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Al Jazeera English: Kenyan Police Accused of Torturing Somalians

Al Jazeera English

Kenyan police are being accused of torturing and raping refugees from the Somali community, allegations put forward by Human Rights Watch.
The group released a report saying the abuses took place between November 2012 and January this year.
The crackdown began after a series of bomb blasts in Nairobi.  The authorities blamed Al Shabaab, fighters attempting to overthrow the government in Somalia.  Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports from Nairobi.

Ms. Gladys Knight & the Pips : "Midnight Train to Georgia"/"Neither One of Us"--Midnight Special (1973)

Blank on Blank: James Brown on Conviction, Respect & Ronald Reagan

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"Black is not a color; it's an attitude." -- James Brown

Interview by Rocci Fisch
1984. Washington, D.C. Convention Center
Originally recorded for ABC News Radio

Executive Producer: David Gerlach
Animator: Patrick Smith

"Don't Tread on Me" -- Yasiin Bey's PSA on NYPD's 'Stop-and-Frisk'

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Don't Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) public service announcement on the harmful impact of stop and frisk on communities and how New Yorkers are taking the fight for their rights to the courts.
Learn more about the Stop and Frisk trial at:https://www.ccrjustice.org/floyd
Be part of the movement, join the Communities United for Police Reform: http://changethenypd.org/

Tell Me More: HBCU President Asks Dr. Dre, Why Not Us?

Summer Drinks Recipe: Kalimotxo, a 'Poor Man's Sangria' [video]

New York Times

This Basque-country classic is an easy-to-make twist on sangria, without all the fruit chopping.

Beat Making Lab: Female Hip Hop Crew Makes Beats in Senegal

The Beat Making Lab

The people need a female rapper," says Toussa, the president of GOTAL; an all-women's collective of Senegalese rappers, producers, singers and beat makers who paired with a woman-led NGO called Speak Up Africa to write songs about global health issues in their communities.
Developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Beat Making Lab is a program that brings the tools and techniques of digital music making to young musicians in developing nations. Episodes documenting the experience in Senegal will air Wednesdays on PBS Digital Studios' Beat Making Lab channel. Professor Pierce Freelon and producer Apple Juice Kid host.
The Architects: Stephen Levitin (aka Apple Juice Kid) and Pierce Freelon
Mastermind of Videography and Editing: Saleem Reshamwala aka Kid Ethnic (additional camera work by Felix Sarr)
Musical Poetry: Apple Juice Kid and GOTAL
GOTAL: Toussa, Sister LB, Anta, Venus, Donia Sonia Lady Zee and Ina
Show Wrapper Magicians: Josh Souter (stop motion/logo), Emily Forsberg (photography), Kelly Mertestdorf (producer)
Senegal kin folk: Speak Up Africa: Fara Ndiaye, Awa Ndoye, Yacine Djibo, Felix and Abdul; Toussa's family, Intrahealth, Blaise Senghor Cultural Center, Darra J Family, Julie Pitts [Woodville NC], and our good friend Ali Neef. 

"Roomieloverfriends" | Episode 2 of 5‬ ‪ [Season 2‬]

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Starring Shayla Hale, Andra Fuller + Yaani King


Created and Written by Dennis Dortch + Numa Perrier @MissNuma

Executive Producer: Issa Rae 
Associate Producers: Irwin Daniels, Krystal Bradford, and Dean Russell

Directed by Dennis Dortch

Cinematography by Will Novy 

Post Picture: Brian Ali-Harding

Make Up: Sydney Milan
Hair: Erin Smith

Edited by D. Dortch

Production Assistant: Jean Black

Produced by Numa Perrier

Produced by Desmond Faison


Special Thanks: Brian Ali-Harding & Desmond Faison



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Michael Eric Dyson on President Obama's Morehouse College Commencement Address

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Michael Eric Dyson, University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, talks with MSNBC's Martin Bashir.

'The Spook Who Sat By the Door Turns 40': A Panel Discussion with Sam Greenlee

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"The Spook Who Sat By the Door" remains one of the few uncompromised representations of black armed resistance in the United States, as both a novel and a film. The work was recognized as a 2012 selection to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. On February 17th, 2013, the DuSable opens its doors for a public screening and reception. Author Sam Greenlee joins a panel of fellow artists and activists to speak about the book and production of the film.