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The Rodney King LAPD Beating Video 30 Years Later: Has Anything Really Changed?

The Rodney King LAPD Beating Video 30 Years Later: Has Anything Really Changed?

By Sha Be Allah / March 3, 2021

On this date in 1991, an undetermined number of Los Angeles Police officers beat motorist Rodney King 54 times with...

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LeBron James Listing His Brentwood Mansion For $20 Million

LeBron James Listing His Brentwood Mansion For $20 Million

By Jason Cordner / March 2, 2021

LeBron James is selling one of his California homes. James has put his mansion in Brentwood on the market for...

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Black History 365: New Educational Entity Is Making Sure African-American History Is Being Taught All Year Long

Black History 365: New Educational Entity Is Making Sure African-American History Is Being Taught All Year Long

By Nailah Spencer / March 1, 2021

As Black History month comes to an end, Black History 365, an educational entity that is using a combination of...

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Travis Scott and Cactus Jack Foundation Partner With the City Of Houston To Launch Emergency Food Distribution Program

Travis Scott and Cactus Jack Foundation Partner With the City Of Houston To Launch Emergency Food Distribution Program

By Sha Be Allah / February 27, 2021

The Cactus Jack Foundation and Mayor Sylvester Turner partner once again to bring much-needed assistance to Houston's vulnerable communities and individuals...

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Footaction Celebrates Black Culture with #No1WaySeeingBlack Platform

Footaction Celebrates Black Culture with #No1WaySeeingBlack Platform

By Shawn Grant / February 25, 2021

Footaction is celebrating cultural pride through product, advocacy, and community engagement by showcasing their #No1WaySeeingBlack platform to celebrate Black History...

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Police Kill Navy Vet After Kneeling On His Neck For Five Minutes

Police Kill Navy Vet After Kneeling On His Neck For Five Minutes

By Sha Be Allah / February 25, 2021

According to a report from Yahoo News, a Filipino man has died in Antioch, California after a police officer kneeled...

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[WATCH] Bodycam Footage Shows Utah Police Fatally Shoot Man Hiding In Truck Bed

[WATCH] Bodycam Footage Shows Utah Police Fatally Shoot Man Hiding In Truck Bed

By Sha Be Allah / February 25, 2021

Police bodycam footage that has recently been released shows police from Ogden, Utah shoot and kills a Black man who...

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Portfolio Spotlight: Chen Man

March 23, 2012

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Chen Man is a Beijing based photographer whose work has appeared in Vision, iD, and other magazines. The 32 year old Man graduated from Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2005 with a degree in photograph... Read Article

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Video: Risk “The Last Hand to Medium Art Form”

March 22, 2012

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Thalo Magazine recently interviewed graffiti artist Risk on his history and perspective on creating art. ... Read Article

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Culture: Flying Muralsâ

March 19, 2012

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Flying Murals’ in Miami with Daze, Aiko, Liqen, and Futura Street Art King showcased their work in Miami at the Art Wynwood art fair. Retna, How, Nosm, Daze, Aiko, Liqen and Futura all showed at the ... Read Article

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In Ego Trip Land Every Rap Album Cover is Irish

March 17, 2012

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The team over at Ego Trip did an amazing ode to St. Patrick's Day and gave some of your favorite rap albums an Irish remix. 50 Cent – Kiss Me I’m Irish or Die Tryin’ Lil Wayne – Tha Ca... Read Article

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Exhibit: Sickboy’s “Wonder Club” at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco

March 16, 2012

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photo © Joanna Dudderidge British graffiti artist Sickboy's "Wonder Club" solo gallery show opens tomorrow at White Walls Gallery in San Francisco, CA. The show is showcasing his new bod... Read Article

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âColor Outside The Linesâ A film by Artemus Jenkins & Miya Bailey

March 14, 2012

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‘’City Of Ink’’ Miya Bailey, one of the world’s most widely recognized black tattoo artists, has had a film brewing in his soul for over 5 years. Color Outside the Lines, an engaging documentary that ... Read Article

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Kehinde Wiley Mural on Houston Street

March 12, 2012

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A new mural of Kehinde Wiley's work as a an advertisement for his new solo exhibition "The World Stage: Israel" at The Jewish Museum in NYC is up on Houston and Mott Streets in NYC. The mural is a re... Read Article

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Exhibit: RAMMELLZEE: THE EQUATION “THE LETTER RACERS” at The Suzanne Geiss Company

March 7, 2012

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Tomorrow the Suzanne Geiss Company, a new gallery in SoHo, NYC will open its inaugural show RAMMELLZEE: THE EQUATION "THE LETTER RACERS". Rammellzee (1960 - June 27,2010) was a graffiti, hip hop, visu... Read Article

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Stencil Works by French Street Artist C215

March 5, 2012

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Newer work from French street artist C215 from the streets of Berlin and Barcelona via Colossal... Read Article

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Jailhouse Shank

March 2, 2012

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A Sharp edged artist intended to inflict severe eye damage and graffiti insecurities.... Read Article

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Nychos Paints 2 New Murals In Vienna

March 1, 2012

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The streets of Vienna recently received an upgraded with two fantastic new murals by street artist, Nychos. The first wall titled “Splatterface” depicts a sectioned head that looks as if it may be exp... Read Article

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Video: Pose, Vizie, and Nekst x Reverse Graffiti

March 1, 2012

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This unconventional video stars Pose, Vizie, and Nekst, three of the sickest writers in the game right now. Produced by LRG as part of their Artist Driven series, what makes this video so different is... Read Article

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Fat Joe Tags Lil Wayneâs Home

March 1, 2012

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"Joey Crack” aka Fat Joe of the Terror Squad was invited over to his good friend Lil Wayne’s house in Miami to tag up a bare wall in his pad. Fat Joe posted some photos of his work on his instagram fr... Read Article

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Video: Vintage Anti-Graffiti Campaign “Donât Do It!”

February 27, 2012

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Vintage anti-graffiti PSAs from the era when graffiti dominated the NYC subways. The ads feature The Fat Boys, Mr. Magic, The Dynamic Breakers, and other member of the hip hop community. It is ironic ... Read Article

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Shepard Fairey pleads guilty in criminal case with Associated Press

February 27, 2012

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Shepard Fairey aka OBEY pled guilty in his criminal case with Associated Press in New York. He pled guilty to one count of criminal contempt for destroying documents, manufacturing evidence, submitting ... Read Article

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Black History Month: The Source Celebrates The Man Called Allah

February 22, 2012

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A very key figure that is almost always omitted from the pages of Black History is the father of the 5% Nation, a man known simply as Allah. Born on this date in 1928 in Danville, Virginia as Clarence Smith, ... Read Article

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NYC MTA to sell wooden benches for $650

February 21, 2012

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The New York MTA will put the iconic wooden benches that have graced subway stations for years up for sell for about $650. The will be replaced by new stainless steel benches that they feel will be clea... Read Article

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Remembering Malcolm X

February 21, 2012

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Dear Friends: On this day, 47 years ago, a great man of integrity, wisdom and courage was martyred in Harlem at the place formerly known as the Audobon Ballroom and now, The Malcolm X and Dr. B... Read Article

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Phone Booth Street Libraries NYC

February 20, 2012

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New York based architect John Locke who has been turning phone booths into public libraries where people can put books they no longer want and trade books as well. 002... Read Article

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Video: Sinless âUrban Folkloreâ in Panama

February 17, 2012

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It’s rare to find a graffiti video coming out of Panama, making this one pretty unique. This video features the graffiti artist Sinless painting a mural entitled “Urban Folklore,” and half-way through... Read Article