Discussing the Diaspora as seen through an internal Black lens
June 20th, 2010
The text connected to the video states:
Our aim is to Africanize the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.
How Proudly South African is MacDonald’s, Budweiser, Coca Cola, Adidas, the Black Eyed Peas etc etc??
This is our opportunity to share with the world what makes us AFRICAN. Do we really want to compromise our culture, our [...]
Tags: South Africa, vuvuzela horn, World Cup
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June 7th, 2010
The Autobiography of Malcolm X was the first non childrens book that I read cover to cover. After seeing the Spike Lee film X in the fall of my 9th grade year in 1992, it inspired me to want to gain more insight and knowledge. So I made an appointment for the following summer to [...]
Tags: Malcolom X
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May 31st, 2010
A couple of weeks ago John Forte put out a track where he left 16 bars of the beat open for mcees to go in. I double up and did two verses, and added some video footage.
Check it out, and tell me what you think:
Tressie McPhd is calling it “Open Source Hip Hop”.
Tags: BP Oil Leak, John Forte
Posted in Cultural, Natural Disasters, News & Events, Social Commentary, Video, audio | Comments (1)