The Microscopic Giant’s founder poet, writer, essayist, journalist, and professional dreamer Tracy Jones, will be spitting live on September 27th for the first time in 15 years. He’ll have the esteem honor of performing with poet, translator, and Shakespeare scholar Constantine Contogenis. This community event is part of a reading series, celebrating life, unity, and the art of an ancient and sacred human made telepathic technology known as writing. If you’re in NYC, come through!!! Tracy Jones – d.d.b. b/w …
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Brooklyn Collective Picks up the Torch of Charlotte’s Black History, my Queen City Nerve cover story, is live online. Below, view the additional photos of TBC and their last art show “The Soul of Brooklyn,” featuring artists Beverly Smith, Percy King, and Dr. Dimeji Onafuwa. Thank you to the Collective and everybody that talked to me and gave me their time. Read Brooklyn Collective Picks up the Torch of Charlotte’s Black History at Queen City Nerve. …
This is my second cover story, completely unexpected. The article is about the new arts group called The Brooklyn Collective and Charlotte’s Black Wall Street. I learned a lot about Queen City’s history when writing this piece. Thank you, Ryan. Vol. 3, Issue 7 of Queen City Nerve is officially out. If you’re in Charlotte, pick up a copy of the paper at your local news stand. …
Since it’s officially only been a month since Uncommon Records reissued my 2008 record humancloud abandonment, I’m geeked to announce that the humancloud 7″ got distribution from hhv.de. It’s the biggest and most recognized source for hip-hop vinyl. Having my 7″ and other Uncommon Records releases on hhv.de is a huge deal. Since shipping product over seas is expensive, it’s especially appreciated that international hip-hop heads and record collectors still supported. We were already getting preorders for the humancloud 7″ …
I wrote Why Charlotte’s East Side is known as the ‘Salad Bowl Community’ for The Charlotte Observer. The story is about what immigrants do with when white flight leaves areas impoverished and abandoned. There was a lot of other components that I wished I could’ve incorporated, like the gentrifying of the Black Belmont neighborhood, especially after some Black Charlotteans were displaced in the 60’s and 70’s because of the urban renewal program. The wealth discrepancy among whites and Blacks and …
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