Is there a relationship between the FBI’s Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) and hip-hop? This topic is explored during this hour on the Hot Seat with Cassandra Harris Lockwood. COINTELPRO 101 by The Freedom Archives (mentioned above…)
Read moreBlack August, Hip-Hop and Political Symbolism
Prison has long been central to the maintenance of a racial, social and class structure in the United States. Prisons are used like society’s credit card. Societal contradictions which generate enormous wealth and inequality are masked by mass incarcerating those forcibly removed as a result just as credit cards mask the contradiction of stagnant wages for labor and enormous production of goods, services and wealth for bosses and owners. Thus, prisons, jails and their captives (both real and employed) are everywhere.
Read moreHip-Hop, Prisons and Mass Media: The Evil Triplets of Corporate Ownership
Homeboy Sandman joined us May 17, 2013, for a discussion of his recent article on the corporate ties that bind private prisons and popular rap music. And for more on this issue see the documentary on The Secret Relationship Between Prison and Music Industries from ComplexEd.
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