Systemic Injustice News Today

In the early days of hip-hop, plugging turntables into a light post and converting an outdoor basketball court into a discotheque may have seemed like a simple invitation to party. Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. Whether a warning, a demand or an affirmation, hip-hop culture and, especially, rap music have been mediums for holding the powerful accountable, for delivering lyrical indictments against systemic injustice.

An essay in the Chronicle by six philanthropy leaders urging support for pluralism disregarded the real dangers caused by big donors, especially by those who fund efforts to take away rights and hurt marginalized groups.

Published: 21 July 2021 Inspired by 400 years of Systemic Injustice, Inequality, and Inhumanity, Sounds of Blackness Singers & Band express the perpetual pain and rage of Black People, who never received “40 Acres And A Mule” despite the Centuries of free labor, exploitation, brutality, and dehumanization. The Justice Package Sounds of Blackness own Andrea Macklin & Yulanda are featured on ”Time For Reparations”.   The song (written and produced by Sounds Music Director Gary Hines),...