It’s all about the message—Grammy award-winning producer/songwriter Dave Tozer assured that entertainers, like him and long-time buddy John Legend, have as much right to speak out on our nation’s issues as anyone else. “You can’t ignore the problems and hope they go away. I think if someone cares about their country,” Tozer chatted with me at The […]
It’s not really much of a secret that the lines that once separated basketball from Hip-hop are proving to be more blurred as time goes on, and coming up in the musically drenched environment of Minneapolis, making a transition between the two was somewhat effortless for rising emcee Mac Irv. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A lifelong basketball player, Mac Irv’s […]
Intense vocals, minimal production, and a powerful message all make up the recipe for “I Am King”, a commanding track cooked up by budding vocalist Ray Hodge. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In light of recent events, the song sends a reassuring memorandum on the value of life itself. And while it is undoubtedly true […]
Only days after the deaths of Black men Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott at the hands of law enforcement, actor and singer Trevor Jackson released his latest single “Colours On The Ground”, contributing to the heightened discussion of the use of deadly force on victims of color. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Produced by Pay […]
Yesterday [Thursday, August 4] emotions were high and the atmosphere was tense as a jury convicted a former Virginia police officer of voluntary manslaughter following his fatal shooting of a young unarmed Black man accused of shoplifting. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It was on the morning of April 22, 2015 that Stephen Rankin, a […]
A federal judge has made the decision to keep Alton Sterling‘s autopsy classified today [August 2, 2016] after it was completed yesterday in the East Baton Rouge Parish where Sterling was shot and killed after a brief encounter with police. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana […]
Since July 7, protestors have camped outside of the Governor’s mansion in Minnesota following the shooting death of Black man Philando Castile at the hands of law enforcement, and today [Wednesday, July 27] police say dozens of them were arrested. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Yesterday 46 people were officially arrested for public nuisance and unlawful […]
The man who shot the video of Alton Sterling being shot to death by police has been fired from his job for posting the video on the internet. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Christopher LeDay was fired the day after he was arrested at his job on charges of assault and battery at Dobbins Air […]
In light of the recent Black Lives Matter protests following the death of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile, the Black community has teamed up to show just how much Black lives matter. The Black community has thus far transferred nearly $1 million dollars into Black owned banks. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Protests have been […]
Abdullah Muflahi, owner of the Triple S Mart convenience store where Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police last week, is suing Baton Rouge police. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In the suit, Muflahi claims that officers illegally took him into custody and confiscated his entire security system without a warrant. Joel Porter, Muflahi’s attorney, said […]
Queen Bey has had a lot to say about getting in “formation” lately. She’s not only speaking out on the Black lives that matter, she’s also speaking out on the lives of the recently slain officers in Dallas also. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Beyoncé has addressed the slaying of Black men in our community at the […]
By now, most people know the name Alton Sterling. The Baton Rouge resident’s fatal encounter with Louisiana police have infuriated the nation and caused more civil unrest from city to city. A second video of Sterling’s death has recently surfaced, which shows the graphic events that occurred on Tuesday, July 5. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
24 Hours after the footage of Alton Sterling being shot and killed by Baton Rouge police went viral, the man who initially posted the clip online has had his own brush with law enforcement. Chris LeDay, an Atlanta native who did not film the shooting video but was the first person to post it online, […]
One of the generation’s most prominent activists, DeRay McKesson, was taken into police custody late last night [Saturday, July 9] while protesting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana following the shooting deaths of Black men at the hands of law enforcement, particularly Alton Sterling who lost his life to Baton Rouge police earlier this week. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
Tensions continues to escalate in the U.S. since the police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile last week, and the recent Dallas shooting, in which 11 police officers were shot, five fatally. Chicago is the latest city to make headlines after over 100 protesters infiltrated downtown Chicago for hours on Saturday, July 9. Beginning at […]
Of the four major North American sports leagues, the NBA might be the most liberal when it comes to allowing its players to make political or personal statements. While NFL players have complained about Commissioner Roger Goodell‘s lack of understanding when it comes to supporting things like Breast Cancer Awareness outside of the designated time […]
The “Twittersphere” has long proven itself to be the ultimate melting pot of ideas. It has the power to leave us laughing, crying, enraged, inspired, and all too often, disappointed in the span of one five-minute scroll through our timelines. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Within the stretch of the past three days, it has once more ignited the issues surrounding […]
In light of the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, many people have been weighing in on social media, including several Hip Hop notables. Jay Z, who is not too active on his own social media page, chose to voice his opinion the only way he knows best, via song. With that […]
Beyoncé and Jay Z have taken heat in the past about their perceived silence on important issues facing the Black community, but it’s worth noting that they have–especially Queen Bey–taken steps in recent months to make sure that their opinions and outrage is heard publicly on different platforms. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Beyoncé’s Lemonade […]
Brooklyn emcee Joey Badass took to Instagram on Wednesday to express his discontent and outrage about the shootings of Black men by police, which has resulted in two deaths in the past two days. The 21 year old rapper posted an image of a Black man kneeling in front of several CDs, which symbolizes the […]
