Media Coverage - May 2010
The following media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during May:
PRINT MEDIA
Dayton Daily News, May 1, 2010
Strengthened laws, lawsuits seen as tools to get home loans
Article quotes john powell regarding the financial crisis.
The Washington Post, May 4, 2010
The Congressional Black Caucus and the politics of summer jobs
Article quotes john powell.
The Columbus Dispatch, May 10, 2010
Show & Tell: Entertainment News
Announcement of Mississippi Chicken film screening.
The Epoch Times, May 12, 2010
Author Posits New Caste System in America
Article about Michelle Alexander’s new book.
The Hartford Guardian, May 16, 2010
CT Fair Housing Center to Honor john powell
Article about john powell receiving the “Loving Award” presented by the Connecticut Fair Housing Center.
Cincinnati CityBeat, May 19, 2010
County Tries Again With Hiring Policy
Michigan Chronicle, May 19, 2010
Attorney General Holder Launches Keith Center at Wayne
Article about the new Keith Center at Wayne Law School mentions john powell as the first Damon J. Keith Distinguished Visiting Professor at Wayne.
RADIO
95.5 FM Providence RI, May 2, 2010
The Pulse
Interview with Hasan Kwame Jeffries.
TELEVISION
NBC4 Columbus, May 5, 2010
When Did It Become OK To Use “The N-Word?”
News story quotes Hasan Kwame Jeffries about the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
INTERNET MEDIA
Star Tribune.com: Your Voices, April 29, 2010
Reviving The American Dream – Our Future Depends On It
Quotes john powell
Examiner.com, May 4, 2010
The Missing Link and the Evolution of Black Radicalism
Announcement of Hasan Jeffries speaking engagement
CNN, May 19, 2010
I’m a criminal and so are you
Article by Michelle Alexander about the criminal justice system.
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Acknowledging Race in a ‘Post-Racial’ Era
Article about a seminar on race in a “post-racial” era quotes john powell.
RESPONSE TO JOHN STOSSEL’S REMARKS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
On May 10, Media Matters for America ran an interview with Andrew Grant-Thomas in response to John Stossel’s argument that the Public Accommodation section in the Civil Rights Act should be repealed. The article ran, or was quoted, in the following sources:
Media Matters for America, May 20, 2010
Exclusive: Expert criticizes Stossel’s “ahistorical” remarks on Civil Rights Act
Interview with Andrew Grant-Thomas in response to John Stossel’s argument that the Public Accommodation section in the Civil Rights Act should be repealed.
AlterNet, May 21, 2010
Fox News’ John Stossel Calls for Repeal of Part of Civil Rights Act
Quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
Boulder Channel 1, May 22, 2010
Fox’s race problem continues
Quotes Andrew Grant-Thomas.
Media Matters, May 26, 2010
John Stossel’s continued advocacy for a right to discriminate
Stranger than fiction, May 26, 2010
John Stossel’s continued advocacy for a right to discriminate
