Even the Feds aren’t feeling the NYPD’s monitoring of Muslims in New Jersey; a Newark special agent in charge went on record and blasted the NYPD and their spying program. STORY: Cory Booker: “No Newark Resident Should Be Subject To Spying” F.B.I. agent Michael Ward broke the norm of law enforcement keeping matters to themselves […]
The London Riots that took place earlier this summer instilled a fear in a lot of Americans. Could something like that happen here? According to NY’s Mayor Bloomberg, yes, it can. CNN Money reports, NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is worried that high U.S. unemployment could lead to the same […]
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‘NOAH has the Funk of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the music energy of Rage Against the Machine, the soul of Marvin Gaye, but still a unique original sound,’ said NME. It’s an accurate description of his music and also directs you towards the varied life he has lived. He toured with a cabaret act […]
Hey Grinders, it’s Tiffany Vega from the Hip Hop Theater Festival. I am a 25 year old angry Latin chick. You may ask why am I so angry. Is it because of the nBill O’Reilly keeps on spewing about immigration? Is it because I will be paying off my student loansuntil I’m 50? Or is […]
I was thrilled when my solo play Kenya made it into the 3rd Annual Hip Hop Theater Festival. Previously, Kenya had a short run at Dixon Place in NYC. But after reworking parts of the play, I couldn’t wait to share it in the home of a burgeoning arts movement- one that challenged the conventions […]
During a Ford Foundation meeting in Miami back in 2007, the artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph suggested that the Hip-Hop Theater Festival (HHTF) develop a new program that supported artists from the Hip-Hop generation. Looking back it makes complete sense that an artist like Bamuthi, who directly benefited and successfully leveraged the Festival’s support of his […]
I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to see Night Catches Us, a new film starring Kerry Washington and Anthony Mackie, at the opening night of the 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival. The film, which is set in Philadelphia,PA in the mid 1970s, takes a look at the aftermath of the […]
From October 7th to the 9th the A3C Hip Hop Festival taking place in Atlanta, Georgia will be inundated with fervent hip hop elites for the who have kept the underground scene going on strong from the start. 9th Wonder, El Prez, Da Beatminerz, Murs, Skyzoo, El Da Sensei, B.O.B., DJ Premier, Crooked I, Laws, […]
All you M.I.A. fans get ready, M.I.A. has finally announced that there have been more dates added to her North American Tour. M.I.A. is now currently scheduled to be on tour from now until mid October. The tour will kick off in Montreal, hitting New York City, Chicago, Texas, and California. Some of her performances […]
The 2010 Venice Film Festival is under way and wraps up September 11th. This is such a fashionable month with so many treats to look at! Today we are revisiting some of the hottest runway looks that made it on the red carpet! With an amazing mix of international celebrities the carpet sizzled with sexy […]
