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Op-Ed: Whitelash Will Not Silence Us

By sourcestaff / January 8, 2021

Congress finally certified the votes of the Electoral College for the 2020 election of the United States President and Vice...

Native American Hip Hop: Rhymes and Stories from the City to the Rez

By sourcestaff / November 30, 2020

by: Kyle Mays November is Native American Heritage Month. But how many people knew that? Better yet, how many people...

[Op-Ed] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom

By sourcestaff / November 13, 2020

by Kyle T. Mays, Ph.D. In the wake of the election of president-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Vice President,...

First Kanye, 50 Cent And Now Lil Wayne: We Need Our Men Today

By courtneyb / November 3, 2020

First it was Kanye, then 50 Cent and now Lil Wayne standing beside arguably--- one of the most controversial presidents...

Amy Coney Barrett: Handmaid or Heroine | Opinion Editorial

By sourcestaff / October 26, 2020

By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. We cannot understand the current moment without viewing it with a historical lens. After the death...

This ‘Watch The Throne’ Verse Could Explain What’s Going on With Kanye West

By Roman White / July 23, 2020

On August 8, 2011 Kanye West and Jay-Z dropped what would become a Grammy nominated joint album called Watch The...

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...

Op-Ed: Whitelash Will Not Silence Us

sourcestaff

January 8, 2021

OP-ED | Featured Guest Posts

Congress finally certified the votes of the Electoral College for the 2020 election of the United States President and Vice President. As U.S. Representatives and Senators worked to certify the final votes, an... Read Article

the Snotty Nose Rez Kids are able to demonstrate that Native Americans aren’t just stoic people who suffer under the weight of colonization. I

Native American Hip Hop: Rhymes and Stories from the City to the Rez

sourcestaff

November 30, 2020

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by: Kyle Mays November is Native American Heritage Month. But how many people knew that? Better yet, how many people know that Native Americans—the Indigenous people of this land—are still here? During this... Read Article

[Op-Ed] Hip Hop Democracy and the Future of Our Freedom

sourcestaff

November 13, 2020

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by Kyle T. Mays, Ph.D. In the wake of the election of president-elect Joe Biden and the incoming Vice President, Kamala Harris, who will be the first Black and Southeast Asian woman, millions of people were... Read Article

First Kanye, 50 Cent And Now Lil Wayne: We Need Our Men Today

courtneyb

November 3, 2020

First it was Kanye, then 50 Cent and now Lil Wayne standing beside arguably--- one of the most controversial presidents of our lifetime. At this very moment, the United States is struggling to find compassi... Read Article

Amy Coney Barrett: Handmaid or Heroine | Opinion Editorial

sourcestaff

October 26, 2020

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By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. We cannot understand the current moment without viewing it with a historical lens. After the death of Justice Thurgood Marshall, there was a gaping hole in the U.S. Supreme Court. The ... Read Article

This ‘Watch The Throne’ Verse Could Explain What’s Going on With Kanye West

Roman White

July 23, 2020

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On August 8, 2011 Kanye West and Jay-Z dropped what would become a Grammy nominated joint album called Watch The Throne. The 12-track LP shattered the iTunes one-week sales record selling just under 300,000 co... Read Article

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

Rhett Butler

June 11, 2020

Black Lives Matter, Hip Hop Lifestyle News | Culture Trends, OP-ED | Featured Guest Posts, Uncategorized

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

Terry Crews Clarifies 'Black Supremacy' Remark: 'Because I Have a Mixed Race Wife I Have Been Discounted From the Conversation'

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

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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

10 Bodies Found in Unmarked Mass Grave Believed to be Victims of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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