Category: In the Mix

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. This is the date that the struggle to end slavery repositioned itself, by virtue of the 13th Amendment, to the prison systems of America. As we all now know or should know, the 13th Amendment did not abolish slavery; it nationalized it. […]

July Fourth is a celebration of kidnapping, transporting/buying/selling human beings, separating families, torture, whippings, rapes, castrations, lynchings and enslavement. And that wasn’t too long ago either. In fact, it’s modern history as recently as a mere 17 years ago when former President Ronald Reagan died in 2004. Consider, for example, what TikTok user @doorbender perceptively […]

Demonstrators were dressed in tan pants and black shirts with face coverings. Several members carried flags and chanted “reclaim America” and “the election was stolen,” according to police. Demonstrators and onlookers engaged in physical and verbal confrontations during the march, police said. No injuries or arrests were reported. Philadelphia police said the group dispersed under […]

Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction will be overturned and the 83-year-old comedian will be released from ,prison after the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court issued an opinion to vacate his conviction Wednesday. Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned the conviction after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged in the case. The Supreme Court […]

The Hottest Track of the Summer Rolling 110 Deep (Ft. 3D Na’Tee, Aobie, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Big Dubez, Black Thought, Bodega Bamz, Brand Nubian, Bun B, Bynoe, Cassidy, Chris Rivers, Chuck D, Coke La Rock, Consequence, Conway the Machine, Cory Gunz, Dave East, DJ Doo Wop, Drag-On, E-A-Ski, E.D.I. Mean, Freddie Foxxx, Fred the Godson, Ghostface Killah, Gillie Da Kid, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Gunplay, Havoc, Hocus45th, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Inspectah Deck, Jim Jones, Joell Ortiz, J.R. Writer, Junior Reid, Kaflow Kaboom, […]

Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Murder of George Floyd June 25, 2021 3:56 PM Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who killed George Floyd during his arrest in Minneapolis last year, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Friday. Chauvin was found guilty in April of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, […]

RETAIL Track star Allyson Felix launches her own shoe brand after breaking up with Nike PUBLISHED WED, JUN 23 20219:00 AM EDTUPDATED WED, JUN 23 20216:23 PM EDTLauren Thomas@LAURENTHOMASSHAREShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailKEY POINTS After breaking up with Nike in 2019 and landing a sponsorship deal with […]

Chuck D Launches Graphic Novel Inspired by Public Enemy Album Z2 Comics is partnering with Chuck D to create a graphic novel inspired by Public Enemy’s 1991 album, Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black.BY LARRY SWANSONPUBLISHED 5 DAYS AGO Z2 Comics is collaborating with UMe and Def Jam Recordings on Apocalypse 91: Revolution Never Sleeps, the first graphic […]

How Basquiat and Street Artists Left Their Mark on Hip-Hop Culture Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s. Regarded as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he was part of the Neo-expressionism movement. WikipediaBorn: December 22, 1960, Brooklyn, New York, NYDied: August 12, 1988, Great Jones Street, New York, NY […]

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says Updated June 23, 20215:32 PM ET  Enlarge this image A teenager enters a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine site this month in the Jackson Heights neighborhood of Queens in New York City.Scott Heins/Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]