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>Tony Cox Gets a New Show on NPR "Upfront"

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> Great news for fans of NPR’s News and Notes… (which was cancelled in March) How did this happened? Well Michael Eric Dyson pulled another “Michael Eric Dyson.” Tony Cox, who has worked with Tavis Smiley, Ed Gordon and Farai Chideya as they attempted to carve out an African American talk-show niche at National Public Radio, is being given his own public radio show, Cox told Journal-isms on Tuesday night. The show will be part of the offerings of African American Public Radio Consortium, which in 2002 produced the Smiley show and in 2005 NPR’s “News & Notes” program with … Continue reading >Tony Cox Gets a New Show on NPR "Upfront"

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>News and Notes Broadcast Final Show

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> To the staff of News and Notes, Thanks for a great run and not just mailing it in, this your last week… Today marks the end of the NPR radio program News and Notes. The show was originally developed for and hosted by Tavis Smiley about 7 years ago. A few months later the show was hosted by Ed Gordon. At the time, News and Notes was the only daily national African American radio news magazine show of its kind. The hosting reigns have been placed in the capable hands of Tony Cox since January. Former host Farai Chideya … Continue reading >News and Notes Broadcast Final Show

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>News and Notes from NPR- Counting Down to Last Show

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>I am literally having a meltdown (not really) about where to find a quality daily African American News Program on the radio. I know there are some on the weekend, and there is “The Front Page” on KJLH in Los Angeles from 4:30-6:00AM PDT Mon-Fri that comes to mind; but there is nothing to compare to News and Notes now hosted by Tony Cox. Yesterday’s show covered the following topics: As the median home price in Detroit falls to $7,500, what does the future look like for the Motor City?; Ebony and Jet magazines struggle to stay afloat. Will Black … Continue reading >News and Notes from NPR- Counting Down to Last Show

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>News and Notes Talks About the First Week of the Obama Presidency

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>President Obama granted his first sit-down interview to an Arab TV network, Michelle Obama’s dress, and Illinois Senator Oprah Winfrey? are the issues; Tony Cox speaks with Brandon Whitney of Homeland Colors; Felicia Harvey of Black Politics on the Web; and Kevin Ross of 3 Brothers and A Sister. Hear an intense roundtable discussion! Listen Here>>Did Black women really hate her dress that much?A group called the Black Artists Association is publicly admonishing First Lady Michelle Obama for not wearing works by black designers during the inauguration festivities.The group’s cofounder, Amnau Eele, unleashed her vitriol to fashion industry magazine Women’s … Continue reading >News and Notes Talks About the First Week of the Obama Presidency

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>Farai Chideya Leaves Host Chair With Grand Master Flash Interview

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> Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are synonymous with the birth of hip hop. The rap group’s DJ “Grand Master” is ionterviewed by News and Notes host Farai Chideya. Flash was the group’s mastermind, and in the late 1970s, the group’s performances in New York public parks and nightclubs helped give hip hop its identity. He chronicles his life and career in the book, “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats.” Listen to the radio interview as Grand Master Flash talks about how the group’s most famous records drove him to drug addiction. Farai bids her farewell … Continue reading >Farai Chideya Leaves Host Chair With Grand Master Flash Interview

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>Hundreds Protest In Oakland Over BART Shooting

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> http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1612844765 A steady stream of mourners passed by the wreath-flanked casket of Oscar Juliuss Grant III, and by the time his funeral service began Wednesday morning, an overcapacity crowd of about 1,000 people had packed into the South Hayward’s (California) Palma Ceia Baptist Church. Raw Video: Angry Citizens Confront Oakland Police over murder of Oscar Grant. News and Notes interviews the attorney for Oscar Grant’s family. A $25 million lawsuit is expected to be filed agianst BART. Hundreds of protestors in Oakland smashed storefronts and cars, set cars on fire, and blocked streets over the death of 22-year-old Oscar … Continue reading >Hundreds Protest In Oakland Over BART Shooting

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>New Skool – Meta Hip Hop – The Next Wave of Rap

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>For the most part radio programming has ignore quality songs put out by Q-Tip and Common the past couple of weeks, so the prospect of radio embracing a new sound in Hip Hop are dim as well. However radio programmers might get on board with this largely independent New Skool movement. As reported by an industry site, Lil’ Wayne has joined the ranks of disgruntled rappers who don’t listen to rap anymore. First Kanye West, then Scarface coming flat out and saying “f*ck rap,” now Weezy is saying he tunes out today’s rap music. [google it] This new sound from … Continue reading >New Skool – Meta Hip Hop – The Next Wave of Rap

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>NPR’s News and Notes Will End March 20, 2009

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>A Letter from Farai Chideya to the listeners of News and Notes: We, the News & Notes staff and crew, love you, our listeners and collaborators. I was just in Miami and met with so many amazing listeners, including some of the artists in the 30 Americans exhibit we featured on air. We got your love in St. Louis, Atlanta, Baltimore, and beyond. And we’re still here for you … for a while. Massive budget shortages have brought NPR to the space between a rock and a hard place … that is: cancellation time. Both News & Notes and Day … Continue reading >NPR’s News and Notes Will End March 20, 2009