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J Dilla: Still Shining

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J Dilla: Still Shining

J Dilla: Still Shining

“J.Dilla: Still Shining” from B.Kyle on Vimeo.

via Okayplayer
Here in NYC, J Dilla month really kicked off in a major way this past Friday at the 5th edition of Donuts Are Forever at Santos Party House. Everyone got a chance to spend the night dancing and celebrating the life of J Dilla. Today, on the date of James ‘J Dilla’ Yancey’s birth, we get a closer look at his life, influence, and music by those who knew him best, with J Dilla: Still Shinning. The trailer sparked some conversation topics that are still being discussed, now lets take some time out to see the full project from Brian ‘B. Kyle’ Atkins. BKyle describes this as more of a remembrance piece than a documentary, the vid starts on the day of Dilla’s funeral service (2/10/06) and gives us exclusive interviews with his close friends and family, unseen photos, and rare concert footage. Powerful stuff right here. Gone but never forgotten, Dilla shines on (Rest In Power).

New exhibit looks to unravel ‘Red/Black’ connection

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New exhibit looks to unravel 'Red/Black' connection

When the Kickapoo went to Mexico City in 1865, their entourage included black Seminole who served as guides and translators. A photographer created images of the scene. This print is from the "Red/Black: Related Through History" exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum. / Photo provided by the Eiteljorg Museum

Although the question at the heart of “Red/Black” is simply stated, it’s also complex: “Who am I and who gets to say so?””When we understand this history, we end up understanding a great deal more about the history of Native Americans, about the history of African-Americans, and how that intertwined history affects us all,” said James Nottage, the Eiteljorg’s vice president and chief curatorial officer.

via IndyStar.com

Now somebody make THIS movie!

I See The Promised Land, a graphic novel on the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Arthur Flowers
African American performance poet Arthur Flowers writes about his unusual new graphic novel I See the Promised Land, which recounts the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

Focusing on his experience of creating the book in conjunction with Manu Chitrakar – Patua artist from Bengal, India – he writes that he hopes that this extraordinary cultural fusion will provide, rest for the weary and, that sense of being renewed, refreshed and regenerated in struggle.

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