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The struggle for black music in Canada

  The 2013 Juno Awards (Canada's Grammys) were recently held in Regina, Canada. At one time, these awards were "white on white, in white."   Africans in...

An open letter to Barack Hussein Obama “What About We People Who Are Darker Than Blue?”

As this is being written, Barack Hussein Obama is yet to issue a proclamation for Black Music Month, which is in its 32nd year of observance.

Diasporic Music for April 2013

  Call for Alicia Keys to boycott illegitimate settler State of Israel   Alicia Keys is scheduled to play in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 4, 2013....

The way forward: African Internationalism vs Cultural Nationalism

“We have to realize our black heritage in order to give us strength to move on and progress. But as far as returning to...

Django Unchained, or, “Killing whitey while protecting white power”: A critical analysis

It has been a long time since a movie has sparked as much controversy as Django Unchained.   Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the movie...

Uhuru Radio Builds Dual Institution! The Future Looks Black!

Breaking News! There is a war going on, a media war!    In the year 2011, U.S. Communications and Media Corporations spent 1.12 trillion dollars to...

A common thread of courage

Two books reviewed by Lynne Stewart

Mahalia Jackson internationalized black music

Before the “King of Pop,” Michael Jackson, internationalized black music, another Jackson named Mahalia had already conquered the world.   The woman who became known as...

Happy (belated) birthday, Barry White!

Barry White, who passed on July 4th, 2003 of kidney failure from years of high blood pressure, believed in the Black Radical Tradition.   Born to...
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