As I was walked into Safeway this afternoon I passed by an older man with a case of Pabst. The first thought that came to my mind was “sucker juice.” No disrespect to the man but what does it mean when you spend on alcohol? What is the lasting impact? Is it positive? Could …
Trisa Kelly is surprised she is making history. “I’m amazed that in 2012 you can still be a first Black anything,” she says. Last month, Kelly was named to Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (ODVA) governor-appointed Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Committee — the first Black woman to be appointed, and the youngest to serve. She was …
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While the world, or at least the social media universe, was fixated on Coachella and the Tupac hologram, I spent the early hours glued to the Anders Breivik trial. If there is anything that represents the “Face of evil”, it’s Breivik. Last year he went on a shooting spree in Norway, killing 77 people and …
One image that stuck with me from Occupy Portland was a man burning a dollar bill. There couldn’t be a more apt protest technique than destroying the tool which allows bankers to control the people. It says “In God We Trust” on the dollar (The phrase has been on coins since 1864 and paper money …
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2wfQQQDw_8&w=425&h=349] This Ras Kass track goes at religion as well as our former president George W. Bush. It’s classic Ras Kass, filled with witty, abrasive and thought provoking bars. He even has the stones to rhyme over a Christian sample and cite Bible verses. Whether you love it or vehemently hate it, B.I.B.L.E. will …