Polyandry

Came across this word. Googled it. Realized i saw a doc. about it once. Thought it was interesting.

Here

Black & White & Red All Over (1997)

I have no idea why my mother and aunt allowed me to watch this movie with them, but that openness is the type of stuff that I am grateful for.



"No, the six black friends hanging out together in a Boston apartment over a Thanksgiving weekend, watching television, drinking beer and smoking "blunts", are not waiting for Godot, although it sometimes feels that way. The characters in their 20's who inhabit ''Black and White and Red All Over'' are caught up in a wave of black-on-black violence that is receiving sporadic coverage on a local television station. Exactly how they are connected to these events is revealed only in bits and pieces as the story unfolds. Even by the end of the movie, much is still unexplained.

Set in the near future, the film, directed and written by DeMane Davis, Harry McCoy and Khari Streeter, has the style of a semi-improvised docudrama. Drenched in a mood of ominous claustrophobia, it evokes a black urban society so caught up in lethal turf wars that at times the apartment seems like a bunker. Most of the crucial events in the drama take place offscreen.


The movie has flashes of grim humor. One scene is photographed from the point of view of a "blunt" that the characters are passing around. When they talk back to the continuously playing television, their banter about the programming, particularly on the Black Entertainment Network, has a bitterly funny edge." Read More

XXL Lists 250 Greatest Hip Hop Songs of the 90’s

"Lists are always a great way to rile up folks in both a positive and negative way. Obviously no one’s list will be the same as the next man, so it always confused me why some people get extremely angry when another person’s doesn’t quite match up. With all that said, XXL has listed what they believe to be the top 250 hip hop songs of the 90’s, giving the top spot to Dr. Dre’s Nuthin’ But A G Thang (shouts to MTV for getting that info). The complete list can be found in the special edition issue that hits stands on May 24th." Read More

Remember, remember...

"Like in Tunisia, the large protests took many by surprise. They even surprised the leaders of the established political opposition groups who participated in the protests but did not expect them to be that large or inspiring.

They were spontaneous protests fed by public anger, disenchanted youth, and the Tunisian example.

Pictures and information fed from Egypt on Twitter, Facebook, and international TV channels showed a new image of Egypt. Showing that this collective anger should never be underestimated and that Egypt should prepare for the unexpected.

There is a new generation." Read More

VIDEO Hundreds held in Egypt protests - Middle East - Al Jazeera English



EXTRA

Your Black is Beautiful

"What is beauty? who determines what attractive looks like? these are questions that have plagued society (primarily women) for ages. For as long as I could remember being considered beautiful held almost as much importance as breathing. Some may say that is an exaggeration but given all the things women do to be considered beautiful I would say that it’s an understatement. Women of all racial backgrounds go to the most ridiculous lengths to meet a standard of beauty that is virtually unattainable. Growing up being pretty was at the forefront of everything, the pretty girls got all the attention the pretty girls appeared to have the most fun…this has not changed and if anything it has gotten worse. Every race has their own standard beauty, physical qualities that some races treasure others discard as natural deformities that have to be fixed." - READ MORE

Kaws

"New York’s Rizzoli is the name when it comes to publishing books relevant to our culture. They recently released the Maison Martin Margiela book, the Supreme book, and Kanye’s Glow In The Dark Tour book. The Kaws book is set to release this September. We will have this book in-store and available online. Books like this are great for inspiration, they’re packed with photos you’ve never seen and info you didn’t know. They’re at least better looking than what’s currently on your coffee table. If you haven’t checked out our filtered selection of books, I urge you to do so here." - Dope Couture

Panther

well i guess it Movie Friday...





Panther is a 1995 film directed by Mario Van Peebles, from a screenplay adapted by his father, Melvin Van Peebles, based on his book. The film dramatizes the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. Read More

All the Power to the People!

Song of the Day: Life's A Bitch...

AZ murked that shit son! VERY under-rated!

I Want! I Want!

"Rap pioneer KRS-One has bigger plans for Hip-Hop as he's announced that he will soon release The Gospel of Hip Hop: The First Instrument, a 600-page book that examines the spirituality of the culture."

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Mos Def goes back to New Orleans

this is really dope. just watch and learn...



"the aftermath of a man-made disaster"