Posts Tagged ‘Troy Davis’
Mos Def Demands BET Awards Show Tribute For Troy Davis (Video)
September 29, 2011
Mos Def & Talib Kweli were scheduled to perform here in Atlanta last Thursday night, but the show was cancelled following the recent execution of Troy Davis by the state of Georgia. As Black Star, Mos & Kweli opted to cancel their show in protest. I’m not mad & I applaud them for doing so. Troy Davis will officially be buried this Saturday & almost simultaneously the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taking place in Atlanta. While at their Miami show Mos Def took the opportunity to send a message to the powers at BET to make sure they dedicated a segment to a man who was executed with no evidence of guilt. Should be interesting to see how many other artists will speak out if given the platform.
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Tags: 2011, BET, BET Hip Hop Awards, Black Star, BlackStar, mos def, Political, Politics, TALIB KWELI, Troy Davis | 
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LIVE: Troy Davis Decision – Democracy Now Livestream (Video)
September 21, 2011
#IAMTROYDAVIS
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Killer Mike Speaks at the Troy Davis Rally (Video)
September 21, 2011
Mike Bigga aka Killer Mike along with Big Boi were the only two prominent rap artists to make the trek to Jackson Georgia to rally for Troy Davis who was facing execution for a crime where there is a substantial lack of evidence that he had anything to do with. Here someone in the audience manages to captures Killer Mike’s words to the public in attendance. Personally I believe Killer Mike’s calling is not entirely in hip hop as an emcee, but he could very well be one of this generations great black leaders…IF he wanted to.
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Lupe Fiasco Speaks On Troy Davis Death Sentence at Atlanta Show (Video)
September 21, 2011
“Lupe Fiasco brings his Lasers Tour to Tabernacle Atlanta. Here, Lupe strips down “Superstar” to address the impending execution (the very next day) of accused cop killer Troy Davis after the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied clemency on the day of this Lupe performance. He notes that his fans/followers on Twitter asked him to do so and this is what unfolds.”
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Clemency Denied For Troy Davis
September 20, 2011
With so much doubt surrounding the Troy Davis case it just doesn’t make sense how the state of Georgia is still willing to execute Troy Davis tomorrow. It really makes you question the justice system because Troy Davis could be anyone of any race, ethnicity, creed, & any other background.
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Jasiri X – “I Am Troy Davis” (Video)
September 16, 2011
Please visit TROYANTHONYDAVIS.ORG to learn more about how you can help or Call 404-913-3767 & say “this is (your name) from (your location in the world) and “I Am Troy Davis!â€
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“I Am Troy Davis” (Campaign)
September 14, 2011
The FTP Movement and countless others are working diligently to seek justice for Troy Davis. Here is your chance to help save a man facing death for a crime he did not commit based on a severe lack of evidence.
Call 404-913-3767 and with passion say “this is (your name) from (your location in the world) and “I Am Troy Davis!” A real-time developing compilation of the drops placed over dope music will be e-blasted every 12 hours on Facebook, U.S.R. Press League: rhythmunited.podomatic.com/entry/2011-09-09T22_50_47-07_00, and Our Soil: oursoil.bandcamp.com until September 21st, Troy’s scheduled date of execution, which this campaign is against. Read the rest of this entry »
