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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Black and Brown Unity Through the Lense of the Mexican Revolution!

Let this piece and the powerful images that undergird it, serve as an opening to more information on the suppressed history of Black and Brown unity during the new year that lies before us....
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Great Christmas Story

LA Times columnists Steve Lopez wrote a great piece about the family after visiting to get to know them. Click here to read this story....
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Immortal Technique, Chino XL, Rhymefest and Jasiri X Rock Phoenix

“You could feel the honesty and the integrity coming from the culture and the music; that’s what hip-hop is.” Don’t just take our word for it, though- watch the video below to see Paradise Gray for yourself....
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When Liberals Write!

With so much to want to shed in Arizona like bigotry, family separation, the foreclosure crisis, Arizona’s ranking 50th in education spending, and tense racial profiling and division it is completely ridiculous to suggest that the ire of our pen should be directed at a human rights organization. Even if you disagree with their tactics....
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FILM THE POLICE!!!!

"FILM THE POLICE" pays tribute to N.W.A.'s infamous "F*ck the Police," serving as a call to action for the digitized media movement while responding to the recent explosion of police brutality all across the world. ...
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The Sly Fox Business Report

The Sound Strike is a coalition of artist who have come together to boycott Arizona in the wake of the passage of SB 1070. But we are not confused about the root causes of the racist populism that led to SB 1070. The real culprits in the passage of SB 1070 are the wall street crooks and banksters that caused our economic crisis. In the history of the USA racist populism has always followed economic downturns. This happend with the Irish, the Italians, Polish and others. ...
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Boots Riley: “West Coast Port Shut Down. Let’s do it!”

The nationally coordinated, brutal police attacks on the Occupy Wall Street Movement were supported by the 1%. We will strike back with our own coordinated attack on the 1%. The December 12th West Coast Port Shutdown in order to economically disrupt “Wall Street On The Waterfront.”...
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Hip Hop Stand up! Immortal Technique Fundraiser for PUENTE AZ

Tech added, "when we heard from people who said, 'ow your depriving Arizona of the artists ... it dawned on me that these people weren't complaining when children were being ripped apart from their parents." ...
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Alto Arizona: A Short Film By Carlos Escobar

My name is Carlos Escobar and I am the Director of the short film Alto Arizona. This short film came about after I heard on news the new bill they just passed in Arizona....
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Manu Chao: Serenata al Sherif de Arizona (Clandestino)

Sheriff Joe has called Tent City a "concentration camp" and has arrested and targeted people who are politically opposed to him. There's a 3-year ongoing investigation of Arpaio for alleged abuses of power and retaliation against political enemies and critics, misspending $100 million in county funds, firing three of his top deputies for misconduct in the abuse of power case, and he's publicly stated that he's proud to be called "KKK." Unfortunately, Arizona is considered the capitol of hate/prejudice largely because of the path that Arpaio has paved....
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