Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012) is a documentary on educator, writer, revolutionary, and activist Dr. Angela Davis. The documentary focuses on her activism in the 60’s and 70’s, during the Black Power Movement. It explores her involvement with the Black Panther Party, being fired from UCLA for her ties with Communists Party USA, accusations of her involvement in a Marin county court house shoot out (Jonathan Jackson attempt to free the Soledad Brothers), and her subsequent arrest. Free Angela delves into trials and …
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With all the recent news of political upheaval in Ukraine, and Russia’s attempt to annex the Crimea (and potentially invade Ukraine), one can not help but to see history repeating it self in some fashion. The Crimean War (October 1853 – February 1856) occurring some eight to nine years prior to the American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 10, 1865), it is considered to be the first “Modern” conflict. The Crimean war brought new technology; railways, telegrams, photography, and …
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 …
What kind of music does a kid make from Chicago, born in 1993, and the first CD purchased for him was Kanye West’s The College Dropout (2004)? That kid would be Chance The Rapper, a 20 year old psychonaut navigating life in the inner-city of Chicago, self reflecting, making observations of his inner and outer environments. His style of rapping is a mixture of spoken word, stream of consciousness, soulful singing, jazzy scatting, choppy, and tongue twisting rap cadences. With the release of two official mixtapes 10 …
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