Uptown Unveiled: Photo Slideshow

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A New Petition: Delete the N-word

Ten-year old Jonathan E. McCoy presents his petition to "Delete the N-word" at a Baltimore church during Black History Month. This young man wants you to stop using the N-Word.

"Negro. African American. Noir. Nero. Mohagany. Ebony. Nubian. Black. All of these words have the same meaning. Negro is a spanish noun descending from the word, Niger, meaning Black. Somewhere in history, it was translated to the N-word by those who refer to use as economically, politically and social disenfranchised." he begins.



"Rather than obliterate this disrespectful phrase, we have adopted it. Let me dispell the myth. As a people we are neither economically, politically nor socially disenfranchised," McCoy said.

"It is implausible, that 40 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that we still use this word that has no worth in our lives and our future," he proclaims. "So I'm petitioning you to delete the N-word from our vocabulary."

He then ends his presentation with a new voice to the Negro National Anthem, "Lift E'ry Voice and Sing."
Check out his video online or support his petition.

Have you stopped using the N-word? How do you react when you hear people say it? Black folks? What about non-Black folks?

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Throwback Hip Hop: Jazzy Belle, Outkast

Throwback Hip Hop Video of the Week



Jazzy Belle - Outkast

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8758195062005033786

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Free outdoor concert series in Oakland

Want to hear some free music in Downtown Oakland?

Tomorrow, Oakland's Summer Sounds Concert Series kicks off.

Beginning June 1, you can hear live music every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Oakland City Center, at the corner of 13th and Broadway. The series ends August 26.

There is an awesome, ecletic mix of bands and genres. Tomorrow features Pure Ecstasy, playing the sounds of Motown.

Here are some other dope shows to check out:

• June 17
  Live performance by Femi - Soul (Her show at Yoshi's earlier this year was amazing)


• July 1
  Live performance by the Mo Rockin' Project - World


• August 5
  Native Elements - Reggae

Check out the complete list of artists performing at the Summer Concert Series.

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The Decline of Black Radio

The has been a lot of talk about Black Radio in recent weeks considering H.R. 848 and it's potential to kill Black radio. But some say it has long been dead.

Marc Anthony Neal of A New Black Man questioned the legitimacy of Radio One's Save Black Radio campaign and asked "Should Black Radio Die?" while Cedric Muhammad of Black Electorate also questions supporting Black Radio when for the longest, these companies have abandoned the needs of the people by promoting Wackness in the Name of Blackness.

It was asked by Nigerian activist Tolu Olorunda, Is Black Radio Worth Saving?" and to the recent journalist's roundtable "Who killed Black Radio?" on Jared Ball's Jazz & Justice.

But a few months ago, a trailer for a new documentary was posted about "Disappearing Voices: The Decline of Black Radio."



This video is a must see, particularly in times where Black "Talk Radio" seems to be hot garbage masquerading as gossip and more commonly, as "news."

What do you think about the state of Black Radio? What shows do you listen to? (if any). How could Black Radio improve to fit your needs?

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