“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” ~Zora Neale Hurston
Justice for Emantic “EJ” Bradford, Jr.
Celebrating the Golden Age of Twitter
“If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.” ~Zora Neale Hurston
The Perfect Peace of All Eyez On Me
Tupac Amaru Shakur remains one of the world’s most recognizable figures over 20 years after his murder. On the 46th anniversary of his birth, his story has finally come to the big screen. These are my reflections.
Keep Ya Head Up: Tupac, Mental Health, and Hip Hop
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” ~The Holy Bible Matthew 5:14
She Persisted: Reflections From The March
Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
~Coretta Scott King
6 Quotes To Remind Us of Hip Hop’s Voice in The Justice Movement
Hip Hop culture has always been rooted in social justice. Even when the Civil Rights generation didn’t get it.
To Be A Black American In 2016…
In 2016, Blackness is loved and hated; envied and despised; iconic and criminal; embraced and feared all at the same time. It is marked by hopefulness, sadness, brilliance, anxiety, rage and joy. It is the sauce and the lemonade.
Who Will Protect Black Children?
The Fact Remains, Tyre King Was A Black Child Killed By Police In Columbus, Ohio
5 Ways Rapper David Banner Is Innovating The Movement for Justice
How #TheGodBox Is Changing The Modern Civil Rights Movement
3 Keys From Rhymefest’s Ordeal With Cops And A Robber
Award Winning Rapper Robbed At Gunpoint Then Chastised By Chicago Police Officers