‘We Are in a Constant State of Anger’
[ad_1] Rita Omokha This story is part of ELLE’s America Redefined series. To read the full series, click here. There were wood pallets painted mustard-yellow everywhere. Some leaned against the black iron fence behind me. Others rested on the brick wall, where there are all sorts of paintings on canvas. The pallets had been made […]
‘He’s a symbol of resistance’: the true story of ‘Black Messiah’ Fred Hampton | Film
[ad_1] “Wherever there’s people, there’s power,” says Fred Hampton (portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya) in the Oscar-tipped drama Judas and the Black Messiah, as he looks out at the refurbished Black Panther party office the community rebuilt on their behalf. It is not just an aphorism; it is a philosophy he lives by, having spent his […]
TheGAWD Spreads Meaning through Music
by: Bryant BBOY Worthing @bboyworthing | Artist: TheGAWD @TheGAWD Being from Chicago TtheGAWD has seen many ups and downs in his city as well as endless changes within the big metropolis he calls home. After growing up in the LeClaire Courts in the Southwest side of the Chi he explained that the city has been going through a […]