Aja Brown – Can this Millennial Mayor turn Compton into L.A.’s next hot neighborhood? [TakePart] Gentrification of L.A.’s Skid Row, the homeless get shafted [Vice] Rural homelessness – After months, a teen leaves the woods behind [NPR] Mikki Kendall and her online beef with white feminists [Vice] Asa Akira on TakePart Live 5-19-2014 – Can porn stars be feminists? Time Magazine interviews Eddie Huang about Fresh Of The Boat sitcom [Time] Anatomy Of A Dance Hit: Why We Love To Boogie With …
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Marcus Books located at 1712 Fillmore St in the Fillmore district of San Francisco, is America’s oldest Black-owned bookstore going back to the 1960’s. In the ongoing gentrification battles of San Francisco, Marcus Books was the latest victim of a forced buy out by real estate speculators, Sweis. Marcus Books‘ owners, the Johnsons family were locked out of their property this past May 6th, their store’s contents, books, memorabilia, and other valuables were destroyed by Sweis, while the Johnsons’ and community members …
Maya Angelou’s Poem “On the Pulse of Morning” Maya Angelou’s San Francisco connections (RIP) [SF Gate] Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle, “Iconoclasts” -Maya Angelou and Dave Chappelle talk about their writing process, why Dave left his show and Maya’s homies, MLK and Malcolm X. The erasure of Maya Angelou’s sex work history [Tits and Sass] Storme DeLarverie, early leader in the Gay Rights Movement, dies at 93 [NY Times] Dave Chappelle recruits the Roots, Janelle Monae, DJ Premier, Busta Rhymes and …
Occult (knowledge of the hidden) and the arts have gone hand in hand through the centuries. Artists of various mediums and practices, various art movements (the Renaissance, Surrealists, Dadaist, Situationists, the Beats, etc.) over time have explored the mystical and hidden philosophies as inspiration for their work, playing the shamanic role and delving deep into their consciousness, peering behind the veil of reality. Podcast host of ThelemaNow!, Frater Puck discusses the centuries old relationship between the occult and the arts. Frater Puck – Eliphas …
Writer Hilton Als describes the finger printed visuals of director Joseph Khalil. [The New Yorker] Courtroom Sketch Artist, “the rise and fall” In a commencement speech, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder goes in about race. Systematic and economic racism cuts deeper than any racist comments making headlines. [The Washington Post] A write up on the emerging black arts collective, Yams. [New York Times] Seth Troxler: “Dance Festivals are The Best and Worst Places in The World” [Thump] Laidback Luke responds to …
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