Jared A. Ball (born 1971 in Washington, D.C.) is a professor of communication studies at

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, United States. Additionally, he is an author, radio host and mixtape radio producer. In the 2008 presidential election, Ball sought the nomination of the

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before eventually dropping out and endorsing Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

Education and career

Ball is a graduate of the

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, the Cornell Africana Studies and Research Center at

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and

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. Ball is the author of ''The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power'' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), ''I Mix What I Like! A Mixtape Manifesto'' and co-editor of '' A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable's Malcolm X'', a critique of

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's '' Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention''. He has also been known for his work on Pacifica Radio, Black Agenda Report and iMiXWHATiLiKE.ORG.

References

External links

Ball's faculty page
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