Month: March 2013

ShakaRa Speaks On It: Why Wont They Bring Back The Real McCoy?

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Written for the British BlackList 20.03.13: http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/wont-bring-real-mccoy/#more-22948 Short answer – Because its TOO BLACK! In the wake of Ali G, Black identity & culture seems to have been replaced by something called “Urban”. As such, Black music has become “Urban music” and Black cultural expressions down to its speech patterns, are appropriated – used in the promotion of a new sub-culture …

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NATIONAL BLACK PEOPLE’S DAY OF ACTION 2013: Report

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NATIONAL BLACK PEOPLE’S DAY OF ACTION 2013: Report The annual NATIONAL BLACK PEOPLES DAY OF ACTION (NBPDA), 2nd March, is deeply rooted in Afrikan (Black) people’s history of resistance to racial oppression in Britain. In 2011, the Afrikan community ‘Named It and Claimed It’ a National Holiday, with the primary demand for ‘Nation Building’. Birthing a new …

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ShakaRa Speaks On It: ’35 Years of Roots’

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‘Roots’ (1977) is arguably the most iconic piece of television in Black cinematic history. Created on the back of the formidable Black Power movement when Black audiences began to demand more from on screen depictions. For many, Roots was the first comprehensive visual representation of slavery. Probably more importantly, Roots gave one of the first …

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