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No reparations will ever be paid for the extra hours stayed, hairs grayed and dues paid, the sacrifices made, the roads paved and the lives laid to stick out our sore thumbs and call spades spades we suck salt now to make tomorrow sweeter lemonade. @thisisnesessery
Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) has risen to become one of the most respected and influential record labels in the hip-hop genre thanks to an amazing line-up of artist—notably Kendrick Lamar & Schoolboy Q—and in-house producers who have been able to craft some of the most inventive hip-hop albums of recent memory. This year, the label has decided to start with …
This past Tuesday, President Barrack Obama delivered his State of the Union Address informing Americans of the current state of the nation. Here he outlined his hopes and anticipations going into the new year. Inequality, among other things, was a prominent theme in the President’s speech. He addressed the growing economic gap between rich and poor, as well as the …
On January 20th, 2014, Martin Luther King Day, an online magazine entitled Garage, published a photo of its Editor-in-chief, Dasha Zhukova, sitting on a chair made to resemble a half-naked Black woman. Miroslava Duma, the blog’s editor, posted the insensitive photo on Instagram, and further marketed the image as something of trending, fashionable, and contemporary art. In the image, the …
On November 8, Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts, along with dozens of local youth, added the final coat of red paint to the exterior of the Forum. The change in the arena’s color, from blue to red, signifies not only new ownership, but also new beginnings. “The Forum has been an icon in Southern California since it opened in 1967. …
Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom dynamically portrays Nelson Mandela’s and the country of South Afrika’s struggle to achieve liberation from the oppressive European (Afrikaner) regime from the 1940s to the end of apartheid in 1994. Directed by Justin Chadwick, the film aims to tell an often-untold story about Mandela and the experiences he, his wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and the entire …
Admit it. You may have heard it occasionally amongst your circle of friends. You’ve probably even used it yourself in a social or party setting. In fact, you probably have been asked to describe its meaning and have found yourself jumbling between definitions. The word “ratchet” is finding its way into the society as a term often used by many …
In recent years, First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) church has endured struggles regarding their now ex-pastor and incidences of financial mismanagement. FAME is the oldest church founded by Afrikan Americans in Los Angeles. It is widely known for its large church congregation and influential presence in the surrounding communities. After a dedicated 27 years of service, beloved Rev. Cecil …