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		<title>Cadillac Records, The Movie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chandra Kamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend was the opening for the low rated film, Cadillac Records. It&#8217;s the story of the famed Chess Records and its groundbreaking impact on American music and its far -reaching influence around the world.  A friend and I &#8230; <a href="http://thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/cadillac-records-the-movie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3841257&amp;post=97&amp;subd=thefunkyblackscholar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Cornel West and the Blues People</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chandra Kamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh, what a glorious night! This past Thursday, a friend and I had the blessed opportunity to sit at the feet of one of America&#8217;s premier intellects, Dr. Cornel West; unruly Afro, black suit, erratic hand gestures and eloquent philosophical &#8230; <a href="http://thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/dr-cornel-west-and-the-blues-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3841257&amp;post=80&amp;subd=thefunkyblackscholar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever the Decision&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chandra Kamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This post was originally published on my Facebook profile.) Since the start of this election, I have favored Obama, even in spite of the Clinton-lovers who were under the impression that Hilary was an extension of Bill. I knew from &#8230; <a href="http://thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/whatever-the-decision/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3841257&amp;post=74&amp;subd=thefunkyblackscholar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Monday Funk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chandra Kamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I dive into more about cultural translation, I decided to post a little funk to make your Monday hum better.  I don&#8217;t know about you but sometimes I need a jolt, especially one of those &#8216;First of the Week&#8217; &#8230; <a href="http://thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/a-little-monday-funk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3841257&amp;post=60&amp;subd=thefunkyblackscholar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cultural Translation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chandra Kamaria</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I heard this term, it was being used by a political science professor to describe the late Isaac Hayes.  At the opening ceremony for Kwanzaa 2006, the artist formerly known as Black Moses was standing alongside the &#8230; <a href="http://thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/cultural-translation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thefunkyblackscholar.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3841257&amp;post=47&amp;subd=thefunkyblackscholar&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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