De 1967 à 1972, des équipes de télévision suédoises se sont intéressées au mouvement des droits civiques aux États-Unis. Du quotidien d’une famille noire qui manque de tout au désespoir des habitants de Harlem après les assassinats de Martin Luther King et Bob Kennedy, d’un discours de Bobby Seal au procès très médiatisé de l’égérie des Black Panthers Angela Davis, ces journalistes ont relayé le...

Dark Little Secret examines the United States prison system and its unprecedented explosion in population and the exploitation of dark, poor faces, intentionally relegated to second-class citizenship otherwise known as continued, legal slavery. Tweet

Wouldn’t it be better if African men weren’t always depicted as warlords or victims? http://www.stayclassy.org/events/build-future-50k-50-days/e16054 Everyone likes t-shirts! http://www.teespring.com/buildthefuture After viewing Mama Hope’s video, “Alex Presents Commando,” Gabriel, Benard, Brian and Derrik (the Kenyan men in this video) told us they wanted to make one that pokes fun at the way African men are...

  Life and Debt explores the effect of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) policies on developing countries through Jamaica’s experience with the organization. Jamaica, having gained its independence from Britain in 1962, found itself struggling as a result of the oil embargo the following year. In order to receive loans from the IMF, the country entered into a tricky agreement with its lenders. The terms of the loan...

Nas – Behind The Music (2012) By Carter Maness Nas has always been known for impeccable storytelling, but last night (April 18), the spotlight shifted to the notoriously-private rapper’s own life in a new episode of Vh1′s “Behind the Music.” Beginning with his rough childhood in Queensbridge, Nas reflected on the violent nature of his neighborhood. He relived the traumatic death of his best friend Ill Will,...

Ice-T’s Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap documentary hits theaters June 15th. Features Dr. Dre, Nas, Eminem, Mos Def, Kanye West, Common, Grandmaster Caz, Raekwon and many many more. This performance documentary goes beyond the stardom and the bling to explore what goes on inside the minds and erupts from the lips of the grandmasters of rap. Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap hits theaters June 15th Trailer:...