Milestone Media and comics began in 1993 by four successful black comic writers, illustrators, editors, and publishers: Dwayne McDuffie (RIP), Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle. In the beginning they created black characters for their universe “Dakotaverse” (in a fictional Midwestern city called Dakota) but soon expanded to having characters of other ethnicities (Asian, Latino, and White) as well as characters of various class, gender, sexuality, and political beliefs. The founders of Milestone didn’t want to be pigeon holed as a company that …
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Hear a little snippet of Ghostface Killah spitting a narrative at about 8:45. [via Forbes] …
1. New single from Michael Jackson’s posthumous album Xscape (coming out May 13th). Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake “Love Never Felt So Good” [iTunes] 2. Vice Japan’s Fightland Ep.2:山本”KID”徳郁 お墨付き!堀口恭司 – Japan’s Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi 3. Eddie Huang’s new “Fresh off the Boat” TV series could change the game. [WSJ] 4. Vice Japan – タトゥーに取り憑かれる!? タイのTATTOO「サクヤン」フェス – Possessed By Ink: Thai Tattoo Festival (Sak Yant) 5. Nicola Vassell’s “Black Eye” and what it means for the future of art [Mass …
Artist Android (aka Andrew) Jones takes you on a tripped out time lapse of his digital creation inspired by the Forward Escape album by Tipper. Ridiculous. Life Raft for a Death Trip from Android Jones on Vimeo. …
Blueprint is getting stupid personal on his Respect the Architect LP. The single “Silver Lining” is a tour of his history. Blue directed the video; a montage of family photos, and past show footage. He paints a bittersweet picture of himself that practically leaves fingerprints on the screen. His solo album 1988 (2005) is highly recommended. It’s a conceptual classic ode to a year in hip-hop considered by some to be more innovative than the Golden Era. Respect the Architect …
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