The Vernon Philosophy Of Black Media Avoidance
“I got a call from Mahershala Ali, a very, very respectful phone call, from him personally. He called me and my Uncle Maurice in which he apologized profusely if there had been any offense,” Edwin told Shadow and Act. “What he said was, ‘If I have offended you, I am so, so terribly sorry. I did…
Read moreThe [Original Audio] George Jackson Tribute Mixtape
As part of an ongoing tribute to Black August I am again re-posting a remastered version of the original 2006 George Jackson FreeMix Radio Mixtape. The mixtape features DC-area artists and activists reading portions of Jackson’s work and a bunch of good music from folks like Public Enemy, Dead Prez, Blitz, Hasan Salaam, Asheru, Head-Roc,…
Read moreRevolutionaries Never Die! The Mixtape, Discussion and Politics
Ruff Mic of Precise Science joined us to talk about their new Tubman City Sound Lounj event and the cultural politics it involves. We also had Dr. Hate back in studio to talk about this, Trayvon Martin and more. Among other gems from Wise Intelligent and Yasiin Bey we also rocked some of this dope…
Read moreAfro-Colombia, Occupy the Hood and Ka’Ba!
On this week’s show we were joined by Charo Mina-Rojas and Ajamu Baraka for a discussion of Afro-Colombia and the African World. We also heard from Uno the Prophet about Occupy the Hood in Boston and its struggles with the Occupy Wall Street campaign there and we had in-studio commentary and performance from Ka’Ba. All this plus music from Immortal Technique, Mos Def…
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