Archive for October, 2007

• October 31, 2007 The Writing on the Wall…it’s Chinese posted in Economics, History, Muntu tagged Africans, China, economic development, educational access, India, outsourcing, United States
• October 22, 2007 Blowin’ Up: Black Music, Ringtones and a New Paradigm posted in Culture, Economics, Technology tagged Akon, Billboard Hot 100, black music, Culture, Jive Records, Red Herring, ringtones, T-Pain
• October 22, 2007 Alternative Uses for Sony’s PS3 posted in Science, Technology tagged Albert Einstein, Gaurav Khanna, gravity, gravity waves, physics, PS3, Sony Playstation, Theory of Relativity, WIRED
• October 22, 2007 The African Film Industry: Nigeria @ $250M posted in Culture, Economics, Muntu, Technology tagged Africa, Culture, film, investment opportunities, Muntu, Nigeria, Nollywood, Pan-Africanism
• October 22, 2007 MPAA Hacks Back posted in Economics, Politics, Technology tagged downloading, espionage, hacking, Motion Picture Association, MPAA, piracy, Robert Anderson, Technology, TorrentSpy, Wired Magazine
• October 19, 2007 The Worst Job In Sports – Plantation Pay and a Smile posted in Economics, History, Politics, Power tagged 10 Worst Jobs in Sports, Bandini, black philanthropy, class, Criminal Type, debt peonage, education, horse racing, intergenerational wealth, Jake Pletcher, labor exploitation, Osceola McCarty, penury, Race, school quality, slavery, Southern Mississippi, sport of kings, Todd Pletcher, Tom Pedulla, Tricky Creek, USA Today, white supremacy
• October 19, 2007 Lucky Dube: The End of an Era posted in Culture, Muntu, Power tagged Bob Marley, Chris Wallace, Crime, John Lennon, Lucky Dube, murder, Notorious BIG, reggae music, robbery, South Africa, Tupac Shakur
• October 19, 2007 The Fashion Industry III – Exploitation by the Numbers posted in Economics, Politics, Power tagged business, Cambodia, capitalism, Economics, fashion industry, international business, jobs, Kate Moss, labor, labor exploitation, labor segregation, Let's Clean Up Fashion, Mauritius, Reuters, United Kingdom, War on Want, women
• October 19, 2007 The Fashion Industry II – 10 Years Ago and Not So Long Ago posted in Culture, Economics, Muntu, Power tagged black-owned businesses, couture, fashion industry, free trade, investment choices, mature industries, NBA, protection, tariffs
• October 17, 2007 The Fashion Industry posted in Culture, Economics, Muntu, Power tagged advertising, Africa, African, American, beauty, bias, Black, competition, development, discrimination, Economics, European, fashion, fashion magazines, images, London, Milan, modeling agencies, models, New York, Paris, prejudice, Racism and Race, white, white supremacy