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Seattle Times: Activists hold May Day ‘pop-up’ block party in Seattle to protest youth incarceration

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The May Day event included hip-hop performances, food, live-painting and speakers MAY 2, 2017 – May Day marches, rallies and even “pop-up parties” to celebrate worker’s rights, and to protest issues such as war and mass incarceration took place all across America yesterday. Neal Morton of The Seattle Times has a cool piece up about…

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Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” Set to Cinematic Video

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Director Colin Tilley Makes Epic-like Video Worthy of Award DEC 28, 2015 – Rapper Kendrick Lamar has teamed up with director Colin Tilley for a music video of his song, “Alright“, and it is a great production you must watch, and in JTMP’s opinion worthy of nominations and awards, specifically for any activist or social…

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AMC to Air John Lennon Tribute Concert Tomorrow!

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All-Star Lineup Includes Tom Morello, The Roots, Cheryl Crow and More DEC 18, 2015 – To commemorate what would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday, AMC and Blackbird Music Group put on “Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert” at Madison Square Garden back on Dec. 5, 2015, and the show was filmed in HD and will air…

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Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” Creating Controversy

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Chicago Rapper “Chance the Rapper” Attacks Film With Tweets DEC 9, 2015 – Spike Lee’s new movie “Chi-Raq” about gun violence in America, based on the old Greek play Lysistrata where the women hold back sex to try and end the Peloponnesian War, is creating quite a buzz and even a feud between the director Spike…

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NY Times: Global Citizen Festival a Success

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Festival gathered and motivated music fans for social change Sep 28, 2015 – NY Times is out with a review on Global Citizen’s Festival this weekend in New York, lauding Beyonce’s performance, the collaboration between the various musicians, and the good response from fans on “taking action” on extreme poverty such as signing online petition…