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Hip Hop Icon or Bearer of a Legacy – Tupac Shakur [ThugLifeArmy]

June 16th is the birthday of hip hop icon Tupac Amaru Shakur. His life cut short in 1996 by senseless violence. His murder remains to this day is unsolved.
The ‘testimony’ of hip hop icon Tupac Shakur (2Pac) is written and there is nothing he can add to what he has left us. Tupac is dead. [...]

Bakari Kitwana quoted in Wall Street Journal [Obama / Press]

Bloggers Rip Fox
Over Screen Text
About Mrs. Obama
By SAM SCHECHNER and REBECCA DANA
June 13, 2008; Page A5
For the second time this week, Fox News Channel was driven to respond to criticism over on-air statements about Barack Obama, in this case for screen text that described the Democratic presidential candidate’s wife as “Obama’s baby [...]

The Birth of H2ONewsreel! [H2A]

H2O NEWSREEL!
H2A Partners With Third World Newsreel To Create Indie Distribution Label
May 30, 2008 (New York City) – The Hip-Hop Association (H2A) has officially partnered with Third World Newsreel (TWN) to form, H2O NEWSREEL, a distribution label offering the best in Hip-Hop Media, Education, and Culture.
TWN will continue to acquire, distribute and market independent media [...]