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June 28, 2011 •
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Editor’s Note: I’m off and running to a few doctor appointments today. In the mean time, check out the following guest post from my man “Carey Carey” of the blog Carry Me Home. So show him some love. Shout out to all the
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June 27, 2011 •
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by Eco.Soul.Intellectual Tampa, FL – In a federal court filled with supporters, reggae artist Buju Banton, real name Mark Myrie, was sentenced to 10 years for being involved in a 2009 drug trade for 5 kilograms (roughly 11 pounds) of cocaine from
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June 20, 2011 •
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, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I don’t know how much of a stir Michelle Alexander’s statements have created throughout the blogosphere. But,
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June 17, 2011 •
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by Eco.Soul.Intellectual The Obama Administration has justifiably been hit with a flood of criticism for pouring money into the failed “War on Drugs.” Not only is this new war redirecting needed resources to rebuild the US infrastructure, but
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June 11, 2011 •
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So umm, the “War in Drugs” turns 40-years-old this month, and…… Since 1971, more than 40 million arrests have been conducted for drug-related offenses. And no group has been more targeted and suffered more damage than the black
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December 19, 2010 •
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by JuJuBe(Joanna) Most Black men who I know consider the barber shop a special spot. It is where they are able to gather in a safe space with friends and just shoot the shit. Boast a little, talk about “man things”, express their opinions, just
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October 28, 2010 •
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Do you guys remember those crack babies of the 1980s we heard so much about back then. You know, that new subhuman species of black folks born into addiction to cocaine, and destined to be the scourge and destruction of society as we know it? Yep, remember
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October 21, 2010 •
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By Joanna (JuJuBe) When I was a college student, I was caught with half an ounce of marijuana in my dorm room. From what my neighbors told me, you could smell the blunt I was smoking all the way up the hallway and into the elevators. The dorm adviser came to
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February 26, 2009 •
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The War on Drugs has become the longest and most costly war in American history, the question has become, how much more can the country endure? Is this a war of convenience? Convenience being a well intentioned design for profit rather than seeking to truly
