"There's
no such thing as a
government There's only people
rulin over people People jerkin
around people People lendin a
hand to people.. What part of
the system do you play?
Who do you oppress?" - KRS-One
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Dreadfully
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What happens when you merge comics with
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Dread Williams and Iceberg Slick
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Aftermath
in Cincinatti after Timothy Thomas, an
unarmed black male was shot and killed
by white police officers. Ultimately,
the officer's case was brought before
the grand jury and he was indicted on
misdemeanor charges...anyone
surprised?
YOUTH SPEAK 2001:LOS ANGELES, CA On
May 10, 2001 at 10:00 am a
group of entertainers came
together for one purpose, children.
At the Museum of
Tolerance, in Los Angeles,
many high school students
met to di...Click
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All
We Have in Common is Black
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This comes as no surprise to others. In fact, others
have
been exploiting that fact for years. This Phenomenon
was
born during slavery as a technique to keep us
ignorant,
divided, jealous and distrustful of each other. Today
it has
immersed itself within our culture as if we had
brought it
from Africa with us. When I encounter a Black person
and
contemplate some kind of relationship, one of the
first
thoughts that come to my mind is, How Black is he or
she?
Read on...
Open
Letter to
Russel
Simmons
Here is
a new flash, as quiet
as its been kept YOU
ARE NOT HIP-HOP!
You didn’t know?
Many of us have this
conversation about you
and others in the
industry like you
every day. The
industry who has
pimped hip-hop culture
so the chosen few of
you can live in a MTV
crib, wear Iceberg
jeans, Phat Farm
sweaters, and Sean
John fur coats, much
of which I’m sure
are made in sweatshops
by Black and Brown
children who earn an
average of .75 cents a
day and we can not
forget about the
‘Bling-Bling’
diamonds that are
mined by South African
workers who’s life
expectancy is. read
more...
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