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This is Dwayne McDuffie
He is one of the most important Black writers ever.
His contribution to DC gave us Static Shock and the Milestone universe as well as some of the best Justice League (including unlimited) episodes ever to hit TV.
RIP TO A LEGEND
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read this article. it's a blockbuster piece of investigative work about the landlord collusion and artificial supply restriction that is *likely* behind the post-covid rent surge.
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since this will come up a lot in media coverage of Tyre Nichols in Memphis: while I get that it seems narratively significant that the officers are black. Statistically, it is unsurprising. In tracking police violence, we never found that race of the officer made much difference
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1. Don’t create “elite” police units who get special privileges, less oversight, and get to take shortcuts.
2. Definitely don’t give those units names like “Scorpion.”
3. The cops who really, really want to work on those units are the last cops who should be working on them.
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I’m getting word from several people that the Tyre Nichols video is bad. Like… worse than we’ve seen in a long time, and that’s saying something.
A reminder that you can turn off video Auto-Play in your Settings. You don’t owe anyone anything. You don’t have to watch.
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I'm only interested if it's about the making of Phil Knight's son's rap album youtu.be/McWU6N_PdV4
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been working on a movie detailing the birth of Nike & the Air Jordan brand.
Affleck will play Nike founder Phil Knight, and Damon is playing Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro.
The film will be released on April 5th.
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I was in the middle of writing a tweet about how that "take Natural Woman off Spotify" page is clearly trolling/doing some volunteer cointelpro, but I see they just admitted it 🙄
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NYPD in front of the Apollo, recording everyone who comes out of the Drake show...?
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Older heads may also remember her from De La's "Bitties in the BK Lounge" but I still can't legally share a stream of that. Come back in two months!
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For those who don't know, the song LL did with Leshaun was a remake of her own classic single from '88 youtube.com/watch?v=yePegQ when she was still known as Almond Joy
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Did not expect to see Leshaun pop up on one of these "tiny house" youtube channels (with a pretty cool space!)
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RIP David Crosby, the sardonic curmudgeon w/ the angelic tenor, who sang harmonies w/ god & shot up w/ the devil, whose caustic screeds were counter-balanced by songs that strove towards a profound & tender understanding of life itself. A folk-rock pioneer, a righteous odd legend
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"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity."
And 9 other things MLK said by
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Check out ’s fascinating exploration of Ephraim Lewis, a critically acclaimed artist, who died under mysterious circumstances, as he was on the verge of both coming out as gay & perhaps, achieving a new level of career success. aarongilbreath.substack.com/p/ephraim-lewi
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Are there any streams providing live coverage of this? Cable news not on top of it yet
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Bolsonaristas are leading a violent insurrection in the capital Brasilia, ransacking their way to the Congress, Supreme Court, and Presidential Palace. The @ProgIntl stands with @LulaOficial against these acts of terror and in defense of democracy in Brazil.
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If you missed it, our Pointer Sisters episode is now archived in full at the Patreon:
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We are live in 5.....4.....3...with a special Pointer Sisters set for the great Anita Pointer ❤ hiphopmusic.com/theradioshow
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ZORA NEALE HURSTON. the 1st Black anthropologist who traveled to the south and Caribbean to learn the history of her ppl! She also assisted musicologist Alan Lomax w/his recordings of Black voices/songs in the south. He wouldn’t have access to these ppl w/o her. Happy birthday!
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somebody called george santos the untalented mr ripley and i can’t stop thinking about hat
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RIP Gangsta Boo. The first lady of Southern rap, a pioneer w/ mesmerizing get money bounce, and a ubiquitous influence since she kicked Satanic verses at 15 on "Mystic Stylez." Boo defined Memphis rap as much as anyone in Three 6, and never spit a bad verse.
Gone far too soon.
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The current incarnation of "Van Morrison" is not canon and I do not acknowledge
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One of my go-to songs for talking a walk and reflecting on life, as we get ready to push through a new year youtube.com/watch?v=YsnA6D (with the man of the season Vince Guaraldi on piano!)
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I wrote this article a few years ago where I detailed the socio-political climate that led to the wounded knee massacre from a Lakota perspective
settlers were TERRIFIED of Lakota resistance organized through ceremony which eventually led to more acts of colonial violence
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Beautiful article by @FrankWaln about the history and need to remember the Dec. 28, 1890 #WoundedKnee Massacre.
slj.com/story/wounded-
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A genre of tweet I'd love to leave behind in 2022 is: "you're not [this diagnosis or way of better understanding yourself], you're just [this other thing I'm more comfortable sh*tting on]"
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Riverbottom Nightmare Band really foreshadowed this whole era. Do we know where they were on Jan. 6th?
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We don't wish to learn, but we hate what we don't understand
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I'm late but this is absolutely bonkers (while also extremely on-brand for the accursed MSG/Knicks owner James Dolan)
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The annual message of solidarity for all holiday have-nots 👊🏽🙏🏽
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Whole lot of people gonna need refunds on their law degree from Shade Room University
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Tory Lanez found guilty via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2022/12/23/art
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BRB gotta load up "Silly" and get my cry on while Niecy hits these high notes
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Imagine your hands touched all these classics (and this is just scratching the surface)
read image description
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Ohhh wow, RIP Thom Bell. An absolute titan <3
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#RIPThomBell He is one of the greatest writers and producers of all time. My condolences go out to his family and friends. He was the architect of the relationship between #BernardEdwards & me as we were the band for the group New York City (I'm Doing Fine Now) a Thom Bell smash
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Things I’ve learned from research I’ve done on diversity:
1. Companies “diversity hire” entry level.
2. They provide no path/training/mentoring to move up.
3. Chief Diversity Officer positions come with no power or budget.
4. Employers are proud of all this “inclusiveness.”
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"Count him among those who are inventing civilization’s future"
I would think this should increase not decrease the scrutiny you receive? But maybe that's just me
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While casting shade on @elonmusk for what he’s done, is doing, or will do, try to pause & remember that he made electric cars a normal thing in society and he commercialized space — for cargo, satellites, & people.
Count him among those who are inventing civilization’s future.
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I profiled in 2018 for because of his prescient about the importance of hip hop, discussions about race, and video blogging well before all three exploded into the mainstream:
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You could add a few other exceptions now, like Jay and Tariq, but yeah this is dead on. RIP A$AP Yams
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