black media

Making Real Change: Taking on Black Commercial Radio

Stevie Converse — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:48:33 -0700

Black commercial radio station owners, like all other broadcasters, hold their licenses on the condition that they faithfully serve the public interest. But commercial black radio, whether owned by African Americans or not, is failing that test. Commercial black radio treats its audience exclusively as a market, not a polity, and acknowledges no public service obligation worth mentioning.

Black Evil Television, Low-Power FM Neighborhood Radio, and the Congressional Black Caucus

Stevie Converse — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:50:01 -0700

Last month viewers of the animated TV series The Boondocks learned that BET really stands for “Black Evil Television”, calculated to stunt the spirits and curtail the intellectual growth of black youth. Satire like the Boondocks depiction of BET only works when it contains big and obvious chunks of the widely known truth. Unfortunately, commercial black radio is not much better.

The Catch-22 of Buying Black Media

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:47:47 -0700

The chief marketing officer dreads opening the survey request from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People each fall.