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norman kelley
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- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Bio
- Norman Kelley is an independent journalist, author, and former segment radio producer at WBAI 99.5 FM Pacifica Radio.
He has written for Society, L A Weekly, The Brooklyn Rail, The Village Voice, The Nation, New York Press, Newsday, Word.com, The Black Star News, New Politics, Black Renaissance/Noir, and The Bedford Stuyvesant Current.
He is also the author of the "noir soul"/ mystery series that features "Nina Halligan" in Black Heat (Amistad), The Big Mango (Akashic Books), and A Phat Death (2003).
Norman Kelley was also a contributing writer to Brooklyn Noir (Akashic Books, 2004) and DC Noir (Akashic Books, 2006) and Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium (Random House 2000). He edited and contributed to R&B (Rhythm and Business): The Political Economy of Black Music (Akashic Books, 2005; 2002).
MY RECENT POSTS
- The Charlie Project Needs Your
Help!
March 29, 2012 11:52AM - Obama doesn't Care About
Christians? Sez Graham
February 21, 2012 04:58PM - Romney Fires Aide Who Brought
Him Back From Death
February 04, 2012 11:00PM - The Little Girls Understand:
Your Daughters & Porn
February 03, 2012 10:13PM - NBC's Chuck Todd vs. MSNBC's
Morning Joe
January 20, 2012 05:31PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Baltimore
Aureole:
I did
approach the media department
at Geo. Washington U
and
wa…”
March 29, 2012 02:24PM - “Hmm, the man's a law
professor by training. How
could he not
read? Oh, you
mean h…”
August 24, 2011 06:29PM - “Thanks, Dan!”
February 10, 2011 05:46PM - “That's for you to
determine, Stellaa.”
January 22, 2010 04:58PM - “Said Tom
Cordle:
"Having
actually read The Audacity of
Hope (unlike the
milli…”
January 22, 2010 02:55PM
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March 29, 2012 02:24PM
“Baltimore Aureole: I did approach the media department at Geo. Washington U and was basically accused of trying to exploit the students as unpaid labor.…”
About: The Charlie Project Needs Your Help!
“Baltimore Aureole: I did approach the media department at Geo. Washington U and was basically accused of trying to exploit the students as unpaid labor.…”
About: The Charlie Project Needs Your Help!
August 24, 2011 06:29PM
“Hmm, the man's a law professor by training. How could he not read? Oh, you mean he's incapable of reading the political landscape? That I would agree w…”
About: Presidential Book Monitoring: the New Book Burning
“Hmm, the man's a law professor by training. How could he not read? Oh, you mean he's incapable of reading the political landscape? That I would agree w…”
About: Presidential Book Monitoring: the New Book Burning
January 22, 2010 04:58PM
“That's for you to determine, Stellaa.”
About: TPM's Obama-rama: "Healthcare will Get Done!"
“That's for you to determine, Stellaa.”
About: TPM's Obama-rama: "Healthcare will Get Done!"
January 22, 2010 02:55PM
“Said Tom Cordle: "Having actually read The Audacity of Hope (unlike the millions who bought it and didn't read it) Obama's centrist waffling came a…”
About: "The tragedy of Obama": The Dead Aim of Michael Lind
“Said Tom Cordle: "Having actually read The Audacity of Hope (unlike the millions who bought it and didn't read it) Obama's centrist waffling came a…”
About: "The tragedy of Obama": The Dead Aim of Michael Lind
January 22, 2010 02:48PM
“Ameriviking1: H owever, if the US did nothing, people like Chavez and others would be complaining about that!”
About: The Cynical Left in South America: "Occupying" Haiti
“Ameriviking1: H owever, if the US did nothing, people like Chavez and others would be complaining about that!”
About: The Cynical Left in South America: "Occupying" Haiti
October 24, 2009 08:02PM
“Gordon: The best way to know if , as you claim, "Obama hatred pales in comparison to Bush hatred," is for the Secret Service to release compar…”
About: Mission Creep: Watching the Creeps Who Threaten Obama
“Gordon: The best way to know if , as you claim, "Obama hatred pales in comparison to Bush hatred," is for the Secret Service to release compar…”
About: Mission Creep: Watching the Creeps Who Threaten Obama
July 23, 2009 11:23AM
“Ned: What this shows is that Skip Gates was reminded that he was, brutally speaking, still a nigger in post-racial America in the Age of Obama. I don't…”
About: Jet lag gives Professor Gates a new direction in life.
“Ned: What this shows is that Skip Gates was reminded that he was, brutally speaking, still a nigger in post-racial America in the Age of Obama. I don't…”
About: Jet lag gives Professor Gates a new direction in life.
June 12, 2009 11:26AM
“"It's never good to look at Bizarro world too closely." I readily disagree with that sentiment.”
About: Up is Down and Left is Right: RightWing Spin
“"It's never good to look at Bizarro world too closely." I readily disagree with that sentiment.”
About: Up is Down and Left is Right: RightWing Spin
May 13, 2009 07:53PM
“Soap Box Amy: What do you mean by an "inside job?" I'm taking that as a joke, right? Do you really believe that the Bush administration engage…”
About: Two Views of "Five Deferments" & "Other Priorities" Cheney
“Soap Box Amy: What do you mean by an "inside job?" I'm taking that as a joke, right? Do you really believe that the Bush administration engage…”
About: Two Views of "Five Deferments" & "Other Priorities" Cheney
April 22, 2009 10:53AM
“"Yeah, well most societies in the world have practiced some form of slavery at some time, and whatever wrong was done by forcing citizens of Japan…”
About: Think We Have a Torture Problem? The Iraqi Gay Technique
“"Yeah, well most societies in the world have practiced some form of slavery at some time, and whatever wrong was done by forcing citizens of Japan…”
About: Think We Have a Torture Problem? The Iraqi Gay Technique
April 21, 2009 11:20AM
“In response to Mal Noble: A couple of small questions from a member of another tribe.... Do you feel “afraid” when you challenge your establi…”
About: American Water Torture: Once Is Not Enough
“In response to Mal Noble: A couple of small questions from a member of another tribe.... Do you feel “afraid” when you challenge your establi…”
About: American Water Torture: Once Is Not Enough
April 08, 2009 12:26PM
“If and when this woman passes a way, watch how her colleagues will line up to pay tribute to her, even though they are probably laughing behind her bac…”
About: The Wisdom of the Elders: Helen Thomas on Obama and Media
“If and when this woman passes a way, watch how her colleagues will line up to pay tribute to her, even though they are probably laughing behind her bac…”
About: The Wisdom of the Elders: Helen Thomas on Obama and Media
April 07, 2009 09:16PM
“Jason: It's kind of hard to do a psych analysis of someone from a distance. I think that Smiley is merely pissed that Obama won the election but not on…”
About: The Problem of Black Orthodoxy, and Tavis Smiley
“Jason: It's kind of hard to do a psych analysis of someone from a distance. I think that Smiley is merely pissed that Obama won the election but not on…”
About: The Problem of Black Orthodoxy, and Tavis Smiley
November 07, 2008 01:26PM
“Prcopious: I'm less worried about Emanuel and more concerned about Obama's tendency to talk "progressive," but act in an expedient manner. I'm…”
About: The Company He Keeps: Obama & Rahm Emanuel
“Prcopious: I'm less worried about Emanuel and more concerned about Obama's tendency to talk "progressive," but act in an expedient manner. I'm…”
About: The Company He Keeps: Obama & Rahm Emanuel
November 06, 2008 12:55PM
“It's a shame that Nader has descended to this level. I know I voted for him once or twice, and supported his bid to build a third party. He's become an…”
About: Uncle Sam or "Uncle Tom"? asks Ralph Nader
“It's a shame that Nader has descended to this level. I know I voted for him once or twice, and supported his bid to build a third party. He's become an…”
About: Uncle Sam or "Uncle Tom"? asks Ralph Nader
October 28, 2008 12:31PM
“"All identity is a myth." All identity isn't myth. That's not to say that all groups don't have stories about themselves. If I were to believ…”
About: American Politics as Mass Hysteria: Obama & Mass Hypnosis
“"All identity is a myth." All identity isn't myth. That's not to say that all groups don't have stories about themselves. If I were to believ…”
About: American Politics as Mass Hysteria: Obama & Mass Hypnosis
October 02, 2008 04:06PM
“Stellaa: If the old folk are heading towards BO then Mac is fucked; the OF vote, and I think they saw what was happening to their nest eggs and whatnot.…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
“Stellaa: If the old folk are heading towards BO then Mac is fucked; the OF vote, and I think they saw what was happening to their nest eggs and whatnot.…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
October 02, 2008 03:20PM
“Sista, we will be TOTALLY fucked if you know who and his sidekick get into the WH! There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded superpower wanting to…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
“Sista, we will be TOTALLY fucked if you know who and his sidekick get into the WH! There's nothing more dangerous than a wounded superpower wanting to…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
October 02, 2008 01:49PM
“Stellaa: This whole period, from 1980 to 2008, will be call many things, but it is essentially, the Great Barbeque, Pt 2 (or 3): this is when the conser…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
“Stellaa: This whole period, from 1980 to 2008, will be call many things, but it is essentially, the Great Barbeque, Pt 2 (or 3): this is when the conser…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
October 02, 2008 12:51PM
“Stellaa: No I haven't seen them, but it doesn't surprise me. You know the right; for all their talk about "personal responsibility," it has to…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
“Stellaa: No I haven't seen them, but it doesn't surprise me. You know the right; for all their talk about "personal responsibility," it has to…”
About: Minorities as the New Shylocks in the Financial Crisis
September 30, 2008 12:36PM
“Mark Pritchard: A magistrate is a "civil officer charged with administration of the law." The our Constitution says the executive is supposed…”
About: A Bridge Too Far: Not Being Deferential to the POTUS
“Mark Pritchard: A magistrate is a "civil officer charged with administration of the law." The our Constitution says the executive is supposed…”
About: A Bridge Too Far: Not Being Deferential to the POTUS
September 29, 2008 12:49PM
“Amy: According to the dictionary, a key element of "purdah" is the "seclusion of women from public observation." In this American f…”
About: The Palin Purdah Watch: Why Journalists Need SNL
“Amy: According to the dictionary, a key element of "purdah" is the "seclusion of women from public observation." In this American f…”
About: The Palin Purdah Watch: Why Journalists Need SNL
September 27, 2008 03:19PM
“Stellaa: I've updated my posting with your post. I'm off-line until Monday.”
About: The Financial Crisis? The Niggers Did It! (Updated)
“Stellaa: I've updated my posting with your post. I'm off-line until Monday.”
About: The Financial Crisis? The Niggers Did It! (Updated)
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