Is Nigger a Dead Word?

June 2, 2008

Special guest post by: Sage Nasiha Nas is strategically attempting to market his so called new album’s title “NIGGA” just as his last one – Hip Hop is Dead. It is obvious that his intent is to spark discussion. Just like a racist would wear a confederate flag t-shirt to an NAACP meeting. Nas is […]

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Working for Change

May 23, 2008

5/17/08 One of the lines from a classic Mobb Deep song (survival of the fittest) starts off something like this, “There’s a war goin on outside…” I’m not sure of the rest of the lyrics right now but they often come to mind whenever I think of my own personal struggle to overcome my own […]

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Pain & Patience

May 6, 2008

When we went to Chicago earlier this year I remember telling Juice that the thing I loved about visiting the CHI in the winter is that the cold really makes you know that you are alive. When you are walking down those downtown Chicago streets at night and the wind whipping you in the face […]

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The Sean Bell Tragedy

May 1, 2008

We have a duty and a responsibility come together as a people to command the treatment we are due in a so-called civilized society. As long as we allow ourselves to be treated as sub-humans we will be given these reminders of the value our lives have to the rest of the world. We have […]

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The Symbolism of King Kong

April 27, 2008

The Symbolism of King Kong By Harry R. Davidson, Ph.D. Email this article Printable page The Black Brute Caricature (Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia) The April 2008 issue of Vogue magazine depicts NBA star LeBron James and a blue eyed blonde in a pose that is strikingly similar to the depiction of King Kong […]

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