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Okay, there are a lot of spoofs this season but this one is by Ill Doctrine's Jay Smooth, who joins us on our Bloggers' Roundtable. (There is also this hilarious rant about Russell Simmons... if you can't take a couple of swear words, don't listen.) -- Farai Chideya
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News & Notes , October 7, 2008 · This week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal and said it needed more time to consider the fate of Troy Anthony Davis. Davis was granted a stay of execution just hours before he was scheduled to be put to death.For analysis, Farai Chideya discusses the Constitution and the death penalty with Carl Tobias, professor of...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
As Election Day draws near, so too do fears of voter disenfranchisement. On today's show, Farai spoke with Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation about the nature of black voting patterns and whether there are still ways to steer black voters away from the polls. Two stories in the news today are noteworthy: According to the New York...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
For Dummies On today's show, Farai spoke with professor Sean Flynn, author of the book, Economics for Dummies. If you have questions about your own financial well-being or you're mystified by how the American economy works, be sure to listen to the segment. Then, click here to read an excerpt from the book, amended specifically for News & Notes listeners. -- Geoffrey Bennett
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... for unity another support, Tonhodzai Matanhire, called on the club's directors Twine Phiri and Farai Jere to climb down to the demands of the fans."Jere and Phiri are sponsors but were are supporters of the team."I have for a long time been sending a document on the way forward for CAPS United."I said we should have Jere and Phiri and any other people as the sponsors and then come up with...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... campaigns and organizations. We'll see if this one gets more investigation and confirmation. -- Farai Chideya
Dr. Lester K. Spence (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... have easily handled the debate format and the candidates better than Brokaw did. My vote goes to Farai Chideya. But the reason that she (or someone like her) didn’t get the nod has everything to do with the politics of television journalism which privileges age and “journalist credibility”. Everyone shows the debate so it isn’t about ratings here…rather it’s about the journalists who have...
death penalty : open access (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Assessing Capital Punishment Trends In The U.S . News & Notes , October 7, 2008 · "This week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal for a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal and said it needed more time to consider the fate of Troy Anthony Davis. Davis was granted a stay of execution just hours before he was scheduled to be put to death. For analysis, Farai Chideya discusses the Constitution and...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... time? What are you prepared to ask of yourself... even if your candidate loses? Or if he wins? -- Farai Chideya
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
... have not been properly disclosed.Mr Musarara said his delegation, led by AAG vice-president Mr Farai Mutamangira, would meet Mr Moxon today."We have made contact with John Moxon of Meikles and we are meeting him tomorrow (today)," he said.A group of KMAL shareholders recently initiated moves to sack Mr Chanakira and called an extraordinary general meeting on October 23, where a vote of no...
NPR Blogs: News & Views (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Southern rapper David Banner creates music that plays well on the charts and in the clubs. But he's also politically active, having testified on Capitol Hill in defense of hip hop. Banner talks politics with Farai Chideya and offers the latest on his new album, The Greatest Story Ever Told . -- Geoffrey Gardner » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
