Gulf Coast Papers Plan Katrina Anniversary Coverage

Commentary: The One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Leaves No Cause for Celebration-by Judge Greg Mathis

Is Gulf Coast Ready for Another Hurricane? – Make sure you check the link towards the bottom of the post, it talks about how National Geographic warned of Katrina almost a year before!

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~While it’s no surprise how major corporations like Starbucks have basically taken over the world, it is amazing to see their impact illustrated on a chart. Check the link to the Princeton site to have a look.

~In the place the blame on everyone but ourselves department, we have this article on rap and the side effects of listening to it, teen pregnancy. I’m not saying that hip-hop doesn’t have it’s issues that need to be worked out. I won’t go into a long winded debate on music and scape-goating. There are several articles online about it!

Hip Hop quotable from one of Davey D’s articles in regard to violence at hip-hop events compared to other public events.

“For example, violent incidents abound at soccer matches around the world but they don’t define the sport or a particular community. In many cases law enforcement and civic officials understand that the cost of doing business is a likelihood of violence. Hence fences are built to keep rival fans apart, while special security units patrol the stands. Hip-hop has never been afforded such treatment.”
~NPR article on the above subject~

~Music videos now showing at Old School Funk blog include, Genius Of Love, Tear The Roof Off LIVE, Freakazoid, More Bounce To The Ounce LIVE and tons more!

~Mixed Media Watch has a piece up called Viacom Doesn’t Care About Black People. In it they call out the MTV, VH1 parent company on the way they depict black people. Check it out, if for nothing more that the classic shot of Flav’s grin! (Shouts to Mixed Media Watch!)
~While your at it, check this video on YouTube, What Is The Right Way To Be White?

~So the word on the street is that ABC censored Spike Lee’s Katrina documentary by removing some of his more harsh comments regarding the Bush Administration. Set the TiVo for “When The Levee Broke”, which airs this Monday on HBO and check out the censored bits here.

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Linky Links-

Kelis-Like U from That Good Good.

Gangs and Globalization · by David Donald from Oh Word

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