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Killer Mike Speaks Out On Why Voters Were Angry This Election Cycle & Donald Trump's Victory

2016-11-09T23:42:58.052Z

Wednesday on “The Real,” Killer Mike shares his thoughts on why some voters were angry this election season. Be sure to tune in for the full conversation.

Van Jones: If Trump Were Black

2016-10-10T20:17:53.147Z

Van Jones: If Trump Were Black

Afrika Bambaataa: Punk Rockers Were 1st Whites to Accept Hip-Hop

2015-04-02T21:36:52.396Z

The Godfather of Hip-Hop, Afrika Bambaataa, sat down with VladTV to discuss his various nicknames, the origins of the culture and when exactly white people begin embracing Hip-Hop.

The legend says that most of his nicknames were given to him by people who recognized his role in progressing the culture. He also spoke on his relationship with fellow Hip Hop great Kool Herc, saying they were both the hottest DJ's within their respective neighborhoods in The Bronx. He also revealed the origins of the term "Hip-Hop" itself, saying it came from the raps of Keith Cowboy and Lovebug Starski.

Bambaataa also reveals when white people actually started to embrace the culture, saying the punk rockers of downtown Manhattan were the first to show love from outside of the movement. He disagrees with Lord Jamar's statements that Whites are "guests in the house of Hip-Hop," saying in the early years you could make that argument. Today, however, Hip-Hop is a global phenomenon that has branched out to all people, similarly to religions having roots within one culture and eventually branching out to others.

Get a history lesson from the great Afrika Bambaataa above.

Untold History: More Than A Quarter of U.S. Presidents Were Involved in Slavery, Human Trafficking

2014-02-18T01:52:45.506Z

Published on Feb 17, 2014
http://www.democracynow.org - As the country marks Presidents' Day, we turn to an aspect of U.S. history that is often missed: the complicity of American presidents with slavery. "More than one in four U.S. presidents were involved in human trafficking and slavery. These presidents bought, sold and bred enslaved people for profit. Of the 12 presidents who were enslavers, more than half kept people in bondage at the White House," writes historian Clarence Lusane in his most recent article, "Missing From Presidents' Day: The People They Enslaved."

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