Image via Smart Girl Club “While early reviews have lauded the ‘prescience’ of the group’s fierce critique of anti-black state violence and criminalization—epitomized by its de facto theme song “F– Tha Police”—they fail to highlight how the group’s multi-million dollar empire was built on black women’s backs.” Straight Outta Rape Culture by Sikivu Hutchinson Perspectives, … Read More

This is gonna be a thing! Joining Sweet Jesus on his Radio Coyote program on Radio Valencia – Fridays from 2 – 4 pm – when I’m in town! See our chemistry? The photo from the flyer above was the first time Jesus and I hung out when I first moved out to the Bay. … Read More

I mentioned Kiran Gandhi once before on this blog as we had the pleasure co-creating a workshop on #CreatorKinship together at Detroit’s Allied Media Conference in June. I just finished her piece about running the London Marathon while on Day 1 of her period. Amazing stuff that’s wrapped up beautifully in this song collage about … Read More

The good people at Soundfriend – a blog dedicated to sharing what music leaders are listening to – asked me what I was currently listening to and this is what I told them: “This is what I’m listening to right now out of a small independent net label from Argentina that releases music from South … Read More

Zuzuka Poderosa and Nego Mozambique are putting the final touches on their long-awaited collaborative EP coming out this Fall – hear a teaser via THUMP above – but in the meantime and if you’re in New York City, check Zuzuka live Thursday, August 13th at Friends & Lovers with Uproot Andy & Banginclude (RSVP HERE) … Read More

Photo from Okayplayer Erykah Badu just shared a mixtape she made us for the times we’re in. Would more artists do this, please? This is the true point of art, no? To feel the ideas and contexts behind the feelings which created the art. To digest and respect the past by hearing it and working … Read More

RSVP on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1SUbHTt Super proud to present Global Local: Staten Island aka La Isla Bonita this Sunday in New York City in conjunction with Staten-based arts collective I founded ISLA, Lina Montoya’s LMP Project and California non-profit, Sol Collective. Besides Shaolin being my hometown – read this piece I did in 2013 for Cluster … Read More

Support ÌFÉ and learn more HERE African-American musician and artist, born and raised in Northern Indiana – Mark Underwood aka DJ Nature aka Mark-O-Lino – has been living and creating in San Juan, Puerto Rico since the late 90’s. He’s been deeply engaged in Puerto Rico’s music and art scenes; first as a player, lending his … Read More

If you’re looking for the best FREE cultural events happening in New York City, look no further than Ariana’s List.  The passion project-turned-visionary force of cultural curator Ariana Hellerman, I happily receive this email once a week in the summertime to know all that’s going on for FREE in all five boroughs the upcoming week. … Read More

Click here to check out all my photos from Detroit on FLICKR I’m back from the Allied Media Conference – a collaborative laboratory of media-based organizing strategies for transforming our world, held every Summer in Detroit – where I co-created a session with “four bad-ass witches“: Creator Kinship Workshop “The music industry as we know … Read More