#jaaamaccordingly. Musician/DJ/Emcee. Educator. @butlermbb MC and DJ. He/Him/His. #existintheinfinite. Gardener. This is my personal account and my perspective.
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This is Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer talking about the history of racial terror lynchings of Black people and how some Black people responded, specifically protesting, looting, and rioting. This is from a documentary, “Heritage Of Slavery” (1968).
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I interviewed David Joyner, who physically portrayed Barney for over 10 years. He spoke to me about what he brought to the character as a Black man, his experiences with racism on and off set, and his thoughts on Ayo Edebiri & Daniel Kaluuya’s forthcoming iteration of Barney.
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I’ve been to hundreds of protests involving the LAPD since 2020. The LAPD was worse now than I’ve seen over past 5 years.
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My best, completely unbiased, guess at this conversation between Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark
Taylor: “So is Hinkle Fieldhouse really as great as everyone says it is?”
Caitlin: “100%”
#DawgsOnly
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Before Elvis, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Before Elvis, there was Big Mama Thornton.
Before Elvis, there was B.B. King.
Before Elvis, there was Chuck Berry.
Before Elvis, there was Roy Hamilton.
Before Elvis, there was Little Richard.
Before Elvis, there was Ray Charles.
Before Elvis, there was Mahalia Jackson.
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Your yearly reminder that OutKast “Player’s Ball” is a Christmas song 🎅🏼 🎄 teapawt.net/burrrnaaaa/status/1871…
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Imma try to keep this brief but quick history lesson... this specific rhetoric is literally how the Nazi party rose to power. I studied abroad in Berlin and learned a lot about the Weimar Republic which I had never even heard of before. They don't teach it here on purpose (1/?)
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Universal Music has responded to Drake's claim that it conspired to "artificially inflate" the streaming numbers of Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss, "Not Like Us":
"The suggestion that UMG would do anything to undermine any of its artists is offensive and untrue. We employ the highest ethical practices in our marketing and promotional campaigns. No amount of contrived and absurd legal arguments in this pre-action submission can mask the fact that fans choose the music they want to hear." bit.ly/4fFIJHd
This an important thread for not only Indiana families, but families all over America.
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I’m impressed by the student journalists at @idsnews whose response to being threatened with defunding by the incoming lieutenant governor for being too left-leaning is to simply keep reporting. Great, professional interview here. Keep going.
idsnews.com/article/2024/11/…
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No one is having more fun than Denzel Washington during this round of Gladiator II promo.
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Today, we remember dancer-choreographer Judith Jamison. The Philadelphia native brought passion and power to the art of dance, first as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, which she joined in 1965, and later as their artistic director (1989-2011).
ALT A black-and-white close-up portrait of Judith Jamison.
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There’s a new mural of the late councilman Eric Mays on the north side of Flint, by Krystal Cooke
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Quincy Jones, one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than half a century, died at 91. He produced Michael Jackson’s "Thriller," the best-selling album of all time, and was a prolific arranger and composer of film music. nyti.ms/3AuTahh
ALT A black and white photo of Quincy Jones. Text reads: "1933-2024. Quincy Jones." Photo credit: Damon Winter/The New York Times