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[Judi Lynn]

Was Kamau Kambon news?

In recent weeks, news outlets and the blogosphere have been abuzz over anti-white comments made by Dr. Kamau Kambon, a Raliegh, North Carolina bookstore owner and former adjunct instructor at North Carolina State University, at a forum held at Howard University October 14. The forum, on media coverage of Hurricane Katrina, was one of the prequel events to the Millions More March.

Some of the commentary blasted C-SPAN for carrying "hate speech." Others saw the lack of major media attention to the incident as evidence of liberal press hypocrisy, arguing that the obscure activist's comments deserved as much attention as recent controversial statements by talk-show host and former Education Secretary Bill Bennett. After researching this incident, it seems to me that one could get some decent stories out of it, but they are probably not the stories that conservative critics are looking for.
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What the blog entry doesn't note is that Kambon's remarks were immediately challenged by other members of the panel, including its organizer, filmmaker Opio Sokoni. Sokoni later told a writer for the Raliegh News Observer:

"The people at that conference do not support the extermination of white people. That is ridiculous. You can't back up a statement like that. It is immoral. Even the most radical people don't talk like that."

In an interview with WorldNetDaily, Sokoni said,"No one could have ever known that this former North Carolina State University professor would go off the cuff and make such immoral and unproductive remarks."

North Carolina State also issued a denunciation. Provost Larry Nielsen said,"This type of speech is counter to any
reasoned discussion on the issue of race relations, and is absolutely unacceptable in the NC State community." Students, faculty and staff interviewed for the NC State newspaper, the Technician said they were surprised and dismayed by the comments. None of the people interviewed for the story, included former a student of Kambon's, recalled having heard him express such views before.
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In short, it does not appear that Kambon has been active or credible scholar in recent years.

What's the news value?

Kamau's outburst probably didn't get the play that Bill Bennett's remarks got for several legitimate reasons:

Bennett is a much better known figure who has actually had a role in shaping policy, and who has a following.

Kambon's remarks were immediately and widely rejected.
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http://professorkim.blogspot.com/2005/11/was-kamau-kambon-news.html