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Sports/Events/Activism: Support “Cuba El Venenoso” As He Readies For The Fight
March 22, 2018
Our homie “Cuba†will be in his first amateur fight. If you’re in Atlanta you gotta support!
And he’s not even trying to pocket millions. He wants to fight, win, and help with a meal service for disabled people & children. Dude’s paying for his own equipment, training, attire, association fees, physical exams, gym time and memberships. You can cop tickets to attend; and separately, sponsorship donations under his name go to Open Hand Atlanta for charity. Learn more about that organization at http://www.projectopenhand.org
Check for Joshua Rodriguez aka Cuba El Venenoso. Search “El Venenoso†at CorporateFightNight.com to donate under his name. Click on the promo pic for starters…
Salute.
ATLANTA CORPORATE FIGHT NIGHT 13
THURSDAY MAY 3RD
DOORS OPEN: 5:30 PM
FIRST BELL: 6:45 PM
VENUE: Southern Exchange Ballrooms at 200 Peachtree
Posted in Activism, Call To Action, EVENTS, Sports | 
Tags: CFN, Corporate Fight Night, Cuba El Venenoso, El Venenoso, Joshua Rodriguez | 
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Black Thought And Lupe Fiasco Rocking For Hurricane Relief In Puerto Rico (Video)
March 21, 2018
Puerto Rico! Hoooooo!
Somebody had to do it: that chant above and the show embedded above that. That’s Black Thought up top. Boom bap rapping and it don’t stop. Neither does this party with a purpose. So nod ’til you get a li’l loopy. Then catch Lupe after the jump. They were down there helping raise money for hurricane relief. Enjoy.
Posted in Activism, Hip-Hop, Performance, Travel, Videos | Tags: Black Thought, Hurricane Maria, Hurricane Relief, Lupe Fiasco, Puerto Rico | No Comments »
Food: What’s In ‘Your Daily Bread’? (Video)
March 18, 2018
“The bread you’re buying isn’t actually real bread.”
– Zooey Deschanel
So, I could file this under Activism. But it’s about our food. And I know if you like your white bread (I do), this may not make you think, “No more of that sh!t for me.” However, we should KNOW what we are eating… what choices we are making. It’s similar to the GMO debate. Whether you think that kind of food is “bad” or not, you should KNOW it’s there, so you can make an INFORMED choice.
You know what… this is going under Activism, too.
Posted in Activism, Business, Celebrity, Environment, Food, Health and Wellness, Videos | Tags: What's In Your Bread, white bread, whole grain bread, Your Food's Roots, Zooey Deschanel | No Comments »
Activism: Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., Interview (Audio)
March 18, 2018
I was totally geeked when Love Ultra Radio had friend of the family, mentor, educator, civil rights activist, and Kingian scholar-practitioner Dr. Bernard LaFayette on for another Black History Month interview! Like #WakandaForever level excited!
Love Ultra Radio caught up with Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette. Hear why training and knowledge are important when organizing a movement, the goal of accomplishing peace via non-violent acts, and how that strategy is used effectively throughout our history. Listen to the first step of non-violent activism organizing, the importance of researching your roots, and what inspires Dr. Lafayette, Jr., to continue the necessary forward movement to complete his mission. Also, read and support his book, “In Peace And Freedom My Journey In Selma†(available on Amazon now).
Follow Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr. learn, listen and share his lessons and become a part of the non-violence movement for equality and justice.
– Love Ultra Radio
Here is the audio for the full interview.
DOWNLOAD: REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR., INTERVIEW (LOVE ULTRA RADIO)
Posted in Activism, EVENTS, History, Human Interest, Interview, Podcast, Radio | Tags: Bernard LaFayette, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, In Peace And Freedom My Journey In Selma, Jah Prince, Kingian scholar, Love Ultra, Love Ultra Radio, Mahatma Gandhi International Award, Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace, Mahatma Gandhi International Award Honoree | No Comments »
President Barack Obama Interviews Liza Koshy (Video)
March 17, 2018
(Wait… I think we got that backwards… anywaay, that’s how Liza tagged it.)
So you know when we learned that Liza got to interview the POTUS, Barack Obama? Well, I went looking annnnnd BOOM!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Interview, Politics, Videos, Youth | Tags: Barack Obama, Liza Koshy, President Barack Obama | No Comments »
Environmental Racism Is the New Jim Crow (Video)
March 12, 2018
For those who cannot fathom that race-based discrimination is still a thing…
Vann R. Newkirk II argues environmental racism is the new Jim Crow.
– The Atlantic
– @ojones1
Activism: Real Justice PAC’s Grassroots Effort To Reboot The U.S. Justice System
March 9, 2018
Mass incarceration… mass victimization inflicted on us by unfair, overreaching law enforcement and an unjust judiciary. You KNOW the story. You (and/or someone you love) has LIVED the story. You’ve cried, as have we; and cried out, “ENOUGH.” But then what? Then ACTION, that’s what!
Real Justice PAC (Political ACTION Committee) is a grassroots political team determined to reimagine and completely overhaul America’s justice system. How? Glad you asked. Real Justice PAC’s Shaun King hit the inbox with much much-needed info, including an ACTION plan.
Our nation has 2,400 elected prosecutors. Not thousands, but millions and millions of cases come through 2,400 officers every single year. And it is these elected prosecutors who decide not just whether or not violent or corrupt cops are prosecuted, but these prosecutors decide how seriously to take those cases and how many staff members to put on them.
These prosecutors are 95% white, 81% male, and only 1% of them are women of color. They are also, as you can imagine, overwhelmingly conservative. Hundreds of them are effectively serving what amounts to unofficial lifetime appointments because they basically run unopposed term after term. Some of these prosecutors have been in office for over 30 years.
And they wouldn’t know a serious challenge if it smacked them in the face.
That’s where we come in.
No position in all of politics is more overdue for a complete reboot than that of America’s 2,400 District Attorneys. It’s ripe for innovation.
What We’re Demanding from District Attorneys:
1. Ensure that everyone is treated equally under the law
2. End the War on Drugs.
3. Promote Transparency and Accountability.
4. Promote Policies that Aid Undocumented Communities.
5. Make Punishment Fair.
– Shaun King, Activist/Journalist For Real Justice PAC
Endorsing and supporting candidates for District Attorney offices who will herald the return of Real Justice for the people! Learn more about Shaun King, Real Justice PAC, and how you can help at RealJusticePAC.org
Posted in Activism, Call To Action, Politics, Progressive | Tags: AMERICAN JUSTICE, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, criminal justice system, District Attorney, Endorsement, get out the vote, Real Justice, Real Justice PAC, Real Justice Political Action Committee, Shaun King, Vote | No Comments »
Hasan Piker Claps Back At Laura Ingram Telling Lebron James To ‘Shut Up And Dribble’ (Video)
March 3, 2018
Bwaaaahahaaa! Hasan Piker SMOKED Laura Ingram for her #ShutUpAndDribble dribble rant. Wonder if she has seen this… Might make her dribble, with her mouth wide open, leaking from the cheeks.
Laura Ingraham’s viral racist rant against LeBron James is the perfect example of how idiotic and hypocritical White Supremacy is.
– The Breakdown
Shout out to the fam Twice Born The God for sharing this epicness!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Opinion, Politics, Shots, Videos | Tags: FOX NEWS, FoxNews, Hasan Piker, Laura Ingram, Lebron James, rant, Shut Up And Dribble, ShutUpAndDribble, The Breakdown, The Young Turks, TYT, White Supremacy | No Comments »
Civil Rights Activist & Educator Dr. Bernard LaFayette Live On-Air Tonight!
February 27, 2018
Shout out to my folks over at LoveUltra – I.Lex & Jah Prince – for having my personal hero and champion for Civil Rights, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. back on this year. Dr. LaFayette will be the capstone interview for LoveUltra’s Black History Month observance. But, truthfully, isn’t EVERY month Black History Month. I am always excited to hear from ‘living history’ – like astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, pro football standout and human rights activist Colin Kaepnernick, President Barack Obama, Congressman John Lewis, and more. So many more!
But tonight, we honor and hear from Dr. LaFayette. Tune in at 9pm EST for some great music (Jah Prince mixing urban & island flavor, street-level to soulful), with the Doc coming in around 10pm to talk to the nation and the world!
4 ways to listen:
WWW.iLoveSunsplash.COM >> Listen Live (DaFlavaRadio1)
On TuneIn >> “DaFlavaRadioOnline”
Direct dial:: 712-432-8479 and listen live
Download Da FlavaRadio App
Instagram & Twitter: @LoveUltraRadio
If you want to hear last year’s interview, as a preview, click here.
INTERVIEW: ACTIVIST / MINISTER / EDUCATOR / LECTURER REV. DR. BERNARD LAFAYETTE, JR. (LOVEULTRA RADIO)
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, EVENTS, Interview, Radio | Tags: Are we moving in the right direction, Bernard LaFayette, Bloody Sunday, Da Flava Radio, DAFLAVARADIO, DaFlavaRadioOnline, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Edmond Pettus Bridge, iLoveSunsplash, Kingian scholar, Mahatma Gandhi International Award, Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace, Mahatma Gandhi International Award Honoree, Selma, Selma March, The March Across the Edmond Pettus Bridge | 2 Comments »
Iranian-American Hoda Katebi May Not Be ‘American Enough’ For Some (Video)
February 22, 2018
Wowwww. You know how when you were a kid, your parents taught you what to say aloud and what NOT to say? Even if it is what you are thinking?
An Iranian-American woman was told she didn’t “sound like an American†on live TV.
– AJ+
NO! We cannot continue to allow people call our people’s, Americans’, citizenship… loyalty… whatever… into question because they do not think it lines up with what they think Americans should think, look like, sound like, etc.
She is Iranian-American. Ethnic heritage of Iran; citizen of the United States. End of debate. Unless you want to be ignorant about it and believe that only some American citizens are ‘real Americans.’
That is ‘Murica, folks. That is NOT America. America is FREE. America is TOUGH. America, if we are to believe it actually is the ‘beacon on the hill’ we proclaim it to be… MUST be better than ‘Murica.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Opinion, Progressive, Videos | Tags: AJ+, America, American, American Citizenship, Author holds her ground, citizenship, Hoda Katebi, sound like an American | No Comments »
How To Get Gun Control Legislation Passed NOW (Video)
February 19, 2018
Okay, so you see Trevor Noah with Neal Brennan at The Daily Show desk on COMEDY Central. So, it is okay – even expected – for you to laugh. But dude’s idea is brilliant, and it actually worked… back in the ’60s. Score one for #BlackPanther for real #AmericanSymbolsMatter
The ‘solution’ to which Neal referred above is presented in the clip embedded after the jump. Scenes from that earlier ‘Panther’ movie. All Power To The People #Forever
Posted in Activism, Comedy, History, Politics, Series, Television, Videos | Tags: Gun Control, Neal Brennan, The Daily Show, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, Trevor Noah | No Comments »
Lebron James & Kevin Durant Speak On How They Still Feel The Hate As Black Men In America (Video)
February 19, 2018
Great episode. Great series. Great channel #RollingWithTheChampion #Uninterrupted
To keep it a buck, the hatred sees faaaarr beyond the bucks. Remember when Chris Rock joked that White audience members would never trade places with him… and he’s RICH!? Not really a joke.
Just hear what these rich, popular, powerful, [still] Black men have to say. And it’s not just the “other man” putting the pressure on them. Just saying. Just watch.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant KEPT IT 100% REAL on the hate they get, plus really making it as a Black man in America — especially during these times.
– UNINTERRUPTED
Kobe Bryant Speaks On Character And How Black Athletes Should Use Their Vehicles To Move Us Forward (Video)
February 16, 2018
Jemele Hill (looking cute, let’s get that out there) gets Kobe Bryant to open up about the importance of his relationship with mentor & Hall-of-Famer Bill Russell and the importance of doing what is right – with a respect shout to Colin Kaepernick doing what is right in his way. Intriguing prediction he makes in here on Kaep’s future, too. Good watch.
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Interview, Sports, Television, Videos | Tags: Dear Black Athlete, ESPN, Jemele Hill, Kobe Bryant, The Undefeated | No Comments »
It’s 2018. And Our Sisters Are Still Suffering. ‘Colorism’ Is Real, And A Real Issue Among Black People (Documentary Trailer)
February 7, 2018
You hear the music, and your mind goes right to “The Story Of O.J.” sample, doesn’t it? Light n!gga, dark n!gga, rich n!gga, poor n!gga… still n!gga. Sure it’s a song with meaning, but this doc right here means to pack a cultural punch! Wow.
Watch the trailer for “Charcoal” and be amazed. And a bit sad. It’s okay that it is not okay. Feel it and grow from it as a person, as a people.
Posted in Activism, Film, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Charcoal, colorism, dark skinned, light skinned | No Comments »
David Cay Johnston And Greg Palast Speak On The State Of The Union – The Speech, The Situation, And The Donald (Video)
February 3, 2018
These guys are high-up in the media food chain, and yet, many would likely still not know of them for real. But watch their discussion, and you will feel… something… for real! Johnston, best-selling author; and Palast, investigative reporter and filmmaker. Watch them talk about Trump like he was a… Well, just watch!
Former President Vicente Fox Speaks On Donald Trump And What It Means To Truly Lead A Nation (Video)
January 30, 2018
Hola! Enter the dude who will tell President Trump, and anyone who wants to make a deal of it, that Mexico is NOT. GOING. TO. PAY. FOR. THAT. FU. CK. ING. WALL!
But former Mexican President Vicente Fox has way more to say than that, and The Breakfast Club had him on to speak on it all.
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Advice, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Politics, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Angela yee, Breakfast Club, Charlemagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Vicente Fox | No Comments »
Dogg Pound Gangsta To Dogg Father To “Coach Snoop”… Watch Him Do It For The Kids (Trailer)
January 26, 2018
Snoop Dogg spit the real, to get the dough, to put it down for the youth, to take the field, to WIN at LIFE! Salute to Netflix for giving a home to a story a proud Hip-Hop Nation needs to see… and celebrate!
“Coach Snoop” follows the legendary rapper outside the studio and on the field, as he coaches a team of teenagers in the Snoop Youth Football League. The eight-episode season offers an intimate look at Snoop and the players as they chase a championship and deal with adversity off the field. “Coach Snoop” launches globally on Netflix February 2, 2018.
– Netflix
Nice! Peep the trailer above.
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Human Interest, Series, Sports, Trailer, Videos, Youth | Tags: Coach Snoop, Football, Netflix, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Youth Football League | No Comments »
Black Eyed Peas Are At A Point In Their Career Where They Can Speak Their Truth In Their Music (Video)
January 19, 2018
Yep! “Street Livin'” got the Peas popping out here. Watch the interview above. And respect to will.i.am for popping… them bands for philanthropy (as they talk about at the top of the interview)
Black Eyed Peas on saying “F” the system, new music & more.
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Angel Yee, Black Eyed Peas, Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Power 105, Power 105.1, Power 105.1 FM, Street Livin' | No Comments »
Miguel – “Now” (Video)
January 5, 2018
It’s high time we talk about it: Is THIS the look of freedom? NO!
This is NOT ‘detention’ it is IMPRISONMENT; modern day slave-camping. Immigrants to inmates. And you-know-who wants to ‘build’ a wall?? Seems like the ‘walls’ that are already in place do way too much.
And Miguel is using his platform to shine light on this shame “Now.”
Anyone finding a way to hate on Miguel… wow. That’d be amazing and saddening at the same damn time. Dude do nothing but dopeness. This is a different look, but right in line with his vibe as an artist, ya know. Check this latest out “Now.” “War & Leisure” is out now.
Posted in Activism, Album, R&B, Videos | Tags: Detention, Immigrants, Immigration, Immigration Policy, Imprisonment, MIGUEL, Modern Day Slavery, Modern Slavery, Now, Prison Industrial Complex, Slavery, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME, Undocumented, Undocumented Labor, Undocumented Workers, Unjust Imprisonment, War & Leisure, War And Leisure | No Comments »
Angela Rye Curves Omarosa In Every Way, Speaks On Net Neutrality-Related Legislation, And Sexual Abuse Allegations In The News (Video)
January 3, 2018
“All my skin-folk ain’t my kinfolk.” That’s Angela Rye quoting Zora Neale Hurston while throwing a shade blanket on top of Omarosa!
Mic dropped!
– @ojones1
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Radio, Series, Videos | Tags: Angela Rye, Angela yee, Breakfast Club, Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Power 105, Power 105.1, Power 105.1 FM | No Comments »
