Democracy Now Headlines 8-29-2014. [Democracy Now] Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wage Gap The Daily Show – Race/Off (8-26-2014) VICE Japan – 袴田巌ー無実の死刑囚 – Japan’s Innocent on Death Row Arson-Murder Rap Overturned, Man Set Free After 24 Years – Judge rules that the 1990 case against Han Tak Lee was based on now-discredited arson science. [Angry Asian Man] Navasota officer won’t face charges for fatally shooting teen. [ABC 13] 9-Year Old with an Uzi? America is tougher on toys than guns. …
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Ferguson, MO and Police Militarization Democracy Now Headlines – August 22nd, 2014 [Democracy Now] Democracy Now – “Black Life Is Treated with Short Worth”: Talib Kweli & Rosa Clemente on Michael Brown Shooting Orlando Jones puts a powerful twist on the ALS ice bucket challenge. [Yahoo] Hip-Hop’s Top Tier Goes Silent On Ferguson – Superstars like Jay Z, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne — fitful allies in the fight for civil rights — may be …
FKA twigs LP1 stream FKA Twigs “Pendulum” FKA Twigs “Two Weeks” – London based singer/songwriter FKA twigs recently released her debut album LP1. The album has a sound that can be described as sensual, ethereal, emotional, soulful, electrified, ambient and evocative. Moments on LP1 like “Two Weeks” for example harkens to vocal styles from the 90s vis–à–vis Mariah Carey, Aaliyah to the more recent Ciara. LP1 captures the current experimental sound of electronic music fused with R&B. Recommended for the adventurous listeners out there. Souls of …
Democracy Now August 15, 2014 headlines [Democracy Now] Democracy Now – The killing of Michael Brown: Missouri police shooting of unarmed black teen sparks days of protests (8-12-2014) Standoff in Ferguson, a New York Times short online documentary Meet 4 other unarmed black men killed by US police in recent weeks. [Mother Jones] Here are ways to help people in Ferguson. [Buzzfeed] Men Without a Country: Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, My Father and Me – I can pretend to belong here better than Trayvon …
Last Tuesday July 29, 2014 Legendary Jazz drummer Idris Muhammad passed away at the age of 74 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His drum sounds are heavily coveted and sampled by Hip-Hop artists and artists from other drum-centric genres . RIP. [NY Times] [The Times Picayune][BoingBoing] Wax Poetic’s magazine interview with Idris Muhammad from 2001. [Wax Poetics] Democracy Now August 8th, 2014 headlines. [Democracy Now] The Brazilian bus magnate who’s buying up all the world’s vinyl records. [NY Times] Why nerdy white guys …
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