tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5422374569962937512012-02-16T06:44:05.312-05:00"You can learn a lot from the radio. You can be inspired a lot by good music. Good music carries the sentiment of harmony and you may think many a good thought out of listening to good music." --Marcus GarveyMatthew J. McKnighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16441386754597338165noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-542237456996293751.post-76011915016880605962008-07-22T00:27:00.004-04:002008-09-01T16:33:38.595-04:00

What do Kermit the Frog and Barack Obama have in common? Besides a funny name, the two have each faced troubles based on the color of his skin.In this 1970 performance by Jim Henson, as the frog, Kermit wallows in his 'greenness' as though he is an outcast--the other. It is a funny and child-friendly way of dealing with issue with which W.E.B Du Bois, Frantz Fanon, and thousands of other authors,

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This may be the only time that this song will have any social significance...But I thought the whole Jesse/Barack situation was pretty ridiculous in its own right. This song seemed fitting. Hi Hater - Maino

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In the late 80s and early 90s, my hometown--Washington, DC--was known as the "Murder Capital of the world." With the recent Supreme Court ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller, are we getting back to that infamy?Last week, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that the ban on handguns that had been in place in DC for 32 years violates the Second Amendment: the right to bear arms. The

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Earlier today, I received this article in an email from a friend...The sender sent it out to a group of people and asked for thoughts and responses. I didn't intend to react so verbosely, but I thought the article and some of the things that I raised are worthy of wider broadcast. So, please take the time to read the article first, and then my response (with a few changes). Read this.After

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So...after about a 4-5 month hiatus, I'm getting back to writing (at least on here). The last few months have been busy, to say the least, as I have been trying to figure out what I will be doing post-graduation and making sure that I get to graduation, among many other things. When I got back to school for my final semester, it hit me: this is my last semester in undergrad. My two goals for this

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For a few months, I have considered creating a blog and I finally sat down and took the time to do it. After a bit of deliberation, I decided upon music as the guiding theme for my blog. I have always loved listening to and analyzing music--a hobby learned from my dad. This hobby, however, has evolved into a passion. Furthermore, in many regards, music often aligns with my daily experiences; I

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