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Racist adverts and the well-worn tactic of denial, distraction, misdirection and deflection
Racist adverts and the well-worn tactic of denial, distraction, misdirection and deflection By Paul Richards, Thursday 2nd March 2013 Mountain Dew releases a racist advert that is destructive and divisive and thinks pressing the delete button with an utterance of “whooops” puts an end to it all. The advert features well-used negative African American male stereotypes and makes light of violence against women. In the footage the goat character...
Tawiah chats to UpRise about Music, Messages and Special Moments
Tawiah chats to UpRise about Music, Messages and Special Moments Tawiah has spent the last few years writing, recording and polishing her own brand of alternative soul. She has already worked alongside Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cee Lo Green, The Guillemots and Gilles Peterson, but it is now Tawiah’s time to shine her own light on the world. Her upcoming release, ‘FREEdom Drop’ is Tawiah’s second collaboration with Jodi Milliner on production...
Having a Cultural License is a privilege; this is what happens when you forget
Having a Cultural License is a privilege; this is what happens when you forget By Paul Richards and Tarek Chaudhury On February 1st 2013 English Frank hosted the ‘Hip Hop Isn’t Dead’ show featuring Akala, Ty , Black The Ripper, Rodney P, Logic, Mic Righteous, Haze The Truth, Raggo Zulu Rebel, Mr Bonnie Blazer, DJ Gone, DJ Shabz and DJ Bones, at Jamm in Brixton, London. The night promised to be “a lyrical education from the finest UK artists both old and new and...
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