The Oh Brother Issue 2005:
 Breaking
the Rules: For Marc Lamont Hill, The basketball court
is a place where Black men can show genuine regard for other brothers.
Dance for my Father:
Time spent with his ailing father gave Mark Anthony Neal
a deep appreciation for the power of music and dance.
 When
Even Having a Father is Not Enough: Kim Pearson’s
riveting account of the murder of Newark Special Police Officer
Dwayne Reeves and the teen-ager first accused of his killing.
 Black
Power Now
An exhibit at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore explores the
lasting legacy and impact of the Black Power movement on American
society and the world… [more]
First
Person: Baltimore's African American Heritage Festival
 Though
I've lived 25 minutes from Baltimore for three years, I've never
ventured north on I-95 for any of the city's festivals. But this
summer, I've decided to capitalize on East Coast living. The third
annual African American Heritage Festival at Camden Yards had an
impressive music lineup, and I decided to check it out. On Saturday…
[more]
Romare
Bearden Made a World
 A
startling vision greets visitors to "The Art of Romare Bearden,"
the awe-inspiring retrospective at the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, DC. At the airy mezzanine entrance to the show, a photograph
of Bearden's remarkable 1972 collage, "The Block," has
been blown up to the… [more]
 Nina's
Legacy
On the frequent six- to seven-hour trips I take to
Philadelphia, my regular road buddy has been by daughter, Iyana,
who recently turned 11. We make the time fly by with bonding conversations
as she calls them and by singing loudly to the songs of our favorite
road artists… [more]
The Graying of Hip Hop
 More
than anytime in its 30-year sojourn in North America, hip-hop culture
is at a crossroads. The strongest evidence of this is the unparalleled
nostalgia that pervades so many sectors of commercial hip-hop. No
doubt, part this nostalgia is driven by corporate desires to provide
the so called hip-hip generation (particularly the back-packers)…
[more]
 Getting
Defensive
"Good
Fences" explores the costs of selling out while "Deacons
for Defense" tells about Southern Black men who armed themselves
during the civil rights struggle.
Going Aboard the Amistad
 It
was a sunny and windy spring day in Washington, D.C. when we went
aboard Freedom Schooner Amistad, a re-creation of the famous ship
overtaken by Africans in hopes of returning to Africa. Docked at
the city's Southwest Waterfront, the ship attracted thousands of
African Americans, some of whom stood in long lines, eager to be
a witness to history… [more]
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