Norman Kelley (journalist)

For the opera singer, see Norman Kelley

Norman Kelley is a freelance journalist, author, and former segment producer at WBAI 99.5 FM.

Kelley has written for numerous publications, including LA Weekly,^[1] The Village Voice,^[2] Newsday, and Brooklyn Rail.^[3] 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)
• The Big Mango. Akashic Books. 2000. ISBN 978-1-888451-10-8.
• A Phat Death. Akashic Books. 2003. ISBN 978-1-888451-48-1.
• 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)

References

1. http://www.laweekly.com/authors/norman-kelley/
2. http://www.villagevoice.com/authors/norman-kelley/
3. Norman Kelley (July–August 2005). "The Afro–Culture Wars: The "New Black Man" Cultural Criticism as Pseudo–analysis, Pt. 2". The Brooklyn Rail.

External links

• Journalist's website
• Journalist's blog