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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...
Jan 26, 2006 | Afro-Latinx, Writing
I was raised in the Catholic Church. From the moment I was placed under this religious institution, I was put in a situation where my savior would never look like me. For me Jesus Christ was a white men with blond hair and blue eyes. Much of my high-school years were...
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Dec 15, 2004 | War On Drugs, Writing
A hip hop activist argues that the proposed revisions to New York’s draconian drug laws don’t come close to constituting meaningful reform. [blockquote] “We should be ashamed of ourselves. Rockefeller drug reform – ha! – I don’t think...
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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...
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Jun 10, 2001 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Puerto Rico, Writing
Read this article in english. Algo interesante me pasó ayer. Alguien me dijo que no soy Negra. Lo que inició todo fue cuando mi amigo afirmó que la isla de Puerto Rico no es parte de la Diáspora Africana. Quise volver a los días del patio escolar y gritarle: “oye, que...
Jun 10, 2001 | Afro-Latinx, Black Lives Matter, Puerto Rico, Writing
Lee este artículo en español. Yesterday, an interesting thing happened to me. I was told I am not Black. The kicker for me was when my friend stated that the island of Puerto Rico was not a part of the African Diaspora. I wanted to go back to the old skool playground...
