“FREEDOM” IN CHAINS Maafa comes from the Kiswahili word Kufa, which means “to die.” It can be translated to mean “a disaster” or “a great tragedy.” Too few...
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It’s one thousand degrees outside and the mosquitoes are gorged with summer blood, but the times, they are a-changin’. The dollar stores are rolling out their selection of...
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We will win: It’s a simple statement that DeRay Mckesson frequently sends out to his more than 220,000 Twitter followers. Since August of 2014, the 29 year-old activist has been...
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Two decades have passed since the Wu- Tang Clan’s dynamic duo of Raekwon and Ghostface Killah released their classic album, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Technically released as a...
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