Janelle Monae speaks on her recent performance for the 44th president at a fundraiser that took place a month back at the University of Illinois, Chicago. As a young voter, she was very clear about continuing to support him in November. In the featured excerpt, Janelle highlights some of Obama’s statistics during his 4-year tenure as Commander in Chief:
Janelle Speaks, After The Jump!!!
UPDATE: THIS STORY APPEARS TO BE A HOAX. WE’LL LET YOU KNOW MORE AS WE GET MORE INFO.
The more I think that times have changed, the more I am made aware that some things never change. I wonder how Michael Jordan first learned to cope with the fact teens in the inner city were being slain for a pair of his sneakers that really cost nothing to make. If I could, I’d talk to MJ and ask “How come they just don’t make enough? People will still buy them, Mike! It’s not as if you’re going to have to go back to the drawing board and figure out a brand new marketing plan. Just make the shoe and it’ll sell itself.”
What’s even crazier is that people aren’t starting riots and making a scene because they’re too expensive. There just isn’t enough to go around. This has been the case for years.
I’m assuming the 17-year old Tyreek Amir Jacobs from Washington DC got his early. He was pronounced dead over Facebook and Twitter yesterday. A fan page was created and has 6,000+ likes already. The story grew with the help of a bunch of tweets from DC residents and Jordan fanatics. Now the excitement and buzz around the infamous Concord XI sneaker will be overshadowed by the uproar from a community that is disgusted by the shoe fetish that has cost a young man his life. This isn’t a new story but an all too familiar one. #BreakTheCycle
I’m still amazed at how powerful of a speaker Pac was. These videos remind me about how necessary his message was, but also how important he was to our generation. It’s interesting because while we’re in the middle of rallying up the next generation to unfuck a world that has been fucked up since the beginning of time, Pac was in this video trying to remind people twice his age that we still have a ways to go in this battle for equality and purpose.
Watch Tupac Shakur Speak For Generation Next HERE
Mumia Abu Jamal will not be executed. I repeat, Mumia Abu Jamal will not be executed! The former Black Panther turned prisoner whose name has rang bells for 30 years due to the death of a police officer, is being granted LIFE over DEATH. This is extraordinary news for the many that have followed this case and cases alike and since Troy Davis couldn’t be pardoned, the worse was expected.
Read Full Story HERE
[WATCH] Press Conference w/ District Attorney & Maureen Faulkner(widow)
I almost feel like I am preaching to the choir or I’m in the choir and we’re singing the same ol’ song. It’s no news to us, being the ones that are always sitting on the curbs in these situations with police officers pulling over our vehicles because they think we may fit one of their descriptions. I remember a cop pulling me over in Milwaukee and blatantly saying we’re looking for guns and drugs. He took me out the car, placed me in the back of his squad car and began a search. He found nothing and released me. To some, this may seem like an unfortunate event, however, I’m used to that as much as I am the seasonal snowstorm. The real question is, should I be?
The Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee’s premier news source, has confirmed a recent study that expresses what we’ve known since we were allowed to drive cars: “A black Milwaukee driver is seven times as likely to be stopped by city police as a white resident driver.”
Click HERE to see police chief’s reasoning behind targeting minorities!
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