by Brendon Spencer / BlerdUp Two years ago, I hypothesized that a new wave of rap was coming. I used social, economic, and political changes in the U.S. to chart waves within the music. I reasoned that the coming recession and the rise of Trump would push rap into a […]
Help protesters and activists arrested during demonstrations that kicked off in response to the police murder of George Floyd. Atlanta, GA – https://actionnetwork.org/groups/atlanta-solidarity-fund http://atlsolidarity.org/ Austin, TX – https://reparation.atlas.thrinacia.com/campaign/24/400-1-bail-fund Baltimore, MD – https://www.baltimoreactionlegal.org/community-bail-fund Bay Area, CA (San Fran, Oakland, San Jose, Vallejo, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Sacramento) – https://rally.org/ARCbailfund Brooklyn, NY […]
by Love and Rage Team / The States Washington D.C. – After several nights of protest in the wake of the police-involved murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, that have now spread from coast to coast, President Donald Trump took to Twitter once again to taunt protesters. The […]
by Opal Tometi/ROAR Magazine In 1992, the world witnessed African American Rodney King being brutally beaten by Los Angeles policemen. In 1999, Amadou Diallo, an unarmed Black immigrant from Guinea, was shot 19 times by five New York City policemen outside his apartment. Sean Bell was shot to […]
by Arun Gupta/Telesur Far from fizzling, the movement has a contested legacy that continues to shape the political landscape. One of the more puzzling aspects about Occupy Wall Street is not that there was a moment when millions of people hoped or feared it might overthrow the rule […]
by Jalil Muntaqim/FreeJalil.com To lose a child under any circumstances is heart-wrenching for any parent. This is especially true when it is done by a representative of government. When the police kill, particularly a child, more specifically a man-child of color, it raises many questions about justification. As […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Occupy Entitlement Written off like a disobedient child; a subversive flare-up of Millenial angst. Left for dead by many outside of the movement, the ones who failed to engage in it. Who failed to touch it. The dying light of the Occupy movement […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The case of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Chicago-area activist who was found dead in a Texas jail cell on July 13th, has opened up many questions in the past two weeks. The stated cause of death was ruled asphyxiation via autopsy by the […]
