Author: Lornett Vestal
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My Top Five Anti-Capitalist Hip-Hop Songs
Hip-hop has a long and storied history, from its humble beginnings in the hood to its current stronghold on global mainstream culture today. These days hip-hop is so mainstream that the Mighty Mighty Roots Crew is the Tonight Show’s house band with Jimmy Fallon. Who knew a music genre created by working-class black and brown…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Myanmar coup: Week of Feb.1 to Feb. 21, EU action in focus as foreign ministers set to meet Activists call for a major protest on Monday to mourn the dead. They dub it 22222 based on the date, Feb. 22. The number is an allusion to 8888 — Aug. 8, 1988 — the date a…
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B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett
Welcome to the first episode of B.Y.O.B. Conversations with Berneta and Lornett, a video series launched by my co-author, Berneta L. Haynes. During every episode, we will pretend to be sophisticated au-THORS as we sip from fancy champagne flutes and discuss an interesting question related to our new book series, Faders and Alphas. Eve and the Faders,…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Paul Robeson
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure who embodies what it meant to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Biden administration plans to continue to seek extradition of WikiLeaks’ Assange: official President Joe Biden’s administration plans to continue to seek to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the United Kingdom to the United States to face hacking conspiracy charges, the U.S. Justice Department said. #BidenAdministration #politics #JulianAssange Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi women’s rights activist, released from prison…
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For Da Blerds
Black Nerds Unite My journey into Nerdom began with Saturday morning cartoons and pro-wrestling as a child. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were among my favorites. He-Man, Transformers, Widget the World Watcher, Darkwing Duck, Duck Tales, Tales Spin, and Captain Planet also gave me my entertainment fix. As a child, it was all about The…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
French Orgy Including 81 People Broken up for Flouting COVID-19 Rules! Police Raids the Sex Party Three Hours past the Curfew The effects of coronavirus pandemic is still affecting people and amid this about 81 persons were caught having an orgy at a French warehouse flouting COVID-19 curfew rules. Police raided the place and broke…
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Evolved Man of the Week: George Robert Carruthers
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure that embodies what it meant to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Foreign Companies Are Giving up on the United States and Betting Big on China, Report Says China’s explosive economic growth — and quick recovery from the pandemic — helped foreign investment there soar. China’s economy grew 2.3% last year, when most of the world’s major economies shrank. The country enforced stringent lockdown and population tracking policies…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Embrace MLK, Reject Barack Obama. Why Leftists Need to Challenge the Scourge of Black Neoliberalism Now I am seeing a more troubling pattern emerge, Democrats are using these black corrupt leaders to shut down and stifle movements against the establishment. For example, Jim Clyburn, Jamie Harrison, Barack Obama, Raphael Warnock, and many other black leaders…
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