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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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Up In The Attic Hip Hop Movie Coming This Summer!


In the 1980’s hip hop era, New Jersey was and is known as the 6th borough. A posse of teenagers was known as the Asiatic Brothers, the Brothers and the Gods. This was due to their self styled fiery wisdom, street astrology, fresh gear and unique personalities. All the girls wanted to meet them and all the hard rocks wanted to know what was going on Up in the Attic. The Attic was the place where it all went down. That is…all the things that teenagers do.  This funky fresh fraternity of brothers experienced peace, love, unity and having fun as well as many of life’s lessons learned up In the Attic.

The film is laced with comedy; reality and keep in it real dialogue.  Youth, teenagers and old school hip hop heads will love it! Coming to you on DVD and select theatres (nationwide) this summer.  Written and directed by Kamal Imani, Cinematography by Christopher Brown of BrownDogg Productions.

For more information go to the following websites:

http://www.myspace.com/upintheatticmovie

http://www.upintheattic.ning.com

http://www.upintheattic.com