From Bun B to Mystic to X-Clan to Dwayne Wiggins to NY Oil Hip Hop Steps Up to Help Haiti

Over this past week the Hip Hop community from coast to coast has been stepping up and doing fundraisers, prayer vigils, townhalls, teach ins etc for and about Haiti. The response has been tremendous. Thus far we’ve seen the Washington based Hip Hop Caucus who spearheaded many of the events hold a large nationwide conference [...]

Did President Obama’s Speech Go Far Enough? Not if You are working class or poor

Last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama came a bit too little too late… Yes, it was perceived as a good speech in many circles but only because he finally focused on the one thing nagging at the heels of at least 1 out of every 10 Americans… We’re talking about JOBS. [...]

Remember Shirley Chisholm.. Today’s the day she set it off for Barack Obama

My homegirl, journalist and scholar  Erinn Ransom hit me up and astutely reminded me that today marks an important footnote in history-Sadly it’s been forgotten by many. Its not in the small confines of Black History month and nowadays we’re at the height of football season..But it should be noted that today was the day [...]

Music Videos Changing the Game:Interview with artist Hasan Salaam,director Mark Carranceja, & actress and model Ameena Dove

Music Videos Changing the Game: Behind the Scenes of “Angel Dust.” Interview with artist Hasan Salaam,director Mark Carranceja, and actress and model Ameena Dove Interview by Rebecca McDonald of B FRESH Photography and Media http://bfreshphotography.com/2010/01/20/angel-dust-interview/ “…one of the main issues confronting our youth is teen pregnancy, STDs, and HIV/AIDS. The number of people infected is [...]

Special Haiti Relief Fundraiser & Benefit Tonite at Oakland’s Black Dot Cafe

Haiti media-medical team fundraiser Sunday While an estimated 20,000 people in Port au Prince are dying needlessly of medical neglect every day, according to Dr. Evan Lyon of Partners in Health, LA Times photo captions calling people “looters” and Anderson Cooper’s “looting” stories on CNN are catching a lot of criticism. One LA Times photo [...]

Pittsburgh Police Brutally Beat Young Violinist Who Played for First Lady Michele Obama

**Update-Jan 25th 2009 Paradise Gray of X-Clan who first alerted us to this tragedy has dropped us some action steps that folks can and should take around this incident.. We will follow up on this.. 1. Attend the 9:00 a.m. news conference on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at the City-County Building, Fifth Floor in front of City [...]

Immortal Technique: (Reflections on the Haitian Revolution & Present Condition)

(Reflections on the Haitian Revolution & Present Condition) By Immortal Technique http://www.everydropchi.com/ Since the recent tragedy that has befallen the proud and persevering nation of Haiti, there has been an outpouring of support followed by a few disturbing falsities being spread about the history of the island and its people. I wrote the following to [...]

Obama’s First year in Office: Rapper NY Oil Squares Off Against Conservative Pundit Carol M Swain

Today Live on the BBC’s program “World Have Your Say” Hip Hop Artist/ Activist/ and the I.B.W. Ambassador to Hip Hop NYOILfaced off against conservative Carol M. Swain (http://www.carolmswain.net/biointro.html) in a discussion on Barack Obama’s first year in Office. On Carol M. Swain, She is widely recognized as an expert on race relations, immigration, black leadership, and evangelical politics and [...]

Supreme Court Decision is the Result of Conservative Court Stacking which will Haunt us for Years to Come

Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling coupled with their recent decisions to pretty much put political prisoner Mumia Abu Jamal on a fast track to death and to disallow cameras in the historic same-sex marriage hearings in San Francisco, underscore what I have long noted about electoral politics. Say what you will about the Presidency and whether he’s [...]

Breakdown FM w/ Davey D on ADP #6: This Thing Called House

Breakdown FM w/ Davey D on All Day Play Radio #6 This Thing Called House http://www.alldayplay.fm/episodes/breakdown-fm-w-davey-d-all-day-play-radio-6-this-thing-called-house It’s been a while since I had a chance to dig into the crates and spin one of my favorite genres of music House, NY Club and Latin Fresstyle.. Yes, I go back to the days when what has [...]

Portable Hospital Turned Aways as France & America bicker as Haiti-US Accused of Occupying not Helping

I find this story about America and France to be bickering interesting on a number of levels. Both countries have long and sordid histories with the island nation.First, we have this situation of France being responsible for enslaved Africans being brought over to Haiti and that population turning around and defeating the French and winning [...]

Breakdown FM Podcast: The Wars Waged Against Haiti-Interview w/ Pierre LaBossiere of the Haiti Action Committee

Pierre LaBossiere is a community elder and long time Haitian born activist who has been letting many of us know about the challenges, triumphs and tribulations that have beset the Island nation. He’s been doing this long before the devastating earthquake. He’s been doing this long before many of us knew about rap star Wyclef [...]