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Black Louisiana teens charged after being hit by truck while the driver wasn’t
Three teenagers were hit by a truck while walking alongside a road in Ville Platte, La. Somehow, they were charged with a crime while the driver wasn’t cited for any wrongdoing. KADN reports that Tevin Wilson, Dionte Williams and another teenager were charged for not wearing reflective gear to warn oncoming traffic of their presence […]
Black UVA Student Viciously Beaten By Police
A black University of Virginia junior was viciously beaten by police on Tuesday night. Martese Johnson, a junior from Chicago, was apparently beaten for having a fake ID. According to the Cavalier Daily, Johnson was “arrested on charges of resisting arrest, obstructing justice without threats of force, and profane swearing or intoxication in public”. According to witnesses, […]
53 years ago today: Muhammad Ali’s legacy begins
Before he was known as Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay of Louisville, Kentucky was a winner. In fact, 53 years ago today the light heavyweight champion took home his very first win after beating opponent Tunney Hunsaker. He was just 18 at the time, but played like the pro we all came to know him to be.
How Fate Brought a Hip-Hop Pioneer and a Activist MC to Madison, Wisconsin

It has seemed since me and Paradise the Architech began this journey of exposing “right wing” liars using the most powerful weapon on the planet, Hip-Hop, the stars have been aligning for us. From being in Oakland, CA the day of the Oscar Grant rebellion, to covering the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, to the almost perfect timing of our Tea Party video, we’ve always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. And once again, by sheer “coincidence”, we found ourselves smack dab in the middle of 70,000 protesters last Friday and Saturday in Madison, Wisconsin.