A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution. Director: Ivan Dixon Writers: Sam Greenlee (screenplay), Melvin Clay (screenplay), and 1 more credit » Stars: Lawrence Cook, Janet League and Paula Kell... Read more...
Philadelphia MCs Chill Moody (ESTablishmynt) and Greg PORN (Roots/MoneyMakingJamBoys) team up over this Wes ManChild production and compare stories about their lives. Check out the video of the actual studio session below as well as the track. @ChillMoody @PornDMC @WesManchild @ReddPenMedi... Read more...
I have no clue how I keep doing this... All of the bullsh*t I receive in my inbox on a daily basis blinds me to the excellence thats out there. I'm issuing myself ANOTHER late pass for the excellence that is this Sëla mixtape that I thought was already posted back in Nobember. In any case... ... Read more...
Hyundai’s RE:Generation leaks really hit the pinnacle with the release of Mark Ronson‘s contribution “A La Modeliste” featuring Erykah Badu, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Trombone Shorty, Zigaboo Modeliste, and members of The Dap Kings. “RE:GENERATION is a documentary film that follows DJ ... Read more...
Langston Hughes James Mercer Langston Hughes a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He famously wrote about the peri... Read more...
We're back this week with another special podcast for our listeners (who we have statistics to prove they actually exist now... s/o to bluburry). This is our first music review since our first episode with Childish Gambino's Camp and this one is better than the last. This week we have Spit x ... Read more...
For MumiaAbu-Jamal, I am Ron Kovic author of Born on the Fourth of July. According to recent news accounts, shattered and shredded body parts and remains of U.S. servicemen were found in a landfill. Despite political spins, this sobering image is a telling, true-life metaphor... Read more...
Two teenagers were refused entry to the United States after a series of tweets were taken somewhat out of context. Another reminder to think before you tweet. Amid the funny wigs and the undue pomp in the traditional British courtroom, it seems that our distant American cousins fail to share our ... Read more...