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Enjoy the good word on a few underrepresented Modern Mythic gem-extenders, courtesy of Ghettomanga and Kaos Blac (click the images to visit).
Jake Ekiss of Spacegun studios speaks with
Ghettomanga's Samax Amen about his new
black Sci-fi series Solomon Azua.
Joe Quesada's all-hispanic team of superheroes,
The Santerians, can be found in a new museum exhibit.

Kaos Blac takes a moment to kick it
with artist Ben Passmore about his
politically themed transmissions.

Last I heard, we make up approx. 13percent of the population... that changes the demographics a bit.
Truthfully, I have to object to your use of the term "Murder" to describe the unbintended deaths that sometimes happen when someone is TASED.
December 13, 2009 5:48 AM
PurpleZoe said...Peace Gunfighter
I respect your right to object, brother. Freespeech is one of the most beautiful birthrights we have when it's not suppressed. I've personally witnessed power abuses by renegade officers however (one of them directed at a hispanic child under ten--- the officer tried to intimidate me when I spoke up against it).
I'm not being colorful with my writing when I say it's murder. In some (few) cases it may be an accident. I don't discount that it's not an easy job to protect and serve (with frustrations I can't even fathom), but the use of 'Force Continuum' is a regulation that hasn't been followed, on too many occasions.
I mean come on. Tasing elderly women, pregnant women, disabled men that obviously serve no threat? Cuff 'em and take them in. Why tase them? Why murder them? These are all true stories that I won't ignore or file under 'oops', except when there is indisputable proof an accident or tool malfunction has taken place.
Tasers need to be banned period and murder charges need to be filed when renegade officers abuse citizens they've been put in place to serve. Do all officers behave that way? Of course not. But let's not protect the ones that do. That's what I'm saying.
Let's not protect power-abusers that murder innocents and say oops.
Eventually we'll get to a place of true justice, but only when there's no special treatment for people placed in 'higher positions' when it comes to punishment, in my humble opinion.
Shine on and thx again for stopping through
-PZ
Enjoy a few especially shiny meta gems extended for your audiovisual pleasure.
Souls of Mishief- Proper AIM
Shafiq Husayn feat. Fatima- Lil Girl
Outabodies- Orbital EP
Download
Res- Black girls Rock EP
"This is seriously the indie-artist anthem. I feel this track to the heart, 'specially with the frustration of the constant cog-stravaganza the machine stays cranking out. Tii'ed of it.
We need more artists like Res, Brig Feltus, Tamar Kali... the list goes on and on. Plenty of choices available to the thinking public <3>
Download

Incredibly fly. Props all day.
Looking for purchase info. Will update <3
Update:
Available on mediabreeze.com
Deep thanks to Sir Edward Uzzle for the intel.



Click the image for details.
Props to BoldasLove for the intel.
Related Intel:
Review of Leila Adu's 'Dark Joan' (Frizz Records)
New Massive Attack drops in February
Dave I.D- I like the sound of
them without me
Props to Sir Blac for the intel.
Flygypsy- You
N.A.S.A.- Spacious Thoughts
feat. Tom Waits & Kool Keith
KRS & Buckshot- Survival Skills
Honorable Mention:
Ski Taxi video snippet (couldn't find a
non-vimeo version. Vimeo embeds don't \
display correctly in the UU browser)
Wyclef Jean- Born a Shotta
Danny! update:
Clueless fans leaked the album...
Click to enlarge the Issue 8 Bonus page (appears in the Magcloud version-forthcoming).
Download Issue 8 gratis or purchase print for the Copper Angels Flash Novelette 'The Creaking Hand'.
note:
There are some quality issues with the print version of issue 8 (we chose too small an issue size and later learned we could have chosen the regular size. I know... So long of a wait, and now this? Our print karma has been quite the bummer. Digital's been easeful to deliver because we don't have to depend on anyone else. Takes time to find the right fit, I guess.
It will take some time and cash to repair (there's a re-listing fee with one of the printers we're using), but the Magcloud issue forthcoming should be in better shape (this should truly be available by 12/1). Check the purplemag.com page for links around that time).


Native Tongues veteran, Dres of Blacksheep has graciously announced the release of 'From The Pool Of Black Genius'.
Realizing the pain a wait for the Spring 2010 release will cause, he's decided to grace us with a 5 song EP titled 'The Pool of Black Genius; The Prelude', set to drop on December 1.
Still golden-era caliber, Dres shares '"I once heard a poet say that 'hip hop backward is 'pih poh (people)'- the way I see it, many artists are a lot more hip-hop than they ever realized. I would dare to say that any artist over time, regardless of genre, that makes music for the 'pih poh'... is hip-hop."
He adds, ' "'Black Pool' doesn’t refer to black people. It refers to the color black's unique ability to absorb light. This deep, vast pool of soul, of artistic insight; although it's not always understood, the light it reflects back to the 'pih-poh' is necessary."
Word.
No news yet ,on whether or not Mr. Lawnge lends his magik to this effort. Either way, it's good to have Dres stepping to the front line again. The force has been weak without him.
Enjoy the new album teaser vid:
Visit them on digital terra
Here
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Last I heard, we make up approx. 13percent of the population... that changes the demographics a bit.
Truthfully, I have to object to your use of the term "Murder" to describe the unbintended deaths that sometimes happen when someone is TASED.