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soulbrotherv2: Crack Babies: A Tale from the Drug Wars In the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:44 -0700

Crack Babies: A Tale from the Drug Wars

In the 1980s, many government officials, scientists, and journalists warned that the country would be plagued by a generation of “crack babies.” They were wrong.

Easy to transport, highly addictive and sometimes deadly, crack cocaine ripped through the 1980s like a bullet, a headline-maker that seemed to destroy lives at every turn. But the symbol of that destruction was not the tiny crack vials littering the streets or the addicts crouching in corners. The poster child for America’s drug epidemic was a jittery infant whom commentators said was destined to a lifetime of pain and suffering through no fault of its own. [Continue reading and watch report.]

Sunsetting on the #Anatolian Festival in #OC #Topkapı #popup

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:21:13 -0700

Sunsetting on the #Anatolian Festival in #OC #Topkapı #popup

the-uncensored-she: Yes ma’am!

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:58:33 -0700

the-uncensored-she:

Yes ma’am!

The Arab World & Arab Idol via @hussamA

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:49:26 -0700

The Arab World & Arab Idol via @hussamA

Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority...

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:32 -0700

Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims

http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130408&t=2&i=720219867&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=460&pl=300&r=CBRE9370UUF00

Los Miticos Del Ritmo - Otro Muerde el Polvo Dope cover of...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:21:04 -0700

Los Miticos Del Ritmo - Otro Muerde el Polvo

Dope cover of Queen’s ‘Another One Bites The Dust’

islawmix: Maybe we can finally get rid of that BBC stock image...

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:50:13 -0700

islawmix:

Maybe we can finally get rid of that BBC stock image of ‘veils of Muslim world’.

Saudis, the FBI, and pressure cookers

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:45:11 -0700

Saudis, the FBI, and pressure cookers:

Cooking device lands two men in hot water.

A #socal #spring at home with le #jacaranda

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:23:45 -0700

A #socal #spring at home with le #jacaranda

knowledgeequalsblackpower: carpe-pm: mochafleur: tranqualizer:...

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:33:53 -0700

knowledgeequalsblackpower:

carpe-pm:

mochafleur:

tranqualizer:

Lauryn Hill Ordered by the Court to Undergo “Counseling” Due to her “Conspiracy Theories”

The name of Lauryn Hill’s breakout album was The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill but it now appears that the powers that be would like her to record a new album called The Re-Education of Lauryn Hill. After appearing in court for tax evasion, Hill was sentenced to three months in jail PLUS she must attend “counseling” due to her “conspiracy theories”.

According to the IBTimes, Hill told the court: “I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them. I had an economic system imposed on me.” Furthermore, Hill also believes that artists are being oppressed by (what the article calls) “a plot involving the military and media”. Because of these statements, Hill was ordered to undergo “counseling”, which is a way of saying that she is mentally ill and that she needs some sort of re-programming session regain “sanity”.

In 2012, Hill published a thoughtful letter describing the corruption, the oppression and the control of the music industry and her desire to escape it. In one part of the letter, Lauryn states

“It was this schism and the hypocrisy, violence and social cannibalism it enabled, that I wanted and needed to be freed from, not from art or music, but the suppression/repression and reduction of that art and music to a bottom line alone, without regard for anything else. Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I Love making art, I Love making music, these are as natural and necessary for me almost as breathing or talking. To be denied the right to pursue it according to my ability, as well as be properly acknowledged and compensated for it, in an attempt to control, is manipulation directed at my most basic rights! These forms of expression, along with others, effectively comprise my free speech! Defending, preserving, and protecting these rights are critically important, especially in a paradigm where veiled racism, sexism, ageism, nepotism, and deliberate economic control are still blatant realities!!!”

(See my article entitled Lauryn Hill’s Tumblr Letter on the Music Business for the full letter).

World’s Highest Standard of Living… There’s no...

Thu, 09 May 2013 01:10:38 -0700

World’s Highest Standard of Living… There’s no way like the American way.

kolkhara: Flood of Yellow Weigh - Faig Ahmed

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:39:40 -0700

kolkhara:

Flood of Yellow Weigh - Faig Ahmed

"When women are sexualized, it reinforces the idea that women exist just for a man’s needs. … Even in..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:37:29 -0700

“When women are sexualized, it reinforces the idea that women exist just for a man’s needs. … Even in princess movies, however harmless they may seem, still show girls sexually. In G-rated movies, female characters look just as sexy or revealing as they do in R rated movies, a study shows. These characters, with busts big and waists small, ride off into the sunset at age 16 with a prince they barely know.””

- SPARK at the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (via thepeacefulterrorist)

Auditorium By Mos Def Feat. Slick Rick, Madlib production

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:36:31 -0700

Auditorium By Mos Def Feat. Slick Rick, Madlib production

A very☁ day in #LA today. Oh ☀ where art thou?

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:15:15 -0700

A very☁ day in #LA today. Oh ☀ where art thou?

#tbt from the future. chillin with marya.

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:49:39 -0700

#tbt from the future. chillin with marya.

Photo

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:11:37 -0700

Name the #westcoast city #LA #Frisco or #SD? #california

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:19:34 -0700

Name the #westcoast city #LA #Frisco or #SD? #california

Is it predictability or uncertainty that sways your decision making?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:31:51 -0700

neither, it’s logic.

Putting eye liner on… Why i avoid it.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:13:22 -0700

Putting eye liner on… Why i avoid it.