Maroon Radio – Week of 4.20

Philip DeFranco Webisode!

Shout out to Philip DeFranco for this hilarious webisode.  Topics covered: Chris Brown and Rihanna, taxes, Australian Fire, and a guy with brain damage (from falling down stairs while drunk off his ass).

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Kool Kids Inc. Celebrates Black History Month with Videos

Dr. Martin Luther Jr.’s famous speech on August 1963 in Washington DC.

Dr. King’s last speech in 1968

Bill Cosby hosted “Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed” on CBS in July 1968.

Malcolm X questions the black souls in New York.

Barack Obama speech as he was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4th, 2008 in Chicago.

Crisis in Gaza: What the Media Won’t Show You?

This message and these photos were emailed to us by a friend. These images might be a bit disturbing and your stomach might not be able to take it. They are the most gruesome images of the Crisis in Gaza that CNN, BBC and even Al Jazeera might not show you. In almost a month, the death rate of Palestinians is estimated at 1,300 people and more than half of them were women and children.

Viewers discretion is advised.

“The Jewish Nazism 
another GENOCIDE ISRAELI  
STATE TERRORISM 

WHILE THE WORLD LOOKS TO THE OTHER SIDE

MOST ARE SCARED FROM THE JEWS WHO WILL ALWAYS SAY ANTI SEMITISM if they criticize.

Israel is the worst terrorist of all backed of the USA government and unfortunately the EU states are too weak to react… Sad

How could we not shed a single tear
How awful is it to live in such a fear!

I’d rather die than feeling helpless
How could someone live a life like this

Mourning has become our only dress
It must be changed, nevertheless…

Humiliation! we always hear or see
Either in radio or on TV…

We got used to suffer on and on
But no shoulder we got to cry on

God! victory, we feel it, it’s there, so soon
Help us, we beg you, you’re the Only One….

Brothers & sisters, show the US what’s so real
These Pictures are the damn dirty face of Israel..!!

 
Please! send these pictures to all your friends in the USA and Europe.

This is the real face of Israel.”

 

 

For more images check out http://www.elfarra.org/gallery/gaza.htm.

Player’s Ball : ‘Nauguration Day

At midday on January 20, 2009, Barry Obama dropped the ‘elect’ and was inaugurated as president of the United States. Washington D.C. was the center of the sociopolitical universe for a day as people worldwide watched the Inauguration. What is usually a relatively mild ceremony marked by tradition and little publicity became a media spectacle as President Obama began his four year journey to bring Change.
Occurring on the day following the Martin Luther King holiday, the 44th Presidential Inauguration attracted a large number of spectators who crowded the nation’s capital in hopes of being counted in attendance for the historic occasion. Different media outlets told the story of the Obamas’ initiation in differing ways. While TV One provided commentary revolving around Obama’s spiritual countenance, ABC flashed slideshows, and FOX Network offered professorial criticism directly following Barack’s speech.
“I didn’t even watch it,” recalls Atlanta artist Thabiti Nosakhere. A former student at Morehouse College, Nosakhere appreciates Obama’s appeal as “an example, a symbol…to do better, be better.”
Outgoing executive George W. Bush received a torrent of applause as he relinquished his post in what may be the most unified show of approval to date for the former businessman. This Inauguration, not unlike this year’s campaigning and election process, has flirted with pop sensationalism. It appears that President Obama’s theme of Change is made manifest already. Much like John F. Kennedy, Obama has benefitted and suffered from the advent of media evolution.
President Barack Obama delivered a rousing speech overlooking the “mall of America” in downtown D.C. His cadence and imagery incited diverse reactions from the mixed crowd of judges, legislators, and celebrities behind him and American citizens before him. In the midst of performances by some of the West’s best musicians and performers, Obama’s soliloquy held its own.
Nosakhere noted that President Obama was the first ever to acknowledge “another religion – Islam.” However, like many members of the community, the local artist realizes that Obama is surrounded by politicians and appointees that may not share in Obama’s zeal for unified peace. “A lot of these people are not necessarily neutral.”
President Obama’s Inaugural Address, beginning with “my fellow citizens”, seemed to speak to different communities within the crowd. The use of “us” and “they” was prevalent, though at times it was unclear exactly who his intended audience was. “At these moments,” Obama explained, “America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears…” At many junctures during the procession, the facial expressions of onlookers provided an accurate depiction of the local environment in freezing-cold Washington.
“For us,” he continued,

“they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans…for us, they toiled in sweatshops…endured the lash of the whip…fought and died in places like Concord and Gettysburg.” His words seemed to invite listeners from any and every conceivable American corner onto the platform with him. By associating traditional ideals of “hard work and honesty…loyalty and patriotism” with being “old” and “true”, the new president established a new basis for American pride – one to which the majority of citizens can attest and with which the majority of humanity can share.
The Reverend Joseph E. Lowery delivered the Inauguration benediction in the voice of an Alabama native tired from years of service but inspired by nostalgic memories of the 1960s. President Barack Obama led the masses who have traditionally been excluded from political culture in a march into Washington. As a Black American, he can successfully harness the potential of educational leadership while acting as a canvas for the entertainment of popular ideas.
By 1 P.M., stories of discord in Africa, connections between Russian and Europe, and peace in the Gaza strip were quietly stirring and have gone largely unnoticed by major broadcasters. With all eyes on the dance of the president and his family, the world continues to turn. The “far reaching network of violence and hatred” of which President Obama speaks is alive and well, and this was first day at work. However, whatever “storms may come,” “we” will always have a working model of worldwide unity to pass on safely to “future generations.”

G.R.I.T.S.M.W.

Walkin into my dorm’s lobby, I saw legs – all brown legs. Judging by the girth and shininess of them trunks, I knew immediately that it was a rap video on the big screen. In a trance, I made my way into apt viewing range to be able to see every toe and dimple. Car wash, chrome rim, old school, some nigga in shades, gun store, gun store, liquor store, gun store – I knew where they were takin me. I thought I did. ‘Them big legs,’ I said, ’should be comin up any second now…any second…what the fuck?’ I was surprised. I saw Murphy Lee and every nigga from the Lou. I saw the whole Spring collection of Lee’s new brand, U-City. I actually attempted to really pay attention to the video for the first time in a long time. ‘Hey that girl’s face is-HOL UP HOL UP there go some more legs.’ They almost caught me slippin. But even those took like a full 45 seconds to see since the last ones. I watched the video for another 40 or so seconds lookin for some more legs or titties or somethin and eventually got bored. I saw somethin I haven’t in a minute, if ever…

a rap song on primetime BET with many girls that were fully dressed, I’m talkin bout some of ‘em had their necks covered. And even they weren’t even on display like that. Granted, the hoes was replaced with rims and more niggas in the hood – you know…’thugs’. But it was quite a chance taken by not packin every scene wit female parts, and these niggas is known for that, damn near famous for it. I been to St. Louis quite a few times for family visits and I’ve come to find out that folks up therrr aint as inauthentic and ignorant as the media would have folks think. It’s actually pretty gutter for people to take it so non-seriously. I digress; Ultimately, niggas from St. Louis have hardly been followers in the game, and now they may be settin new trends with positive implications. Maybe they figured they’d cut down on the video vixens what wit all the Top Model/Beyonce dancer syndrome plaguing the game right now. (See ‘fucked up rumors’ for an explanation). Whatever the case, my hat’s off to the land of my father’s upbringing – the south MidWest.

P.S. I watched it on mute.