Pittsburgh’s Youth Empowerment Summit

With the recent police brutality stories coming out of the city of Pittsburgh, the youth have decided to take a strong stance. The Y.E.S. Council is preparing for their annual youth summit. If you are in the Pittsburgh area tomorrow this is certainly the place to be:

The Youth Empowerment Summit 2011

Kick Off Rally: Thursday, Aug. 4th, 11:00 a.m. At Freedom Corner

PRESS CONFERENCE: Thursday, Aug. 4th, 12:15pm at Freedom Corner

Workshops & Performances: Thursday August 4, 2011 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Elsie H. Hillman Auditorium at Kaufman Center
1835 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Hit the jump for more details…

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Terrell Thomas

Jasiri X Premieres Jordan Miles Music Video

In one of Pittsburgh’s most egregious episodes of police brutality, unarmed high school student Jordan Miles was beaten beyond recognition. Since the attack, his family was awarded $180,000 in a civil suit. However, his family turned down the payment, saying that they were more interested in justice than hush money.

One Hood Media will be premiering the video in its entirety tonight and also hosting a panel discussion. If you’re in Pittsburgh, make sure to stop by Homewood Library at 7 p.m.

99Problems wants to hear your stories on police brutality in your city. Leave a comment if you’re tired of staying quiet on the #Criminalinjustice system.

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The Editor

Recap | State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress aka #BarackTalk

Thanks to everyone that participated, Tweeted and watched the event. This was a “big” one!

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The Editor

Put Ya Lighters Up 4 Haiti

Jasiri X drops another thought provoking banger! This time he puts the spotlight back on Haiti.

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Biko Baker

Jasiri X Responds to “Just A Minstrel” Critics

On June 9th, Biko posted a video titled “Just a Minstrel” here on 99p. Since then, the video has received a storm of criticisms and it’s inspired Jasiri X to respond.

What do you think?

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Sam Patton