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Up In Arms: A Night of Hip Hop and Spoken Word to Honor Fong Lee and End Police Brutality

October 2, 2009
By Erica Mauter

Up In Arms: A Night of Hip Hop and Spoken Word to Honor Fong Lee and End Police Brutality Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009 Show starts 8:00pm (doorsopen 7:30pm) Location: Macalester College Kagin Commons 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 http://www.macalester.edu/about/mapbynumber.html Suggested Donation: $5-$10 (all proceeds will to go to the family of Fong Lee to assist with attorney’s...
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“BET Awards and Racist Tweets in Twitterville”

July 5, 2009
By Erica Mauter

“BET Awards and Racist Tweets in Twitterville” It reminded me of how different it feels to watch a Tyler Perry movie, for example, in a theater full of white people vs a theater full of black folks. The jokes FEEL different. Watching with a white audience feels like white people laughing at black people, stereotypes...
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Alicia Leafgreen does TwinCitiesRadio.net Jan 15

January 14, 2009
By The Dish

Check Alicia Leafgreen out live at Corner Coffee on Jan 15 at 8:00 or listen to the event live at TwinCitiesRadio.net. Twin Cities Radio’s new location is Corner Coffee beginning in January 2009. MJ and the Believers showcase on 1/15 will feature artist Alicia Leafgreen aka WLR. She will be doing songs from her recent...
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I Totally Want a Big Quarters T-Shirt

September 10, 2008
By Erica Mauter

I’m not familiar with Big Quarters, but I want one of their “From the Home of Brown Babies and White Mothers” t-shirts (even though my dad’s the white one). Lake City Browns! w00t! Here, watch one of their music videos. Big Quarters: Share this Post:
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