4th Of July Activism and Inspiration

Let’s start this 4th of July with a song! Click the link below for Reina del Cid’s powerful adaptation of “My Country ‘Tis of Thee.” “Land of dystopia/Religious myopia.” Those of you who are in NYC and have no plans in the very near future can join me at this […]

The inspiration powering Michael Kiwanuka’s Grammys suit

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Michael Kiwanuka, the Mercury Prize-profitable British singer-songwriter, acquired a Grammy nomination for Most effective Rock Album, for his genre-busting 1970s-R&B-meets-folk-satisfies-funk self-titled LP, Kiwanuka. And even though he didn’t scoop the award last evening – The Strokes acquired it for their album The New Abnormal – Kiwanuka did take household the […]