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Jefferson Davis Statue Comes Down in Richmond as America is Forced Into Atonement

By Rhett Butler / June 11, 2020

As the protest movement roils on, America's forced atonement is now targeting its greatest sin: slavery. A statue of Confederate...

Dear Terry Crews, “Black Supremacy” is Not The By-Product of a Post-White Supremacy Society

By Rhett Butler / June 8, 2020

This morning, actor Terry Crews was trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. The America's Got Talent host was...

Now That The We Are Focused On Justice And Reform Can That Extend To Rap Music?

By Rhett Butler / June 6, 2020

The world is finally paying attention to social justice for persons of color. Worldwide, people are donating their time towards...

The Revolution is Here and How Hip Hop Should Fill Its Role

By Rhett Butler / June 4, 2020

The centuries of systemic racism in America that permeates every crevice of society has finally come to a head. The...

I Can’t Breathe – Another Lynching in Broad Daylight

By sourcestaff / June 2, 2020

‘I can’t breathe - The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight.’ The signs say, Black Lives...

Black Wall Street Reverberates Through the 2020 Protests Movement

By Rhett Butler / June 1, 2020

On May 31st and June 1st, 1921, the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma burned to the ground. The irony of...

Being Brown In America: What’s Next?

By courtneyb / May 31, 2020

America is on fire. Not a surprise to many after another life was senselessly taken away from us. George Floyd...

Jefferson Davis Statue Comes Down in Richmond as America is Forced Into Atonement

Rhett Butler

June 11, 2020

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As the protest movement roils on, America's forced atonement is now targeting its greatest sin: slavery. A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down in Richmond, Virginia along Monument ... Read Article

Dear Terry Crews, “Black Supremacy” is Not The By-Product of a Post-White Supremacy Society

Rhett Butler

June 8, 2020

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This morning, actor Terry Crews was trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. The America's Got Talent host was on Twitter Sunday night. Apparently, Terry was feeling some type of way with all the soli... Read Article

Now That The We Are Focused On Justice And Reform Can That Extend To Rap Music?

Rhett Butler

June 6, 2020

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The world is finally paying attention to social justice for persons of color. Worldwide, people are donating their time towards the work of change. However, we are now at a crossroads in the culture. Hi... Read Article

The Revolution is Here and How Hip Hop Should Fill Its Role

Rhett Butler

June 4, 2020

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The centuries of systemic racism in America that permeates every crevice of society has finally come to a head. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis revealed the virtual knee to neck applied to people o... Read Article

I Can’t Breathe – Another Lynching in Broad Daylight

sourcestaff

June 2, 2020

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‘I can’t breathe - The murder of George Floyd was a lynching in broad daylight.’ The signs say, Black Lives Matter. Yet the very people who are supposed to protect us too often, in too many places, don’t se... Read Article

Black Wall Street Reverberates Through the 2020 Protests Movement

Rhett Butler

June 1, 2020

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On May 31st and June 1st, 1921, the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma burned to the ground. The irony of near centennial this tragic moment cannot be understated, especially if you believe in the cyclica... Read Article

Being Brown In America: What’s Next?

courtneyb

May 31, 2020

America is on fire. Not a surprise to many after another life was senselessly taken away from us. George Floyd represented millions of brown-skinned people that are targeted, attacked and judged based off the ... Read Article

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Donald Trump Summarizes His Outlook on Protestors of Police Brutality: ‘THUGS’

Rhett Butler

May 29, 2020

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Twitter did a very brave thing this morning. Then it also did something dangerous. It published a tweet by President Donald Trump that advocated shooting rioters in Minneapolis and around the country but pr... Read Article

Redo ’93: Tupac Shakur’s Shootout With Police Proves Power To People

Rhett Butler

May 28, 2020

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Tupac Shakur was about that action. For all the conversations about the subject matter of his songs being derogatory, few talk about him as a true rider for the community. Like that one time on Halloween... Read Article

Minneapolis is Burning Over George Floyd But Judge Not The Tipping Point

Rhett Butler

May 28, 2020

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Minneapolis is burning. Los Angeles stopped the freeways. Memphis is fed up and in the streets. The tensions rose high in Minneapolis, Minnesota last night and the people spoke with their rage. The consecut... Read Article

[WATCH] Girl Tossed in the Pool Against Her Will: Are Black Girls Disrespected in Hip-Hop?

courtneyb

May 27, 2020

A video is going viral of rapper Dream Doll and her friends at a party in Texas and an unknown girl can be seen getting tossed in the pool against her will. This raises the question, is it ok to disrespect bla... Read Article

Twitter Takes Aim at Shaun King for Not Fulfilling Promises

Rhett Butler

May 26, 2020

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Shaun King is polarizing. For those in the culture, he is fearless and direct with his excoriation of white privilege and injustice. https://twitter.com/Russian_Starr/status/1265270584268783617?s=20 Fo... Read Article

Viral Videos Show the Rise Of ‘Karen’ Is The New, Old Threat To People Of Color

Rhett Butler

May 26, 2020

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Recently, a slew of videos on social media has been showing Caucasian women attempting to police people of color. Allow us to introduce Karen. https://twitter.com/Kiaz19/status/1265231541023760385?s=20... Read Article

Manhattan D.A to Reexamine Malcolm X's Murder Convictions Following Release of Netflix Documentary

Malcolm X Would Have Been 95 Years Old Today and His Message is Louder Than Ever

Rhett Butler

May 19, 2020

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Social activist and spiritual leader, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, would have been 95 years old today. As we approach his centennial, it is appropriate to point out how relevant his ... Read Article

Dr. Sebi Trends on Twitter as Conspiracy Theories Rise Amid Nipsey Hussle's Fatal Shooting

One Year Later: Inspired By Nipsey Hussle

courtneyb

March 31, 2020

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It's been a year since the untimely death of rap star/philanthropist Nipsey Hussle but the gifts he shared still permeate throughout the world. Nipsey Hussle was one of the MC's that stood for somethin... Read Article

For New York Governor Andrew Cuomo COVID-19 Is His Giuliani 9/11 Moment

Rhett Butler

March 30, 2020

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COVID-19 has ravaged the coastlines of the United States. Both New York and California are the two hardest-hit regions. Their governors are also the two biggest non-federal front-liners in the war against the ... Read Article

[WATCH] Was Richard Pryor’s Women and Drug Abuse Triggered By Mom’s Prostitution?

courtneyb

January 19, 2020

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ABC News featured a short documentary about comedian Richard Pryor's life through his last days. The child of a prostitute with a father who was a pimp, Pryor grew up in a peculiarly toxic environment. He desc... Read Article

[WATCH] Singer K Michelle Says ‘Men Bring Women Down’

courtneyb

September 25, 2019

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Singer K Michelle went on The Morning Culture on Atlanta's V-103 and expressed her thoughts on men, dating, and relationships. She said she doesn't see any good men out there anymore like her grandad who raised... Read Article

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie ‘Rappers Are Never Going To Stop Talking About Drugs’

courtneyb

September 24, 2019

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On the cover of issue #276, our inaugural 'Future Issue', journalist Courtney Brown sat down with international superstar A Boogie With Da Hoodie to discuss his rise to stardom. During a revealing moment in the... Read Article

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[Op-Ed] Friend or Foe: Why Nicki Minaj Doesn’t Care About Women

Tiffany Hamilton

October 31, 2018

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Nicki Minaj has championed her career on being the "voice" for women who are powerless but over the year her decisions both professionally and personally have shown otherwise. In 2010 when Nicki burst on the... Read Article