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Interview: Saidah Baba Talibah

Marking today’s release of “(S)Cream” with quick peek into the mind and life of @SBTfly

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LISTENING POST: Jean Grae — "Live Up (feat. Talib Kweli)"

Something to tide you over til the next Jean Grae album arrives in the fall

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NYC: "Africolor"–Now through September 10

A recently opened exhibit explores the relationship between Africa, color and color photography

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VIDEO: Novie — "Funk 3 (Get Next To You)"

A black woman and her sword face armed thugs on a roof. ‘Nuff said.

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Support It: Angelo Moore's Kickstarter Project

Two days left for Dr. Maddvibe to reach his fundraising goal

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REVIEW: "Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest"

Michael Rapaport’s doc does a solid job of contextualizing ATCQ, the moment they came on the scene, and their impact on hip hop

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Support It: Rozz Nash's Brooklyn Performing Arts Intensive

Really, it’s for the kids. Which is why it deserves your support.

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UPCOMING: Theophilus London & Phony Ppl at Weeksville — July 23

A great month of music ends with voices from Generation Next.

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Q&A with Keziah Jones + "Lagos vs. New York"

On “blufunk,” bucking tradition and how interest in Africa is on the rise

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UPCOMING: Keziah Jones & Sophia Urista–July 16

The free music series in the heart of Bed-Stuy continues.

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GOOD READS: #TrayvonMartin Around The Web

So much conversation–and now maybe some justice–for this young man.

GOOD READ: Charles Blow on the Trayvon Martin case

Will an innocent black boy get justice?

What’s Race Got To Do With It?

The antidote to the country’s first black president

Why Is The N.Y.P.D. After Me?

A 23-year-old New Yorker talks about having been stopped and frisked by NYPD at least five times.

The Rise of the New Confederacy: How America-Hating Right-Wingers Took Over The GOP

Those on the extreme right are different. Here’s how and why.

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