Mass Media of the Day

iTunes dowload:
"Old Man River" by Paul Robeson (Live at Carnegie Hall)

Obscure movie:
"Nothing But a Man (1964)," dir. by Michael Roemer

Relevant Internet Reading:
"New Millenium Nigga"
http://musingsnmn.blogspot.com/
(In particular, the video blog "What's Your Dream" and the print entry "Keep it Clean," both posted in February 2007)

*Random Pieces of Trivia:
-The original lyrics to "Old Man River" stated: "I'm tired of living, but scared of dying, but Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along." In Paul Robeson's version, he changed it to "I must keep fighting, until I'm dying, and Old Man River, he just keeps rolling along." It was Robeson's habit to change lyrics of old songs to reflect the current experience of Black America. He performed this version of the song in 1958.
-Though it was one of the first films to be released featuring a primarily African-American cast, "Nothing but a Man" was directed and produced by two Jewish men.