Norman Kelley
Encyclopedia
Norman Kelley is a freelance journalist, author, and former segment producer at WBAI 99.5 FM
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Kelley has written for numerous publications, including LA Weekly
, The Village Voice
, Newsday
, and Brooklyn Rail. Kelley is also working on 90-minute documentary entitled The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome which will discuss what he describes as the "dead end" in African-American political thought.
WBAI
WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City.Its programming is leftist/progressive, and a mixture of political news and opinion from a leftist perspective, tinged with aspects of its complex and varied...
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Kelley has written for numerous publications, including LA Weekly
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly tabloid-sized "alternative weekly" in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1978 by Editor/Publisher Jay Levin and a board of directors that included actor-producer Michael Douglas...
, The Village Voice
The Village Voice
The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...
, Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, and Brooklyn Rail. Kelley is also working on 90-minute documentary entitled The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome which will discuss what he describes as the "dead end" in African-American political thought.
Books
- The Head Negro in Charge Syndrome: The Dead End of Black Politics (Nation Books, 2004),
- Black Heat (Amistad)
- Brooklyn Noir (Akashic Books) (contributor)
- Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs at the Turn of the Millennium (Random House 2000) (contributor)
- R&B (Rhythm and Business): The Political Economy of Black Music (Akashic Books) (editor)