Monthly Archives: October 2011

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October 19, 2011 at 12:00pm

By tamara

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Occupy Wall Street and the Changing Face of Activism

While the issues surrounding the #OccupyWallStreet movement are of deep significance to me, I have to admit that I’ve been more impressed with the way the movement was born and has continued to grow.

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October 19, 2011 at 12:00am

By Jonathan

@jonathanlykes

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Rhythm, Community, and the Power of Drum Circles

There is something both fascinating and spectacular about rhythm. We see the manifestations of this in the most simplistic everyday activities. If we observe the movement of ocean water crashing up against a sandy shore, the steady lullaby of car engines putting children to sleep in backseats, or even just a heartbeat– embodied in all [...]

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October 18, 2011 at 12:46pm

By Asha

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Connections and Disconnects to a Generation of Communication

Living in America, and especially being a young person in America, means that I am arguably at the very center of the growing culture of excessive communication and interconnectedness that has permeated all aspects of the coming generation. I barely know a anyone who doesn’t have a cell phone and email and facebook and at [...]

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October 18, 2011 at 8:36am

By edward

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RAY J, The Money Team, and Masculinity

By now most of you have heard or heard about Ray J’s (Brandy’s brother) drunken “Money Team” rant. If you haven’t let me give you a quick recap. Rapper Fabolous went on Twitter and clowned Ray J for singing a song for Floyd MayWeather at his mansion. Apparently Ray J felt like Fab tried to [...]

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October 17, 2011 at 10:26am

By jasiri x

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Can #OccupyWallStreet become “Obama’s Tea Party”?

Below is an interview I did recently with legendary Hip-Hop journalist Davey D, on his show Hard Knock Radio, about Occupy Wall Street. Davey asked me about people of color’s participation in the movement, whether I saw any connection between Occupy Wall Street and the protest I witnessed in Madison, Wisconsin, and also whether Occupy [...]

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October 17, 2011 at 8:47am

By Dallas

@smarteys

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Is It Ever OK For White People To Say NIGGER?

Only Black people understand the true power of the word nigger. Does that mean only Black people can say it? Is it EVER ok for white people to say it? Sound off below!

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October 17, 2011 at 8:07am

By Summer M.

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Topics: alternatives, ows

Alternatives to Occupying Things

Morning. Last week, I ranted a little about the language of Occupy _insert city here_, and how we really need to consider how semantics inform our actions. As a bit of a reminder, I support actions that look to significantly counter the growing chasm between the haves and the have-nots, but I don’t think we [...]

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October 14, 2011 at 10:07am

By Fallon

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness: But Are We Truly Aware of Both??

So, I am sitting here trying to understand why during the month of October Breast Cancer Awareness gets more media attention and corporate sponsorship than Domestic Violence Awareness which is also remembered during the month of October. I know that most women have breast irrespective of their size, pigmentation, and function. And, I also know 1 [...]

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October 13, 2011 at 12:00pm

By Keantre Malone

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Topics: BTTB Mixtape, Calamari Song, Calamari Video, Cannabis Culture, Chimpanzee Song, curren$y, dom kennedy, embodied desire, Female Emcees, female mc's, hip-hop, Kanye West, Love, Mobbin Morty, Sexuality, Sha-Rock, wiz khalifa, Youth

Mobbin In Heels: Not Forgetting About Womyn in Hip Hop

Much has changed for the presence of female emcees since the days of Sha-Rock (I know I’m taking it way back), but the struggle for respect remains nearly impossible. None of my reflections can pin-point the reason why no female emcee has managed to have the world-wide success of Kanye West, for example. These thoughts [...]

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October 13, 2011 at 8:28am

By Dallas

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