Tolu Olorunda - Bc Columnist

BlackCommentator.com Columnist, Tolu Olorunda, is a Michigan-based cultural critic and writer whose work has been featured widely on online publications such as Alternet, All Hip Hop, BlackCommentator.com, CounterPunch and TruthOut, as well including magazines such as ColorLines, The Nation, and Wiretap. His recently released book, The Substance of Truth (Sense Publishers, 2011), is an exploration of social issues within the US and beyond, including the education system, media culture, Hip-Hop culture, Disney, youth culture and resistance, neoliberalism, identity politics, social networking, civic discourse, and the Obama administration. Tolu’s work is invested in examining political and popular culture as central sites for struggle and meaning toward enabling democratic possibilities. Click here to contact Mr. Olorunda.

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Democracy in Dark Times: On Citizenship, Choice, and Courage

By Tolu Olorunda - Bc Columnist

[Below is an excerpt from Tolu Olorunda’s book, The Substance of Truth (Sense Publishers, 2011)] A citizen is by definition a citizen among citizens of a country among countries. His rights and duties must be defined and limited, not only by those of his fellow citizens, but also by the boundaries of a territory. -Hannah…

[Below is an excerpt from Tolu Olorunda’s book, The Substance of Truth (Sense Publishers, 2011)] A citizen is by definition a citizen among citizens of a…

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