You can use the newswire message board to post comments on any of the issues discussed here, or to suggest new articles for the wire. What's on your mind? 12/01/2001 The People Win Back Pacifica Radio - All the conflict we've suffered through at our radio network may finally be coming to an end. Looks like the good guys won. - Here's the coverage of our victory in The New York Times 12/01/2001 Harvard Scholar Debates the "N" word - Randall Kennedy, an African-American scholar at Harvard, argues that new uses of "nigger" are helping to exorcise the word's power as America's paradigmatic ethnic slur. Rap Videos Cause British Crime Wave - I'm sure this isn't exaggerated or sensationalized, at all. 11/30/2001 Brouhaha over BET continues - if these folks would have just listened to Aaron Mcgruder in the first place none of this would be necessary. John Forte Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison - I'm not going to make any jokes. This is a tragic story, regardless of his guilt or innocence...a young brother who had so much going for him, and seemed capable of giving so much back. 11/28/2001 Interview with Rick James - Beyond the obvious irony of his fretting over whether "Superfreak" might be sampled by a rapper who demeans women, Rick sounds really smart here. Did y'all know he started in a band with Neil Young? Self-Hating Hicks - Speaking of irony, here's a hilarious analysis of the new crop of white rappers. Terrorism and Globalization - An interesting take from one of my fellow WBAI producers. Wu-Tang working around the clock to finish album for December 18 release. - Judging by Ghostface's debut at #34 on Billboard, I'm not sure if y'all still care about the Wu. But just in case... 11/13/2001 Civilian Casualties Are Not News? - Of course what they really mean is "When we kill their civilians it is not news, only when they kill ours." Watch Your Back With the Nothern Alliance - You didn't really think these were the good guys, did you? 11/10/2001 Jim Crow on Fraternity Row - In case you didn't see it yet, here's the lowdown on the all-white fraternity who dressed in blackface for Halloween, and even simulated lynchings. The photo gallery will blow your mind. In the immortal words of Ice Cube, "Here's what they think about you." Blackface Photograph Surfaces at Ole Miss - I'm sure you didn't think Auburn was an isolated incident. 11/06/2001 Harvard Professor Makes Hip-Hop CD - No comment. Pandemonium at London Jay-Z Show - Seriously I've seen this happen at many events without being deemed worthy of news coverage. Hip-Hop is clearly judged by a different standard. Compare this to what happens in the bleachers at every Yankee home game. 10/27/2001 Detroit to Dr. Dre: We're Sorry - The maker of F*$k the Police gets a personal apology from the Mayor? Don't ever doubt that Hip-Hop has power. Nikka Costa Headlines North America - Don't miss this chance to see my future wife in person. Seriously, if this tour comes to your city, and you like funky music, don't miss it. 10/26/2001 Stanford students earn credit for studying hip-hop lingo - "And in a few years/you will see/a Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde University/with mixing as a minor/and rapping as a major/be on your best behavior" Remember when that sounded like a wild fantasy? Now it hardly even seems newsworthy. 10/24/2001 rawa.org - Learn about The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), true heroes. Wretched Afghanistan - A Pakistani journalist ponders the long-term effects of U.S. action in Afghanistan. Aid Agencies Plead for Pause In Bombing - Starvation may claim the most lives of all in this conflict, say these aid workers. No Glory in Unjust War on the Weak - Author Barbara Kingsolver offers a dissenting view on the crisis.