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Published in Momentum

·Jun 18, 2021

Black Farmers Won a $1.25 Billion Settlement, but Racism Ensured That Wasn’t Enough

We check in with the lawyer — Greg Francis — who won the 2010 settlement — In 1920, there were nearly one million Black farmers in the United States representing 14% of all farmers in America. By 1997, there were barely more than 18,000, less than 1%. …

History

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Black Farmers Won a $1.25 Billion Settlement, But Racism Ensured That Wasn’t Enough
Black Farmers Won a $1.25 Billion Settlement, But Racism Ensured That Wasn’t Enough
History

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Published in LEVEL

·Mar 12, 2021

Black Artists Are Fed Up With Grammy Snubs, But Don’t Always Respect the Alternatives

Black awards shows exist, yet artists never seem to hold them in the same regard — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. The Weeknd’s never been known for seizing the spotlight. Even dating back to his mysterious early mixtapes, the R&B artist has chosen to let his music do the talking. But last…

Culture

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Black Artists Are Fed Up With Grammy Snubs, But Don’t Always Respect the Alternatives
Black Artists Are Fed Up With Grammy Snubs, But Don’t Always Respect the Alternatives
Culture

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Published in LEVEL

·Mar 10, 2021

Black Users Made Clubhouse a Phenomenon — How Will the App Treat Them in Return?

The voice-chat social platform skyrocketed in popularity last fall, largely due to an influx of Black users. But we’ve heard this song before. — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. It was the night of December 8, and a group of Black users on Clubhouse were threatening a boycott. Meezy, 21 Savage’s manager, had created a room on the voice-chat app…

Clubhouse

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Black Users Made Clubhouse a Phenomenon — How Will the App Treat Them in Return?
Black Users Made Clubhouse a Phenomenon — How Will the App Treat Them in Return?
Clubhouse

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Published in Momentum

·Feb 23, 2021

This Museum Is Fighting the Erasure of Black Music History

The National Museum of African American Music sets the music record straight when it comes to U.S. history — The official recordings of history are inherently a measure of value, a tapestry of researched stories deemed worthy of memory. …

Culture

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This Museum Is Fighting the Erasure of Black Music History
This Museum Is Fighting the Erasure of Black Music History
Culture

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Published in Momentum

·Dec 16, 2020

Divide and Dissolve are Toppling White Supremacy Song by Song

With Black and Indigenous heritage, this experimental doom music duo pushes us to consider a world without supremacy — If intentions are the voice of the ineffable, then the Melbourne-based music duo Divide and Dissolve is sledgehammering White supremacy with wordless defiance and ancestral support. Multi-instrumentalists Takiaya Reed and Sylvie Nehill shape their droning guitar riffs and drums into experimental doom-filled sonic darts titled with the ideas they want…

Music

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Divide and Dissolve are Toppling White Supremacy Song by Song
Divide and Dissolve are Toppling White Supremacy Song by Song
Music

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Published in Momentum

·Dec 10, 2020

Gaming’s Racism Problem Doesn’t Go Away When You’re an Esports Star

‘Call of Duty’ gamer Kris ‘Swagg’ Lamberson breaks down how he battles the hate — Black kids spend more time playing video games than White kids, yet the free-for-all nature of online communities for games like Call of Duty and the digital anonymity it affords has emboldened many to spew racism. Black gamers of Call of Duty are harassed with racist usernames and rhetoric at…

Gaming

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Gaming’s Racism Problem Doesn’t Go Away When You’re an Esports Star
Gaming’s Racism Problem Doesn’t Go Away When You’re an Esports Star
Gaming

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Published in Momentum

·Sep 14, 2020

Malcolm X’s Daughter on BLM, Sports Activism, and the ‘Right’ Way to Protest

Ilyasah Shabazz suggests we take her father’s advice and keep pushing for justice — Ilyasah Shabazz has seen enough. The author, activist, and daughter of Malcolm X has seen some people assign more value to property than to Black lives. She’s seen George Floyd’s life ripped from the same lungs he used to call for his dead mother as the world faces a global…

BlackLivesMatter

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Malcolm X’s Daughter on BLM, Sports Activism, and the ‘Right’ Way to Protest
Malcolm X’s Daughter on BLM, Sports Activism, and the ‘Right’ Way to Protest
BlackLivesMatter

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Published in Momentum

·Aug 25, 2020

Police Departments Hate to See This Lawyer Coming

George Floyd family attorney on fear, police brutality, and pushing for policy change — “You have to be kind of fearless to take these cases.” That’s what Attorney L. Chris Stewart tells Momentum regarding his storied career as a legal advisor to families of people killed by police. Stewart specializes in taking tough cases that have a racial element to them. The public nature…

Justice

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Police Departments Hate to See This Lawyer Coming
Police Departments Hate to See This Lawyer Coming
Justice

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Published in LEVEL

·Jul 16, 2020

How Covid-19 Killed Live Shows and Rappers’ Incomes

With touring accounting for more than half an artist’s income, people have been forced to get creative — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. Over the past few years, Blimes Brixton and Gifted Gab have watched their rap dreams blossom. As West Coast duo Blimes and Gab, the two have been co-signed by Method Man…

Culture

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How Covid-19 Killed Live Shows and Rappers’ Incomes
How Covid-19 Killed Live Shows and Rappers’ Incomes
Culture

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Published in LEVEL

·Jul 2, 2020

A Brooklyn Barbershop Reopens, and the Ghost of Covid-19 Remains

Crown Heights mainstay X-Clusive is back handing out fresh cuts — masked, gloved, and by appointment only — Update 6/7/22: Level has a new home. You can read this article and other new articles by visiting LEVELMAN.com. Buzz. Buzz. Door opening. Door closing. Feet shuffling. Buzz. Buzz. Before Covid-19 became the invisible dictator of the world, the sounds of business would barely cut through the banter and movie…

Lifestyle

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A Brooklyn Barbershop Re-Opens, and the Ghost of Covid-19 Remains
A Brooklyn Barbershop Re-Opens, and the Ghost of Covid-19 Remains
Lifestyle

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Keith Nelson Jr

Keith Nelson Jr

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Writer by fate, journalist by passion. Bylines at: REVOLT, Grammys.com, Discogs, Vibe Magazine, Okayplayer, REVERB, LEVEL Mag https://linktr.ee/KeithNelsonJr

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