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F is for FELA

Last year I created a mix from Fela Kuti’s catalog as an analysis of his music, politics and stance on a cultural system he called “Africanism”. It is an 18 minute mix featuring some of Fela’s greatest hits, plus interviews and general discussions with the artist.

Potent minimalist art sends a strong message about police and vigilante brutality in America

Journalist and artist Shirin Barghi has created a gripping, thought-provoking series of graphics that not only examines racial prejudice in today’s America, but also captures the sense of humanity that often gets lost in news coverage. Titled “Last Words,” the graphics illustrate the last recorded words by Brown and other young black people — Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant and others — who have been killed by police in recent years.