ALICIA
BANKS
{http://aliciabanks.blogspot.com/}
NEW COLUMNS:
ON THE REAL KOLA BOOF: HOAXES, HYPOCRISIES, AND OBAMA NAZIS
THE IMPENDING DOOM OF OUR NATION
A RAY OF LIGHT IN DARKNESS - ON "DON'T PLAY IN THE SUN"
CONSCIENCE AND CONFIRMATION: ON "HOW I HELPED O. J. SIMPSON GET AWAY WITH MURDER"
"Why has Alicia Banks, a beloved radio voice, gone back to school? 'I want to be as radical and renowned as a professor as I am as a talk show host.' Her FM show...has been her 'labor of love' for a decade...'I decided to change careers at this point because radio has been entirely locked down by white male neocons'...The same forces that inspired Banks to head to the hills of academia conspire against marginal forces in music...She points out that the vast majority of radio stations are owned by a small number of companies, and playlists are increasingly computerized...." GIRLFRIENDS MAGAZINE 7/2000
"Musicologist, activist,
and cyber columnist is how Alicia Banks describes herself. But she's better
known to her fans and detractors as a popular talk radio personality. She
is the producer, creator, and host of two radio shows...Alicia heats up
early morning airwaves with her take-no
-prisoners approach.
But her shock-jock comparisons end with her eclectic mix of music and anti-racist interpretation...." GIRLFRIENDS MAGAZINE 9/1997
"Alicia Banks drops
a weekly bomb fused with consciousness and sister melodies..." HUES
MAGAZINE 11/1996
"If talk radio seems
dominated by clones of Rush Limbaugh, Alicia Banks is the answer...Her
fans revere her...The creator of two immensely popular radio programs,
Banks has her finger on the pulse of American culture. There's a
growing hunger for her message..." VICTORY
MAGAZINE 1/1996
"Banks makes it her
business to deliver music, news and commentary in a way that challenges...Her
show has become ground zero for a fire storm of controversy...Banks has
built an enthusiastic audience and won a second prime time
talk show...."OUT MAGAZINE
6/1994
"Banks' programs
are no ordinary talk shows...Her broadcasts are not to be taken lightly.
She seems ready for anything. She is fearless..." DENEUVE MAGAZINE
6/1994
"Banks' program combines
the voices of Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday with tribal songs, fictional
readings, erotica, and political discussions. It is the politics which
have caused a stir..." THE WASHINGTON BLADE 2/25/1994
"Alicia Banks jumped
the tracks from FM to AM, sending sparks through the airwaves and widening
debates on heated topics...Banks is no ordinary talk show host. She's articulate,
intelligent, and above all, she's fearless...Banks' soft graceful voice
belies the forcefulness of her
views...Since 1989,
the French-fluent host has segued personal commentary and literary messages
with hours of music..." ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION 10/14/1993
"Since 1989, Alicia
has been heating up the airwaves with her eyebrow raising program...Although
the show is packed with great voices of the past and present, there's room
for deep talk...Banks is now having the last laugh with her success..."
ATLANTA MAGAZINE 10/1993
"Alicia Banks is
no wimp... It's that kind of outspokenness that has brought an audience
to her show..." SOUTHERN VOICE
6/17/1993
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SLIM CONSCIENCES AT A SHADY GRAMMY SHOW: ON EMINEM, ELTON JOHN, AND DR. DRE
KILLING EMMETT TILL...AGAIN: JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN SLAYS THE GHOST OF A LOST BOY
ON REMEMBERING THE PUBLIC EXECUTION OF DELETHA WORD
DOMA:DEFENSE OF MACHO ACT
LOSING THE RACE?
LOST HIS MIND!!! ON JOHN MCWHORTER'S RACIST NEOCON LIES!!!
ON CLARENCE THOMAS: OPEN LETTER TO A SUPREME UNCLE TOM
SAVAGE "SANCTUARIES": "THEIR OWN RECEIVE THEM NOT"
TOP 10 GAYBASHING MYTHS ABOUT THE BIBLE
THE SINS OF DONNIE McCLURKIN: HE FELL DOWN BUT WE ARE UP!
THE TIMELESS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. - ON HIS "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL"
GAYBASHING KIN DISGRACES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
RACISM v. GAYBASHING: ON THE "OTHER NIGGERS" & EDDIE MURPHY
ON RACIST GAYS
AIDS: EVASION & EMBRACES - "NOT IN MY FAMILY"
REFLECTIONS ON A DOPE & A POPE: ON GAY MARRIAGES
ON JONBENET RAMSEY
TODD WOOTEN HUMPS AGAIN! - "WMCH: VOLUME II"
MISTRESS' BABY DADDY JESSE JACKSON'S RAINBOW HYPOCRISY - ON GAY MARRIAGE
RACE, SEX, AND HUMOROUS WISDOM: TODD WOOTEN'S "WHITE MEN CAN'T HUMP (AS GOOD AS BLACK MEN) - VOLUME I"
O. J. SIMPSON IS A DOUBLE MURDERER!!!
OJ IS LIABLE! BELATED BLISS!!!
BUMPING AND GRINDING ON BABIES...ON R. KELLY
GEORGE F. WILL ON AIDS: DON'T BELIEVE THE RACIST HYPE!!!
BET: BEWARE - EDUCATING TEENS???
HOLD THAT TIGER!!! - ON TIGER WOODS
RAINBOW SABOTEURS/TIGER WOODS
ETHNIC REVISION REVISITED/TIGER WOODS
TRENT LOTT'S TRUTHS & CONSEQUENCES: MASKING MISSIONS
REMEMBERING TUPAC
ON REAL MEN: WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW
HONORING TERRI JEWELL
ON HENRY LOUIS GATES JR. -WONDERING ABOUT AN AFRICAN'S WORLD...
KATRINA, KANYE & GREENSBURG: ON TRAGEDIES AND CONTRASTS
A LOVE SUPREME FOR "A FOOL IN LOVE": ON STEVEN IVORY
HONESTY, HONORS & AWARDS
RAW WISDOM & RED HOT RAGE: DR. NANDI S. CROSBY'S "IF MY SOUL BE LOST: A SELF PORTRAIT"
ON THE SALVATION OF SELF-LOVE:
CHUMA WHAHID RASAL'S: "THE AFFECTATION: OVERCOMING SHAME & REMOVING THE MASK"
PROOF OF CONSPIRACY: ON GLORIA NAYLOR'S "1996"
MY POEM FOR MY REBEL SISTAH
SLAYING RELIGION WITH SCIENCE AND SANITY: RICHARD DAWKINS' "THE GOD DELUSION"
THE SINS OF DONNIE McCLURKIN: HE FELL DOWN BUT WE ARE UP!
ON CLARENCE THOMAS: OPEN LETTER TO A SUPREME UNCLE TOM
ON DON IMUS - THE SOUND OF SILENCE
THE TIMELESS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. - ON HIS "LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL"
FAKING AND DEFAMING AT THE NEW VENUS MAGAZINE - ON BETRAYING VENUS LANDIN
THE REALITY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
BLACK ENGLISH/WHITE WEAPON: REFLECTIONS ON EBONICS
ON ARROGANT IGNORANCE: THE REALITY OF EBONICS
REVISIONIST RACISTS: HISTORY & EBONICS
AMADOU DIALLO SONGS: HIP HOP - PIMPING PAST THE REVOLUTION
ON JILL NELSON'S REGAL RAGE
AN OPEN LETTER TO HOMELESS HOMOSEXUAL HYPOCRITES {aka "Powerful Change"}
TOP 10 GAYBASHING MYTHS ABOUT THE BIBLE
SHOOTING DIVINE DAGGERS AT GAYBASHERS - BENN SETFREY'S "DON'T SHOOT! I'M COMING OUT: HOW TO 'MAN-UP' AND SET HETEROSEXUALS 'STRAIGHT'"
FAMILY TIES & SEXUAL LIES:
S. STEPHENS' "AM I MY SISTER'S KEEPER?"
MISTRESS' BABY DADDY JESSE JACKSON'S RAINBOW HYPOCRISY - ON GAY MARRIAGE
PSEUDO-AFROCENTRICS - CONQUERING DIVISIONS
RACISM v. GAYBASHING: ON THE "OTHER NIGGERS" & EDDIE MURPHY