Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
April 29th, 2010
Guru’s sister Patricia has announced a July 17th memorial for the public on Guru’s birthday.
She also tells Mtv news that the family did not hear of Guru’s death from his producer and business partner Solar, who’s been trying to run Guru’s life and legacy. Refering to Solar simply as “the health care proxy”, she says [...]
Tags: Guru, Hip hop
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March 3rd, 2010
Guru aka Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal aka Keith Elim, suffered a heart attack over the weekend due to unknown causes.
He under went surgery Monday that was successful, and released a statement today through his production partner Solar’s PR site.
The statement in part reads that:
Solar wants to make clear that only he has access [...]
Tags: DJ Premier, Gang Starr, Guru
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March 3rd, 2010
First, on Basic Black on PBS they discussed Professors of Color’s struggle to gain tenure, the Congressional Black Caucus corperate connections and big spending on galas, and the fued between Al Sharpton and Tavis Smiley that erupted After Smiley’s comments on the Tom Joyner Morning Show last week.
Then listen to Roland Martin’s commentary below. [...]
Tags: Al Sharpton, Roland Martin, Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner
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