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Wanda’s Picks for Nov. 21
by Wanda Sabir McCoy Tyner Trio McCoy Tyner – Photo: Roger Humbert I’ve been just as busy as ever this week. Dropped in to see the McCoy Tyner Trio with Marc Ribot on guitar. Tyner is always a treat...
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Wanda’s Picks for Nov. 28
by Wanda Sabir World AIDS Day, Monday, Dec. 1 Formerly a gay white man’s disease, HIV and AIDS is taking the lives of Black women and children, and is still one of the top five causes of death among...
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Rallying, rioting, rebelling: Revolution
by Eugene Thomas “Fuck the system, I’m like a modern day Hitler, Black Guerilla, Crip and Blood in one nigga.” – Nas-Lake “Revolutionary Warfare” Eugene Thomas with his mother, brother and nephews Just...
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Fresher than ever: an interview wit DJ Fresh of the Whole Shabang
by Minister of Information JR DJ Fresh DJ Fresh is a legend in the arena of DJing around the world but he is also known for his contributions of putting out lesser known artists right here in the Bay...
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Tickling the keys: an interview wit’ pianist and rapper Kev Choice
by Minister of Information JR Kev Choice is one of the the dopest young musicians I know in Oakland. And I would have to say that L-Boogie aka Lauryn Hill agrees with me, since she hired this dude to...
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The legacy of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz lives! an interview wit’ his grandson...
by POCC Minister of Information JR Malcolm Shabazz Feb. 21, 1965, the late great El Hajj Malik El Shabazz aka Malcolm X was assassinated in front of his family by agents of the U.S. government, in...
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‘Go Getter’: an interview wit’ the rap songstress Mahasen
by the People’s Minister of Information JR Mahasen is one of my favorite artists in the Bay bar none. She is gearing up to release her new album “Go Getter” in September, so I just wanted the SF Bay...
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‘Birth of a New Breed’: an interview wit’ rhyme slayer Ms. Incredible aka...
by The Minister of Information JR TaLea Monet – Photo: TaSin Sabir TaLea Monet, aka Ms. Incredible, is an MC based in Frisco’s Hunters Point with skills and a very distinct voice. She recently dropped...
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NAAFRA: We need a youth hip-hop vanguard for change
by Dr. Donald R. Evans Sr. NAAFRA, our family movement, calls for a youth vanguard to provide added strength for immediate results. The need for a youth vanguard is made very clear in Ferguson,...
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‘Hard Times/Good Times’: an interview wit’ rapper T-Rydah
by The People’s Minister of Information JR T-Rydah, one third of the Black Panther Fugitives rap group, is gearing up to release a solo album, produced solely by Jamil, another member of the group,...
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Raw G talks about her new album, ‘Esperanza’
by The People’s Minister of Information JR Raw G is an up-and-coming Bay Area bilingual MC who just dropped her debut album, “Esperanza.” For years she has established a local presence, burning up the...
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Honoring Kobe Bryant during Black History Month
Gianna, Kobe Bryant’s second oldest daughter, now 13, was a rising star aiming for the WNBA. Kobe called her Mambacita and coached her team. On Jimmie Kimmel Live in October 2018, Kobe said: “The best...
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Wanda’s Picks for Nov. 21
by Wanda Sabir McCoy Tyner Trio I’ve been just as busy as ever this week. Dropped in to see the McCoy Tyner Trio with Marc Ribot on guitar. Tyner is always a treat and this ensemble featuring Gerald...
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Wanda’s Picks for Nov. 28
by Wanda Sabir World AIDS Day, Monday, Dec. 1 Formerly a gay white man’s disease, HIV and AIDS is taking the lives of Black women and children, and is still one of the top five causes of death among...
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Rallying, rioting, rebelling: Revolution
by Eugene Thomas “Fuck the system, I’m like a modern day Hitler, Black Guerilla, Crip and Blood in one nigga.” – Nas-Lake “Revolutionary Warfare” Just talking with a prison guard about his hometown of...
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Fresher than ever: an interview wit DJ Fresh of the Whole Shabang
by Minister of Information JR DJ Fresh is a legend in the arena of DJing around the world but he is also known for his contributions of putting out lesser known artists right here in the Bay Area. DJ...
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Tickling the keys: an interview wit’ pianist and rapper Kev Choice
by Minister of Information JR Kev Choice is one of the the dopest young musicians I know in Oakland. And I would have to say that L-Boogie aka Lauryn Hill agrees with me, since she hired this dude to...
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The legacy of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz lives! an interview wit’ his grandson...
by POCC Minister of Information JR Feb. 21, 1965, the late great El Hajj Malik El Shabazz aka Malcolm X was assassinated in front of his family by agents of the U.S. government, in front of his...
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‘Go Getter’: an interview wit’ the rap songstress Mahasen
by the People’s Minister of Information JR Mahasen is one of my favorite artists in the Bay bar none. She is gearing up to release her new album “Go Getter” in September, so I just wanted the SF Bay...
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‘Birth of a New Breed’: an interview wit’ rhyme slayer Ms. Incredible aka...
by The Minister of Information JR TaLea Monet – Photo: TaSin Sabir TaLea Monet, aka Ms. Incredible, is an MC based in Frisco’s Hunters Point with skills and a very distinct voice. She recently dropped...
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