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Monthly Archives: April 2013
The Beat Bang Theory: How Corporate Hip-Hop Profits From Rape Culture
By Kirsten West Savali “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman, the most unprotected person in America is the Black woman, the most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” – Malcolm X When the laser … Continue reading
In Boston attack, a reminder of the difficulty in foiling terrorist plots
By Scott Wilson and Peter Finn After nearly a dozen years of foiled plots, the United States on Monday suffered the first large-scale bombing since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, opened an era of heightened security affecting nearly every … Continue reading
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Posted in Thoughts of the Soul Brother
Tagged Boston, Boston Marathon, faith, Massachusetts, prayer
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Assault on Wall Street
A man snaps! That’s the movie. Who doesn’t want to snap against Wall Street and banks? Assault on Wall Street opens on May 10, 2013 and stars Dominic Purcell, Erin Karpluk, Edward Furlong, John Heard, and Keith David.
Posted in Soul Brother Presents
Tagged banks, Dominic Purcell, Edward Furlong, entertainment, Erin Karpluk, film, John Heard, Keith David, movie, New York, wall street
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Elysium
Elysium is a film that makes a social statements about immigration, wealth disparity, and the environment. In the future, the super rich (1%) live on a space station named Elysium. The rest of us lives on an overcrowded, environmentally bankrupt … Continue reading
Lines Are Being Drawn In Hip-Hop & Rick Ross Is The First Casualty
by Dimas S. You know whom I kind of feel bad for? Rocko. Dude, who’s a C-class rapper, at best, has the hottest song of his life and all of the track’s momentum is getting killed by a single line … Continue reading
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Tagged business, hip-hop, music, Rape, Rapping, Reebok, twitter
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5 Ways Our Tax Code Benefits the Rich and Screws Everyone Else
By Travis Waldron Happy tax day! Today is Tax Day, the day on which federal and state taxes are due for all Americans. Republicans have, of course, spent the year since Tax Day 2012 arguing that tax rates are too … Continue reading
Posted in News from the Soul Brother
Tagged economy, money, politics, Ronald Reagan, Tax Day, Tax law, Tax rate, taxes, United States
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Old School Monday part II
Here’s a new edition of R&B throwbacks! For some this maybe their first time listening to the artist but for us old heads it will bring back some good times. All of the songs are available on iTunes and Amazon. … Continue reading
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Never Say ‘Never Again’
Our foolish obsession with stopping the next attack. By Juliette Kayyem There will be no politicians at the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. They are no longer invited. Organizers of the memorial have now … Continue reading →