Pages tagged “black politics”
TGR: An Interview with noted journalist Charles Robinson: Youth and the Tragedy of Black Political Life:
Maryland Public Television’s Charles Robinson has been reporting the news for decades. He is no stranger to asking the tough question. Nor is he afraid to speak truth to power. Relentless in his professionalism, he has covered everything from the crime and education in Baltimore to the last Democratic National Convention to the inauguration of the nation’s first black president.
Lately, Robinson has been covering the trial of Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon.
When asked his thoughts, he replied, “I’m disgusted with the trial.”
He said, “I think a politician’s gotta do better because the youth of the city are watching. They are taking their cues from the adults and to kind of air your dirty laundry in a public forum is sad.”
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WOLB 1010 AM's Coach Butch McAdams LIVE!:
Larry Young Morning Show co-host articulates DC's love for Marion Barry Read in Full >>
GUEST EDITORIAL: Michael Jackson and Black Politics by Noted-journalist Charles Robinson, III:
The convergence of Michael Jackson and Black politics is part of the modern tapestry of 20th Century American life. Some of you may take exception; others will wonder why a pop icon and politics are intertwined. Music, arts, entertainment and politics are often commingled sometimes in unhealthy ways.
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BTV Archives: Doni Glover Interviews Pete O'Neal in Tanzania:
Black Panther in exile is interviewed in Tanzania back in 2006 Read in Full >>
TGR: The 2009 Maryland General Assembly Ends: ‘Finding Synergy’:
On this Tax Day, 2009, I had the distinct pleasure of taping Sunday’s edition of ‘TV Hill’ on Baltimore’s NBC affiliate, WBAL TV-11, “the best television on television.”
As always, it is an incredible wonder for me, a cat from North Avenue, to be able to share political thoughts and theories with the likes of Frank DeFilippo. DeFilippo, as noted by my late father, is a Maryland political icon – and, as I learned today, a former White House reporter.
