Whitelandia is a documentary about Oregon’s historically institutionalized determination to discriminate and exclude blacks. The 90 minute film is an examination of Oregon’s oppressive practices and how it’s very foundation, since the writing of it’s 1857 constitution, was meant to create a white homeland. In anticipation of it’s statehood, the preliminary Oregon government actually wrote the first of The Black Laws of Oregon aka Jim Crow in 1844. Initially, the law required slave owners to free their slaves, but slaves were …
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The heads over at Werehaus X Pow! Wow! Hawaii just posted a short documentary about this years annual Pow! Wow! Hawaii summit. The flick features shots of the fresh murals and it gives a perspective of how big they are and what spaces they occupy. Cope2 kicks it on a bench puffing a big cigar (assuming there’s tobacco inside) looking like a G. According to Werehaus, the doc features 123Klan, Apex, Andrew Schoultz, Askew, Bask, Brendan Monroe, Cope2, Cyrcle, Dabs Myla, Gage Hamilton, …
The one, and only San Francisco Bay Area scratch DJ legend Q-Bert appears on a new episode of Fuse’s Crate Diggers. In this episode, Q-bert talks about his influences, inspirations, childhood memories with music, and shows off his vinyl collection. He jokes around, and shares with us some interesting musical tidbits as he combs through his shelves of vinyl. Below is a preview of the episode, for the full version head over to Fuse. DJ Qbert’s Vinyl Collection – Fuse’s Crate Diggers …
Edward Snowden beams in from Russia to Austin’s SXSW festival on a ACLU panel about net privacy technologies. Due to the stream being bounce through seven proxies, there is slight delay, echo, and glitches in the video. Snowden and the ACLU panel discuss the future development of crypto-technology that is easy to use for journalist, and accessible to average people sharing information across the internet. Edward Snowden and ACLU at SXSW video …
After serving three years for drug charges, Baton Rouge, Louisiana rapper Lil Boosie has been released from prison. Here is a recorded stream of his press conference held today, hosted by radio personality Angela Yee, with guest speakers Bun B, Young Jezzy, Webbie and others. According to HipHopDX Lil Boosie has been working on new music and plans to write a memoir titled The Truth, No Lies. “I have about 500 songs at the moment,” he said. “I feel that I’m making …
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