psyche,ā she said, ābut also a mechanism for sustaining racial oppression.ā
Black Ex-Felons Are Slow to Vouch for Other Former Offenders
Contrary to the conventional wisdom, Black former offenders āneed to see strong evidence that the formerly incarcerated person has really changed, said Sandra Susan Smith, a University of California professor of sociology who did a study on the subject. Smith discovered that ex-offenders who have good jobs are reluctant to put their own reputations at risk by vouching for recently released friends and relatives. The employed ex-offenderās attitude is, āIf I donāt see evidence of real change, then Iām not doing anything.ā
Black Agenda Radio on the Progressive Radio Network is hosted by Glen Ford and Nellie Bailey. A new edition of the program airs every Monday at 11:am ET on PRN. Length: one hour.
An open letter from government attorneys questions the legal cover for arms transfers to Israel.
Reports of the downsizing of Pentagon troops in Chad comes as the United States continues to delay departure from Niger.
One cannot begin to understand the story of Southern resistance without recognizing the role of communism in the struggle.
Just two months ago, Biden said that the invasion of Rafah is a āred lineā Israel must not cross.
This week, we discuss a lawsuit filed by incarcerated people in Alabama, asking the state to end involuntary servitude and the crackdown on student protests, abortion rights, and a rogueā¦
