Oct 24, 2006 | Feminism, Hip Hop, Women Of Color, Writing
The Source sexual harassment trial vindicates Kim Osorio to the tune of $15.5 million. Interview by Rosa Clemente On October 24, Kimberly Osorio, The Source’s editor in chief from 2002 to 2005, won $15.5 million in a workplace lawsuit against the hip-hop...
Mar 30, 2003 | Afro-Latinx, Hip Hop, Media Justice, Writing
Dead Prez blazed into hip hop in 1998 with the politically-charged single, “It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop.” Their Let’s Get Free album spoke about Black self-determination in a way no one else was doing at the time, in hip hop or out. They were signed to Loud Records, but...
May 2, 2001 | Feminism, Hip Hop, Media Justice, Writing
An open letter in response to Peter Noel’s article, “The Minster vs. the Mogul” which appeared in the Village Voice on April 25th, 2001: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0117/noel.shtml Dear Russell: Here is a new flash, as quiet as its been...