tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22638012132843616052011-04-21T16:23:55.625-04:00“Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.” -- Malcolm XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-65306805885764357822007-07-23T12:26:00.000-04:002007-07-23T12:28:51.835-04:00Commercial radio in Washington DC is a problem<br /><br />Why? The music…<br />• WPGC and WKYS dominate DC’s ratings and are heard in 80% + Black households<br />• They are most popular among youth and Black youth in particular<br />• Their play lists and payola (pay-for-play) systems mean only the same 10-20 songs being played hundreds of times a week<br />• Little local and no political music is heard<br /><br />Why? The news…<br />• There is little to no local news<br />• Radio One employs zero locally-based reporters<br />• Under-informed populations cannot organize to make change<br />• Political organizations cannot reach their audience<br /><br /><a href="http://www.voxunion.com/coup/coupdocs/News4Flyer.pdf">http://www.voxunion.com/coup/coupdocs/News4Flyer.pdf</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-6530680588576435782?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835336150087796201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-73195032780836358982007-07-23T12:05:00.001-04:002007-07-23T12:05:55.709-04:00News 4 The People Coalition Meeting (media committee)<br />Thursday, July 26<br />7-9pm<br /><br />Sankofa<br />2714 Georgia Ave., NW<br />Washington, DC 20001<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-7319503278083635898?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835336150087796201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-81790627627777229432007-06-15T10:21:00.000-04:002007-07-10T09:34:58.558-04:00News 4 The People Coalition Meeting (media committee)<br />Thursday, July 12<br />7-9pm<br /><br />Sankofa<br />2714 Georgia Ave., NW<br />Washington, DC 20001<br /><br />Agenda<br />A. DC Area Black targeted radio offer playlist driven music and no local or politically driving artists<br />- Radio One's WKYS 93.9 fm<br />- Viacom's 95.5 fm<br />B. News creates and ill-informed populace<br />C. Public protests and strategies<br /><br />Bring a friend!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-8179062762777722943?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-35760938225663447622007-06-12T08:43:00.000-04:002007-06-12T08:45:26.943-04:00If you are interested in joining MXGM-DC, please send a message to mxgmdc@gmail.com with 'New Member' in the subject line. Please include your full name and telephone number.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-3576093822566344762?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-57609380602365886562007-06-07T22:02:00.000-04:002007-06-07T22:18:21.943-04:00Join the Black August Planning Organization<br />to celebrate the 60th birthday of our dear mother and sister,<br />Assata Shakur.<br /><br />Saturday, June 9<br /><br />Emergence Community Arts Collective Center<br />733 Euclid Street NW<br />Washington DC 20011<br />(1/2 block off Georgia Ave)<br /><br />Activities:<br /><br />5PM -7PM<br />Panel discussion on the history and current condition of Assata Shakur, Imam Jamil and the San Francisco 8<br /><br />7:30PM - ??? (Reconvene at Sankofa)<br />View documentary "Eyes on the Rainbow" (47min)<br />View documentary "Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black Liberation Movement" (28min)<br />Discussion to follow after both films<br /><br />Speakers:<br />Soffiya Elija, attorney and professor<br />Masai Ehehosi, Imam Jamil community member<br />Rosemari Mealy, former Black Panther<br /><br />We are also adding our signatures to the worldwide birthday card courtesy of the Hands Off Assata campaign. Join us!<br /><br />For more information, visit www.myspace.com/blackaugust_dc, email black.august07@gmail.com or call (202) 271-7763<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-5760938060236588656?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-56658275121360365982007-06-03T19:11:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:23:28.950-04:00History of Black August<br />Thursday, June 7<br />7-9pm<br /><br />Sankofa<br />2714 Georgia Ave., NW<br />Washington, DC 20001<br /><br />FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-5665827512136036598?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2263801213284361605.post-24292374803663933692007-06-01T21:29:00.000-04:002007-06-01T21:57:49.783-04:00We sat down with Dedrick Muhammad of the Institute for Policy Studies to talk about the Black/White Wealth Divide. Click below for this first of an on-going series where we look at the actual economic condition of African America and how this relates, is essential to, the political economy of the United States. Stream options and more available at voxunion.com.<br /><br /><BlogItemURL> <a href="<$BlogItemURL$>">http://voxunion.com/realaudio/coupradio/DedrickMuhammad1.mp3</a><br/></BlogItemURL><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2263801213284361605-2429237480366393369?l=mxgmdc.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MXGM - Washington DCnoreply@blogger.com0