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Malcolm X: Make It Plain (Documentary)
Happy Birthday El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz! Thank you for teaching us to love ourselves. In honor of Malcolm X’s birthday today check out this 1994 PBS documentary entitled “Malcolm X: Make It Plain”
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Angela Davis & Assata Shakur’s Lawyer Lennox Hinds Denounces The FBI’s Adding Of Exiled Activist To Terrorists List (Video)
It’s interesting that Assata Shakur is being called a terrorist recently after a 40-year-old case. The U.S. once called Nelson Mandela a terrorist as well back in the day too. Mandela was on the U.S. terrorism watch list up until 2008. It makes silly the whole ideal of who & what a terrorist really is by the U.S. Check out this interview with Angela Davis & Assata Shakur’s attorney Lennox Hinds (who was also Nelson Mandela’s attorney) as they speak on the case on Democracy Now.
“One day after the exiled former Black Panther Assata Shakur became the first woman named to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list, we’re joined by another legendary African-American activist, Angela Davis, as well as Shakur’s longtime attorney, Lennox Hinds. Davis, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is the subject of the recent film, “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners.” She argues that the FBI’s latest move, much like its initial targeting of Shakur and other Black Panthers four decades ago, is politically motivated. “It seems to me that this act incorporates or reflects the very logic of terrorism,” Davis says. “I can’t help but think that it’s designed to frighten people who are involved in struggles today. Forty years ago seems like it was a long time ago. In the beginning of the 21st century, we’re still fighting around the very same issues — police violence, healthcare, education, people in prison.” A professor of criminal justice at Rutgers University, Hinds has represented Shakur since 1973. “This is a political act pushed by the state of New Jersey, by some members of Congress from Miami, and with the intent of putting pressure on the Cuban government and to inflame public opinion,” Hinds says. “There is no way to appeal someone being put on the terrorists list.”
ASSATA SHAKUR IN HER OWN WORDS (1998)
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Cover Story: ‘I Robbed Banks for the CIA!’
This is an INCREDIBLE read! I am so glad I have a subscription to Businessweek. I admit though: I almost missed this article (shout out to JayForce for suggesting I take a second look at the issue for it).
READ THE FULL ‘ROBBING BANKS FOR THE CIA’ ARTICLE HERE.
The article goes on… The DIA/CIA ‘contact’ who ran the operation, recruited Torres and his cohorts, ultimately arranged for his legal defense and more would only identify himself as ‘Theo.’ Several in-the-know officials noted in the story – including a veteran cop with decades of experience, high-caliber attorneys-at-law with experience at the CIA, one a retired U.S. Marine said to have worked in intelligence – were admittedly suspicious of Theo but still ‘felt’ his story true enough to believe. Theo’s op (that’s short for ‘operation’) – eventually referenced as ‘Operation Downstrike’ – was substantiated by documents that appeared real enough; like the redacted (that’s spy talk for ‘mostly blacked out’… I LOVE THIS SH!T) one that appears above. ‘The purpose of Operation Downstrike, he said, was to train Torres for clandestine work’ (according to Theo) outside the U.S.
Now, before you holler ‘bullsh!t’ and declare how you would have never been sucked in by any of this… or how Downstrike was obviously never official… Get this:
‘Brady [that's right, "Theo" was a cover name] could have faced up to five years in prison for forgery, but the government is recommending he be sentenced instead to three years of [of 'modified' punishment]. He may even get his seized computers and the encrypted Operation Downstrike documents back.’
THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING THIS DUDE OUT – NO JAIL TIME!! Talk that talk now. Maaannn, go read the article. Please!
- @ojones1
Crate Diggers: J Dilla (Video)
“In this episode, we celebrate legendary producer J Dilla, who has worked with The Roots, Common, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson and A Tribe Called Quest. Then we join musician friends J. Rocc, DJ Spinna, Frank Nitt and Grap Luva in Detroit to open Dilla’s storage locker, never-before-seen to the public. Crate Diggers profiles people with extraordinary vinyl record collections, with owners displaying and telling the stories behind their collections.” – Fuse TV
WATCH: PREVIOUS CRATE DIGGER EPISODES (VIDEOS)
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Countdown To 2042: Talib Kweli
By 2042 the U.S. is expected to become the most diverse it’s ever been racially speaking. The way the demographics are going, the U.S. will not have an ethnic majority. The team over at TheMMXLII interviewed Talib Kweli about growing up in the “melting pot” of Brooklyn and what diverse communities can teach us about self-identity and heritage. It’s the power of diversity
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The Ghost In The Machine: Playboy Interviews The D.O.C. (Video)
“Twenty-five years after the release of his hugely successful debut album ‘No One Can Do It Better’ and the subsequent car crash that tragically took his voice, rap legend The D.O.C. announces his plans to reinvent himself in an exclusive new interview in Playboy magazine’s April Sex & Music 2013 issue (on newsstands and i.Playboy.com). Known as one of the most prolific ghostwriters in rap history, The D.O.C. has penned rhymes for legends including Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E and Tupac. In Ghost in the Machine by Alex Pappademas, The D.O.C reveals that for the first time in his career, he will now write songs with new artists as part of a reality show titled HipHopDraft Presents ‘I Got My Voice Back’ premiering this spring.”
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Reality TV Shows: Battling The Stereotypes Of Black Men (Video)
Some great discussions surrounding the Black Male: Re-Imagined II conference that took place. More lectures & discussions below…
Reality TV Shows: Battling the Stereotypes of Black Men from Open Society Foundations and American Values Institute on FORA.tv
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Ali Shaheed Speaks On His Life, A Tribe Called Quest Rumors, J Dilla, & The Importance Of Questioning Everything (Video)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad of the legendary A Tribe Called Quest heads north of the border with the brothers from Montreality for an in-depth interview on a variety of topics from his life growing up, the passing of his former manager & friend Chris Lighty, the genius of J Dilla, his upcoming solo album, his opinions on cartoons like Bugs Bunny & the importance of why you must question everything in life. This was another great & insightful interview the Montreality crew conducted with the homie Ali Shaheed….
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BLITZ – 3/6/13: She Played You
HEADLINES
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Dies of Cancer At The Age Of 58
Hollywood Director Oliver Stone Calls Fallen Venezuelan President A ‘Great Hero’
Terrence Howard Praises Oprah’s ‘Tig Ol Bitties’ In ‘Dream Come True’ Movie Sex Scene
Fecal Matter Found In Cakes Sold Being By IKEA; Recall Taking Place In 23 Countries
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez: An Outsized Personality & A Domineering Figure
Big Oil, Big Ketchup, & The Assassination Of Hugo Chavez
Kanye West Calls Into Radio Station Upset Over MTV’s Hottest Emcee Rankings
How Hugo Chavez Challenged Major League Baseball’s Relationship With The Caribbean
Bill Cosby Equates Republican Racism With Anti-Civil Rights Segregationists
CNN Eliminating Black Journalists; Axes Black Commentators Donna Brazile & Roland Martin
Venezuela Expels U.S. Officials & Blames ‘Historic Enemies’ Of Inducing Hugo Chavez’s Cancer
NY Hit & Run Driver Who Killed A Family Was The Murderer Of The ‘Original 50 Cent’
An Elevator ‘Murder’ Goes Viral
ESPN Faces New Rival In August With New FOX SPORTS 1 Cable Channel
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Says He’s ‘Terrified’ A Player Will Die On The Field
Lamborghini Introduces It’s New $4 Million Dollar Super Car
Noam Chomsky: Can Civilization Survive Capitalism?
New Samsung Galaxy Phone Might Be Controlled By Your Eyes
9 Interesting Things About Sex We Learned Studying Our Ancient Ancestors
The World’s Tallest Hotel Opens In Dubai
Attorney General Eric Holder: In Theory President Obama Can Order Drone Strikes In The U.S.
The Death Of Hugo Chavez: The End Of The Latin American Left?
Millions Of Locusts Invade Israel
BLITZ – 3/5/13: Eyes Without Face
Billy Idol – “Eyes Without A Face”
HEADLINES
12 Band Members Charged With Manslaughter In The Hazing Death Of Florida A&M Drum Major
Michael Jordan Asks An Atlanta Court To Dismiss The Paternity Lawsuit Against Him
Florida High School Student Gets Suspended For Disarming A Gunman On School Bus
Chubby ‘Batman’ Drops Off Burglar To Police Station Then Vanishes Off Into The Night
Woman Accused Of Leaving Poop In Her Former Employer’s Oven & Refrigerator
How Rappers Are Writing Off ‘Making It Rain In The Strip Clubs’ Off Of Their Taxes
Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Matt Ryan Could Cost The Team $140 Million Dollars
Pharaohe Monch’s Fears Miami Heat Vs. NY Knicks Rivalries: Lebron As MJ & Melo As Ewing?
Family Of Gay Mayoral Candidate In Mississippi Says He Was ‘Beaten, Dragged, & Burned’
Rapper J. Cole Says He Once Thought That Jay-Z Was In The Illuminati
6-year-Old UK Break Dancer Outshining Older Dancers Worldwide With Her Moves
Farrakhan: Whites Promote Birth Control For Black Women Because They Fear Being Minorities
Female War Vets Coming Home To Homelessness; The U.S.’s Largest Growing Demographic
Mexican Drug Lord Bounced Off Of ‘Forbes’ Top Billionaires Of 2013 List
A 500-Foot Noah’s Ark Replica Is Being Built Near Miami As A Zoo
Indian Activist On Hunger Strike For 12 Years Being Charged With Attempted Suicide
Man Puts 40-Foot Mirrored Tube Slide In His NY Penthouse
Tuskegee Airman Carjacked In Detroit In Broad Daylight
Scientists Says ‘Ice Strengthened’ Ships Will Sail Directly Over The North Pole By 2050
Training Day Director ‘Antoine Fuqua’ Believes Lil Wayne Should Go Into Acting
BLITZ – 3/4/13: Skeet Invaders
HEADLINES
Lebron James Soars Above $1 Million Dollar Dunk Offers & Other Distractions
Vice President Joe Biden & Congressman John Lewise Re-Enact Voting Rights March In Selma
Fugitive Wanted For Intentionally Spreading HIV To 100s Of Gay Men In The New York Area
Scientists Says Baby Born With HIV Has Been Functionally Cured With New Treatment
Dennis Rodman Speaks On His Visit With North Korean Leader Kim Jung Un
How Dennis Rodman & You Too Can Visit North Korea
Mom Drowns Her Baby Boy Because He Had A ‘Small Penis’
Female Kicker’s Historic Bid To Enter The NFL Ends Painfully
Former NO LIMIT Artist ‘Mr. Magic’ & Wife Die In Car Accident; 12-Year-Old Daughter Survives
Nicki Minaj Fires Her Stylists, Hairdresser, & Makeup Artists In Efforts To Be ‘Taken Seriously’
Keith Olbermann Wants To Work At ESPN Again
Former NFL Wide Receiver Terrell Owens The IRS Over $430,000 In Unpaid Taxes
Man Breaks Into Popeye’s To Eat 16 Pies Then Falls Asleep On The Floor Before Cops Arrive
Randy Moss Hints That He Will Not Be Returning To The San Francisco 49ers
American Cities With The Highest & Lowest Taxes
Man Fakes His Own Kidnapping To Avoid His Angry Girlfriend & Gets Arrested
Jay Leno Leaving NBC’s ‘Tonight’ Next Season?
The Biggest Misconceptions About NBA Superstars
Bill Gates Dodges Questions Of Why He Owns 500,000 Shares Of Monsanto Worth $23 Million
BLITZ – 2/28/13: Headie Murphy
Eddie Murphy – Party All The Time
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HEADLINES
Dave Chappelle Is Joined On Stage By Chris Rock In New York City Performance
Former MTV Music Video Director On Trial For Repeatedly Raping & Impregnating His Daughters
North Korea’s Leader Kim Jong Un Pictured Rocking A Dennis Rodman Jersey In The 90s
NFL Investigating Whether Draft Prospect Nick Kasa Was Asked If ‘He Liked Girls’
Gynecologist Allegedly Hid Camera Inside A Pen To Secretly Tape His Patients
Baltimore Ravens Terrell Suggs Says The New England Patriots Are Hated By All 31 NFL Teams
Larry Flynt’s Wild Life: Porn, Politics, & Penile Implants
A Kentucky Man Makes $100,000 A Year Faking As A Mentally Disabled Beggar On The Street
Stephen Curry Scores 54 Points In Warriors Loss To The NY Knicks 109-105
Korean Kids Kicked Out Of McDonald’s For Throwing A $250 French Fry Feast
How The Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds With ‘Salt Sugar Fat’
Rapper AP.9 Claims He Has Proof He Had Sex With Ice-T’s Wife Coco & Kobe Bryant’s Wife
Is This The End Of The Core Of The Voting Rights Act?
The 25 Hilarious Strippers You Should Follow On Twitter
Former WNBA Star Chamique Holdsclaw Facing 65 Years For Alleged Attack On Her Ex-Girlfriend
Dog Accidentally Shoots His Owner In The Leg With His Own Gun
How America’s Racial Wealth Gap Perpetuates Itself
Yahoo’s New Work-From-Home Policy Has Upset Workers Everywhere
Man Unlocks The ‘Physics’ Of Separating Oreo Cookies
BLITZ – 2/26/13: Kanye Kardashian
HEADLINES
Janet Jackson Secretly Married Her Fiance’ Billionaire Wissam Al Mana Last Year
Kim Kardashian & Kanye West’s Provocative Cover For French Magazine L’Officiel Hommes
Jay-Z & Beyonce Allegedly Got $1 Million In Misappropriated Funds For Starving Kids In Nigeria
Former NBA Star Dennis Rodman Becomes The Newest U.S. Sports Ambassador To North Korea
Rev. Al Sharpton: The Hardest Working Man In Show Business?
Kobe Bryant Gets Multiple Shots Blocked In The Lakers Ugly Loss To Denver Nuggets 119-108
School Of Thought: When President Barack Obama Was My Professor
Trayvon Martin’s Parents Are Ready To Let The Jury Decide The Fate Of His Killer
Teen Walks 10-Miles In Snow For $7-An-Hour Job; Given Job By Owner & Double Pay
The Onion Apologizes For Vulgar & Offensive Tweet About 9-Year-Old Girl
Alabama Offers 8th-Grader Dylan Moses A Football Scholarship
Dad ‘Abandons’ 2-Year-Old Daughter In A Cold Truck While He Parties In A Strip Club
New England Patriots Sign Tom Brady To 3-Year, $27 Million Contract Extension
How Tom Brady’s New Contract With The Patriots Affects Baltimore Ravens’ QB Joe Flacco
Skull & Bones: It’s Not Just For White Dudes Anymore
African-Americans In Paris: The Black Paris History Tours
Lebron James Stages His Own Slam Dunk Contest During Miami Heat Warmups
China’s Pro Basketball League’s (CBA) Slam Dunk Contest Was A Huge Pit Of Sadness
China Is Why Gas Prices Are Going Up & Are Heading Much Higher
Why Are Gas Prices Rising So High? Blame The Refineries
Professor Accidentally Leaves Projector On While Watching Porn During Class
With Death Of Dr. Jerry Buss, Kobe Bryant Remains The Last Laker Connected To Team’s Past
BLITZ – 2/25/13: Watch Your Back
Rockwell – “Somebody’s Watching Me” feat. Michael Jackson
HEADLINES
‘Argo’ Claims Best Picture At The Oscar Awards
Cuba’s Raul Castro Says The New 5-Year Term Will Be His Last Running The Country
President Obama Meets With African-American Leaders To Address Economic Concerns
MC Hammer Pulled Over & Arrested By ‘Chubby Elvis’
The Onion Under Fire For Calling 9-Year-Old Actress A ‘Cunt’ During The Oscars
iPHone Found To Be 300% More Reliable Than Samsung Smartphones
Woman Arrested For Having Sex With A PitBull
50 Cent Tries To Plant A Kiss On Sportsreporter Erin Andrews During Nascar Race
Manti Te’o's Sexuality Remains The Elephant In The Room For NFL Scouts
Recruited By Police & Thrown Into Danger; Young Informants Are Latest Victims Of Drug Wars
How To Post To Facebook & Twitter After You Die
Jamie Foxx Tries To ‘Holla’ At Kelly Rowland On The Red Carpet Of The Oscars
Floyd Mayweather Gets A Birthday Cake With His Face On A $1,000 Bill
FBI Battling A ‘Rash Of Sexting’, Nudity, & Wiretapping Among It’s Employees
Landlord Whips His Tenant’s ‘Bare Buttocks’ With A Belt Over A Late Rent Check
Apple Rumors: What The Apple iWatch Slap Bracelet Will Look Like
Inside The Most Expensive Home In Atlanta
TheNewContent: NBA All-Stars Discuss Their All-Time ‘Hip Hop’ Starting Five with Jayforce (Video)
TheNewContent Hip Hop Channel set up shop in Houston for NBA Allstar Weekend. The man himself, @Jayforce_ (The Beatz and Lyrics Show / Jayforce.com) caught up with 3 of the East’s First Time Allstars (Paul George, Kyrie Irving, Jrue Holiday) and they gave us their All-Time Hip Hop Allstar starting five. **music by @LexBoogie from the Bronx.
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Vinyl Destination | Episode IV: The World’s Famous ‘DJ Jazzy Jeff’ Hits Jakarta, Bali, & Bangkok (Video)
DJ Jazzy Jeff returns with episode 4 of his ‘Vinyl Destination’ web series as he & his crew travel around the world rocking parties. This particular episode finds DJ Jazzy Jeff & his emcee/host Skillz finishing up in Asia in cities such as Jakarta, Bali, & Bangkok.
WATCH: VINYL DESTINATION – EPISODE ONE | EPISODE TWO | EPISODE THREE
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BLITZ-2/15/13: Heartbreak Warfare
John Mayer – “Heartbreak Warfare”
HEADLINES
Hundreds Of People Injured After Meteorite Crashes In Russia
Meteorite Crash In Russia Causes Explosions & Forces Huge Evacuations
Why Did So Many Russian Drivers Get Great Meteorite Videos?
The Family Of Emmet Till Upset About Lil Wayne’s Lyrics In New Rap Song
Rapper ‘Tim Dog’ Dead At The Age Of 46 Due To Complications From Diabetes
Man Slaps Crying Baby On Delta Flight After Yelling ‘Shut That N*gger Baby Up’
Charles Barkley Clowns The University Of Alabama Football Players That Were Arrested
James Harden Embraces His Rise As A Superstar For The Houston Rockets
Kevin Garnett Says This Will Be His Last NBA Allstar Game
The Worst Cities For College-Educated Women Trying To Find A Decent Date
CNN: Rapper Jean Grae’s 5 Meals For Single People
BLITZ – 2/14/13: Nuttin’ Butt Love
HEADLINES
The FDA Expected To Approve The First Bionic Eye In The U.S.
Lawyer Convicted Of Murdering EX-NBA Player Eddy Curry’s Infant Daughter & Girlfriend
Actor Steve Martin Becomes A Dad For The First Time At The Age Of 67
NY Teenager Who Yelled At Cops Is Beaten & It’s Caught On Tape
Carjacking Victim Says EX-LAPD Cop Christopher Dorner Was ‘Calm’ & Didn’t Want To Hurt Him
Kentucky Freshman Basketball Star Nerlens Noel Done For Season With Torn ACL
Christopher Dorner’s Ex-Girlfriend Says She ‘Sort Of Expected’ Violence
Apple Cutting Prices On It’s MacBooks
Newark Man Forced To Strip Naked, Beaten & Whipped Over His Father’s $20 Bet
Apple Loses The Right To Use The ‘iPhone’ Name In Brazil
Former NBA Star Dikembe Mutombo Thinks He Deserves To Be In The NBA Hall Of Fame
Will ‘Made In Haiti’ Factories Improve Life In Haiti?
Pentagon Creates New Medal For Extraordinary Work With Drone Strikes & Cyberattacks
NFL Agent Gets Certified By The NFLPA Even Though He’s Under Federal Indictment For Fraud
Black History: The Nation’s First Black Professional Basketball Team
The Drug Laws That Changed How The U.S. Punishes Offenders
Orangutans Learn To Play With iPads At Kentucky Zoo
The Atlanta Falcons Vow To Be In A New Stadium By 2017
WTF?!: 2 Women Seriously Injured In Hot Oil Attack & Fight Over Instagram Pictures (Video)
(Singing) Beauty’s only skin deep…. Yeah yeah yeah…. Beauty’s only skin deep… Ohhhhh yeah
— Jay Force (@Jayforce_) February 12, 2013






