Last night, as a good many of us were glued to our computers, reading up on the details surrounding the shooting death of Terence Crutcher, the most recent unarmed black man known to have been killed by police in America, someone was apparently spray-painting racist graffiti outside of Eastern Michigan University’s King Hall, an administrative […]
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The racist graffiti at EMU, the subsequent protest, and the bigger picture
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged birther, black lives matter, Donald Trump, Eastern Echo, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, graffiti, James M. Smith, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, racism, Terence Crutcher, white power 89 Comments
The demands of black students at EMU, debunking myths about Rosie the Riveter and the Arsenal of Democracy, going inside the Paris climate talks, and sharing the music of the Monkey Power Trio… on episode 34 of the Saturday Six Pack
If you haven’t yet listened to last weekend’t episode of the Saturday Six Pack, you should. It was a nearly perfect mix, at least from my perspective, of seriously thought-provoking and just plain fun. Among other things, we talked with a representative from the University of Michigan delegation at the Paris climate talks, two of […]
Posted in History, Monkey Power Trio, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Arsenal of Democracy, black lives matter, Daryl Holman, demands, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Henry Ford, Jim Cherewick, Jim Stehlin, Kim Schatzel, Matt Siegfried, myths, Paris, Paul Edwards, race, race riots, racism, Ricky Rood, Rosie the Riveter, strikes, Student Liberation Action Movement, The Black Student 10-Point Plan, wildcat strikes 54 Comments
Black student demands at EMU, the truth about Rosie the Riveter, an inside look at the Paris climate talks, and a painfully honest critique of the new Monkey Power Trio record… on this weekend’s edition of The Saturday Six Pack
After two weeks off to focus on the consumption of turkey, mashed potatoes and jello salad, we’re back in the AM 1700 studio this Saturday evening at 6:00 to talk about everything from the recent demands made by representatives of EMU’s black student body, to the climate talks currently taking place in Paris. If you’re […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Monkey Power Trio, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged A Vast Machine: Computer Models, and the Politics of Global Warming, black lives matter, Climate Change, Climate Data, Daryl Holman, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Ethan Wampler, Ford, Global Warming, Henry Ford, Jim Stehlin, Matt Siegfried, Michigan Climate March, Paris, Paul Edwards, race riots, racism, Ricky Rood, Rosie the Riveter, The Black Student 10-Point Plan, Tim Wolfe, UAW, Willow Run, Willow Run Bomber Plant 25 Comments