Media

How does the media affect Black economics?  Read:

 

Black Americans and the Media: 

An Economic Perspective

 

Black Americans and the Media:  An Economic Perspective provides a thorough analysis of media effects on Black economic outcomes.  It provides information on "What Black American must know and do about the media."  This manuscript contains the following copyrighted components:

 

Foreword

Annotated Table of Contents

Chapter One - Introduction 

Chapter Two - Power of the Media

Chapter Three - Representativeness and Role Evaluation Part I 

Chapter Four - Representativeness and Role Evaluation Part II

Chapter Five - Black Unemployment and Infotainment (Published in the January 2009 issue of The Journal of Economic Inquiry, pp. 98-117): 

Chapter Six - 60 Minutes (without appendices)

Chapter Seven - Three Black Cable Television Networks:  Black Entertainment Television (BET); The Black Family Channel (BFC); and TV One (without appendices)

Chapter Eight - Game Theory and SIGs

Chapter Nine - Conclusion

 

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Listen to Jessie Jackson comment on Black Americans and the Media.

 

Discussions, Commentaries and Working Papers on the Media and Black Economics:

 

 

Radio Interview:  On December 5, 2011, Dr. Brooks Robinson was interviewed by Mr. Kenneth McClenton on the American Conservative Radio Network's "Exceptional Conservative" program.  To listen to the interview, click here.

 

Learn about the first World Afrodescendant Youth Summit (WAYS), which was conducted in San Jose, Costa Rica on October 5-7, 2011.  Over 100 Afrodescendant youth from North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa participated.  Click here.  To learn more, visit the WAYS Internet Web site.

 

 

Radio Interview:  On September 12, 2011, Mr. K.D. Bowe of the Sheridan Gospel Network interviewed Dr. Brooks Robinson concerning The American Jobs Act. Click here to listen to the interview. 

 

 

Radio Interview:  On August 1,  2011, Mr. Kenneth McClenton interviewed Dr. Brooks Robinson on the American Conservative Nation Radio Network.  They discussed the nation's fiscal issues and the book Change:  Black America's Religion.  Click here to listen to the interview.

 

 

Radio Interview:  On May 2, 2011, at 10:00 p.m. EST, Dr. Brooks Robinson appeared on "The Exceptional Conservative Show" with Kenneth McClenton on the American Conservative Nation Radio Network.  You can listen to the interview by clicking here.

 

Webinar:  Hear the results of an April 20, 2011 Webinar with Professor of Law, Dr.  Vernellia Randall of the University of Dayton.  Listen to a presentation entitled:  "Key Reasons for Black American Unemployment:  The Adverse Psychological Effects of Infotainment and Weak Black American Entrepreneurship."  Click here to listen.    

  

• Interview:  Zachary Rinkins of the "It's Pay Day!" blog interviewed Dr. Brooks Robinson concerning "The Truth Behind Black Business Growth" in the U.S. and concerning Black business opportunities.  (April 2011)

 

• Listen as Dr. Brooks Robinson discusses "Black Economics" with the Blessed Prince Makabak and Ja Dred on Radio516.com, a Hip-Hop Internet Radio Station in New York City.  (February 12, 2011)

 

• Listen as Dr. Brooks Robinson discusses "72% of Black Babies Born Out of Wedlock" as part of "14 Day Dialogue with the Black Community in Muskegon, Michigan."  The program is hosted by          Mr. Paul A. Billings on WUVS FM 103.7 The Beat (11/29/10).

 

• Essay:  "TV Is Its Own Kind of Education."

 

• Listen as Dr. Brooks Robinson discusses "Black Unemployment and Infotainment."  (This article was published in the Journal of Economic Inquiry in 2009; Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 98-117.)

 

• Listen as Dr. Brooks Robinson discusses "Black Businesses and Black Americans" as part of a "14-Day Dialogue with the Black Community in Muskegon, Michigan." The program is hosted by Messrs. Paul A. Billings and John Convington on WUVS FM, 103.7 The Beat (12/02/08). 

 

• Commentary:  "Revisiting the Effects of More, Yet Imperfect, Information"

 

• See a video on  The Problem with CNN's "Black in America" (Posted 07/27/08); in addition, see comments from Jennifer Thompson of St. Louis. 

 

• Commentary:  "The Economics of the 'N' Word:  It's Deeper Than That" 

 

• Working paper:  "Media as Cause and Cure for Black American Vulnerabilities" 

 

• Commentary:  "Rational Responses to Irrational Actions:  Black Americans and the Media" (the Don Imus affair)

 

• Commentary:  "Is Ludacris Ludicrous?" 

 

• Commentary:  "No More of the Same" 

 

• Commentary:  "Why Bill Cosby Lives in a Glass House and Shouldn't Throw Stones."

 

• Commentary:  "'Akeelah and the Bees' Relates Important Messages about Perseverance, Individual Drive, and Community Involvement"

 

• Commentary: "'Thieves' Make Opportunities Disappear"

 

• Commentary: "'Crash' Causes Pain"

 

• Commentary: "Don't Look this 'Gift Horse' in the Mouth"

 

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